Marshall 27, Memphis 16

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	14	15
Total Yards	367	351
Passing	124	232
Rushing	243	119
Penalties	9-98	9-61
3rd Down Conversions	4-13	5-14
4th Down Conversions	0-0	0-1
Turnovers	1	2
Possession	33:09	26:51

Air/Ground Leaders
Marshall Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Anderson 10/18 97 0 0 Marshall 1/1 27 0 0	Memphis Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Bass 17/34 232 1 2 Team 0/1 0 0 0
Marshall Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Marshall 25 203 3 69 Booker 4 28 0 10	Memphis Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Bass 14 64 0 14 Pitts 9 42 0 12
Marshall Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Dobson 2 47 0 27 Slate 3 45 0 20	Memphis Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Calhoun 5 141 1 80 Singleton 3 62 0 44

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				MRSH	MEM
	FG	04:37	Craig Ratanamorn 36 Yd	3	0
	TD	04:24	Duke Calhoun 80 Yd Pass From Tyler Bass (Matt Reagan Kick)	3	7
SECOND QUARTER				MRSH	MEM
	TD	14:24	Darius Marshall 2 Yd Run (Craig Ratanamorn Kick)	10	7
	TD	02:48	Darius Marshall 69 Yd Run (Craig Ratanamorn Kick)	17	7
	FG	00:00	Matt Reagan 20 Yd	17	10
THIRD QUARTER				MRSH	MEM
	FG	09:17	Matt Reagan 22 Yd	17	13
FOURTH QUARTER				MRSH	MEM
	TD	14:29	Darius Marshall 5 Yd Run (Craig Ratanamorn Kick)	24	13
	FG	08:20	Matt Reagan 25 Yd	24	16
	FG	01:56	Craig Ratanamorn 18 Yd	27	16

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Darius Marshall ran for three touchdowns to help Marshall hold off Memphis 27-16 in the Conference USA opener for both teams on Saturday.

Marshall had 25 carries for 203 yards for the Thundering Herd (3-1, 1-0), and also completed a pass for 27 yards.

With the Tigers (1-3, 0-1) leading 7-3 after the opening quarter, Marshall ran for touchdowns of 2 and 69 yards to take a 17-7 lead late in the second.

Matt Reagan kicked a 20-yard field goal to end the first half, then started the second with a 22-yarder to bring Memphis back within 17-13. Marshall ran it in from 5 yards out to give the Herd a 24-13 advantage to start the fourth. Craig Ratanamorn kicked an 18-yard field goal to seal the win for Marshall.

Tyler Bass was 17-for-34 passing for 232 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions for the Tigers. He also rushed for 64 yards on 14 carries.