Memphis' fifth consecutive trip to a bowl game will be in the Birmingham Bowl against Wake Forest.

The Tigers (8-5) will face the Demon Deacons (6-6) at 11 a.m. Dec. 22 (ESPN) at Legion Field in their first meeting since 1967. Tickets are on sale at GoTigersGoTix.com.

The game will feature two of the nation's top all-purpose players in Memphis' Darrell Henderson, the nation's leader in all-purpose yards with 2,328, and Wake Forest wide receiver Greg Dortch, who led the ACC with 1,750 all-purpose yards and is ranked 11th nationally.

Memphis, which on Saturday lost the AAC Championship game to Central Florida, last played in the Birmingham Bowl in 2015 and lost 31-10 to Auburn. Last year, Memphis lost 21-20 to Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.

"We are extremely excited for the opportunity to go back to Birmingham to an outstanding bowl game against an impressive opponent who finished the season playing really well in Wake Forest," Memphis coach Mike Norvell said in a statement.

Norvell has yet to win a bowl game at Memphis since he took over before the 2016 season. In his first season, Memphis lost 51-31 to Western Kentucky in the Boca Raton Bowl

Wake Forest will be making its first appearance in the Birmingham Bowl. The Demon Deacons finished the year 3-5 in the ACC, including

road wins over North Carolina State and Duke, both of which are headed to bowl games. Wake Forest became bowl eligible by beating Duke in its regular-season finale.

Memphis is 2-2 all-time against Wake Forest. The teams met for four consecutive seasons from 1964-67.

The Tigers have not won a bowl game since defeating BYU in double overtime in the 2014 Miami Beach Bowl. Wake Forest won bowl games in both 2016 and 2017 over Temple and Texas A&M, respectively.

Memphis' bowl history since 2000

2017 – lost 21-20 to Iowa State in AutoZone Liberty Bowl

2016 – lost 51-31 to Western Kentucky in Boca Raton Bowl

2015 – lost 31-10 to Auburn in Birmingham Bowl

2014 – won 55-48 (OT) over BYU in Miami Beach Bowl

2008 – lost 41-14 to USF in St. Petersburg Bowl

2007 – lost 44-27 to Florida Atlantic in New Orleans Bowl

2005 – won 38-31 over Akron in Motor City Bowl

2004 – lost 52-35 to Bowling Green in GMAC Bowl

2003 – won 27-17 over North Texas in New Orleans Bowl