American college football season
2015 Memphis Tigers football |
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Birmingham Bowl, L 10–31 vs. Auburn |
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Conference | American Athletic Conference |
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Division | West Division |
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Record | 9–4 (5–3 The American) |
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Head coach | - Justin Fuente (4th year; regular season)
- Darrell Dickey (interim; bowl game)
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Co-offensive coordinator | Darrell Dickey |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Brad Cornelsen |
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Defensive coordinator | Galen Scott |
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Home stadium | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium |
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The 2015 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by fourth-year head coach Justin Fuente and played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The Tigers competed as a member of the West Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in American Athletic play to finish in third place in the West Division. They were invited to the Birmingham Bowl where they lost to Auburn.
On October 17, the Tigers defeated Ole Miss which led them to a #18 ranking in polls after the Tigers began the season with an 8–0 record. Before they were defeated by Navy three weeks later, the Tigers were ranked as high as #13 in the polls, which was the highest ever ranking for the program in school history.
On November 29, head coach Justin Fuente resigned to become the head coach at Virginia Tech.[1] He finished at Memphis with a four-year record of 26–23. The Tigers were led by interim head coach Darrell Dickey in the Birmingham Bowl.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Missouri State* | | | ESPN3 | W 63–7 | 41,730 |
September 12 | 6:00 p.m. | at Kansas* | | | JTV/ESPN3 | W 55–23 | 37,798 |
September 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at Bowling Green* | | | ASN | W 44–41 | 21,178 |
September 24 | 6:30 p.m. | Cincinnati | | - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
- Memphis, TN
| ESPN | W 53–46 | 45,172 |
October 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at South Florida | | | ESPN2 | W 24–17 | 22,546 |
October 17 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 13 Ole Miss* | | - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
- Memphis, TN (rivalry)
| ABC/ESPN2 | W 37–24 | 60,241 |
October 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tulsa | No. 18 | | ESPN | W 66–42 | 20,216 |
October 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Tulane | No. 16 | - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
- Memphis, TN
| CBSSN | W 41–13 | 30,381 |
November 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Navy | No. 13 | - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
- Memphis, TN
| ESPN2 | L 20–45 | 55,212 |
November 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Houston | No. 21 | | ESPN2 | L 34–35 | 42,159 |
November 21 | 11:00 a.m. | at Temple | No. 21 | | ESPNU | L 12–31 | 31,708 |
November 28 | 11:00 a.m. | SMU | | - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
- Memphis, TN
| ESPNews | W 63–0 | 30,075 |
December 30 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Auburn* | | | ESPN | L 10–31 | 59,430 |
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 18 | 16 | 15 | 25 | RV | — | RV | RV | — |
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Coaches | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 25 | RV | — | RV | RV | RV |
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CFP | Not released | 13 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | Not released |
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Game summaries
Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Tigers | 28 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 63 |
At Kansas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 10 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 55 |
Jayhawks | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
Bowling Green
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 10 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 44 |
Falcons | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
Cincinnati
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bearcats | 10 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 46 |
Tigers | 14 | 14 | 3 | 22 | 53 |
At South Florida
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
Bulls | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Ole Miss
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#13 Rebels | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
Tigers | 7 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 37 |
At Tulsa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#18 Tigers | 14 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 66 |
Golden Hurricane | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
Tulane
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Green Wave | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
#16 Tigers | 0 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 41 |
Navy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Midshipmen | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
#15 Tigers | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
At Houston
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#25 Tigers | 3 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
#16 Cougars | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
At Temple
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Owls | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 31 |
SMU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tigers | 28 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 63 |
Vs. Auburn–Birmingham Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Auburn Tigers | 10 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Memphis Tigers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
References
- ^ "Justin Fuente hired as Virginia Tech's next football coach".
- ^ "2015 Memphis Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
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