MEMPHIS, Tenn. – In a game promoted as one of the most significant in the history of the University of Memphis football program, the 24th-ranked Tigers rose to the occasion, handling the pressure and the spotlight with an experienced touch.
Surviving a late, furious rally, the Tigers posted a 54-48 American Athletic Conference victory over 15th-ranked and previously unbeaten SMU.
Beginning with a first-ever appearance in Memphis by ESPN's College GameDay and ending with a homecoming win before 59,506 and an ABC national television audience, the Tigers (8-1 overall, 4-1 The American) put themselves in position for another West Division championship.