MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Riley Ferguson threw for three touchdowns and Darrell Henderson scored twice and rushed for 122 yards as No. 17 Memphis beat ECU 70-13 on Saturday in a tuneup for the American Athletic Conference championship game.
Patrick Taylor also scored twice for Memphis, rushing for 127 yards.
The victory provided the Tigers (10-1, 7-1 American Athletic Conference, CFP No. 20) their first undefeated home season at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium since it opened in 1965. Memphis won its sixth straight, the lone loss of the season coming Sept. 30 against No. 13 UCF, which the Tigers will face in next Saturday in Orlando, Florida.