MEMPHIS, Tenn. – For the University of Memphis, there will be a lot riding on Saturday's American Athletic Conference football game at Tulsa.
To keep pace with nationally ranked and unbeaten SMU (8-0, 4-0 The American) in the league's West Division, the No. 25 Tigers (6-1, 2-1 The American) will have to get past a scrappy Tulsa team that, while 2-5 overall, gave SMU perhaps its biggest scare of the season.
The Golden Hurricane forced three overtimes before falling to SMU, 43-37, in Dallas. Tulsa amassed 500 yards total offense in the heartbreaking loss.
Memphis also could return to the Associated Press Top 25 rankings with a victory.