A streak ended, but Seth Henigan just wants to clean up the Tigers’ offense
University of Memphis quarterback Seth Henigan (9) throws the ball during a Sept. 28 game against MTSU. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers quarterback Seth Henigan was aware.
He entered Saturday’s home game against Middle Tennessee having thrown at least one touchdown pass in each of the 41 straight games he’s played as a Tiger, which ties former Oregon quarterback and 2014 Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota for the second-longest in FBS history.
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MTSU entered the game with 13 passing touchdowns allowed, which were the most in the country. But the streak ended after Henigan finished with no TD passes for the first time in his college career.
No worries.
The Tigers (4-1) beat the Blue Raiders 24-7 anyway.
“It didn’t really matter to me, to be honest,” Henigan said.
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Frank Bonner II
Frank Bonner is the Memphis Tigers football beat writer. He is originally from Indiana but arrived in Memphis after spending two years in Tulsa, covering Oklahoma State football and basketball. He covered high school sports in Columbus, Indiana for two years before getting his Master’s degree in Sports Journalism at IUPUI. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University.
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