Five standouts from Tigers’ win at Navy
The Memphis defense was a primary reason why the Tigers won for the first time at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
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The Memphis defense was a primary reason why the Tigers won for the first time at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
With just four touchdowns allowed in the past three games, the Tigers’ defense is ramping up. Related article: Championship hopes alive after ugly win over Navy
University of Memphis’ defense bails out the offense, which had another difficult day on all fronts. Related article: Right on time: Memphis defense turns a corner with shutdown of Navy
The Tigers need to win to stay alive in the race for a berth in the AAC title game.
The Tigers’ offense knows it has to take advantage of every down against the Midshipmen’s ability to eat the clock.
The Tigers’ defensive staff has been working on strategies for months to deal with an offense used by few schools.
The Tigers’ final three games of the season were reshuffled to get the Midshipmen back on the schedule. The Tigers (5-2, 3-2 AAC) and Midshipmen (3-4, 3-2) were originally scheduled to play Nov. 14, but the game was postponed because of COVID-19 cases at Navy.
When he was in the sixth grade at Presbyterian Day School, Cameron Kinley wrote an essay about what makes Navy athletes special. Now he’s showing us in real life.
If the game can’t be rescheduled, it will make the Tigers’ chances of reaching the AAC championship game even slimmer.
The Nov. 14 game will be on either ESPN 2 or ESPNU.
Brady White got booed. Then he threw three touchdown passes to lead Memphis to a 35-23 win over Navy.
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