Quick surge by Memphis fuels victory

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Brady White passed for 284 yards and three touchdowns to lead Memphis past Florida Atlantic 25-10 on Wednesday in the Montgomery Bowl.

The Tigers (8-3) led 18-0 at halftime, withstood a third-quarter rally and end

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ed coach Ryan Silverfield’s first season with a second straight win. They also snapped a five-game bowl losing streak.

Willie Taggart’s debut season with the Owls ended at 5-4 after the offense sputtered much of the way.

White completed all 10 of his pass attempts on the first two TD drives and finished 22 of 34 with an interception.

Javon Ivory had seven catches for 126 yards and a TD and Tahj Washington eight catches for 105 yards for Memphis. Auburn transfer Asa Martin ran for 96 yards on 15 carries for the Tigers.

Memphis scored with 22 seconds left in the first half onwhite’s 2-yard pass to moonlighting defensive end Joseph Dorceus, the 277-pounder’s first TD catch.

Florida Atlantic got within 18-10 in the third quarter with help from a fumbled kickoff return. Nick Tronti threw for 146 yards and a TD for the Owls, and Charles James ran for 82 yards.

White answered FAU’S rally with a 7-yard TD strike to Calvin Austin III. The Tigers later stuffed Tronti on a fourth-down run from the 1.

The game was created to replace the canceled Fenway Bowl.

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■ Georgia Southern 38, Louisiana

Tech 3: At New Orleans, Shai Werts ran for three TDS and threw a 65-yard TD pass for the Eagles (8-5), whose 322 yards rushing were 60 better than their season average. Aaron Allen threw three interceptions for the Bulldogs (5-5), including two inside the Georgia Southern 10 in the first quarter. Safety Justin Birdsong had two of the Eagles’ four interceptions. Smoke Harris had a 60-yard punt return for Louisiana Tech.