After a disappointing performance against Buffalo, the Army Black Knights hit the road for their final Conference USA game of the year when they visit Memphis, Tenn., and play the Tigers at the Liberty Bowl at 2 p.m. (EST) Saturday.

The game is not televised, but can be heard over the airwaves by listening to 1050 ESPN Radio (1050 AM), WBNR (1260 AM), WLNA (1420 AM) or WKDT (89.3 FM).

The Tigers (4-5 overall and 2-3 in C-USA) are coming off their third straight loss -- a 49-28 drubbing at the hands of sixth-ranked Tennessee in Knoxville.

Army (2-7, 2-4) dropped a 26-19 affair to the University of Buffalo at Michie Stadium.

The Memphis matchup is Army’s final game before the season finale against arch rival Navy in Philadelphia Dec. 1.

Besides the loss to Buffalo, the Black Knights also suffered potentially season-ending injuries to two of their top offensive weapons in seniors Chad Jenkins and Josh Holden.

Jenkins, who had remained injury-free for the first eight games of the season, went down for good in the third period with a twisted knee.

Second-year Army head coach Todd Berry said his signal caller is out for the Memphis game and is doubtfull, at best, for the Navy tilt.

Holden suffered a severe ankle sprain and is also out for the Memphis battle and doubtful, at best, for Navy.

Six-foot, 4-inch, 210-pound senior quarterback Curtis Zervic moves to the top of the depth chart this week after his 16-of-24 relief effort against the Bulls. Zervic threw for 186 yards after Jenkins went down, but also hurled two rally killing interceptions that doomed any hope of a late Army comeback.

Zervic faced the Tigers last year as he filled in for injured Army signal callers Jenkins and Joe Gerena.

Six-foot, 184-pound freshman Reggie Nevels is listed as Zervic’s back up.

"I will play whoever gives us the best opportunity to win the ballgame," Berry said Tuesday.

"I would never play a freshman over a senior just because he has more years left in the program," he answered when questioned whether he would start Nevels, who is considered to be the quarterback of the future at Army. "That is not fair to the senior. We will take care of the future in good time."

Sophomore C.J. Young remains the primary Army backfield threat with 516 markers and 8 rushing touchdowns.

Freshman Ardell Daniels backs him up.

The Army receiving corps remains intact with senior tight end Clint Dodson leading the way with 39 receptions for 435 yards and 2 TDs. Junior Aris Comeaux is next with 32 catches for 463 yards and 5 TDs.

Looking at Memphis, Berry said they play a much more base defense than their heralded unit of last season did.

"They are athletic on the perimeter and they have size up front," Berry added. "They are committed to stopping the run first."

That mentality stems from their new head coach Tommy West who took over the program this year after a year as the defensive coordinator.

The former Clemson mentor jazzed up the Tiger offense moving it away from its conservative ways and instilling a spread offense.

"They have cut it loose a little bit," Berry said of the Tigers new offensive look. "They had good quarterbacks, good running backs and good receivers before. Now the system uses those people and really stretches you defensively."

Which quarterback West uses may be the question most asked leading up to Saturday.

Redshirt freshman Danny Wimprine sits atop the depth chart, but redshirt senior Neil Suber, who QBed the Tigers to victory here last year, and redshirt junior Travis Anglin have all seen action this season.

Suber and Wimprine both saw action versus Tennessee.

Off the bench, Wimprine completed 12-of-21 passes for 186 yards in less than a half of play and led the Tigers on three scoring drives. He threw two TD passes and one interception.

The Tigers top rusher, junior tailback Dante Brown, was held to minus-two yards rushing on three carries against the Volunteers. Brown leads the Tigers with 732 yards on the ground and 9 TDs.

"We will have to play the best we possibly can against (Army) to have any chance to win," West said Monday.

West thinks the steady stream of top-notch defenses that the Tigers have faced of late (Tenn., UAB, Louisville, ECU, USM) should have toughened them up.

"Hopefully, playing against those type of people has made us a little better offensively," West said.