Marcus Stokes picked up another nod from the American Conference on Monday, earning weekly honorable mention after steering Memphis to a wild overtime win over East Carolina.
The Memphis quarterback delivered a major bounce-back outing, accounting for all five Tigers touchdowns as they erased a 14-point hole and finished off the Pirates in overtime. Stokes, who was recently added to the Manning Award Watch List, did his damage through the air and on the ground.
His biggest throws came in the second half. The St.
Augustine, Florida, native connected with Jermane Hayes on a 59-yard touchdown and later hit Jemyri Davis for a pair of scoring passes. Stokes also gave Memphis its first lead of the day with a two-yard scramble near the goal line before the game moved to overtime.
In the extra period, Memphis needed only two plays to end it, with Stokes capping the drive with a somersaulting five-yard touchdown run.
The win gave Stokes his fourth 300-yard passing performance of the season. He enters the week as the nation’s ninth-most efficient passer and sits near the top of the American in several categories, including first in passing touchdowns with 21 and points responsible for with 138. He is also second in the league in efficiency at 173.6, passing yards with 2,161 and yards per completion at 14.41.
Memphis now shifts back to a Saturday kickoff, hosting Army on Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. on ESPNU. The Tigers are 6-2 overall and 3-1 in American play, while Army comes in at 5-2 and 4-1 in the conference.
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