Wk 1 · 2026
Arkansas State Red Wolves at Memphis Tigers — Sat, Sep 5
Sat, Sep 5 ·
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis
· ESPN+
Sun Belt · no games yet
at
7:00pET
MEM -10 · total 55.5 DraftKings
American · no games yet
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Arkansas St form
W 30-29at APPL 30-34vs ULL 21-27vs USMW 23-10at TROYW 34-24vs GASO
2025 season
Memphis form
L 17-28vs NAVYL 27-31at ECUL 32-38vs TULNW 38-14at RICEW 34-31vs USF
2025 season
Arkansas St this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Memphis this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
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Series history · 2006–2026
Memphis leads the series 6–4 · Memphis has won the last 5
10 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
4.4 points toward Memphis
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023-09-09 | Memphis 37 — 3 Arkansas St | at ARST | Memphis |
| 2022 | 2022-09-17 | Arkansas St 32 — 44 Memphis | at MEM | Memphis |
| 2021 | 2021-09-11 | Memphis 55 — 50 Arkansas St | at ARST | Memphis |
| 2020 | 2020-09-05 | Arkansas St 24 — 37 Memphis | at MEM | Memphis |
| 2013 | 2013-09-21 | Arkansas St 7 — 31 Memphis | at MEM | Memphis |
| 2012 | 2012-09-08 | Memphis 28 — 33 Arkansas St | at ARST | Arkansas St |
| 2011 | 2011-09-10 | Memphis 3 — 47 Arkansas St | at ARST | Arkansas St |
| 2008 | 2008-09-27 | Arkansas St 17 — 29 Memphis | at MEM | Memphis |
| 2007 | 2007-09-27 | Memphis 31 — 35 Arkansas St | at ARST | Arkansas St |
| 2006 | 2006-10-14 | Arkansas St 26 — 23 Memphis | at MEM | Arkansas St |
Arkansas St leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Jaylen Raynor QB #1 | 316/470, 3073 YDS, 16 TD, 11 INT |
| Josh Flowers QB #8 | 2/6, 13 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Devin Spencer RB #4 | 102 CAR, 523 YDS, 2 TD |
| Kenyon Clay RB #5 | 128 CAR, 470 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Jaylen Raynor QB #1 | 151 CAR, 434 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Receiving | Corey Rucker WR #7 | 69 REC, 866 YDS, 3 TD |
| Chauncy Cobb WR #2 | 69 REC, 767 YDS | |
| Hunter Summers WR #3 | 43 REC, 466 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Tyler Fortenberry TE #19 | 31 REC, 279 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Aaron Alexander LB #7 | 88 |
| AG McGhee S #6 | 76 | |
| Kyle Taylor LB #20 | 74 | |
| Sacks | Ethan Hassler DL #32 | 6.5 |
| Demarcus Hendricks DE #10 | 6.5 | |
| Bryan Whitehead DE #4 | 4 | |
| Interceptions | Avante Dickerson CB #9 | 2 |
| Aaron Alexander LB #7 | 1 | |
| AG McGhee S #6 | 1 |
Memphis leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Brendon Lewis QB #2 | 239/343, 2567 YDS, 15 TD, 6 INT |
| AJ Hill QB #2 | 13/25, 175 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Sutton Smith RB #5 | 102 CAR, 669 YDS, 7 TD |
| Brendon Lewis QB #2 | 141 CAR, 618 YDS, 9 TD | |
| Greg Desrosiers Jr. RB #13 | 99 CAR, 563 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Receiving | Cortez Braham Jr. WR #4 | 63 REC, 889 YDS, 8 TD |
| Jamari Hawkins WR #9 | 34 REC, 591 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Marcello Bussey WR #6 | 24 REC, 253 YDS | |
| Brady Kluse WR #12 | 21 REC, 230 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Sam Brumfield LB #3 | 106 |
| Kamari Wilson S #8 | 78 | |
| Chris Bracy S #7 | 74 | |
| Sacks | Sam Brumfield LB #3 | 4.5 |
| Drue Watts DB #7 | 3 | |
| William Whitlow Jr. DL #9 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Kamari Wilson S #8 | 2 |
| DeMarco Ward LB #31 | 2 | |
| Jalen Bell DL #93 | 1 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.