HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Rakeem Cato threw for 341 yards and four touchdowns to lead Marshall over Memphis 38-28 on Saturday.
Cato capped a 75-yard drive with a 28-yard scoring pass to Davonte Allen with 7:34 remaining for the Thundering Herd (4-5, 3-2 Conference USA) after three consecutive touchdowns by the Tigers (1-8, 1-4) had whittled a 31-7 deficit to three points.
With Memphis trailing 31-21, Tom Hornsey's 61-yard pass to Bobby McCain on a fake punt put the Tigers at the Marshall 4. Jai Steib fumbled on a rush from the 2, but Jordan Devey was there to recover and score.
Kevin Grooms' 28-yard run helped the Thundering Herd reach Memphis territory on their next possession, but the drive stalled before Cato found Allen for the score on a fourth-and-6 play.
Cato completed 34 of 44 passes, including 22 of 29 in the first half, and has thrown for 3,290 yards this season.
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| Scoring Summary |
| MRSHL | Gator Hoskins 1 yd pass from Rakeem Cato (Justin Haig kick) |
| MRSHL | Justin Haig 41 yd FG |
| MEMP | Jai Steib 5 yd run (Tyler Spurlock kick) |
| MRSHL | Remi Watson 4 yd run (Justin Haig kick) |
| MRSHL | Demetrius Evans 25 yd pass from Rakeem Cato (Justin Haig kick) |
| MRSHL | Devon Johnson 9 yd pass from Rakeem Cato (Justin Haig kick) |
| MEMP | Jesse Milleson 1 yd pass from Jacob Karam (Paulo Henriques kick) |
| MEMP | Jai Steib 2 yd run (Paulo Henriques kick) |
| MEMP | Jordan Devey 0 yd run (Paulo Henriques kick) |
| MRSHL | Davonte Allen 28 yd pass from Rakeem Cato (Justin Haig kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| MEMP | MRSHL | |
| First Downs | 21 | 24 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 7-19 | 6-12 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 6-7 | 1-2 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 84-372 | 71-433 |
| Rushes-Yds | 52-141 | 27-92 |
| Passing Yds | 231 | 341 |
| Kick Return Yds | 117 | 12 |
| Punt Return Yds | 25 | 1 |
| Passes | 22-32-0 | 34-44-0 |
| Punts | 4-168 | 3-133 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 4-2 | 1-1 |
| Penalties-Yds | 16-131 | 4-45 |
| Time of Poss. | 37:37 | 22:23 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| MEMP: Brandon Hayes 22-60, Jacob Karam 15-41, Jai Steib 15-40, Jordan Devey 0-0 |
| MRSHL: Kevin Grooms 7-46, Steward Butler 7-34, Remi Watson 9-32, Team 2--4, Rakeem Cato 2--16 |
| PASSING |
| MEMP: Jacob Karam 21-31-170-0, Tom Hornsey 1-1-61-0 |
| MRSHL: Rakeem Cato 34-44-341-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| MEMP: Marcus Rucker 6-44, Reggie Travis 3-37, Keiwone Malone 3-30, Brandon Hayes 3-20, Jai Steib 2-16, Alan Cross 2-11, Bobby McCain 1-61, Tevin Jones 1-11, Jesse Milleson 1-1 |
| MRSHL: Antavious Wilson 7-61, Demetrius Evans 7-50, Tommy Shuler 5-78, Davonte Allen 4-87, Gator Hoskins 4-25, C.J. Crawford 2-11, Jazz King 1-15, Devon Johnson 1-9, Aaron Dobson 1-4, Kevin Grooms 1-2, Remi Watson 1--1 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Memphis | 3rd Conference USA East | 4-4 | 4-8 |
| Marshall | 3rd Conference USA East | 4-4 | 5-7 |
