Memphis Tigers NCAA Football News

Curtis Steele is one of only two Tiger running backs to manage multiple 1,000-plus yard seasons.

Asked about the University of Houston's high-powered offense, led by a quarterback whose name entered Heisman Trophy consideration earlier this season, University of Memphis football coach Tommy West leaned back in his chair and tried to recall whether he'd ever been in the situation he'll encounter today.

Case Keenum threw for 405 yards and five touchdowns in just more than two quarters, and No.

The Memphis Tigers are 2-8 on the season and have played their final home game of the year.

Last meeting: 2006, Houston 23-20, OT. What's At Stake At 4-2 in Conference USA play after a 37-32 loss to Central Florida on Saturday, Houston has to win its final two games for a shot at West division title.

The 24th-ranked Houston Cougars open a regular- season ending two-game homestand this weekend, as they try to bounce back against the Memphis Tigers in Conference USA play at Robertson Stadium.

Middle Tennessee head coach Rick Stockstill is a former assistant under Tommy West at Clemson.

Memphis head coach Tommy West has a little fun with his players before taking the field for his last home game at Liberty Bowl Stadium on Saturday.

How strange is it that avoiding overconfidence is a subject this week around UAB? The program that's played in just one bowl game in its 14-season history in the highest division in college football has another bowl trip on its mind.

In just his first season as Memphis' full-time punter, senior Matt Reagan has been named one of 10 semifinalists for the Ray Guy Award, presented by the Augusta Sports Council, to the nation's top collegiate punter.

It wasn't a fair fight. A struggling University of Memphis football team, reeling from lopsided back-to-back Conference USA losses to Southern Miss and East Carolina, couldn't stop its mid-season freefall against a Bowl Championship Series conference opponent: the fast-improving Tennessee Volunteers.

Does Tennessee's Eric Berry ever tire of facing top-notch receivers, such as the next target, Ole Miss' Shay Hodge? "No, we love the challenge," Berry says.

Memphis fired coach Tommy West on Monday, saying the school wants to go in a different direction after the season.

Jonathan Crompton threw for a career-high 331 yards and five touchdowns and ran for another as Tennessee routed Memphis 56-28 on Saturday night.

The Tennessee coaching staff was able to clear the bench Saturday night as the Volunteers routed visiting Memphis at Neyland Stadium, but writers expecting to see a joyful Coach Lane Kiffin after the game might have been surprised.

The University of Memphis Football Team sounds off about the firing of head coach Tommy West.

The University of Memphis announced the dismissal of football coach Tommy West at a press conference Monday in the school's Athletic Office Building.

Tennessee running back David Oku runs the ball past Memphis defensive back Deante' Lamar on Saturday, Nov.

University of Memphis officials confirmed Sunday that offensive lineman Malcom Rawls was the Tiger football player hospitalized after Saturday's 56-28 loss to Tennessee.

Tennessee cornerback Janzen Jackson tackles South Carolina wide receiver Tori Gurley at Neyland Stadium Saturday, Oct.