Army MEMPHIS, TN - Freshman running back DeAngelo Williams ran for 110 yards and two touchdowns as Memphis scored 28 unanswered points in the second half en route to a 38-10 win over Army in the Tigers’ final home game. T h e win snapped a six-game losing streak as the Tigers had not won since a 38-10 win over Tulane back Liberty Bowl Stadium on Sept. 21. In addiMemphis, TN tion to Williams’ numbers, senior Nov. 23, 2002 running back Att. 20,906 Dante Brown ran for 76 yards and also scored twice. The U of M tallied 218 yards on the ground, snapping a six-game run of sub-100 yard rushing outings which paralleled the Tigers’ losing streak. The Tigers’ balanced offensive attack also saw sophomore quarterback Danny Wimprine reach the 2,500-yard, season-passing plateau as he completed 22-of-36 attempts for 216 yards and one touchdown. Wimprine had set the single season record for passing yards a game earlier and through the Army game has now passed for 2,656 yards. Despite scoring on its first offensive drive, Memphis never really generated much offense in the first half and two Tiger turnovers led to Army’s 10, first-half points as the game was tied 10-10 at halftime. The U of M broke the halftime deadlock on the first series of the second half. Freshman quarterback Maurice Avery entered the game with the Tigers facing third-andthree from the Memphis 41 and ran the ball down the right side of the field before pitching to Williams who broke free for a 59-yard touchdown run. Stephen Gostkowski’s pointafter gave Memphis a 17-10 lead with 12:03 to play in the third quarter. Memphis extended its lead to 24-10 when it capped its next offensive series with a 10-yard Wimprine touchdown pass to Tavares Gideon with 6:17 to play in the third quarter. The series saw Wimprine complete five of six passes, including a 17-yarder to Darren Garcia with Memphis facing third-and-seven from the Army 34. Brown would carry for four yards on the next play and Wimprine would scramble for three before hooking up with Gideon for the scoring strike. The U of M put together a 10-play, 62-yard drive on its first series of the fourth quarter to extend its lead.
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MEMPHIS Wimprine completed a 7-yard pass to Antoine Harden with the Tigers facing fourth-and-five from the Army 30 and then Williams rolled off runs of 13 and five yards to the Army five. From there, Brown carried for four yards before scoring on a 1-yard dive into the end zone. Late in the game sophomore defensive lineman Kenyun Glover sacked Cadet quarterback Matt Silva for a 10-yard loss to the Army 10. The Cadets would have to punt from out of their end zone and a 9-yard return to the Army 42 by Darron White would set up a final Memphis score. The Tigers would keep the ball on the ground for all six plays with Williams scoring from 12 yards out with 34 seconds to play. Memphis’s defense held the Cadets to just 167 yards of total offense. In addition to his sack, Glover had another tackle for loss among his three stops. The Tigers first series began with good field position, starting at The U of M 44. Wimprine would complete a 6yard pass to White then Brown carried for 4 yards. A 9-yard Wimprine pass to Harden would later give Memphis a first down at the Army 33. Brown would then carry the ball on five of the next six plays, capping the scoring series with a 2-yard touchdown run with 9:40 to play in the first quarter. Memphis’s next series was cut short by a Brown fumble recovered by Army’s Joe Martinez at the Memphis 27. Carlton Jones would run for 12 yards on first down before the Tiger defense held and the Cadets settled for a 31yard Joe Riley field goal. In the second quarter, Army would take advantage of a Harden fumble following a reception at the Memphis 40 with Lucius Weaver returning the ball 13 yards to the Memphis 27. Army quarterback Reggie Nevels would toss a 27-yard touchdown pass to Lamar Mason and the Cadets led 10-7 with 4:38 to play in the first half. Memphis would tie the game at 10-10 when Gostkowski nailed a 48-yard field goal with 33 seconds to play in the first half. The field goal matched the second longest in Gostkowski’s career. Memphis’s scoring drive to tie the game before intermission included a key penalty as well as the conversion of a third-and-long play. The Cadets were flagged for roughing the punter when Avery was hit after getting off a 50-yard punt with The U of M facing fourth down from the 11. An offensive pass interference call would back the Tigers to its own 13 and a holding call would nullify a 46-yard Wimprine pass to Von Webb. But from the seven, Wimprine would carry for six yards and Brown would run for four before Wimprine completed a 30-yard pass to Garcia when Memphis faced third-and-19. Wimprine then completed a 12-yard pass to Harden and Gideon caught an 11-yard pass. A pass interference call on the Cadets moved the ball to the 15. Three incomplete passes ensued and the Tigers were called for unsportmanlike conduct following a third-down incomplete pass to Travis Anglin in which Memphis was also called for offensive pass interference. The penalty moved the ball back to the 30 for Gostkowski’s field goal try. Anglin caught four passes for 28 yards and became just the fourth receiver to catch 50 passes in a single season. He has 52 receptions through 11 games.
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UM (9:40 re 1st) D.Brown 2 run (Gostkowski kick) Army (4:11 re 1st) Riley 31 FG Army (4:38 re 2nd) Mason 27 pass from Nevels (Riley kick) UM (0:33 re 2nd) Gostkowski 48 FG UM (12:03 re 3rd) Williams 59 run (Gostkowski kick) UM (6:17 re 3rd) Gideon 10 pass from Wimprine (Gostkowski kick) UM (9:29 re 4th) Brown 1 run (Gostkowski kick) UM (00:34 re 4th) Williams 12 run (Gostkowski kick) TEAM STATS First Downs Rushes-Yds Passing Yds KO Return Yds Passes Punts-Avg Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yds Time of Poss. Sacks by
Army 11 25-44 123 7-108 11-28-2 7-37.7 1-0 10-99 25:13 1-12
Mem 26 48-218 216 2-40 22-36-0 3-44.3 5-2 8-74 34:47 2-17
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: MEM-Williams 10-110-2, Brown 22-76-2, Avery 5-25-0, Anglin 1-5-0, Wimprine 9-10. Army- Jones 11-28-0, Nevels 9-24-0, McCallum 1-2-0. Passing: MEM-Wimprine 22-36-0-216-1. Army-Nevels 7-15-2-86-1, Silva 4-13-0-37-0. Receiving: MEM-D.White 4-19-0, Antoine Harden 5-40-0, Gideon 2-21-1, Anglin 4-28-0, Garcia 3-45-0, Webb 1-50-0. Army-Alexander 343-0, Mason 2-39-1, Williams 2-19-0, Cooper 1-80, Jones 1-7-0. Interceptions: MEM-Collins 1-0, Vogel 1-0. Army-0. Attendance: 20,906 (weather- temp 56 degrees, wind SSW 13, partly cloudy) NOTES ◆ Freshman tailback DeAngelo Williams rushed for 110 yards on 10 carries and scored two touchdowns in helping the Tigers break a six-game losing streak. It was Williams fourth 100-yard effort of the season. ◆ Senior tailback Dante Brown gained 76 yards and had two rushing touchdowns. It was Browns fifth and sixth rushing TD of the season and the 17th of his career. ◆ Freshman defensive back O.C. Collins registered his team leading third pass interception of the season against Army.