We’re less than two months now from Justin Fuente‘s first game as Memphis Tiger head football coach (UT-Martin visits the Liberty Bowl on September 1st).

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Among the last 10 Memphis coaches โ€” dating back to 1958, when Billy Murphy was hired โ€” only one began his Tiger career with a victory.

Name the coach, and the team he beat.

Frank Murtaugh is the managing editor of Memphis magazine. He's covered sports for the Flyer for two decades. "From My Seat" debuted on the Flyer site in 2002 and "Tiger Blue" in 2009.