Saturday, November 16, 2013 07:00 PM (ET)

Recap: Memphis 23, South Florida 10

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Nov 16, 2013

Memphis 23, South Florida 10: Brandon Hayes ran for 78 yards and a touchdown to lead the visiting Tigers over the Bulls for their first American Athletic Conference win of the season.

Memphis (3-6, 1-4) forced five turnovers, helping them win despite being outgained 325-242. Paxton Lynch completed 6-of-13 passes for 59 yards for the Tigers.

Mike White was 18-of-33 for 198 yards and four interceptions for South Florida (2-7, 2-3). Andre Davis had seven receptions for 110 yards and a touchdown, which came in the final minute of the game.

The Tigers had the only two scores of the first half, with Jake Elliott kicking field goals of 19 and 56 yards, the second coming with just 12 seconds to play in the second quarter. The Bulls responded with Marvin Kloss' 28-yard field goal to cut the lead to three heading to the fourth.

Hayes all but put the game away with a 5-yard scoring run with 4:09 to play. The Memphis defense then came up with two interceptions of White, leading to a 34-yard field goal by Elliott and Bobby McCain's 36-yard interception return for a score.

GAME NOTEBOOK: McCain finished with two interceptions and now has three career touchdowns. … South Florida had more than 300 yards of total offense for the second straight week after failing to reach 300 in its previous six contests. … Memphis' win tied the all-time series at 3-3.



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