Memphis Pulls Away For Ninth Straight Win, 55-26, At Florida Atlantic

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Greg Desrosiers Jr. ran for 204 yards and three touchdowns, Brendon Lewis accounted for 4 scores, and Memphis pulled away within the fourth quarter to beat Florida Atlantic 55-26 on Saturday night time.

The Tigers (5-0, 1-0 American) notched their ninth consecutive victory, the longest lively successful streak within the FBS. Memphis additionally scored a minimum of 20 factors for the forty fifth straight sport, extending the nation’s longest present streak in that class .

Lewis set the tone early with an 18-yard landing run on Memphis’ opening drive, then added one other speeding rating late to cap the victory. He completed with 196 yards passing and two landing throws to Cortez Braham Jr., who had six catches for 127 yards. Lewis additionally ran for 60 yards and two extra scores .

Desrosiers delivered the sport’s largest spotlight with a 90-yard landing dash halfway by the third quarter that pushed the Tigers forward 24-16. He averaged greater than 10 yards per keep it up 19 makes an attempt.

After Florida Atlantic (1-3, 0-1 American) pulled inside 31-26 early within the fourth, Memphis erupted for twenty-four unanswered factors within the closing 10 minutes. Lewis and Braham linked on a 73-yard strike, Gianni Spetic added a 25-yard discipline objective, and Desrosiers plunged in from a yard out earlier than Lewis capped the surge with a 15-yard run.

Caden Veltkamp threw for 318 yards for the Owls, who bought speeding touchdowns from Veltkamp, Jayshon Platt and Xavier Terrell. Easton Messer caught 9 passes for 131 yards, and Platt added 101 yards receiving, however FAU was outgained 487-397 and turned the ball over twice .

Memphis’ protection stiffened when it mattered most, stopping Florida Atlantic 3 times on fourth down and forcing 4 fumbles, together with one restoration by Jayden Flaker. DeMarco Ward led the Tigers with 9 tackles and a compelled fumble.