Memphis Tigers @ UNLV Rebels — Aug 30, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 August 30, 2026
Tigers Memphis MEM 1-0, 1-0 Away
27
Final
21
Rebels UNLV UNLV 0-1, 0-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
MEM 0 7 17 3 27
UNLV 0 14 7 0 21
Top Performers
Passing Yards
M.
M. Stokes MEM
223 PASS
J.
J. Arnold QB UNLV
291 PASS
Rushing Yards
J.
J. Carter ATH MEM
97 RUSH
J.
J. Arnold QB UNLV
54 RUSH
Receiving Yards
J.
J. Davis WR MEM
62 REC
J.
J. Thomas RB UNLV
54 REC
Passing
Memphis
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
M. Stokes 15/26 223 2 0 1 111.5
UNLV
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Arnold 25/37 291 2 0 6 109.2
Rushing
Memphis
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
M. Covey 11 46 4.2 0 11
M. Stokes 7 45 6.4 0 16
J. Carter 15 97 6.5 1 36
D. Hayden 1 7 7.0 0 7
UNLV
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Thomas 12 44 3.7 0 10
J. Arnold 21 54 2.6 1 54
J. Glover 5 49 9.8 0 44
D. Jones 1 2 2.0 0 2
A. Orji 1 2 2.0 0 2
K. McGee 1 18 18.0 0 18
Receiving
Memphis
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
M. Covey 1 1 2 2.0 0 2 0
B. Burnside 1 4 48 48.0 1 48 0
H. Tipton 3 5 31 10.3 1 16 0
J. Davis 3 3 62 20.7 0 32 0
J. Hayes 3 5 22 7.3 0 11 0
T. Chapman 2 4 34 17.0 0 19 0
A. O'Callaghan 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
B. Kluse 1 3 19 19.0 0 19 0
UNLV
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Thomas 6 9 54 9.0 0 25 0
T. Lyons 2 2 23 11.5 0 14 0
D. Irvin 3 5 30 10.0 0 15 0
T. Reddicks 3 5 45 15.0 0 33 0
J. Glover 1 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 0
M. Byrnes 2 3 19 9.5 0 13 0
J. Beasley 1 1 15 15.0 0 15 0
T. McNair 1 1 38 38.0 1 38 0
P. Zachary 1 2 14 14.0 0 14 0
K. Burnett 2 4 9 4.5 0 17 0
K. McGee 3 4 48 16.0 1 22 0
Defense
Memphis
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
M. Montgomery 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Burton 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
I. Foster 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Richard 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Ruffin 12 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Tapp 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
J. Head 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
E. Ellis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. King 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. McDonald 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Clayton 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E. Kinsler 8 6 2 2.5 2 0 0 0 0
C. Logan 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
D. Smith 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
K J Miles 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Gatling 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Ishmael 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Foster 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. McKinney 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
UNLV
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
J. Pope 13 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Kaaihue 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Santee 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Fulton 6 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
A. Helm 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Crayton 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. A. Tuiolemotu 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Togafau 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Rudolph 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Bin-Wahad 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Purcell 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Conti 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Harris 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
T. Nkuba 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Q. Keyes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Memphis
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
P. Laforge 2/2 3/3 9 0
UNLV
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
R. Villela 0/1 3/3 3 0
Returns
Memphis
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
A. Brown 1 43 43.0 0 43 1
H. Tipton 1 28 28.0 0 28 0
UNLV
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Thomas 1 15 15.0 0 15 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Memphis
UNLV
418 Total Yards 460
20 First Downs 23
8 Passing 11
9 Rushing 10
2 Penalty 3
3/11 3rd Down Eff. 3/15
223 Passing Yards 291
195 Rushing Yards 169
1 Turnovers 0
7-70 Penalties 7-80
24:51 Possession 35:09
3/3 Red Zone 2/4
Play-by-Play
Q4 3 - 0 27 - 21
FG P. Laforge
27 - 21 12:11
Q3 17 - 7 24 - 21
FG P. Laforge
24 - 21 0:43
XP P. Laforge
21 - 21 8:38
TD J. Carter
20 - 21 8:38
14 - 21 10:15
R. Villela XP
14 - 20 10:15
K. McGee TD
XP P. Laforge
14 - 14 13:07
TD B. Burnside
13 - 14 13:07
Q2 7 - 14 7 - 14
7 - 14 1:56
R. Villela XP
7 - 13 1:56
J. Arnold TD
XP P. Laforge
7 - 7 5:24
TD H. Tipton
6 - 7 5:24
0 - 7 8:14
R. Villela XP
0 - 6 8:14
T. McNair TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: UNLV +7 Times Tied: 3
Highlights
Memphis 27 - 21 UNLV
August 30, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
August 30, 2026
Time
2:00 am
Duration
1h 0m