2018 Memphis Tigers football team

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.

2018 Memphis Tigers football
AAC West Division co-champion
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record8–6 (5–3 American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKenny Dillingham (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Ball (3rd season)
Home stadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 59,308)
2018 American Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

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

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.UConn
  • 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 30–3138,831
October 203:00 p.m.at Missouri*
SECNL 33–6552,917
November 311:00 a.m.at East Carolina
ESPNUW 59–4129,127
November 1011:00 a.m.Tulsa
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
ESPNUW 47–2127,905
November 168:00 p.m.at SMU
ESPN2W 28–1815,794
November 2311:00 a.m.Houston
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
ABCW 52–3127,790
December 12:30 p.m.at No. 7 UCF
ABCL 41–56 45,176
December 2211:00 a.m.vs. Wake Forest*
ESPNL 34–37 25,717
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[16]

Game summaries

Mercer
1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 14 14
Tigers 28 28 0 10 66
See also: 2018 Mercer Bears football team

At Navy
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 7 14 0 21
Midshipmen 3 6 0 13 22
See also: 2018 Navy Midshipmen football team

Georgia State
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 7 6 6 22
Tigers 21 17 7 14 59
See also: 2018 Georgia State Panthers football team

South Alabama
1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 7 14 6 8 35
Tigers 7 14 10 21 52
See also: 2018 South Alabama Jaguars football team

At Tulane
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 0 7 10 24
Green Wave 14 3 7 16 40
See also: 2018 Tulane Green Wave football team

UConn
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 7 7 0 0 14
Tigers 13 28 7 7 55
See also: 2018 UConn Huskies football team

UCF
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Knights 7 10 7 7 31
Tigers 17 13 0 0 30
See also: 2018 UCF Knights football team

At Missouri
1 2 3 4 Total
MEM Tigers 3 17 7 6 33
MIZZU Tigers 21 27 14 3 65
See also: 2018 Missouri Tigers football team

At East Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 10 14 14 21 59
Pirates 14 3 17 7 41
See also: 2018 East Carolina Pirates football team

Tulsa
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 0 0 14 7 21
Tigers 17 10 7 13 47
See also: 2018 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

At SMU
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 7 7 14 28
Mustangs 3 2 7 6 18
See also: 2018 SMU Mustangs football team

Houston
1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 14 10 0 31
Tigers 3 14 14 21 52
See also: 2018 Houston Cougars football team

At UCF (AAC Championship game)
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 24 14 3 0 41
No. 7 Knights 7 14 14 21 56
See also: 2018 UCF Knights football team and 2018 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game

Vs. Wake Forest (Birmingham Bowl)
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 14 14 0 6 34
Demon Deacons 7 17 6 7 37
See also: 2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and 2018 Birmingham Bowl

Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 2019 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
370Darrell HendersonRBLos Angeles Rams
4128Tony PollardRBDallas Cowboys

References
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  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. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  11. "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on 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 July 24, 2018.
  16. "2018 Memphis Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 27, 2018.


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