2017 Memphis Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 2017 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee and competed in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Mike Norvell. They finished the 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.
| 2017 Memphis Tigers football | |
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AAC West Division champion | |
The American Championship, L 55–62 2OT vs. UCF | |
Liberty Bowl, L 20–21 vs. Iowa State | |
| Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| West Division | |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 24 |
| AP | No. 25 |
| Record | 10–3 (7–1 American) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Darrell Dickey (6th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Chris Ball (2nd season) |
| Base defense | Multiple |
| Home stadium | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 UCF xy$ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 South Florida | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UConn | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Memphis xy | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: UCF 62, Memphis 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preseason
In the preseason AAC media poll, the Tigers were picked to finish first in the West Division of the AAC, receiving 22 of 30 first place votes.[1]
Schedule
Memphis announced its 2017 football schedule on February 9, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Tigers hosted AAC foes East Carolina, Navy, SMU, and Tulane, and traveled to UConn, Houston, Tulsa, and UCF.[2]
The Tigers hosted three of the four non-conference opponents, Louisiana-Monroe from the Sun Belt Conference, Southern Illinois from the Missouri Valley Football Conference and UCLA from the Pac-12 Conference. Memphis was supposed travel to Georgia State from the Sun Belt Conference before Hurricane Irma caused their conference opener at UCF to be rescheduled over the Georgia State game.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31 | 8:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe* | CBSSN | W 37–29 | 10,263 | ||
| September 16 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 25 UCLA* |
| ABC | W 48–45 | 46,291 | |
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Southern Illinois* |
| WMC | W 44–31 | 41,584 | |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at UCF | ESPN2 | L 13–40 | 34,022 | ||
| at | Cancelled | ||||||
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at UConn | ESPN | W 70–31 | 19,230 | ||
| October 14 | 2:45 p.m. | No. 25 Navy |
| ESPNU | W 30–27 | 40,177 | |
| October 19 | 7:00 p.m. | at Houston | No. 25 | ESPN | W 42–38 | 30,001 | |
| October 27 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulane | No. 24 |
| CBSSN | W 56–26 | 17,989 |
| November 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tulsa | No. 23 | ESPN2 | W 41–14 | 17,383 | |
| November 18 | 11:00 a.m. | SMU | No. 21 |
| ESPNews | W 66–45 | 35,329 |
| November 25 | 11:00 a.m. | East Carolina | No. 20 |
| ESPNU | W 70–13 | 41,517 |
| December 2 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 14 UCF | No. 20 |
| ABC | L 55–62 2OT | 41,433 |
| December 30 | 11:30 a.m. | Iowa State* | No. 20 |
| ABC | L 20–21 | 57,266 |
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Game summaries
Louisiana–Monroe
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warhawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
| Tigers | 7 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 37 |
UCLA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 25 Bruins | 7 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| Tigers | 7 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 48 |
Southern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salukis | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Tigers | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 44 |
At UCF
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Knights | 6 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 40 |
At UConn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 7 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 70 |
| Huskies | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
Navy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 25 Midshipmen | 10 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| Tigers | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
At Houston
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 25 Tigers | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 42 |
| Cougars | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
Tulane
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Wave | 0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| No. 24 Tigers | 14 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 56 |
At Tulsa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 22 Tigers | 14 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 41 |
| Golden Hurricane | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
SMU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustangs | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| No. 18 Tigers | 10 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 66 |
East Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirates | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| No. 17 Tigers | 28 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 70 |
At UCF–AAC Championship
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 16 Tigers | 7 | 24 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 55 |
| No. 12 Knights | 17 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 62 |
Vs. Iowa State–Liberty Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclones | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| No. 19 Tigers | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Rankings
Players in the 2018 NFL draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Anthony Miller | WR | 2 | 51 | Chicago Bears |
| Genard Avery | LB | 5 | 150 | Cleveland Browns |
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