College Football

Ferguson's 7 TDs lead Memphis to 77-3 rout of Bowling Green

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 8:45 p.m. ET

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Riley Ferguson threw six touchdown passes to six different receivers and ran for a seventh - all in the first half - tying a school record for most touchdowns responsible for and Memphis drubbed Bowling Green, 77-3 in a non-conference game Saturday night.

Ferguson, who walked away from a scholarship at Tennessee and spent the 2014 season out of college football, threw his first touchdown pass less than two minutes in, finding Daniel Montiei from 19-yards out and added scoring throws of 40-, 43- and 21-yards in the final 4:38 of the first quarter.

Less than three minutes into the second Ferguson plunged in from the 1, then fired 60- and 31-yards for touchdowns before intermission.

Ferguson finished 20 of 27 for 359 yards for Memphis (3-0).

Three Bowling Green quarterbacks combined to pass for 203 yards, but the Falcons (1-3) were limited to just 91 yards rushing on 28 carries.