Arkansas at Memphis: What to know as Tigers play host to SEC opponent
Arkansas will travel to Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium on Saturday for a meeting of quarterbacks who know each other well, with Texas ties that go way back.
Topic: Memphis Tigers Football
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September 2025
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Jeremiah Jordan brings grit and grind to Memphis football
Jeremiah Jordan grew up with dreams of playing high-level football in his hometown. Last year, he played NCAA Division II football; this week, he’ll start for the Tigers on the biggest stage of his career.
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Two Tigers lean on old bond to lead Memphis offense
When receiver Cortez Braham Jr. was deciding on which school to transfer to, Brendon Lewis’ pitch was simple: Choose the team with the quarterback you already know.
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Breaking down the Tigers’ unblemished home record against power conference schools since 2015
The Memphis Tigers will host Arkansas on Saturday. Memphis has won all five of its home games against power conference schools since 2015, including three against SEC opponents.
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Tigers prepare for two familiar faces on Arkansas offense
Two significant pieces for Arkansas’ offense this season are players the Tigers have seen before.
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Memphis defense looks poised for a step up in competition
After starting with a 3-0 record for the third straight season, Memphis will face one of its biggest tests of the year in a home game against Arkansas on Sept. 20.
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Memphis game with Arkansas will be televised on ABC
The broadcast marks Memphis’ first appearance on ABC since Oct. 17, 2020, when the Tigers defeated UCF, 50-49.
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Martin: Memphis football handles business. Now comes the chance to make noise.
Athlon Sports wrote a story recently that proclaimed The American is having a moment. Well, now it’s the Tigers’ turn to have theirs.
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Memphis defense stifles Troy in decisive victory
Memphis’ defense holds Troy to 72 yards passing and no offensive scores as Tigers improve to 3-0 with second straight road win over a Sun Belt opponent.
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Box score: Memphis 28, Troy 7
Here is the box score for the Memphis vs. Troy NCAA college football game played Saturday, Sept. 13.
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Memphis running back Greg Desrosiers Jr. out vs. Troy
Greg Desrosiers was injured early in the first quarter of the season opener against Chattanooga. He’ll miss a second straight game.
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Memphis at Troy: What to know before Tiger’s second Sun Belt matchup
Memphis beat Troy 38-17 last year, but Trojans quarterback Goose Crowder missed most of that game with an injury. The Tigers must deal with a healthy Crowder now.
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Tigers QB Brendon Lewis on record setting pace. Already.
Brendon Lewis is averaging 74.5 rushing yards in the season’s first two games. That puts him on track to become the Tigers’ leading quarterback rusher for a single season.
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Mantra turns to magic for Memphis Tigers kicker
Gianni Spetic’s 55-yard bomb in Memphis’ 38-16 road victory over Georgia State gave the Tigers their first lead of the game going into halftime.
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How to restore balance to college football? Hall of Fame coach Mack Brown has an idea.
“The biggest thing I’ve learned since I’ve gotten out (of coaching) is that right now, there’s about 10 or 12 (teams) that have a chance to win,” the 2005 national championship winner told the Memphis Touchdown Club. “And those are the ones that are putting big money into it. Everybody else? They’re trying to survive.”
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Memphis hasn’t narrowed down a go-to receiver. For coach Ryan Silverfield, that’s not a problem.
Five different receivers have three catches or more after the first two games. That receivers’ room is producing by committee, and Ryan Silverfield says the variety is a positive.
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What have we learned about the Tigers in the first two weeks?
The Memphis Tigers have played eight quarters of football in 2025 and six of them have been strong.
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Georgia natives show out for Tigers in Atlanta
Three Memphis players from the Atlanta area — Sutton Smith, Makari Bodiford and DeMarco Ward — put on a show in the Tigers’ 38-16 win at Center Parc Stadium.
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Buckley: Brendon Lewis will take a hit. Not too many, Ryan Silverfield hopes.
“I do have to do a better job, kind of protecting myself and not taking hits that are unnecessary,” Memphis Tigers QB Brendon Lewis said. “But I like taking those hits. ... It kind of calms me down and gets me in the flow of the game.”
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Tigers D-lineman turns best friend’s death into motivation
Memphis defensive lineman Pooda Walker lost his best friend four years ago, but continues to honor his legacy on the football field.
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Memphis at Georgia State: What to know before Tigers’ first road game
Memphis (1-0) cruised to a 45-10 win over FCS Chattanooga last week, while Georgia State fell 63-7 to an Ole Miss team that is currently ranked No. 20 in the Associated Press Top 25.
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Memphis 2026 football game vs. Arkansas being pushed back
The Arkansas Razorbacks football team will play Memphis at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 20, but the return game scheduled for 2026 has been rescheduled.
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Memphis running back is ‘day to day’ with lower-body injury
Memphis running back Greg Desrosiers Jr. missed most of the Tigers’ season opener.
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Why the American Conference was a major winner in Week 1
The 2025 college football season couldn’t get past Week 1 without creating ripples in the College Football Playoff race for non-power conference schools.
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August 2025
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Almost a year after his last game, this Tigers running back’s return was ‘all gas, no brakes’
Last year, Sutton Smith tore his ACL during the Tigers’ first game, and his 2024 season was over in less than 15 minutes of game time. This year, things were different.
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