MEMPHIS (Interstat) — Marcus Stokes threw four touchdown passes and Memphis beat Tennessee-Martin 45-21 in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. Stokes completed 26 of 32 passes for 258 yards, ran for 2 yards and accounted for four scores as the Tigers improved to 3-1. Tennessee-Martin fell to 1-3. Tate Surber passed for 177 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 14 yards for the Skyhawks. Makhia Sherrard caught four passes for 53 yards and a score. Tommy Ansley ran 10 times for 34 yards, caught two passes for 16 yards and scored. Kaleb Washington added a touchdown catch. Trey Cotton and Joel Castleberry each made eight tackles, and Castleberry intercepted a pass. Air Noland also threw a touchdown pass to Joshua Joseph for Memphis. Jonathan Harding and Hunter Tipton each caught a touchdown pass for the Tigers. Memphis will visit Charlotte on Oct. 3. Tennessee-Martin will visit Austin Peay on Sept. 26.