South Florida Ran 90 Plays and Held the Ball for 37 Minutes. Memphis Needed 22 Minutes to Score 52: Tigers 52, Bulls 41 Behind Seven Sacks and Marcus Stokes' Five Touchdowns

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Memphis won 52-41 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, according to the ESPN box score. The Tigers are 8-2. The South Florida Bulls are 6-4 and have lost two straight.

Memphis Defense: 7 Sacks and 13 Tackles for Loss

Team totals from CollegeFootballData.com show how a defense can give up 552 yards and still win the game. Memphis had seven sacks and 13 tackles for loss, and USF went 5 for 17 on third down. J'Mond Tapp had 2.5 sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss. Elijah Kinsler added two sacks.

USF quarterback Luke Kromenhoek was the Bulls' offense anyway. He threw for 271 yards and three touchdowns, two to Mudia Reuben, and carried 30 times for 146 yards and another score. Jason Collins Jr. ran 75 yards for one touchdown and caught a 13-yard pass for another. Nico Gramatica's 38-yard field goal put USF in front for the first time.

Marcus Stokes: 313 Passing Yards, Three Touchdown Passes, Two Rushing Scores

Memphis quarterback Marcus Stokes completed only 15 of 31 passes, but they went for 313 yards, 10.1 per attempt, with no turnovers. He ran 47 yards for the game's first touchdown and 8 yards for its third, all in the opening quarter. Thirty seconds after USF took the lead, he hit Jemyri Davis for 76 yards. Davis finished with five catches for 161.

Jaylin Carter ran 21 times for 109 yards and two touchdowns, the second a 26-yarder with 44 seconds left that closed it. Memphis averaged 7.2 yards a carry and 8.5 yards a play.

Memphis at Navy, USF at Florida Atlantic on Nov. 21

The Tigers go to Annapolis next Saturday and finish at home against Temple on Nov. 27. USF visits Florida Atlantic on Nov. 21 and hosts Tulane a week later. More on the BallerTube college football page.