COLLEGE FOOTBALL

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Thursday’s games

No. 25 Memphis 42, Houston 38

HOUSTON

Riley Ferguson threw for 471 yards and had a 21-yard TD pass with 1:28 left, Patrick Taylor rushed for a career-high four touchdowns and No. 25 Memphis overcame a 17-point deficit to beat Houston. Ferguson was 33 of 53 and found Sean Dykes to cap an 8-play, 80-yard drive that took 1:49 to give Memphis (6-1, 3-1 American) its only lead. Anthony Miller caught 10 passes for 178 yards, and Tony Pollard had nine catches for 91 yards. Memphis finished with 501 yards. Houston (4-3, 2-2) was driving when Kyle Postma fumbled at the Memphis 49, with T.J. Carter recovering with a minute remaining. After Memphis punted, Dillon Birden finished with 126 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries, and Duke Catalon rushed for 65 yards and a career-high three touchdowns as Houston built a 17-0 lead at the half. After Memphis forced a Houston three-and-out, Ferguson capped the comeback. Postma finished 29 of 40 for 315 yards, and Linell Bonner caught eight passes for 121 yards for Houston. The Cougars had 554 yards.

Arkansas State 47, Louisiana 3

JONESBORO, ARK.

Justice Hansen had 396 total yards and three touchdowns, Ja’Von Rolland-Jones added to his career Sun Belt record with 2 1/2 sacks, and Arkansas State beat Louisiana. Hansen passed for 275 yards and two TDS, rushed for a career-high 121 yards and a score, and caught a pass for 34 yards to lead Arkansas State (4-2, 3-0). Back-to-back plays of 33-plus yards, including a double pass, on Arkansas State’s first offensive possession led to Johnston White’s 26th career rushing touchdown for a 14-0 lead. Hansen broke several tackles near the end zone for a 20-yard touchdown run to make it 27-3 and his fake spike in the final seconds before halftime set up McInnis’ 6-yard TD grab for a 34-3 advantage. Louisiana (3-4, 2-2) got on the board with Stevie Artigue’s 51-yard field goal in the first quarter.

Associated Press