MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Brady White threw for 350 yards and three touchdowns, Antonio Gibson had a school- and conference-record 386 all-purpose yards with three scores and No. 23 Memphis held off No. 14 SMU 54-48 Saturday night to cap the biggest day yet in Tigers' football history.
The Tigers (8-1, 4-1) handed SMU its first loss of the season and moved atop the American Athletic Conference's West Division to improve their case to play in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl.
SMU (8-1, 4-1) came in with its best start to a season since winning 1982 when the Mustangs won their first 10 games.