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Sat, August 29 · FOX
FINAL| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM | 0 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 27 |
| UNLV | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Updated Sep 8, 3:29 AM EDT
| MEM | Statistic | UNLV |
|---|---|---|
| 418 | Total yards | 460 |
| 223 | Net passing yards | 291 |
| 195 | Rushing yards | 169 |
| 20 | First downs | 23 |
| 3-11 | Third downs | 3-15 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 24:51 | Possession | 35:09 |
| 7-70 | Penalties | 7-75 |
| MEM | Statistic | UNLV |
|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | Fourth downs | 2-5 |
| 15-26 | Passing | 25-38 |
| 8.6 | Yards per pass | 7.7 |
| 34 | Rushing attempts | 41 |
| 5.7 | Yards per rush | 4.1 |
| 1 | Fumbles Lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 3 | Passes Deflected | 5 |
| 1 | Qb Hurries | 1 |
| 6 | Sacks | 1 |
| 48 | Tackles | 35 |
| 0 | Defensive TDs | 0 |
| 11 | Tackles For Loss | 1 |
| 1 | Total Fumbles | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles Recovered |
Final
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Stokes | 15/26 | 223 | 2 | 0 |
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Memphis at UNLV opens a Week 1 stage at Allegiant Stadium, with FOX listed as the television outlet. The headline starts where this matchup has its most tangible football texture: the ground game. UNLV brings back Jai’Den Thomas, who logged 1,034 rushing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns in 2025 while adding 38 catches, and Jaylon Glover, who had 384 rushing yards. Memphis enters with Dallan Hayden among its rostered additions after arriving from Colorado. That gives the opening a useful shape before either side asks its passing game to carry every answer.
UNLV’s 2026 returning-production snapshot is weighted toward the run: 31% of its 2025 rushing PPA returns, compared with 4% passing and 14% receiving. Memphis’s snapshot shows 0% rushing PPA returning and 6% overall. Those figures do not settle the result, but they sharpen the central contest. UNLV can test whether Thomas and Glover keep the offense on schedule; Memphis can answer with a rebuilt defense that includes safety Ian Foster and cornerback Ellis Ellis Jr. Both are rostered additions, not projected roles, but their presence adds new personnel to the Tigers’ response.
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| 9 | Kicking Points | 3 |
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| 2 | Kick Returns | 1 |
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| 0 | Kick Return TDs | 0 |
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| 71 | Kick Return Yards | 15 |
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| 2 | Passing TDs | 2 |
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| 2 | Punt Returns | 1 |
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| 0 | Punt Return TDs | 0 |
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| 1 | Punt Return Yards | 1 |
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| 1 | Rushing TDs | 1 |
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Memphis has its own ways to shape the night. Brady Kluse remains on the roster after 22 catches, 240 yards and two receiving touchdowns in 2025, while Taylor Burton posted one sack and 1.5 tackles for loss. Across the field, UNLV linebacker Jake Pope returns after 80 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss. Memphis lists Marcus Stokes, Air Noland, Denzel Gardner, Gavin Owens and Grant Troutman; UNLV lists Alex Orji, Jackson Arnold, Derek Garcia and Sebastian Circo. Neither roster establishes an opening-day starter. That makes the ground game more than a theme: it is the cleanest available lens for a matchup featuring two FBS programs, Memphis from the American Athletic and UNLV from the Mountain West.
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