The Memphis Tigers were on the verge of 5-1.
All Memphis needed to move to the doorstep of bowl eligibility was secure a 19-point fourth quarter lead. Up until the night of October 7, no team squandered an advantage that large in 2022. But the Tigers did against Houston, and one month later, they remain in search of victory number five.
Memphis (4-5, 2-4 AAC) dropped its fourth consecutive game Saturday, making this losing streak its longest since 2013, its first year in the American Conference. While the Tigers put up a valiant effort against a UCF (7-2, 4-1 AAC) squad ranked No.