Memphis 35, UTEP 20

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	23	25
Total Yards	442	486
Passing	319	216
Rushing	123	270
Penalties	6-37	10-77
3rd Down Conversions	2-12	10-18
4th Down Conversions	0-0	1-1
Turnovers	3	1
Possession	24:59	35:01

Air/Ground Leaders
UTEP Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Vittatoe 21/40 319 2 2	Memphis Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Hudgens 19/33 216 3 1
UTEP Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Buckram 18 58 0 13 McClure 2 52 0 44	Memphis Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Steele 39 240 2 23 Smith 6 19 0 7
UTEP Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Moturi 5 118 1 56 Adams 4 53 1 21	Memphis Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Singleton 5 105 0 36 Rucker 2 53 1 31

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				UTEP	MEM
	FG	11:49	Logan Barrett 38 Yd	3	0
	TD	09:25	Marcus Rucker 22 Yd Pass From Will Hudgens (Matt Reagan Kick)	3	7
	TD	02:29	Duke Calhoun 6 Yd Pass From Will Hudgens (Matt Reagan Kick)	3	14
SECOND QUARTER				UTEP	MEM
	FG	10:48	Logan Barrett 36 Yd	6	14
	TD	02:31	Curtis Steele 2 Yd Pass From Will Hudgens (Matt Reagan Kick)	6	21
	TD	01:02	Jeff Moturi 56 Yd Pass From Trevor Vittatoe (Logan Barrett Kick)	13	21
FOURTH QUARTER				UTEP	MEM
	TD	10:15	Curtis Steele 20 Yd Run (Matt Reagan Kick)	13	28
	TD	09:06	Kris Adams 21 Yd Pass From Trevor Vittatoe (Logan Barrett Kick)	20	28
	TD	06:08	Curtis Steele 9 Yd Run (Matt Reagan Kick)	20	35

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Curtis Steele ran for two touchdowns and caught a touchdown pass, and Memphis beat Texas-El Paso 35-20 on Saturday night.

Steele had 240 yards on 39 carries, and scored on runs of 20 and 9 yards in the fourth quarter to help the Tigers (2-4, 1-2 Conference USA) pull away. Steele also caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Will Hudgens in the first half.

Hudgens went 19-for-33 for 216 yards and three first-half touchdowns. He passed 22 yards to Marcus Rucker and 6 yards to Duke Calhoun for scores.

For UTEP (2-4, 1-1), Trevor Vittatoe went 21-for-40 for 319 yards and three touchdowns. He was intercepted two times. Vittatoe pulled UTEP to within 21-13 with a 55-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Moturi with less than two minutes to go in the first half. He also hit Kris Adams on a 21-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter.