Tigers, AAC reveal 2023 football schedule
Memphis will open American Athletic Conference play against Navy for a second straight year.
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February 2023
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December 2022
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AAC commissioner: Expansion creates ‘clear path’ to playoffs
American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco said he can’t “overstate the importance” of what the College Football expansion means for the AAC and member schools like Memphis.
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Memphis athletic director wants Tiger football to be more than ‘just OK’
American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco also expressed a vote of confidence in Silverfield when he spoke to The Daily Memphian on Thursday.
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November 2022
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Key stats and numbers for Tigers’ regular season finale
This game features two quarterbacks who are ranked in the top 20 in the nation in average passing yards and a receiver who leads the nation in average receiving yards per game.
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Tigers face toughest QB-WR combo at SMU
Memphis’ defensive coordinator said his unit tries to take away what teams do well. Against the Mustangs, that means limiting the No. 1 receiver in the country and a top-10 quarterback.
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Tigers bowl projections: Top location and opponent predictions
Memphis is bowl-eligible and prognosticators are all over the board on where and which opponent the Tigers might play.
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Tigers notebook: Silverfield says bowl eligibility is minimum standard
It’s the second straight season that Memphis has entered the final two games still striving for bowl eligibility.
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Memphis RB Brandon Thomas out for rest of season
Brandon Thomas leads the Tigers with nine rushing touchdowns.
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Key Stats and numbers for Memphis vs. Tulsa
The Tigers are preparing face a Golden Hurricane rushing defense that is the fourth-worst in the country out of 131 FBS teams.
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Tigers Football Insider: Honoring a pioneer in Glenn Rogers Sr.
AAC announces Memphis football conference opponents through 2026
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AAC announces Memphis football conference opponents through 2026
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.
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Silverfield: Tigers can’t waste time pondering officiating
“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.”
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A big day from Caden Prieskorn could spark a Memphis upset of No. 25 UCF
The Tigers are 4-1 when the tight end scores at least one touchdown, and he’s become arguably the team’s most important offensive player beside quarterback Seth Henigan.
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Tigers advance to AAC women’s soccer championship match
Memphis beat top-seeded host UCF and will face SMU in Sunday’s title game at Orlando.
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Key stats and numbers for Memphis-UCF homecoming game
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.
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Tigers’ defense anticipates a physical matchup against UCF
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.
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October 2022
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How good does KenPom believe this year’s Memphis team is?
In this year’s preseason KenPom ratings, Memphis came in at No. 34 nationally and No. 2 in the AAC.
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Key stats and numbers for Tigers’ road trip at ECU
One of the best red zone offenses in the country based on conversion percentage is clashing against one of the best red zone defenses in the country Saturday night when the Tigers take on the Pirates.
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Asa Martin tends to rev up as the Tigers get deeper into the season
Asa Martin’s versatility has always helped the Tigers in the back end of the season. Memphis could use that extra production during this tough three-game stretch.
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Two Memphis Tigers earn All-AAC preseason honors; Tigers picked second in conference
Memphis was the only team to have more than one of its players receive All-AAC first-team honors. Houston was picked to win the AAC in the preseason coaches poll.
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Can the Tigers recover from last week’s meltdown?
The late-game collapse has fans wondering if the Tigers can recover from such a demoralizing loss. Head coach Ryan Silverfield believes they can.
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Tigers announce kickoff time for Tulane game
Kickoff time is set for the Tigers’ Oct. 22 game against Tulane in New Orleans, which will be aired on ESPN2 or ESPNU.
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Memphis Tigers football vs. Houston: key stats and numbers
Limiting Houston receiver Nathaniel Dell and stopping the Cougars on third down could be keys to victory for the Tigers.
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What causes the U of M offense to start slow? The answer is in the ‘details’
Offensive coordinator Tim Cramsey made it obvious that the message this week heading into the home game against Houston at 6:30 p.m. on Friday was paying attention to the details.
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For the Tigers to contend for an AAC title, the offense must improve
It’s hard to tell if the Tigers are poised to take advantage of the opportunity they’ve created for themselves with the offense looking so shaky in the past two weeks.
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September 2022
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In return to Memphis, former deputy AD Wren Baker sees promise for Tigers, new-look AAC
Before his team takes on the Tigers on Saturday afternoon in a preview of a future American Athletic Conference matchup, Baker said he’s as confident as ever in the Tigers’ brand and the new-look league.
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