Tigers on brink of snapping seven-year streak of sustained success
Seven straight winning seasons and seven consecutive bowl games. It’s all on the line after Friday’s loss to UCF.
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Seven straight winning seasons and seven consecutive bowl games. It’s all on the line after Friday’s loss to UCF.
With the freshman injured, the Tigers turned to Peter Parrish, who had not thrown a pass in college until facing the Knights. Tigers on brink of snapping seven-year streak of sustained successRelated stories:
Peter Parrish will be the starting quarterback in place of Henigan, who apparently injured his hand in the 35-17 win over Navy.
Frank Bonner II and Steven Johnson preview the Tigers’ football game at UCF on Friday and the men’s basketball exhibition game against LeMoyne-Owen on Sunday.
The Tigers are hoping to win back-to-back games for the first time since September.
Of the five games left on Memphis’ schedule, the two games that are the toughest to win are against SMU and at Houston.
The redshirt freshman came to Memphis as a three-star recruit.
His 55 career sacks are the fourth-most in Packers history, and he set a single-season franchise record with 19.5 sacks in 1989.
Communication in an exceptionally noisy venue will be crucial for the Tigers as they try to get a win at UCF.
The AAC likely will receive membership applications from six Conference USA schools as early as this week.
Bobby McCain got his first interception of the season.
The University of Memphis got an extra boost with Kevin Johns on the sideline against Navy, but where he will be stationed against UCF remains to be seen.
Navy’s 17 points tied a season-low for points scored against Memphis this year.
The Tigers found their mojo again, beating Navy in all aspects of the game except for time of possession. The Memphis defense showed up against Navy; can it do the same at UCF? Tweet collection: What they’re saying about Navy vs. MemphisRelated stories:
Expect Navy to run the ball and eat up a ton of clock in the process.
Frank Bonner II and Steven Johnson analyze the rest of the Memphis football season and look to tonight’s Memphis Madness.
Coach Ryan Silverfield said after the Tulsa game that he had no idea which kicker he planned on using against Navy on Thursday.
Memphis has a short week to prepare for a game that could drop the Tigers under .500 for the first time in eight seasons.
Memphis football beat writer Frank Bonner II and basketball beat writer Steven Johnson unpack how Memphis football can get back on track with a win at Tulsa this week.
Memphis won 80% of its one-possession games in the past two seasons, but is 2-3 in such games this year.
Antonio Gibson heads the list of former Tigers who are making an impact for their pro teams.
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