Tigers shift goals following third American Conference loss
Sutton Smith, who finished with 109 rushing yards and a touchdown, takes off on a run against East Carolina on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, N.C. (Courtesy Memphis Athletics)
GREENVILLE, N.C. — The Memphis Tigers’ season goals have shifted after suffering a second consecutive loss Saturday.
A 31-27 victory by East Carolina’s (6-3, 4-1 American Conference) at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium gave the Tigers their third conference loss, making them 8-3 overall and 4-3 in league play.
The Tigers aren’t mathematically eliminated, but they’ll need too many teams to lose their final two games of the season to create anything except a farfetched chance of making a conference title game appearance.
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Frank Bonner II
Frank Bonner is the Memphis Tigers football beat writer. He is originally from Indiana but arrived in Memphis after spending two years in Tulsa, covering Oklahoma State football and basketball. He covered high school sports in Columbus, Indiana for two years before getting his Master’s degree in Sports Journalism at IUPUI. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University.
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