Key stats, numbers frame game against Tulsa
Memphis is reeling from turnovers and penalties the past two games, and Tulsa has one win this season.
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Memphis is reeling from turnovers and penalties the past two games, and Tulsa has one win this season.
The Tigers have just three takeaways in five games heading into Saturday’s AAC battle with Tulsa.
For the second straight week, the Tigers fumbled away a big lead and a win. But that’s not the bad news. The bad news is what losing could mean for the athletic program.
In a turn of events resembling last week’s game, the Tigers let slip a 17-0 lead as the Temple Owls took command.
The Tigers have four lost fumbles in the past two games, putting the defense in difficult situations.
Here is a collection of tweets from the Memphis Tigers’ loss to the Temple Owls in Philadelphia.
Temple has the No. 1 pass defense in the country, but has been vulnerable on fourth downs.
The Tigers are back in Philadelphia for the first time since the controversial 2019 loss to Temple. Said Calvin Austin III: “It comes a time where you’ve just got to move on from it.”
The University of Memphis Tigers will have four conference games on ABC or CBS this season.
The Tigers have faced it before, and Jacobi Francis isn’t overly concerned about having to do it again, this time against Temple.
The Tigers went head-to-head against an SEC defense last week. On Saturday, it’s UTSA and a defensive unit that allowed just eight rushing yards last week.
A heads-up play by Calvin Austin III and a 51-yard field goal by Joe Doyle, plus some solid defense gave the University of Memphis a statement win.
A compilation of tweets from people reacting to the University of Memphis-Mississippi State game at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.
The U of M president says that if state invests, there would be a “greater opportunity to build an on-campus facility to support Memphis football.”
U of M’s president and athletic director assert: “The final whistle hasn’t blown.”
BYU, Cincinnati, UCF and Houston are expected to be officially invited in by Friday.
At a time when diversity is supposedly valued in education, you’d think Memphis would be an important addition to the Big 12. Instead, the conference is preparing to add BYU, where just 1% of the student body is Black.
The answers might surprise you.
COVID-19 precautions are preventing Silverfield from executing his usual team bonding outings, but that doesn’t mean he’s given up on unique ways to create team chemistry.
Memphis football is in the midst of a historic run. But will that be enough to save the program when realignment strikes again?
‘Memphis deserves better than to be fretting about conference realignment again. It needs the Big 12 to implode once and for all.’
Ryan Silverfield enjoying the bevy of talent, plus the return of La’Andre Thomas.
If passion and effort were all that mattered, the Memphis Tigers would be headed to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in seven years. But foul shots matter, too.
The Tigers came charging back in the second half, but their bad habit of turning the ball over stalled them.
In Hardaway’s words, it’s time to play smarter, loosen up and “enjoy this moment.”
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