AAC matchup features Memphis against South Florida

Memphis (7-2) at South Florida (6-3), Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. EST.

Opening Line: Memphis by 6.5. Against the spread: Memphis 5-4, South Florida 4-5.

How to watch: ESPN

Key stats

Memphis Offense

Overall: 514.0 yards per game (5th in FBS)

Passing: 290.6 yards per game (13th)

Rushing: 223.4 yards per game (9th)

Scoring: 37.6 points per game (14th)

Memphis Defense

Overall: 376.3 yards per game (81st in FBS)

Passing: 189.1 yards per game (33rd)

Rushing: 187.2 yards per game (122nd)

Scoring: 23.6 points per game (59th)

South Florida Offense

Overall: 319.1 yards per game (123rd in FBS)

Passing: 170.9 yards per game (126th)

Rushing: 148.2 yards per game (76th)

Scoring: 25.9 points per game (88th)

South Florida Defense

Overall: 312.7 yards per game (25th in FBS)

Passing: 183.3 yards per game (23rd)

Rushing: 129.3 yards per game (49th)

Scoring: 15.1 points per game (10th)

South Florida is 93rd in third down percentage, converting 37.3% of the time. Memphis ranks 16th on defense, allowing its opponents at convert at 31.1%.

South Florida ranks 14th in the FBS with a +7 turnover margin.

Both teams avoid getting penalized. Memphis ranks 25th in the FBS averaging 44.6 penalty yards per game, and South Florida ranks 9th with a 38.9-yard average.

Memphis is 82nd in FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 84.1% of trips. South Florida's red zone defense ranks 29th at 77.3%.

Team leaders

Memphis

Passing: Marcus Stokes, 2,532 yards, 25 TDs, 6 INTs, 69.1 completion percentage

Rushing: Jaylin Carter, 929 yards on 151 carries, 10 TDs

Receiving: Hunter Tipton, 495 yards on 35 catches, 5 TDs

South Florida

Passing: Michael Van Buren Jr., 1,299 yards, 6 TDs, 0 INTs, 64.1 completion percentage

Rushing: D.J. Crowther, 689 yards on 138 carries, 7 TDs

Receiving: Bryson Rodgers, 395 yards on 38 catches, 3 TDs

Last game

Memphis defeated Army 49-22 on Oct. 31. Stokes passed for 371 yards on 29-of-35 attempts (82.9%) with four touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the ball seven times for 30 yards. Carter had 96 rushing yards on 23 carries and two touchdowns, adding four receptions for 22 yards. Jermane Hayes put up 86 yards on nine catches with two touchdowns.

South Florida lost 20-17 to East Carolina on Nov. 6. Luke Kromenhoek threw for 179 yards on 17-of-21 attempts (81.0%) with one touchdown and no interceptions. Crowther carried the ball 17 times for 111 yards, adding three receptions for 42 yards. Rodgers had five receptions for 50 yards and one touchdown.

Next game

Memphis plays at Navy on Nov. 21. South Florida plays at Florida Atlantic on Nov. 21.