Tiger Football

The University of Memphis football team is a couple of weeks away from fall football camp. Before the team takes on the rigors of practices and weeks ahead of the first game, came an opportunity to reach out and...
HONOLULU — The Hawaii Bowl was canceled Thursday after Hawaii withdrew from its game against Memphis on the eve of the contest because of COVID-19, season-ending injuries and transfers. The game was scheduled for Friday at the Clarence T.C. Ching...
by Clay Bailey -- Seth Henigan threw for 392 yards and two touchdowns, and Memphis’ defense stymied No. 23 SMU in a 28-25 victory over the Mustangs on Saturday. Henigan, who missed last week’s loss to UCF with a right shoulder...
For all of the talk from players and coaches about just another game on the schedule, Memphis’ Thursday night encounter with Navy’s Midshipmen was far from that with the Tigers having lost their previous three games. In need of stopping...
Along with being mad at themselves while trying not to worry too much, the University of Memphis Tigers now are facing the sobering reality of needing to “look in the mirror and say how we can improve.” That is the...
Want to see a receiver put a team on his back en route to a history-making performance in a game most professional and casual observers doubted the team could win? Roll the tape of the University of Memphis’ 31-29 win...
In a game played roughly 70 miles from Memphis, two touchdowns of 70-plus yards from a running back who did not play last season were key elements in a mix that allowed the University of Memphis Tigers to get...
Beyond the University of Memphis Tiger’s dominant 42-17 win over Nicholls State University, the game registered as a step toward normalcy – for now – after disruptions caused by the COVID-19 virus. There were no special seating restrictions for the...
MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Something that has been missing showed up in Montgomery, Alabama on Wednesday and Memphis head football coach Ryan Silverfield may be smiling about it for several more days. The Tigers won the 2020 Montgomery Bowl with a...
The American Football Coaches Association has selected Memphis running backs coach Anthony Jones Jr. as a participant in the 2021 AFCA 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute. The leadership institute is a prestigious program that identifies and develops premier future...