The Memphis Tigers defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers in a thrilling 42-37 victory at the 2024 Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl. This marks the Tigers' fourth consecutive bowl win and their second-highest victory total in school history.
In Tuesday night's 2024 edition of the Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl , the #25 Memphis Tigers powered past the West Virginia Mountaineers 42-37 for their fourth bowl win in as many appearances with Ryan Silverfield at the helm. With a record of 11-2, the Tigers also reach their second-highest victory total in school history (12 wins in 2019). Up five points in the final minute, Memphis opted to try and kick a 50-yard field goal to go up eight points.
However, Tristian Vandenberg pushed that kick wide right. WVU then mounted a drive into Memphis territory, but Elijah Herring intercepted Garret Greene on a deep pass. Herring first appeared to fumble the ball while returning that interception, which the Mountaineers recovered…however, video review ruled that Herring was initiating a slide and giving himself up, meaning he was down by rule at the time of the fumble. That left only eight seconds left on the clock, which Seth Henigan kneeled away to close things out. The first half was mostly Memphis, save for a few critical plays by the West Virginia offense. Quarterback Garrett Greene found Hudson Clement for 33 yards for a touchdown halfway through the second quarter to get his team on the board. On WVU's next possession, Greene cut into the Memphis lead further with a 56-yard rushing TD. Clement finished with one of the best stat lines of his two seasons with the Mountaineers: 11 catches for 166 yards and two touchdowns. Greene threw for a season-high of 328 yards and running back CJ Donaldson Jr. also added two hard-fought rushing touchdowns in a valiant losing effort. In his final college football game, Memphis quarterback Seth Henigan further cemented his legacy as one of the best quarterbacks in the history of the American Athletic Conference. Henigan finished with 18 completions on 26 attempts for 294 yards and two touchdowns, plus 61 rushing yard
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