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Iowa State Football: 5 reasons to be worried about Memphis in Auto Zone Liberty Bowl

By Jesse Smith

MEMPHIS, TN - OCTOBER 17: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium before a game between the Ole Miss Rebels and the Memphis Tigers on October 17, 2015 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
MEMPHIS, TN - OCTOBER 17: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium before a game between the Ole Miss Rebels and the Memphis Tigers on October 17, 2015 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /
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5. Memphis doesn’t want this great season to end on a bad note

Head coach Mike Norvell has led this program to its second 10-win season in the history of the program. The other person who led them to a 10-win season was Justin Fuente who is now the head coach at Virginia Tech. Norvell is on a similar path of Fuente.

Against Iowa State, Memphis will give itself a chance of having its first 11-win season in program history that would be an amazing feat for a program who less won just one game as recently as 2010.

They are currently 10-2 and their only two losses came against UCF, but they have a solid win over Power Five member UCLA. They’ve dominating everyone else in the AAC and won the AAC West.

Everyone wants to end the season on a high note and how great would it be for Memphis to beat their second Power Five opponent of the season? They also have a great advantage playing in the Auto Zone Liberty Bowl because it is a home game for them. That means all of their fans don’t have to make adjustments to their weekly rituals.

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Because of the many factors Memphis will pull this off. The American Conference has been pushing to have themselves recognized as the final component of the “Power Six”. This will be another feather under their cap.

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