First Responder Bowl: Memphis 38, Utah State 10
(AP Photo/Sam Hodde)
Associated Press
DALLAS - Seth Henigan passed for 284 yards and three touchdowns - two of them to Eddie Lewis - and Jeyvon Ducker ran for two touchdowns to give Memphis a 38-10 win over Utah State in the First Responder Bowl.
Henigan's touchdown passes were all thrown in the second quarter, when Memphis outscored Utah State 21-3. The Tigers outgained the Aggies in the period 179 yards to 39 and 137-16 in the air.
Ducker had a 1-yard plunge and a 48-yard sprint for scores, both in the fourth quarter.
Lewis caught scoring passes of 15 and 22 yards, and Caden Prieskorn caught a 3-yard touchdown pass with 24 seconds remaining in the half for Memphis. Chris Howard added a 26-yard field goal in the first quarter for the Tigers (7-6).
Bishop Davenport threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to Brian Cobbs for the Aggies (6-7) in relief of quarterback Cooper Legas, who left early in the third quarter with an apparent leg injury.
Connor Coles kicked a career-long 53-yard field goal for Utah State.
Henigan, a sophomore who played high school ball about 70 miles north of Dallas in Denton, Texas, was 20 for 29.
THE TAKEAWAY
Utah State: The Aggies played in their 10th bowl game in the last 12 seasons after participating in only six in the program's first 119 seasons.
Memphis: The Tigers avoided a losing season by winning on the same field where they dropped their season finale 34-31 to SMU when Henigan threw an interception into the end zone on the final play.
December 27, 2022
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
Mem | UtahSt |
| Mem |
FG |
1:05 |
Chris Howard 26 yard field goal |
3 |
0 |
| Second Quarter |
Mem | UtahSt |
| UtahSt |
FG |
12:14 |
Connor Coles 53 yard field goal |
3 |
3 |
| Mem |
TD |
7:24 |
Eddie Lewis 15 yard TD pass from Seth Henigan (Chris Howard Extra Point) |
10 |
3 |
| Mem |
TD |
2:56 |
Eddie Lewis 22 yard TD pass from Seth Henigan (Chris Howard Extra Point) |
17 |
3 |
| Mem |
TD |
0:24 |
Caden Prieskorn 3 yard TD pass from Seth Henigan (Chris Howard Extra Point) |
24 |
3 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Mem | UtahSt |
| UtahSt |
TD |
11:04 |
Brian Cobbs 44 yard TD pass from Bishop Davenport (Connor Coles Extra Point) |
24 |
10 |
| Mem |
TD |
7:22 |
Jevyon Ducker 1 yard TD run (Chris Howard Extra Point) |
31 |
10 |
| Mem |
TD |
3:16 |
Jevyon Ducker 48 yard TD run (Chris Howard Extra Point) |
38 |
10 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Memphis |
Utah State |
| First downs |
26 |
15 |
| Rushing |
11 |
7 |
| Passing |
14 |
7 |
| Penalty |
1 |
1 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
7-14, 50% |
5-13, 38% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-0, -% |
0-1, 0% |
| Rushes-Yards |
47-146 |
35-126 |
| Passing Yards |
284 |
135 |
| Return Yards |
69 |
122 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
20-29-0 |
15-23-3 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
5-40 |
4-23 |
| Punts |
4 |
5 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-1 |
0-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
5-55 |
8-54 |
| Memphis Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| S. Henigan |
20 |
29 |
284 |
3 |
0 |
| Utah State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| B. Davenport |
7 |
9 |
100 |
1 |
1 |
| C. Legas |
7 |
12 |
34 |
0 |
1 |
| L. Williams |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Memphis Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Ducker |
13 |
83 |
6.4 |
2 |
| A. Martin |
10 |
43 |
4.3 |
0 |
| G. Rogers |
2 |
26 |
13.0 |
0 |
| S. Smith |
6 |
20 |
3.3 |
0 |
| R. Taylor |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| J. Scates |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| S. Henigan |
11 |
-26 |
-2.4 |
0 |
| Utah State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| C. Tyler Jr. |
16 |
79 |
4.9 |
0 |
| C. Legas |
12 |
25 |
2.1 |
0 |
| L. Williams |
2 |
15 |
7.5 |
0 |
| T. Vaughn |
2 |
6 |
3.0 |
0 |
| B. Davenport |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| J. Wilmore |
2 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Memphis Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| E. Lewis |
5 |
83 |
16.6 |
2 |
| G. Rogers |
4 |
58 |
14.5 |
0 |
| R. Taylor |
4 |
48 |
12.0 |
0 |
| J. Scates |
1 |
42 |
42.0 |
0 |
| J. Ducker |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
0 |
| K. Drake |
1 |
12 |
12.0 |
0 |
| A. Martin |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
| C. Prieskorn |
2 |
9 |
4.5 |
1 |
| C. Wright |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| Utah State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| B. Cobbs |
6 |
79 |
13.2 |
1 |
| T. Vaughn |
4 |
34 |
8.5 |
0 |
| J. Sterzer |
2 |
12 |
6.0 |
0 |
| O. Tia |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| C. Tyler Jr. |
2 |
1 |
.5 |
0 |
| Memphis Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| S. Oliver |
2 |
35 |
| J. Williams |
1 |
0 |
| Utah State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Memphis Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| J. Doyle |
4 |
148 |
37.0 |
| Utah State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| S. Kotsanlee |
5 |
188 |
37.6 |
| Memphis Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| E. Lewis |
2 |
8 |
4.0 |
| Utah State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| C. Jones |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
| Memphis Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| H. Nash III |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| D. Ross |
1 |
26 |
26.0 |
| Utah State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| T. Vaughn |
4 |
121 |
30.3 |
| Memphis Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Utah State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
