Seniors take pride in defending bowl game streak
The seniors have an extra edge heading into Saturday’s game against North Alabama, with the chance for the Tigers to qualify for their ninth consecutive bowl game.
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The seniors have an extra edge heading into Saturday’s game against North Alabama, with the chance for the Tigers to qualify for their ninth consecutive bowl game.
Memphis’ football team is 8-0 against FCS opponents since 2013. The Tigers host North Alabama at 1 p.m. Saturday.
As they head into their final home game on Saturday, Nov. 19, Quindell Johnson and Asa Martin prepare their goodbyes to Memphis. Tigers Football Insider: Does the Brandon Thomas injury mean more carries for RB Sutton Smith?Related stories:
True freshman Sutton Smith has been productive in the 15 touches he’s had this season. The Tigers might give him more carries this week.
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Arion Carter was a 3-star recruit when he committed to the Tigers over the summer. He’s now a 4-star athlete who has garnered a lot of attention from other schools.
Running backs Tony Pollard, Antonio Gibson and Darrell Henderson Jr. all scored touchdowns this week.
Brandon Thomas leads the Tigers with nine rushing touchdowns.
Ben Chase is on a season-long road trip to attend upwards of 70 games in one season. Thursday’s game at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium was No. 46.
The win snapped a four-game losing streak and put Memphis (5-5, 3-4 AAC) one win away from qualifying for its ninth consecutive bowl game. Buckley: Tigers defense takes it from whiteboard to gridiron against TulsaRelated stories:
The Tigers are preparing face a Golden Hurricane rushing defense that is the fourth-worst in the country out of 131 FBS teams. Tigers Football Insider: Honoring a pioneer in Glenn Rogers Sr. AAC announces Memphis football conference opponents through 2026Related stories:
The Tigers will play UAB every year through 2026. The full list of nonconference and conference opponents are set for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
Rogers became the first Black athlete to join the Memphis football team when he walked on during the spring of 1968 and earned a scholarship during the spring of 1969.
Bryce Huff forced a fumble by sacking Bills quarterback Josh Allen that helped seal the 20-17 victory for the New York Jets over Buffalo.
“It does me no good to sit here and say would have, could have, should have and I don’t allow our players to do it,” Silverfield said. “We don’t make excuses. We go out there and charge away.”
An eight-win season seemed more probable when the Tigers were looking at a 4-1 record with seven games remaining. Now the Tigers need to win at least two of the last three just to reach a bowl game.
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Memphis had won five straight homecoming games before losing to Central Florida on Saturday. The Tigers’ overall losing streak is their longest since 2013.Related stories:
Only two teams have scored more than 20 points against the Knights this year, but the Tigers haven’t scored less than 23 all season.
The defense is going to have its hands full against a physical UCF team that averages the eighth-most rushing yards in the country at more than 244 rushing yards per game.
The Tigers haven’t lost a homecoming game since 2016 and hope to keep that streak going against UCF.
Tony Pollard had a career day and became the first Cowboys running back to score three rushing touchdowns in a game since 2015.
The Tigers are hoping to snap a three-game losing streak against a UCF team that will be coming to Memphis with a lot of confidence.
Now that Memphis is eight weeks into the season, here is a look at where it stands in certain categories within the American Athletic Conference.
Coach Ryan Silverfield said he isn’t “oblivious” to the disappointment about the team’s three-game losing streak, but he challenged his guys to stay dialed in. Tigers Football Insider: AAC games that could impact Memphis’ conference standingsRelated story: