2018 Memphis Tigers football team

2018 Memphis Tigers football
Conference American Athletic Conference
Division West Division
2018 record 4–3 (1–3 AAC)
Head coach Mike Norvell (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Chris Ball (3rd season)
Home stadium Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 59,308)
2018 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 10 UCF  3 –0     6 –0  
No. 20 Cincinnati  2 –0     6 –0  
No. 21 South Florida  2 –0     6 –0  
Temple  2 –0     3 –3  
East Carolina  0 –2     2 –3  
Connecticut  0 –3     1 –5  
West Division
Houston  1 –0     4 –1  
SMU  1 –1     2 –4  
Tulane  1 –1     2 –4  
Navy  1 –2     2 –4  
Memphis  1 –2     4 –2  
Tulsa  0 –3     1 –5  
Championship: December 1, 2018
As of October 15, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2018 Memphis Tigers football team represents the University of Memphis in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers play their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee and compete in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference. They are led by third-year head coach Mike Norvell.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2017 season 10–3, 7–1 in AAC play to be 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 Liberty Bowl where they lost to Iowa State.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Rimington Trophy[1] Drew Kyser C SR
Chuck Bednarik Award[2] Curtis Akins LB SR
Maxwell Award[3] Darrell Henderson RB JR
Tony Pollard RB JR
Doak Walker Award[4] Darrell Henderson RB JR
John Mackey Award[5] Joey Magnifico TE JR
Butkus Award[6] Curtis Akins LB JR
Jim Thorpe Award[7] T.J. Carter DB SO
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[8] T.J. Carter DB SO
Outland Trophy[9] Trevon Tate OL SR
Paul Hornung Award[10] Tony Pollard RB/KR JR
Wuerffel Trophy[11] Patrick Taylor RB JR
Walter Camp Award[12] Darrell Henderson RB JR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[13] Brady White QB JR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[14] Patrick Taylor RB JR

AAC media poll

The AAC media poll was released on July 24, 2018, with the Tigers predicted to win the AAC West Division.[15]

Media poll (West)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Memphis171 (23)
2Houston146 (4)
3Navy129 (3)
4SMU72
5Tulane68
6Tulsa44

Personnel

Roster

2018 Memphis Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Tony Pollard  Fr
QB 2 David Moore Fr
WR 3 Anthony Miller  Jr
QB 4 Riley Ferguson Jr
WR 5 Sean Dykes Fr
RB 6 Patrick Taylor, Jr. Fr
QB 7 Brady Davis  Fr
RB 8 Darrell Henderson Fr
WR 9 John Williams Fr
WR 10 Damonte Coxie Fr
RB 11 Sam Craft Sr
WR 13 Kedarian Jones  Fr
QB 15 Jason Stewart  Sr
WR 18 Roderick Proctor Jr
WR 19 Jae'Lon Oglesby So
RB 24 Tearris Wallace Fr
WR 25 Jaylen McClanahan Fr
WR 27 Jahod Booker Fr
RB 28 Doroland Dorceus  Jr
WR 37 Austin Duncan Fr
RB 38 Quincy Wimbish Fr
TE 39 Brennan Ryan Fr
TE 42 Gavin McCrary  So
WR 44 Malik Thomas  So
OL 50 Lio Lafaele Jr
OL 51 Jace Neville  So
OL 53 Dustin Woodard Fr
OL 54 Drew Kyser So
OL 59 Brytain Peddy  So
OL 60 Cooper Williams  So
OL 63 Ryan Young Fr
OL 64 Zach Collins  Jr
OL 65 Christopher Roberson  Sr
OL 71 Gabe Kuhn  Jr
OL 72 Trevon Tate  So
OL 73 Keenen Davis  Fr
OL 74 Jonathan Timmons Fr
OL 75 Tauvaga Ho Ching II So
OL 77 Harneet Gill Jr
OL 78 Nick Thomas  So
OL 79 Scottie Dill  Fr
TE 80 Daniel Montiel  Sr
WR 81 Mechane Slade  Fr
WR 82 Hunter Hill Fr
WR 83 Daniel Hurd  Sr
TE 84 Robby Young  Jr
TE 85 Kyle Oliver So
TE 86 Joey Magnifico  Fr
TE 87 Ross Burcham  Fr
WR 88 Drew Bishop  Sr
WR 89 Phil Mayhue Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 1 Jacoby Hill Fr
DB 2 Tye Northern  So
DB 4 Josh Perry Fr
DL 5 Latarius Brady  Sr
LB 6 Genard Avery Fr
LB 7 Curtis Akins  So
DB 8 Arthur Maulet Sr
DB 9 Jamil Collins  Jr
DB 10 Dontrell Nelson Sr
DB 12 Chauncey Lanier  Sr
DL 13 DeMarco Montgomery Sr
DB 14 Jonathan Cook Jr
DL 15 Christian Johnson  Jr
LB 16 Nehemiah Augustus Fr
DB 17 Chris Morley  Sr
DB 19 Shaun Rupert  Jr
DB 21 Kam Prewitt  Fr
DB 22 Tyrez Lindsey Fr
DB 23 B. J. Ross Sr
DB 24 Deandre Jordan Sr
DB 25 Austin Hall  Fr
DB 26 Jahmahl Pardner  Sr
LB 29 Darian Porter  Jr
LB 30 Shareef White Jr
DB 31 Anthony Young  Jr
DB 32 Jacobi Francis Fr
DB 33 Phillip Sumpter  Jr
LB 34 Jackson Dillon Sr
LB 35 Tim Hart Fr
DL 38 Jonathan Wilson Fr
DB 39 Christian Slaughter  Jr
DB 40 Thomas Pickens Fr
LB 44 Steven Enis  Fr
LB 45 Noah Robinson Jr
DB 47 Colton Cochran Fr
DL 48 Ernest Suttles  Jr
LB 49 Joseph Prevost  Fr
LB 50 Lenard Harden Sr
LB 55 Bryce Huff Fr
LB 57 Hayden Ferrari  Fr
DL 58 Donald Pennington  Sr
LB 59 Malcolm Lane  Fr
LB 61 Zane Sutherland  Fr
DL 90 John Tate Fr
DL 91 Nick Raby  Fr
DL 92 Peyton Jones  Fr
DL 93 Cortez Crosby  Jr
DL 94 Freddie Dillard Fr
DL 95 Michael Edwards Sr
DL 96 Khalil Johnson  Fr
DL 97 Emmanuel Cooper So
DL 98 Jared Gentry So
DL 99 Chase Joy Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 35 Evan Michael  Jr
P, PK 36 Spencer Smith  Jr
LS 41 Trevor Morgan Sr
PK 46 Jake Elliott Sr
P 47 Nick Jacobs Jr
LS 52 Tim Belles  Fr
LS 56 Andrew Ashe So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Chis Ball (Defensive Coordinator)
  • Chip Long (Offensive Coordinator / Tight Ends)
  • Darrell Dickey (Assistant Head Coach / Running Backs)
  • David Johnson (Wide Receivers)
  • Dan Lanning (Inside Linebackers / Recruiting Coordinator)
  • Joe Lorig (Special Teams Coordinator / Outside Linebackers)
  • Paul Randolph (Defensive Line)
  • Ray Silverfield (Offensive Line)
  • Marcus Woodson (Defensive Backs)
  • Jeff Kupper (Director, Football Operations)
  • Brennan Ball (Graduate Assistnat - Defense)
  • Marcus Bell (Director of High School Relations)
  • Braxton Brady (Director of Player Relations)
  • Kenny Dillingham (Graduate Assistant -- Quarterbacks)
  • Kwahn Drake (Intern - Offense)
  • Nick Gilbert (Graduate Assistant -- Asst. Offensive Line Coach)
  • Matthew Haron (Director of Football Video)
  • Mac Hohorst (Equipment Manager)
  • Spencer Knight (Special Teams/Outside Linebackers Intern)
  • Brian Michalowski (Graduate Assistant, Defense)
  • Sherman Morris (Director of Recruiting Operations)
  • Akoya Nelson (Recruiting Secretary)
  • George Pugh (Director of Player Personnel)
  • Larry Reynolds (Assistant Athletic Trainer)
  • Sherri Schwartz (Assistant to the Head Coach)
  • Darrell Turner (Head Athletic Trainer)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 3, 2016

Depth Chart

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.Mercer*
ESPN3W 66–1433,697
September 82:30 p.m.at Navy
CBSSNL 21–2231,762
September 147:00 p.m.Georgia State*
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
ESPNW 59–2227,678
September 227:00 p.m.South Alabama*
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
WMCW 52–3527,765
September 287:00 p.m.at Tulane
ESPN2L 24–4016,631
October 66:00 p.m.Connecticut
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
CBSSNW 55–1427,581
October 132:30 p.m.No. 10 UCF
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
ABC/ESPN2L 30–31
October 203:00 p.m.at Missouri*
SECN
November 3at East Carolina
November 10Tulsa
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
November 168:00 p.m.at SMU
ESPN2
November 23Houston
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[16]

Game summaries

Mercer

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 14 14
Tigers 28 28 0 10 66
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Navy

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 7 14 0 21
Midshipmen 3 6 0 13 22
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2017 W, 30–27

Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 7 6 6 22
Tigers 21 17 7 14 59
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 7 14 6 8 35
Tigers 7 14 10 21 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 0 7 10 24
Green Wave 14 3 7 16 40
Overall record Last meeting Result
22–11–1 2017 W, 56–26

Connecticut

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 7 7 0 0 14
Tigers 13 28 7 7 55
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2017 W, 70–31

UCF

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Knights 7 10 7 7 31
Tigers 17 13 0 0 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–11 2017 L, 55–62 2OT

at Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total
MEM Tigers 0
MIZZU Tigers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 1999 L, 17–27

at East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0
Pirates 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–14 2017 W, 70–13

Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 0
Tigers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–11 2017 W, 41–14

at SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0
Mustangs 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–3 2017 W, 66–45

Houston

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0
Tigers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–15 2017 W, 42–38

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP RV RV RV NR NR NR  
Coaches RV RV RV NR NR NR  
CFP Not released Not released

References

  1. ↑ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  2. ↑ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  4. ↑ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist". July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  8. ↑ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  9. ↑ "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  10. ↑ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  12. ↑ Carbone, Al (July 27, 2018). "Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason "Watch List"". Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  14. ↑ "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  15. ↑ "UCF Tabbed as Favorite in 2018 Preseason Media Poll". TheAmerican.org. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  16. ↑ "2018 Memphis Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
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