American college football season
2019 Memphis Tigers football Conference American Athletic Conference Division West Division Coaches No. 17 AP No. 17 2019 record 12–2 (7–1 American) Head coach Offensive coordinator Kevin Johns (1st season)Defensive coordinator Adam Fuller (1st season)Home stadium Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 59,308)Seasons
The 2019 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Tigers played their home games at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee , and competed in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference . They were led by fourth-year head coach Mike Norvell through the team's win in the American Championship Game , after which he left to fill the head coaching vacancy at Florida State .[1] Offensive line coach Ryan Silverfield was initially named head coach of the team for their bowl game, the Cotton Bowl ; the interim tag was removed and he was named the new head coach of the Tigers.[2] [3]
Previous season [ ]
The Tigers finished the 2018 season 8–6, 5–3 in AAC play to be co–champions of the West Division. They represented the West Division in The American Championship Game where they lost to East Division champions UCF . They were invited to the Birmingham Bowl where they lost to Wake Forest .
Preseason [ ]
Award watch lists [ ]
Listed in the order that they were released
AAC media poll [ ]
The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Tigers predicted as repeat to win the AAC West Division [17] and finish in third place of AAC championship.
West
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Memphis
165 (15)
2
Houston
162 (14)
3
Tulane
108
4
SMU
87 (1)
5
Navy
70
6
Tulsa
38
Media poll (AAC Championship)
Predicted finish
Team
Votes
1
UCF
12
2
Cincinnati
8
3
Memphis
6
4
Houston
4
Personnel [ ]
Depth chart [ ]
Defense
FS
La'Andre Thomas
Carlito Gonzalez
WLB
MLB
SLB
J.J. Russell Zay Cullens
Tim Hart
Austin Hall
⋅
Josh Perry
Thomas Pickens Nehemiah Augustus
SS
Tyrez Lindsey
Sanchez Blake Jr.
CB
T.J. Carter
John Broussard
DE
DT
DT
DE
Bryce Huff
Joseph Dorceus
O'Bryan Goodson
Jonathan Wilson
Wardalis Ducksworth
Cade Mashburn
John Tate
Everitt Cunningham
Offense
"X" WR
John Williams
Rodrigues Clark
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
Obinna Eze
Dylan Parham
Dustin Woodard
Manuel Orona-Lopez
Scottie Dill
Titus Jones
⋅
Issac Ellis
Evan Fields
Peyton Jones
"Y" TE
Joey Magnifico
Sean Dykes Tyce Daniel
"S" WR
Damonte Coxie
Kedarian Jones
Special Teams
PK Riley Patterson
P Adam Williams
KR Kenny Gainwell
PR John Williams T.J. Carter
H Preston Brady
Roster [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 11:00 a.m. Ole Miss * ABC W 15–1044,107
September 7 11:00 a.m. Southern * Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN WMC W 55–2434,487
September 14 2:30 p.m. at South Alabama * ESPNU W 42–612,373
7:00 p.m. Navy Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPN W 35–2333,909
October 5 2:45 p.m. at Louisiana–Monroe * ESPNU W 52–3317,143
October 12 11:00 a.m. at Temple No. 23 Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN2 L 28–3034,253
October 19 6:00 p.m. Tulane Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPN2 W 47–1730,221
October 26 6:00 p.m. at Tulsa CBSSN W 42–4117,183
November 2 6:30 p.m. No. 15 SMU No. 24 ABC W 54–4859,506
November 16 2:30 p.m. at Houston No. 18 ESPN2 W 45–2725,149
November 23 3:00 p.m. at South Florida No. 18 Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPNU W 49–1025,136
2:30 p.m. No. 19 Cincinnati No. 18 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ABC W 34–2436,472
December 7 2:30 p.m. No. 20 Cincinnati No. 17 ABC W 29–2433,008
December 28 11:00 a.m. vs. No. 10 Penn State * No. 17 ESPN L 39–5354,828
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Central time
Schedule Source: [18]
Game summaries [ ]
Ole Miss [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Rebels
0
0
3
7
10
Tigers
7
6
0
2
15
Southern [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Jaguars
7
10
7
0
24
Tigers
17
10
21
7
55
at South Alabama [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
7
16
7
12
42
Jaguars
0
0
0
6
6
Navy [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Midshipmen
13
7
0
3
23
Tigers
7
7
14
7
35
at Louisiana–Monroe [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
7
22
10
13
52
Warhawks
3
14
9
7
33
at Temple [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 23 Tigers
0
14
7
7
28
Owls
13
10
0
7
30
Tulane [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Green Wave
3
7
0
7
17
Tigers
13
21
6
7
47
at Tulsa [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
14
14
7
7
42
Golden Hurricane
0
17
14
10
41
SMU [ ]
SMU at Memphis (College GameDay )
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Mustangs
7
10 7 24
48
• No. 24 Tigers
7
16 17 14
54
at Houston [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 18 Tigers
7
21
14
3
45
Cougars
17
3
0
7
27
at South Florida [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 18 Tigers
7
21
14
7
49
Bulls
10
0
0
0
10
Cincinnati [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 19 Bearcats
3
14
0
7
24
No. 18 Tigers
17
3
0
14
34
Cincinnati (AAC Championship Game) [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 20 Bearcats
7
7
7
3
24
No. 17 Tigers
10
0
10
9
29
vs. Penn State (Cotton Bowl Classic) [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 17 Tigers
13
10
13
3
39
No. 10 Nittany Lions
7
28
10
8
53
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Final
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
23
RV
RV
24
19
18
18
17
16
15
17
Coaches
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
23т
20
RV
25
23
19
18
18
18
16
15
17
CFP
Not released
21
18
18
18
17
17
Not released
Players drafted into the NFL [ ]
References [ ]
^ Sallee, Barrett (December 8, 2019). "Florida State announced it has hired Mike Norvell from Memphis to coach Seminoles" . cbssports.com . Retrieved December 18, 2019 .
^ "Memphis tabs Ryan Silverfield as Tigers' interim coach" . ESPN.com . Associated Press. December 8, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2019 .
^ Barnes, Evan; Giannotto, Mark (December 13, 2019). "Memphis hiring Ryan Silverfield as coach, replacing Mike Norvell" . USA Today . Retrieved December 18, 2019 .
^ "2019 Maxwell Award Watch List" . July 15, 2019. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
^ "2019 Bednarik Award Watch List" . July 15, 2019. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
^ "2019 Doak Walker Watch List" (PDF) . July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019 .
^ "2019 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List Released" . July 18, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2019 .
^ "2019 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF) . July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019 .
^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release" . July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019 .
^ "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2019 Preseason Watch List" . July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019 .
^ "2019 Outland Trophy Award Watchlist Unveiled" . July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .
^ "2019 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watchlist Unveiled" . July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .
^ "Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2019 Preseason Watch Lizt" . July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019 .
^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2019 Watch List" . July 25, 2019. Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019 .
^ "The Golden Arm Award Announces 2019 Class of Candidates" . August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019 .
^ "Allstate Sugar Bowl Announces Manning Award Watch List" . August 21, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2019 .
^ "UCF chosen as Favorite in 2019 Preseason Media Poll" . TheAmerican.org . Retrieved 16 July 2019 .
^ "2019 Memphis Football Schedule" (PDF) . GoTigersGo.com . University of Memphis Athletics. February 7, 2019.
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