1982 Liberty Bowl: Bear Bryant wanted Memphis for final game
The Crimson Tide faced Illinois in the final game of the fabled college football coach’s career.
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January 2023
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1982 Liberty Bowl: The day Bear Bryant almost ate a reporter’s microphone
The throng of reporters flocking to Memphis to cover a fabled Alabama coach’s final game 40 years ago was massive. Radio intern Harold Graeter will never forget it.
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1982 Liberty Bowl: Bear Bryant looked ‘really tired’ coaching his last game, in Memphis.
No one understood then just how exhausted the longtime Alabama coach was on a cold night 40 years ago.
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How Bear Bryant’s parka made it from Memphis to a museum
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December 2022
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Tigers name replacement for fired receivers coach
New Memphis assistant coach comes from UAB and is a former starting quarterback at Vanderbilt.
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Three Memphis Tigers football assistant coaches let go
Moves were reported three days after coach Ryan Silverfield’s team ended a 7-6 season with a First Responder Bowl win over Utah State.
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Portable toilets coming to the rescue at AutoZone Liberty Bowl
The game is on, but weather-related issues in Memphis will alter the restroom situation Wednesday, Dec. 28, at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.
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AutoZone Liberty Bowl coaching matchup is a mutual admiration society
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AutoZone Liberty Bowl coaching matchup is a mutual admiration society
Both Sam Pittman of Arkansas and Kansas’ Lance Leipold are looking to close out 2022 with a victory.
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AutoZone Liberty Bowl has potential for fireworks
Arkansas and Kansas both bring potent offenses into Wednesday’s AutoZone Liberty Bowl at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.
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1982 Liberty Bowl: How Bear Bryant’s parka made it from Memphis to a museum
On a wet, frigid December night 40 years ago, Alabama’s legendary coach bundled up in a coat from a Korea that is the last vision of him for many.
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Buckley: Stress. Sacrifice. Signing. Lausanne’s Brock Glenn ‘wouldn’t trade it for anything.’
Lausanne quarterback Brock Glenn is on the fast track to Florida State.
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Memphis high school football recruiting: Meet the area’s top commits
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Tigers player: ‘We believe’ in Silverfield
After reading comments from fans on social media, Memphis defensive lineman Wardalis Ducksworth offers public support for coach Ryan Silverfield.
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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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November 2022
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Memphis kicker David Kemp enters transfer portal
Redshirt freshman looking at opportunities elsewhere after missing most of the Tigers’ 2021 season with an injury and losing the job this year to Florida transfer Chris Howard.
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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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Coach Silverfield supports Memphis AD’s athlete funding efforts
The Tigers football coach applauds Laird Veatch’s plea to big-money donors for help with the Name, Image and Likeness program.
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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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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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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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Silverfield’s still chasing 8 wins, but Tigers must first become bowl eligible
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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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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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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Outside noise surrounding Tigers’ struggles hasn’t impacted the locker room
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.
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Tigers Football Insider: AAC games that could impact Memphis’ conference standings
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Tigers look to ‘reset’ during open week
Memphis is trying to stop the bleeding that is currently a three-game losing streak after blowing double-digit leads in two of those games.
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