MEMPHIS – After a 54-48 win over previously-unbeaten SMU, the University of Memphis football team has been named the Suits National Team of the Week by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). This is the second time Memphis has earned the national team award, with the last time coming in 2015 following the win over Ole Miss.
The win over SMU gave the Tigers the tiebreaker over the Mustangs in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference with both teams now at 4-1. Memphis also holds the tiebreaker over a 5-1 Navy squad if the teams end up tied at the end of the regular season.