2018 Memphis Tigers football team

2018 Memphis Tigers football
2018 Memphis Tigers football
AAC West Division co-champion
American Athletic Championship Game; L 41–56 vs. UCF
Birmingham Bowl, L 34–37 vs. Wake Forest
Conference	American Athletic Conference
	West Division
Record	8–6 (5–3 American)
Head coach	Mike Norvell (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Kenny Dillingham (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Chris Ball (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2018 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 third-year head coach Mike Norvell. They finished the season 8–6, 5–3 in AAC to finish in a three-way tie for the West Division championship. After tie-breakers, they represented the West Division in the AAC Championship Game where they lost to East Division champion UCF. They were invited to the Birmingham Bowl where they lost to Wake Forest.

ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference

West Division

Record8–6 (5–3 American)

Headcoach

Mike Norvell (3rd season)

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2018 American Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 11 UCF x$	8	–	0	12	–	1
Temple	7	–	1	8	–	5
No. 24 Cincinnati	6	–	2	11	–	2
South Florida	3	–	5	7	–	6
East Carolina	1	–	7	3	–	9
UConn	0	–	8	1	–	11
West Division
Memphis xy	5	–	3	8	–	6
Houston x	5	–	3	8	–	5
Tulane x	5	–	3	7	–	6
SMU	4	–	4	5	–	7
Navy	2	–	6	3	–	10
Tulsa	2	–	6	3	–	9
Championship: UCF 56, Memphis 41
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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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
Maxwell Award^[3]	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

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (West)
1	Memphis	171 (23)
2	Houston	146 (4)
3	Navy	129 (3)
4	SMU	72
5	Tulane	68
6	Tulsa	44

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	Mercer*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN3	W 66–14	33,697
September 8	2:30 p.m.	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 21–22	31,762
September 14	7:00 p.m.	Georgia State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN	W 59–22	27,678
September 22	7:00 p.m.	South Alabama*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	WMC	W 52–35	27,765
September 28	7:00 p.m.	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN2	L 24–40	16,631
October 6	6:00 p.m.	UConn	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	CBSSN	W 55–14	27,581
October 13	2:30 p.m.	No. 10 UCF	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ABC/ESPN2	L 30–31	38,831
October 20	3:00 p.m.	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	L 33–65	52,917
November 3	11:00 a.m.	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPNU	W 59–41	29,127
November 10	11:00 a.m.	Tulsa	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPNU	W 47–21	27,905
November 16	8:00 p.m.	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	ESPN2	W 28–18	15,794
November 23	11:00 a.m.	Houston	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ABC	W 52–31	27,790
December 1	2:30 p.m.	at No. 7 UCF	Spectrum Stadium Orlando, FL (The American Championship)	ABC	L 41–56	45,176
December 22	11:00 a.m.	vs. Wake Forest*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Birmingham Bowl)	ESPN	L 34–37	25,717
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	14	14
Tigers	28	28	0	10	66

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	7	14	0	21
Midshipmen	3	6	0	13	22

2018 Memphis Tigers football team

Preseason

Award watch lists

AAC media poll

Personnel

Depth chart

Schedule

Game summaries

Mercer

At Navy

Georgia State

South Alabama

At Tulane

UConn

UCF

At Missouri

At East Carolina

Tulsa

At SMU

Houston

At UCF (AAC Championship game)

Vs. Wake Forest (Birmingham Bowl)

Players drafted into the NFL

References

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2018 Memphis Tigers football

AAC West Division co-champion
American Athletic Championship Game L 41–56 vs. UCF
Birmingham Bowl, L 34–37 vs. Wake Forest
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	8–6 (5–3 American)
Head coach	Mike Norvell (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Kenny Dillingham (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Chris Ball (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
3	70	Darrell Henderson	RB	Los Angeles Rams
4	128	Tony Pollard	RB	Dallas Cowboys

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	0	7	10	24
Green Wave	14	3	7	16	40

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Knights	7	10	7	7	31
Tigers	17	13	0	0	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
MEM Tigers	3	17	7	6	33
MIZZU Tigers	21	27	14	3	65

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	24	14	3	0	41
No. 7 Knights	7	14	14	21	56