BYU meets Memphis in inaugural Miami Beach Bowl at Marlins Park on Dec. 22
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BYU and Memphis will meet for the first time in the Miami Beach Bowl at Marlins Park on Dec. 22.
Memphis (9-3) was one of three teams that finished atop the American Athletic Conference standings, and comes into the game with a six-game winning streak.
BYU (8-4) had its trip to the game basically set in April. As an independent without any conference tie-ins, the Cougars are making deals with bowls to guarantee a postseason destination, having already accepted invites to play in the Poinsetta Bowl in 2016 and 2018.
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The Cougars started the season with four straight wins, then lost four straight, and have won their last four. BYU is bowl-bound for the 10th straight season.
Memphis has as many wins this season as it had in the last three seasons combined, and is in a bowl for the first time since 2008.