| |
| Memphis |
6 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
-- |
22 |
| Birmingham |
0 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
-- |
20 |
|
| Salaam 39 run (pat failed), 10:48. Drive: 6 plays, 72
yards in 2:50. Key plays: Crandell 17-yard pass to Prentiss to Birmingham 39. Memphis 6-0. |
| Hobbs 49 pass from M Crandell (Salaam run for
conversion), 1:01. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards in 1:23. Key plays: Crandell 18-yard pass to
Hobbs to Birmingham 49. Memphis 13-0. |
| Salaam 1 run (pat failed), 7:52. Drive: 6 plays, 25
yards in 3:54. Key plays: Clark 17-yard interception return to Birmingham 25;. Memphis
19-0. |
| Gourdine 15 pass from Weldon (Weldon pass to E Smith for
conversion), 13:47. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards in 5:47. Key plays: Weldon 17-yard pass to
Williams to Memphis 36; Bostic 21-yard run to Memphis 15. Memphis 19-7. |
| Bostic 3 run (Weldon pass to S Smith for conversion),
2:02. Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards in 1:34. Key plays: Weldon 50-yard pass to Bostic to
Memphis 3. Memphis 19-14. |
| Hall 40, 11:32. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards in 3:26. Key
plays: Crandell 26-yard pass to Prentiss to Birmingham 39; Salaam 13-yard run to
Birmingham 26. Memphis 22-14 |
| Q Jackson 33 pass from Weldon (pat failed), 14:38.
Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards in 1:20. Key plays: Weldon 13-yard pass to Bostic Birmingham 36;
Weldon 13-yard pass to Williams to Memphis 47. Memphis 22-20. |
| First Downs |
18 |
21 |
| Rushing |
11 |
6 |
| Passing |
7 |
14 |
| Penalty |
0 |
1 |
| 3rd-Down Efficiency |
5-10 |
7-14 |
| 4th-Down Efficiency |
0-1 |
1-1 |
| Total Net Yards |
312 |
358 |
| Total Plays |
55 |
59 |
| Average Gain |
5.7 |
6.1 |
| Net Yards Rushing |
153 |
52 |
| Rushes |
33 |
16 |
| Average per rush |
4.6 |
3.3 |
| Net Yards Passing |
159 |
306 |
| Completed-attempted |
11-19 |
24-42 |
| Yards per pass |
7.2 |
7.1 |
| Sacked-yards lost |
3-14 |
1-6 |
| Passes intercepted |
1 |
1 |
| Punts- Average |
3-31.7 |
3-30.7 |
| Return Yardage |
130 |
94 |
| Punts- returns |
3-59 |
2-5 |
| Kickoffs- returns |
4-54 |
5-89 |
| Interceptions- returns |
1-17 |
1-0 |
| Penalties- Yards |
5-52 |
7-40 |
| Fumbles- Lost |
0-0 |
1-1 |
| Time of Possession |
30:19 |
29:41 |
Missed field goals: Birmingham (Palazzo 58).
Memphis rushing: Salaam 27-154, Moss 2-4, Kitts 1-3, M Crandell 2-2, Prentiss 1-minus 10.
Birmingham rushing: Bostic 13-39, Weldon 3-13.
Memphis passing: M Crandell 11-19 for 173 yards, 1 INT, 1 TD.
Birmingham passing: Weldon 24-42 for 312 yards, 1 INT, 2 TD.
Memphis receiving: Prentiss 7-94, Hobbs 2-67, Salaam 2-12.
Birmingham receiving: S Williams 6-72, S Smith 5-43, Q Jackson 4-66, Bostic 2-63, Gourdine
2-31, E Smith 2-25, Mcguire 2-10, Alexander 1-2.
Memphis tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): J Williams 7-1-0, Marshall 3-3-0, Peoples
3-2-0, Sawyer 3-2-0, Hogans 2-3-0, Rheams 1-3-0, Carver 1-3-0, Clark 2-1-0, Cobb 0-3-0,
Menafee 2-0-0, Kellogg 2-0-0, Yamada 1-1-0, C Stiles 0-2-0, Kitts 1-0-0, Lawless 1-0-1,
Lacoste 0-1-0, B Morgan 0-1-0, Sapp 0-1-0, Ma Thomas 0-1-0.
Birmingham tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): J Willis 5-4-0, Scott 4-3-1, Preston 4-2-1,
Foxx 2-4-0, Butler 4-1-0, Reese 3-1-0, C Jackson 3-1-0, Mitchell 2-2-1, Shelling 2-2-0,
Brumbaugh 2-0-0, Sloan 2-0-0, T Jones 1-1-0, Mcguire 1-0-0, Knott 0-1-0.
Interceptions: Memphis (Clark 1 for 17 yards); Birmingham (T Jones 1 for 0 yards).
Fumbles lost: Birmingham (S Smith).
Opponent's fumbles recovered: Memphis (Cobb).
Officials: Referee-Info, Umpire-Info, Head linesman-Info, Line judge-Info, Back
judge-Info, Side judge-Info, Field judge-Info.
A: 35,321; T: 0:00.
– 1994 Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan
Shalaam broke loose for a 39-yard first quarter touchdown run that set the tone for
Memphis’ 22-20 win over the Thunderbolts Sunday.
A Legion Field crowd of 35,331 saw the Bolts come back from a 19-6 half time deficit, but
Salaam proved too slippery for the Bolts’ defense. Salaam, who also scored on a
9-yard run, rushed 27 times for 156 yards.
Memphis quarterback Marcus Crandell, briefly replaced by Jim Druckenmiller after taking a
hard hit, connected with Darryl Hobbs on a 49-yard scoring play that gave the Maniax a
13-0 lead. Crandell completed 11 of 19 passes for 173 yards to go with the touchdown and
an interception.
Damon Gourdine caught a touchdown pass from Casey Weldon shortly before the half to give
Birmingham its first points in team history. Former Auburn star James Bostic rumbled in
from three yards out early in the third quarter to further close the gap. But a 32-yard
field goal by Memphis’ Jeff Hall gave the Maniax a comfortable enough cushion to
secure the win.
Weldon threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Quincy Jackson to finish the scoring.
Linebacker James Willis led the Bolts’ defense with 12 tackles. Defensive end Charles
Preston contributed seven tackles including four behind the line of scrimmage.
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