2015 Memphis Tigers football team

2015 Memphis Tigers football
2015 Memphis Tigers football
Birmingham Bowl, L 10–31 vs. Auburn
Conference	American Athletic Conference
	West Division
Record	9–4 (5–3 The American)
Head coach	Justin Fuente (4th year; regular season); Darrell Dickey (interim; bowl game);
Co-offensive coordinator	Darrell Dickey
Co-offensive coordinator	Brad Cornelsen
Defensive coordinator	Galen Scott
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 American Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Temple x	7	–	1	10	–	4
South Florida	6	–	2	8	–	5
Cincinnati	4	–	4	7	–	6
UConn	4	–	4	6	–	7
East Carolina	3	–	5	5	–	7
UCF	0	–	8	0	–	12
West Division
No. 8 Houston xy$	7	–	1	13	–	1
No. 18 Navy x	7	–	1	11	–	2
Memphis	5	–	3	9	–	4
Tulsa	3	–	5	6	–	7
Tulane	1	–	7	3	–	9
SMU	1	–	7	2	–	10
Championship: Houston 24, Temple 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 31, 2015 Rankings from AP Poll

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[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 p.m.	Missouri State*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN3	W 63–7	41,730
September 12	6:00 p.m.	at Kansas*		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	JTV/ESPN3	W 55–23	37,798
September 19	2:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green*		Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	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		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	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	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	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	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN2	L 34–35	42,159
November 21	11:00 a.m.	at Temple	No. 21	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	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*		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Birmingham Bowl)	ESPN	L 10–31	59,430
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 3 released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	18	16	15	25	RV	—	RV	RV	—
Coaches	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	22	17	16	16	25	RV	—	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released									13	21	21	—	—	—	Not released

Game summaries[edit]

Missouri State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	7	0	7
Tigers	28	14	14	7	63

At Kansas[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	10	14	24	7	55
Jayhawks	10	3	7	3	23

Bowling Green[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	10	7	17	10	44
Falcons	14	13	7	7	41

Cincinnati[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	10	20	3	13	46
Tigers	14	14	3	22	53

At South Florida[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	7	10	7	24
Bulls	7	3	0	7	17

Ole Miss[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Rebels	14	0	10	0	24
Tigers	7	17	7	6	37

At Tulsa[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Tigers	14	21	17	14	66
Golden Hurricane	7	14	14	7	42

Tulane[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	6	7	0	0	13
#16 Tigers	0	15	12	14	41

Navy[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	7	10	14	14	45
#15 Tigers	10	0	10	0	20

At Houston[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Tigers	3	17	7	7	34
#16 Cougars	0	7	7	21	35

At Temple[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	3	6	3	0	12
Owls	0	14	0	17	31

SMU[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	28	28	7	0	63

Vs. Auburn–Birmingham Bowl[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Auburn Tigers	10	0	7	14	31
Memphis Tigers	0	10	0	0	10

References[edit]

^ "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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[1] "Justin Fuente hired as Virginia Tech's next football coach".

[2] "2015 Memphis Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 25, 2015.

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