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Memphis vs UNLV

Final · Week 1 · Sat Aug 29 · 10:00 PM ET · Allegiant Stadium

Memphis TigersMemphis1-0

FinalAug 29, 2026

UNLV RebelsUNLV0-1

TVFox

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Moneyline

MEM+160

UNLV−192

Spread

MEM +4.5−105

UNLV −4.5−115

Total O/U

Over 55.5−112

Under 55.5−108

Spread: Memphis +4.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 55.5 (48 points).

Recap

Memphis beat UNLV 27-21 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Aug 29, 2026 to move to 1-0.

The game was played before 31,384.

Score by quarter

Memphis Tigers and UNLV Rebels, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
MEM	0	7	17	3	27
UNLV	0	14	7	0	21

Scoring plays

Second Quarter

UNLVTouchdown · 8:14Tavian McNair 38 Yd pass from Jackson Arnold (Ramon Villela Kick)0-7
MEMTouchdown · 5:24Hunter Tipton 16 Yd pass from Marcus Stokes (Philippe Laforge Kick)7-7
UNLVTouchdown · 1:56Jackson Arnold 6 Yd Run (Ramon Villela Kick)7-14

Third Quarter

MEMTouchdown · 13:07Stonka Burnside 48 Yd pass from Marcus Stokes (Philippe Laforge Kick)14-14
UNLVTouchdown · 10:15Kayden McGee 22 Yd pass from Jackson Arnold (Ramon Villela Kick)14-21
MEMTouchdown · 8:38Jaylin Carter 36 Yd Run (Philippe Laforge Kick)21-21
MEMField Goal · 0:43Philippe Laforge 32 Yd Field Goal24-21

Fourth Quarter

MEMField Goal · 12:11Philippe Laforge 36 Yd Field Goal27-21

Team stats

MEMUNLV

1st Downs: 20; 23
Total Yards: 418; 460
Passing: 223; 291
Rushing: 195; 169
3rd down efficiency: 3-11; 3-15
Turnovers: 1; 0
Possession: 24:51; 35:09

Top performers

Memphis TigersUNLV Rebels

Passing

Marcus Stokes15/26, 223 YDS, 2 TD

Jackson Arnold25/37, 291 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing

Jaylin Carter15 CAR, 97 YDS, 1 TD

Jackson Arnold21 CAR, 54 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving

Jemyri Davis3 REC, 62 YDS

Jai'Den Thomas6 REC, 54 YDS

Sacks

Elijah Kinsler2.5

Tre Fulton1

Tackles

Zach Ruffin13

Jake Pope13

Player stats

Memphis · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Marcus Stokes	15/26	223	8.6	2	0	89.7

Memphis · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jaylin Carter	15	97	6.5	1	36
Manny Covey	11	46	4.2	0	11
Marcus Stokes	7	45	6.4	0	16
Dallan Hayden	1	7	7.0	0	7

Memphis · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jemyri Davis	3	62	20.7	0	32
Stonka Burnside	1	48	48.0	1	48
Tychaun Chapman	2	34	17.0	0	19
Hunter Tipton	3	31	10.3	1	16
Jermane Hayes	3	22	7.3	0	11
Brady Kluse	1	19	19.0	0	19
Aidan O'Callaghan	1	5	5.0	0	5
Manny Covey	1	2	2.0	0	2

Memphis · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Tychaun Chapman	1	1	0

Memphis · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Zach Ruffin	13	9	0	0.5	1
Mike Montgomery	10	5	0	0	1
Elijah Kinsler	8	6	2.5	2.5	0
Ian Foster	7	6	0	0	0
Dylan King	5	3	0	0	0
J'Mond Tapp	5	1	1	1	0
Chauncey Logan Jr.	4	3	0	1	0
Joseph Head Jr.	3	3	1	1	0

Memphis · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Alante Brown	1	43	43.0	43	0
Ian Foster	1	28	28.0	28	0

Memphis · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Alante Brown	2	1	0.5	1	0

Memphis · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Philippe Laforge	2/2	100.0	36	3/3	9

Memphis · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Harrison Tuck	6	262	43.7	0	2	49

UNLV · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Jackson Arnold	25/37	291	7.9	2	0	63.5
Team	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	--

UNLV · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jackson Arnold	21	54	2.6	1	54
Jaylon Glover	5	49	9.8	0	44
Jai'Den Thomas	12	44	3.7	0	10
Kayden McGee	1	18	18.0	0	18
Alex Orji	1	2	2.0	0	2
Darrien Jones	1	2	2.0	0	2

UNLV · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jai'Den Thomas	6	54	9.0	0	25
Kayden McGee	3	48	16.0	1	22
Taz Reddicks	3	45	15.0	0	33
Tavian McNair	1	38	38.0	1	38
DeAngelo Irvin Jr.	3	30	10.0	0	15
Taeshaun Lyons	2	23	11.5	0	14
Matt Byrnes	2	19	9.5	0	13
Jae Beasley II	1	15	15.0	0	15
Peyton Zachary	1	14	14.0	0	14
Keyan Burnett	2	9	4.5	0	17
Jaylon Glover	1	-4	-4.0	0	0

UNLV · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Team	1	0	0
Denver Harris	0	0	1

UNLV · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Jake Pope	13	5	0	0	0
Cam Santee	8	4	0	0	0
Tre Fulton	6	3	1	1	1
Kal-El Togafau	5	4	0	0	0
Poe Purcell	5	1	0	0	0
Avery Helm	4	2	0	0	0
Kamuela Ka'aihue	4	2	0	0	0
Mumu Bin-Wahad	3	3	0	0	1

UNLV · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jai'Den Thomas	1	15	15.0	15	0

UNLV · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
DeAngelo Irvin Jr.	1	1	1.0	1	0

UNLV · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ramon Villela	0/1	0.0	0	3/3	3

UNLV · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Matt Choules	6	260	43.3	0	4	51

Game info

VenueAllegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV

Attendance31,384

TVFox · national

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