The Memphis Tigers beat Army 49-22 on Saturday, Oct. 31, improving to 7-2 overall and 4-1 in the American Conference, according to the American Conference's weekly postgame notes and Memphis Athletics. Army fell to 5-3 overall and 4-2 in the league.
Stokes honored
Quarterback Marcus Stokes was named a Manning Award Star of the Week for Week 9 after going 29 of 35 for 371 yards in the win, according to Memphis Athletics and the Sugar Bowl, which presents the weekly award.
Around the league
The same notes show UAB lost 30-10 to South Florida that day and stood at 4-4 overall and 2-2 in conference play.
Why it matters
With the regular season winding down, a 4-1 conference record leaves Memphis in a strong spot. Memphis' own Monday recap described the Tigers as in a solid position in the conference after the win, a point covered in the related Raw 100.5 story. Raw 100.5 has not independently seen the full conference standings tiebreakers, which will matter if teams finish with the same record.
Sources: University of Memphis Athletics, Army West Point, American Conference, Sugar Bowl, ESPN