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The Tigers have a bye week before resuming conference play Oct. 11 at South Florida. It’s a game that could have major American Athletic Conference championship implications.
Saturday’s win ended Seth Henigan’s 41-game-long touchdown streak. But the Tigers’ quarterback is more focused on not settling.
The offense got off to a slow start and was scoreless in the first quarter for the first time this season. The Tigers finally scored two second-quarter touchdowns to take a 14-0 lead by halftime. The Memphis defense held MTSU to 29 yards rushing on 25 attempts.Related content:
Memphis entered this year as the favorite to win the league, but it has already suffered a loss in its first conference game.
The Tigers will play host to Middle Tennessee on Saturday. It’ll be the first matchup between the two teams since 2014.
Fans have waited for their turn to celebrate a move to a Power Conference for years. The new-look Pac-12 no longer qualifies for that distinction, but some believed it would be better than the AAC.
“What you don’t want is one game to totally take the wind out of your sails and say, ‘Man, we can’t play defense anymore,’” Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield said. “We can and we will, and we’re certainly capable of it.”
As the Tigers chase a CFP spot, The Daily Memphian will keep track of notable Group of Five teams each week. Some teams will fall out, and others will be added depending on the outcome of games played.
As the Tigers chase a College Football Playoffs spot, The Daily Memphian will keep track of notable Group of Five teams each week.
Memphis earned an impressive win over Florida State on the back of its defense on Sept. 14. It then allowed Navy quarterback Blake Horvath to compile 416 yards of total offense with six touchdowns in a 56-44 loss a week later.Related story:
The Tigers were ranked No. 23 and were the top Group of Five team in last week’s Coaches Poll, before suffering a 56-44 loss at Navy.
The Midshipmen (3-0, 2-0 in AAC) took a 21-14 lead in the second quarter and never gave it back as it handed the Tigers (3-1, 0-1 AAC) their first loss of the season.Related content:
Desrosiers converted a 4th-and-3 late in a 20-12 win at Florida State last week. He appeared to suffer an injury while picking up the first down.
A Memphis win would give fifth-year coach Ryan Silverfield the first 4-0 start of his tenure. A win for Navy would give the Midshipmen their first 3-0 start since 2017.
“I thought it was pretty cool because you don’t hear that a lot. … It just stuck and I’ve been going with it,” Holler said. “All my teammates, even guys here (at Memphis) started calling me ‘Snack’ or ‘Big Snack.’ I’ll take whatever.”
The skeletal remains of the Pac-12 has created the latest round of chaos in college sports.
As the Memphis Tigers chase a spot in the College Football Playoff, The Daily Memphian will keep track of notable Group of Five teams each week.
The Tigers remain the top Group of Five team in the Coaches Poll, but still are not ranked in the Associated Press Poll.
The Tigers play a nationally televised game against Middle Tennessee on Sept. 28.
The Tigers are coming off an impressive win at Florida State, but coach Ryan Silverfield didn’t let his team celebrate it for too long.
The Memphis Tigers took a road trip to Tallahassee, Florida, this weekend and left with a marquee win that included a nice $1.3 million payday. Box score: Memphis 20, Florida State 12 Tigers earn $1.3M for win, and other numbers from Memphis vs FSURelated content:
Linebacker Chandler Martin told quarterback Seth Henigan he wouldn’t need to score as many points to secure wins this year, and that rang true on Saturday as the Tigers defeated Florida State.
Memphis will take on Florida State when the Tigers travel to Tallahassee, Florida, and play the Seminoles at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Doak Campbell Stadium.
Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield and FSU coach Mike Norvell will meet for the first time since working on the same staff when Norvell coached the Tigers from 2016 to 2019. Martin: Florida State was supposed to be a free swing. Instead, it might mean everythingRelated content:
In the first Tigers Podcast of the season, Memphis football beat writer Frank Bonner II and college sports columnist John Martin discuss how this game has changed for Memphis now that FSU is no longer ranked.