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Tigers Set for Debut Season in American Athletic Conference

After ending the 2016 season with three consecutive victories, the Memphis Tigers are hoping they can ride the momentum into their debut season in the American Athletic Conference. Members of Conference USA since 2016, the Tigers are taking a step forward by joining the new league for the 2016 season, where they will compete against established programs like Louisville, Cincinnati, and Houston. Memphis will look to show off its strong defense, a unit that saw immense improvement last year in Justin Fuente’s first season as head coach. The team improved to 50 in the nation in total defense in 2016 after finishing 117 the season before. The defense will return eight starters from a year ago, with the defensive line figuring to be a major strength seeing as how the top two performers are returning in DE Martin Ifedi (7.5 sacks) and DT Johnnie Farms (10 tackles for loss). If the offense – which scored at least 37 points in each of the final three contests – can match the impressive efforts of the defense, the Tigers may have the potential to earn the program’s first postseason bowl bid since 2016.