Memphis 36-26 Iowa State (Dec 29, 2023)

Scoring Plays All Drives

MEM

ISU

1

19

0

2

3

13

3

14

7

4

0

6

36

26

1Q 14:00

6 - 0

D. Blankumsee 70-yard TD catch from S. Henigan.

Touchdown

Missed XP

3rd & 5

1Q 06:02

13 - 0

S. Henigan 11-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & 10

1Q 00:47

19 - 0

J. Scates 51-yard TD catch from S. Henigan.

Touchdown

2PT Failed

2nd & 6

2Q 11:43

19 - 7

J. Higgins 29-yard TD catch from R. Becht.

Touchdown

Made XP

3rd & 1

2Q 06:23

19 - 10

C. Contreraz 22-yard field goal.

FG Made

4th & 3

2Q 00:39

19 - 13

C. Contreraz 39-yard field goal.

FG Made

4th & 10

2Q 00:04

22 - 13

T. Gillis 49-yard field goal.

FG Made

2nd & 4

3Q 11:44

29 - 13

A. Landphere 5-yard TD catch from S. Henigan.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & Goal

3Q 08:20

36 - 13

S. Smith 48-yard TD catch from S. Henigan.

Touchdown

Made XP

3rd & 8

3Q 04:17

36 - 20

E. Dean 15-yard TD catch from R. Becht.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & 10

4Q 10:07

36 - 26

J. Noel 23-yard TD catch from R. Becht.

Touchdown

2PT Failed

2nd & 10

Top Performers

Pass Yds

446

Becht

ISU

Rush Yds

107

Watson

MEM

Rec Yds

214

Higgins

ISU

Scrim TD

1

Scates

MEM

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Seth Henigan

MEM QB #9

Rocco Becht

ISU QB #3

364

Pass Yds

446

4

Pass TD

3

0

Int

0

MEM

Team Stats

ISU

530

Total Yds

426

34:24

Possession

25:36

22

1st Downs

19

7/14

3rd Down

7/13

0

Turnovers

0

2023 American Athletic

MEM ISU

Team	W	L	PCT
SMU	11	3	.786
Tulane	11	3	.786
UTSA	9	4	.692
Memphis	10	3	.769
South Florida	7	6	.538
Rice	6	7	.462
Navy	5	7	.417
North Texas	5	7	.417
Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
UAB	4	8	.333
Tulsa	4	8	.333
Charlotte	3	9	.250
Temple	3	9	.250
East Carolina	2	10	.167

Team	W	L	PCT
Texas	12	2	.857
Oklahoma State	10	4	.714
Oklahoma	10	3	.769
West Virginia	9	4	.692
Iowa State	7	6	.538
Kansas State	9	4	.692
Texas Tech	7	6	.538
Kansas	9	4	.692
UCF	6	7	.462
TCU	5	7	.417
BYU	5	7	.417
Houston	4	8	.333
Baylor	3	9	.250
Cincinnati	3	9	.250

Game Summary

The Iowa State Cyclones fell to the Memphis Tigers, 36 to 26, in the Liberty Bowl on December 29, 2023.

Game Info

December 29, 2023

Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium

Memphis, Tennessee

38°

8 mph W

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Seth Henigan S. Henigan #9	24/34	364	10.7	4	0	0-0	199.3

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Rocco Becht R. Becht #3	22/38	446	11.7	3	0	2-20	182.5
Jaylin Noel J. Noel #13	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	0.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Blake Watson B. Watson #02	15	107	7.1	0	55
Seth Henigan S. Henigan #9	6	27	4.5	1	11
Sutton Smith S. Smith #5	4	22	5.5	0	12
Brandon Thomas B. Thomas #22	7	10	1.4	0	4

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Abu Sama III A. Sama III #24	12	4	0.3	0	7
Rocco Becht R. Becht #3	8	-4	-0.5	0	10

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Roc Taylor R. Taylor #3	8/8	102	12.8	0	24
Demeer Blankumsee D. Blankumsee #0	2/3	76	38.0	1	70
Joe Scates J. Scates #9	3/5	75	25.0	1	51
Sutton Smith S. Smith #5	2/3	45	22.5	1	48
Koby Drake K. Drake #10	2/2	24	12.0	0	22
Blake Watson B. Watson #02	3/4	22	7.3	0	11
Anthony Landphere A. Landphere #82	3/4	18	6.0	1	9
Jamauri Chislom J. Chislom #33	1/2	2	2.0	0	2

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Jayden Higgins J. Higgins #9	9/13	214	23.8	1	53
Jaylin Noel J. Noel #13	6/9	79	13.2	1	28
Beni Ngoyi B. Ngoyi #0	1/2	46	46.0	0	46
Carson Hansen C. Hansen #26	1/2	35	35.0	0	35
Benjamin Brahmer B. Brahmer #18	2/7	32	16.0	0	17
Daniel Jackson D. Jackson #16	2/4	25	12.5	0	14
Easton Dean E. Dean #87	1/1	15	15.0	1	15

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Seth Henigan S. Henigan #9	1	0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks
Chandler Martin C. Martin #11	8-7	5	1.0
Geoff Cantin-Arku G. Cantin-Arku #09	7-5	1	0.0
An'Darius Coffey A. Coffey #4	5-5	0	0.0
DeAgo Brumfield D. Brumfield #4	4-4	0	0.0
Greg Rubin G. Rubin #24	3-3	0	0.0
Simeon Blair S. Blair #15	2-2	1	0.0
Tyrin Taylor T. Taylor #3	2-2	0	0.0
Jamari Hawkins J. Hawkins #19	2-2	0	0.0
Jaylon Allen J. Allen #37	2-1	0	0.0
Jaylen Joyner J. Joyner #52	1-0	0	0.0
Josh Ellison J. Ellison #90	1-1	0	0.0
Cormontae Hamilton C. Hamilton #12	1-0	0	0.0
Malik Feaster M. Feaster #07	1-1	0	0.0
William Whitlow Jr. W. Whitlow Jr. #94	1-1	1	1.0
DJ Bell #5	1-1	0	0.0
Tristian Vandenberg T. Vandenberg #25	1-1	0	0.0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL
Beau Freyler B. Freyler #17	11-10	0
Caleb Bacon C. Bacon #26	8-5	0
Myles Purchase M. Purchase #5	6-4	0
Will McLaughlin W. McLaughlin #23	5-4	1
Ben Nikkel B. Nikkel #18	5-5	0
Jeremiah Cooper J. Cooper #4	4-4	0
J.R. Singleton #58	3-3	0
Darien Porter D. Porter #10	2-1	0
Gerry Vaughn G. Vaughn #32	2-2	0
Tyler Onyedim T. Onyedim #11	2-2	0
Domonique Orange D. Orange #95	2-2	0
Myles Mendeszoon M. Mendeszoon #6	1-1	0
Jack Sadowsky V J. Sadowsky V #33	1-1	0
Jamison Patton J. Patton #2	1-0	0
Jontez Williams J. Williams #3	1-0	0
Zaimir Hawk Z. Hawk #53	1-1	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Tanner Gillis T. Gillis #46	1/2	3/4	6	49

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Chase Contreraz C. Contreraz #19	2/2	2/2	8	39

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Reid Bauer R. Bauer #28	1	43	43.0	43

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Tyler Perkins T. Perkins #80	3	131	43.7	52

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Sutton Smith S. Smith #5	3	64	21.3	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jaylin Noel J. Noel #13	4	43	10.8	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Koby Drake K. Drake #10	1	9	9.0	9	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Seth Henigan S. Henigan #9	24/34	364	10.7	4	0	0-0	199.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Blake Watson B. Watson #02	15	107	7.1	0	55
Seth Henigan S. Henigan #9	6	27	4.5	1	11
Sutton Smith S. Smith #5	4	22	5.5	0	12
Brandon Thomas B. Thomas #22	7	10	1.4	0	4

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Roc Taylor R. Taylor #3	8/8	102	12.8	0	24
Demeer Blankumsee D. Blankumsee #0	2/3	76	38.0	1	70
Joe Scates J. Scates #9	3/5	75	25.0	1	51
Sutton Smith S. Smith #5	2/3	45	22.5	1	48
Koby Drake K. Drake #10	2/2	24	12.0	0	22
Blake Watson B. Watson #02	3/4	22	7.3	0	11
Anthony Landphere A. Landphere #82	3/4	18	6.0	1	9
Jamauri Chislom J. Chislom #33	1/2	2	2.0	0	2

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Seth Henigan S. Henigan #9	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks
Chandler Martin C. Martin #11	8-7	5	1.0
Geoff Cantin-Arku G. Cantin-Arku #09	7-5	1	0.0
An'Darius Coffey A. Coffey #4	5-5	0	0.0
DeAgo Brumfield D. Brumfield #4	4-4	0	0.0
Greg Rubin G. Rubin #24	3-3	0	0.0
Simeon Blair S. Blair #15	2-2	1	0.0
Tyrin Taylor T. Taylor #3	2-2	0	0.0
Jamari Hawkins J. Hawkins #19	2-2	0	0.0
Jaylon Allen J. Allen #37	2-1	0	0.0
Jaylen Joyner J. Joyner #52	1-0	0	0.0
Josh Ellison J. Ellison #90	1-1	0	0.0
Cormontae Hamilton C. Hamilton #12	1-0	0	0.0
Malik Feaster M. Feaster #07	1-1	0	0.0
William Whitlow Jr. W. Whitlow Jr. #94	1-1	1	1.0
DJ Bell #5	1-1	0	0.0
Tristian Vandenberg T. Vandenberg #25	1-1	0	0.0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Tanner Gillis T. Gillis #46	1/2	3/4	6	49

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Reid Bauer R. Bauer #28	1	43	43.0	43

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Sutton Smith S. Smith #5	3	64	21.3	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Koby Drake K. Drake #10	1	9	9.0	9	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Rocco Becht R. Becht #3	22/38	446	11.7	3	0	2-20	182.5
Jaylin Noel J. Noel #13	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	0.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Abu Sama III A. Sama III #24	12	4	0.3	0	7
Rocco Becht R. Becht #3	8	-4	-0.5	0	10

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Jayden Higgins J. Higgins #9	9/13	214	23.8	1	53
Jaylin Noel J. Noel #13	6/9	79	13.2	1	28
Beni Ngoyi B. Ngoyi #0	1/2	46	46.0	0	46
Carson Hansen C. Hansen #26	1/2	35	35.0	0	35
Benjamin Brahmer B. Brahmer #18	2/7	32	16.0	0	17
Daniel Jackson D. Jackson #16	2/4	25	12.5	0	14
Easton Dean E. Dean #87	1/1	15	15.0	1	15

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL
Beau Freyler B. Freyler #17	11-10	0
Caleb Bacon C. Bacon #26	8-5	0
Myles Purchase M. Purchase #5	6-4	0
Will McLaughlin W. McLaughlin #23	5-4	1
Ben Nikkel B. Nikkel #18	5-5	0
Jeremiah Cooper J. Cooper #4	4-4	0
J.R. Singleton #58	3-3	0
Darien Porter D. Porter #10	2-1	0
Gerry Vaughn G. Vaughn #32	2-2	0
Tyler Onyedim T. Onyedim #11	2-2	0
Domonique Orange D. Orange #95	2-2	0
Myles Mendeszoon M. Mendeszoon #6	1-1	0
Jack Sadowsky V J. Sadowsky V #33	1-1	0
Jamison Patton J. Patton #2	1-0	0
Jontez Williams J. Williams #3	1-0	0
Zaimir Hawk Z. Hawk #53	1-1	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Chase Contreraz C. Contreraz #19	2/2	2/2	8	39

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Tyler Perkins T. Perkins #80	3	131	43.7	52

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jaylin Noel J. Noel #13	4	43	10.8	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

MEM

ISU

1

19

0

2

3

13

3

14

7

4

0

6

36

26

Touchdown

3 plays, 75 yd, 01:19

6-0

Downs

7 plays, 31 yd, 02:48

6-0

Touchdown

9 plays, 46 yd, 05:00

13-0

Punt

6 plays, 28 yd, 03:08

13-0

Touchdown

4 plays, 84 yd, 02:15

19-0

Touchdown

7 plays, 75 yd, 04:05

19-7

Punt

3 plays, 0 yd, 01:03

19-7

Field Goal

7 plays, 67 yd, 04:03

19-10

Downs

8 plays, 36 yd, 04:35

19-10

Field Goal

8 plays, 42 yd, 01:09

19-13

Field Goal

4 plays, 44 yd, 00:35

22-13

Punt

3 plays, 0 yd, 01:08

22-13

Touchdown

4 plays, 65 yd, 02:14

29-13

Punt

3 plays, 0 yd, 02:38

29-13

Touchdown

3 plays, 50 yd, 01:01

36-13

Touchdown

7 plays, 85 yd, 03:58

36-20

Missed FG

13 plays, 57 yd, 07:09

36-20

Touchdown

6 plays, 80 yd, 01:57

36-26

Downs

17 plays, 73 yd, 09:13

36-26

End of Game

8 plays, 38 yd, 00:42

36-26

MEM

Team Stats

ISU

530

Total Yds

426

364

Pass Yds

426

166

Rush Yds

0

10

Total Drives

10

66

Total Plays

62

8

Yards Per Play

6.9

10.7

Yards Per Pass

10.1

5.2

Yards Per Rush

0

34:24

Possession

25:36

23

Biggest Lead

0

22

1st Downs

19

13

Passing 1st Downs

17

9

Rushing 1st Downs

2

0

1st Downs from Penalties

0

7/14

3rd Down

7/13

3/5

4th Down

0/1

1

Punts

3

0

Turnovers

0

Interceptions Thrown

0

Fumbles Lost

0

Penalties

3

2.0

Sacks

0.0

8

Tackles For Loss

1

0

D/ST TD

0

1-0 MEM

ISU 0-1

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

2023 American Athletic

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats