American · 2026

Memphis Tigers

Head coach Charles Huff · Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
5-22-1 in conference
TDC Rank
#60
of 138 FBS teams
Rating
+2.9
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+3.5
46th in FBS
Defense
-0.5
72nd in FBS
Schedule so far
-11.0
114th toughest
Projected
8.5-3.5
bowl-eligible >99%

Season Outlook

From the TDC Rating, updated after every game

Rating by week

+2.9 now, -0.2 preseason · up 1 spot since preseason
0+5FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#60

Final record odds

8.5-3.5 expected · most likely 9-3 (36%)
6-614%7-531%8-436%9-316%10-2

Schedule

Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Aug 29@84UNLVW 27–21 ›+5.4—FOX
1Sep 5vs103Arkansas StateW 42–24 ›+3.9—ESPN+
2Sep 12@36Boise StateL 20–38 ›-5.4—USA Net
3Sep 19vsUT Martin FCSW 45–21 ›-5.0—ESPN+
4—Bye
5Oct 3@135CharlotteCONFW 59–8 ›+13.4—ESPN+
6Oct 10vs115UABCONFW 38–13 ›+7.0—ESPN2
7Oct 16@82TulaneCONFL 17–31 ›-13.9—ESPN
8Oct 22vs87East CarolinaCONFMemphis −11.9 · o/u 53.5—79%ESPN2
9Oct 31vs72ArmyCONFMemphis −7.1 · o/u 59.9—68%ESPNU
10—Bye
11Nov 12@74South FloridaCONFMemphis −0.4 · o/u 54.6—51%
12Nov 21@90NavyCONFMemphis −5.0 · o/u 56.5—63%
13Nov 27vs101TempleCONFMemphis −16.6 · o/u 60.5—87%

Team Stats

Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted

StatOffenseFBS rankDefense (allowed)FBS rank
EPA · per play, garbage time excluded (CollegeFootballData.com)
EPA / play+0.19349th+0.06957th
Success rate49.0%19th37.9%36th
Explosiveness1.24964th1.405130th
Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play)
Success rate50.2%15th38.0%35th
Rushing success rate50.8%15th39.7%47th
Passing success rate49.5%22nd36.1%24th
Explosive run rate19.9%2nd15.4%110th
Explosive pass rate13.7%28th10.3%74th
Line yards / carry3.734th3.2199th
Opportunity rate48.0%2nd36.0%54th
Stuff rate12.2%15th15.0%105th
Sack rate5.7%91st8.4%10th
3rd-down conversion47.9%26th34.5%34th
Red-zone TD rate48.3%115th60.0%70th
Havoc rate12.0%43rd12.8%93rd
Box score · season totals
Points / game35.434th22.358th
Yards / game511.76th372.488th
Yards / play7.148th5.70101st
Pass yards / game274.925th199.655th
Yards / pass att.10.104th7.5589th
Completion %67.0%37th58.9%42nd
Rush yards / game236.98th172.9104th
Yards / carry5.6015th4.73105th
3rd-down conv. %45.1%33rd31.5%21st
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)1.57105th1.8613th
Sacks / game (allowed · made)2.1489th2.2951st
Penalty yards / game44.321st57.164th

Charting

Where the ball goes, read from the play-by-play: air yards, yards after the catch, run direction, pressure and tempo. Ranks run highest to lowest

Avg. depth of throw
11.0
12th of 138
YAC per catch
5.5
70th of 138
Deep shots (20+)
16%
33rd of 138
Shotgun
98%
33rd of 138
No-huddle
89%
23rd of 138
QB pressured
10%
109th of 138 (1st = most)
Defense: pressure rate
14%
58th of 138
Defense: YAC allowed
5.3
65th of 138 (1st = most)

Offense: where it throws177 throws charted

67% comp11.0 avg. depth5.5 YAC/catch16% 20+ air yds21–7 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 5 throws (3%), 4 caught (80%), 27 yds, 5.4 per throw580% · 27yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 19 throws (11%), 14 caught (74%), 112 yds, 5.9 per throw1974% · 112yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 18 throws (10%), 15 caught (83%), 119 yds, 6.6 per throw1883% · 119yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 7 throws (4%), 4 caught (57%), 49 yds, 7.0 per throw757% · 49yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 5 throws (3%), 2 caught (40%), 56 yds, 11.2 per throw540% · 56yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 4 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw40% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 8 throws (5%), 2 caught (25%), 78 yds, 9.8 per throw825% · 78yMiddle, Behind air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 5 yds, 2.5 per throw250% · 5yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 10 throws (6%), 9 caught (90%), 82 yds, 8.2 per throw1090% · 82yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 6 throws (3%), 5 caught (83%), 54 yds, 9.0 per throw683% · 54yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 6 throws (3%), 4 caught (67%), 57 yds, 9.5 per throw667% · 57yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 6 throws (3%), 5 caught (83%), 161 yds, 26.8 per throw683% · 161yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 2 caught (100%), 55 yds, 27.5 per throw2100% · 55yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 3 throws (2%), 2 caught (67%), 133 yds, 44.3 per throw367% · 133yRight, Behind air yards: 14 throws (8%), 10 caught (71%), 48 yds, 3.4 per throw1471% · 48yRight, 0–4 air yards: 15 throws (8%), 14 caught (93%), 71 yds, 4.7 per throw1593% · 71yRight, 5–9 air yards: 13 throws (7%), 8 caught (62%), 92 yds, 7.1 per throw1362% · 92yRight, 10–14 air yards: 17 throws (10%), 10 caught (59%), 155 yds, 9.1 per throw1759% · 155yRight, 15–19 air yards: 8 throws (5%), 4 caught (50%), 85 yds, 10.6 per throw850% · 85yRight, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 2 caught (67%), 43 yds, 14.3 per throw367% · 43yRight, 30+ air yards: 6 throws (3%), 5 caught (83%), 240 yds, 40.0 per throw683% · 240y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Defense: where it's thrown on175 throws charted

59% comp8.7 avg. depth5.3 YAC/catch14% 20+ air yds7–7 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 14 throws (8%), 9 caught (64%), 38 yds, 2.7 per throw1464% · 38yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 13 throws (7%), 9 caught (69%), 65 yds, 5.0 per throw1369% · 65yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 13 throws (7%), 9 caught (69%), 95 yds, 7.3 per throw1369% · 95yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 4 throws (2%), 4 caught (100%), 63 yds, 15.8 per throw4100% · 63yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 7 throws (4%), 1 caught (14%), 26 yds, 3.7 per throw714% · 26yLeft, 30+ air yards: 5 throws (3%), 3 caught (60%), 122 yds, 24.4 per throw560% · 122yMiddle, Behind air yards: 2 throws (1%), 2 caught (100%), 6 yds, 3.0 per throw2100% · 6yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 5 throws (3%), 4 caught (80%), 24 yds, 4.8 per throw580% · 24yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 10 throws (6%), 5 caught (50%), 42 yds, 4.2 per throw1050% · 42yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 14 throws (8%), 9 caught (64%), 147 yds, 10.5 per throw1464% · 147yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 3 caught (100%), 52 yds, 17.3 per throw3100% · 52yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw30% · 0yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 12 throws (7%), 9 caught (75%), 4 yds, 0.3 per throw1275% · 4yRight, 0–4 air yards: 17 throws (10%), 10 caught (59%), 89 yds, 5.2 per throw1759% · 89yRight, 5–9 air yards: 23 throws (13%), 12 caught (52%), 156 yds, 6.8 per throw2352% · 156yRight, 10–14 air yards: 17 throws (10%), 13 caught (76%), 279 yds, 16.4 per throw1776% · 279yRight, 15–19 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 1 caught (33%), 25 yds, 8.3 per throw333% · 25yRight, 20–29 air yards: 5 throws (3%), 2 caught (40%), 54 yds, 10.8 per throw540% · 54yRight, 30+ air yards: 3 throws (2%), 2 caught (67%), 71 yds, 23.7 per throw367% · 71y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Offense: run direction271 carries

Left
16%
5.5 YPC · 49% succ.
Middle
68%
5.9 YPC · 47% succ.
Right
16%
8.0 YPC · 57% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Defense: runs faced226 carries

Left
22%
6.3 YPC · 47% succ.
Middle
57%
5.0 YPC · 40% succ.
Right
21%
7.4 YPC · 48% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Pressure = the QB was hurried or sacked, as the play-by-play records it (it misses some, so compare teams rather than reading it as an exact rate). Every snap counts, including garbage time and FCS games.

Roster

100 players · Head coach Charles Huff

100 players
#PlayerPos▲ClassHtWtHometown
2Marcus StokesQBJR6' 2"209Saint Augustine, FL
3Air NolandQBSO6' 2"214College Park, GA
9Denzel GardnerQBFR6' 0"205Waldorf, MD
15Gavin OwensQBFR6' 5"199Rabun Gap, GA
6Jaylin CarterRBSO5' 11"190Valdosta, GA
7Dallan HaydenRBSR5' 11"208Memphis, TN
22Eric PerryRBFR5' 10"194Southaven, MS
23Jordan ThompsonRBFR6' 0"201Pompano Beach, FL
28Manny CoveyRBJR5' 11"190Starke, FL
30Isaiah McGillRBFR5' 9"190Nashville, TN
1Tychaun ChapmanWRSR5' 9"178Virginia Beach, VA
4Terrell Timmons Jr.WRSR6' 2"184Greensboro, NC
5Stonka BurnsideWRSO6' 1"192Starkville, MS
8Bryce DorseyWRSO5' 10"186Hitchcock, TX
11Jermane HayesWRSO5' 10"160Orange City, FL
12Brady KluseWRJR6' 2"199Acworth, GA
13Jemyri DavisWRJR5' 11"170Fort Worth, TX
17Alante BrownWRSR5' 11"196Chicago, IL
19Jaylin TaylorWRFR6' 1"185Oxford, AL
21Zechariah JenkinsWRFR6' 1"192Laurel, MS
80Joshua JosephWRFR5' 11"191Miami, FL
82Justice SpannWRSO6' 2"218Chandler, AZ
85Jamar JenkinsWRFR5' 10"166Memphis, TN
0Hunter TiptonTESR6' 5"241Timpson, TX
10TJ JohnsonTEJR6' 4"235Chesapeake, VA
14Aidan O'CallaghanTESO6' 3"231Huntington Beach, CA
81Marshall Smith Jr.TEFR6' 3"240Collierville, TN
86Jonathan HardingTEFR6' 3"241The Villages, FL
87Garrett EssnerTEFR6' 6"236Columbia, MO
50Koby KeenumOLJR6' 3"313Florence, AL
56Jordan FoyOLJR6' 5"340Pleasant Grove, AL
59Aaron KarasOLSR6' 5"322Arvada, CO
66Carde SmithOLFR6' 6"300Mobile, AL
70Jabarius OliverOLSO6' 4"285Louise, MS
71Xavier AllenOLSR6' 5"299Silver Spring, MD
72Eddie AlfordOLFR6' 4"323Douglasville, GA
73Phillip GrayOLSR6' 3"300Nashville, TN
74Richard ThigpenOLFR6' 6"349Nashville, TN
75Skyler GrantOLSR6' 2"308Fredericksburg, VA
76Parker MitchellOLSR6' 3"299Alabaster, AL
77Brian GrantOLSR6' 7"318Fort Walton Beach, FL
78Riley McGeheeOLJR6' 5"295New Hope, AL
79Chance HollomanOLSR6' 4"286Atlanta, GA
4Joseph Head Jr.DLJR6' 4"228Lexington, MS
11Jaden McKinneyDLSR6' 4"285Collierville, TN
13Stone ChaneyDLSO6' 4"254Novi, MI
14J'Mond TappDLSR6' 3"256Donaldsonville, LA
15Elijah KinslerDLSO6' 3"256Oradell, NJ
18Xavier MilesDLJR6' 3"315Orange, NJ
35DeAngelo ThompsonDLFR6' 2"235Miami, FL
44Evan HarveyDLFR6' 2"253Tyrone, GA
45Gary GreenDLJR6' 1"204Fairburn, GA
54Amir Leonard-Jean CharlesDLFR6' 4"298Brooklyn, NY
56KJ MilesDLSR6' 4"289Orange, NJ
90Taylor BurtonDLSR6' 2"283Memphis, TN
92JaQuentin MadisonDLFR6' 2"271Alpharetta, GA
93Jabari IshmaelDLSR6' 5"264Miami, FL
94J'mari MonetteDLSR6' 3"274Alexandria, LA
95Eric ThomasDLFR6' 5"360Miami, FL
97Jacari GatlingDLFR6' 4"291Hyattsville, MD
99Devan LoweDLSR6' 2"367Kansas City, MO
9Mike MontgomeryLBSR6' 3"247Seattle, WA
16Jah'Keevi GarnettLBJR6' 2"220Charlotte, NC
22Zach RuffinLBSO6' 4"199Philadelphia, MS
23Jayden ParrishLBSO6' 1"237Delray Beach, FL
25JJ ClaytonLBSO6' 2"210Perry, FL
33Donovan MathenaLBSR6' 0"235Collierville, TN
34Kadan SpratlingLBFR6' 1"240Carrollton, GA
37Jacory JohnsonLBSO6' 0"207Humble, TX
39Desmond CoxLBFR5' 11"225Red Oak, TX
40Trey McDonaldLBSR6' 4"235Chattanooga, TN
41Tylon NashLBSR6' 2"231Memphis, TN
42Christian ThatcherLBFR6' 2"207Las Vegas, NV
46Elijah FernandezLBFR6' 1"220Franklin, TN
1Ellis Ellis Jr.CBSR6' 0"187Hendersonville, TN
2Chauncey Logan Jr.CBSR6' 1"200Salem, VA
7Darius Malcolm Jr.CBSO5' 9"181Atlanta, GA
8Anthony Richard Jr.CBSR6' 1"193Lafayette, LA
26Jaylen LewisCBFR6' 0"175Jacksonville, FL
31Johnny MoodyCBFR6' 2"180Birmingham, AL
38Xavier ThompsonCBFR6' 1"199Cantonment, FL
49Josiah BrownCBFR5' 11"180Pensacola, FL
0Ian FosterSJR5' 10"181Brundidge, AL
3Dylan SmithSJR6' 0"185Little Elm, TX
5Ahmere FosterSSR5' 10"173Miami, FL
6Dylan KingSSR6' 2"188Nashville, TN
12Beni MwambaSJR6' 0"200Elsmere, KY
17Chase PinkstonSSO6' 0"190Hattiesburg, MS
21Khalil FosterSFR5' 11"182Brundidge, AL
24Nick BurdenSFR6' 0"189Hampton, GA
27Jordan BellSSO6' 2"189Munford, TN
28Charlie HarrellSJR6' 0"199Bartlett, TN
29Tim SimsSFR6' 1"194Hampton, GA
36Jamariez RobinsonSSO5' 9"167Lilburn, GA
33Oliver CastanedaPKSO5' 8"181Hiram, GA
40Tarik AhmetbasicPKJR6' 2"204Clinton Township, MI
80Philippe LaforgePKSO6' 1"206Chattanooga, TN
32Jake SnyderPFR6' 1"185Cumming, GA
34Weston SimmonsLSJR5' 10"213Mason, OH
42Ben MajorsLSFR6' 4"215Huntersville, NC

Program History

Final TDC rating, rank and record for every season since 2014

Final rating by season

Best: 2019 (+10.4, #18) · worst: 2021 (-1.8, #79)
0+5+10FBS avg201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#48
SeasonRecordConfRankRatingOffDef
2026 so far5-22-1#60+2.9+3.5-0.5
20258-54-4#48+3.5+2.7+0.9
202411-26-2#41+4.4+5.0-0.6
202310-36-2#31+5.2+8.9-3.7
20227-63-5#43+3.9+3.90.0
20216-63-5#79-1.8+1.1-2.9
20208-35-3#52+1.8+1.4+0.3
201912-27-1#18+10.4+10.6-0.3
20188-65-3#45+3.9+8.1-4.3
201710-37-1#30+6.9+10.4-3.5
20168-55-3#44+4.1+4.2-0.1
20159-45-3#32+6.8+5.9+0.9
201410-37-1#31+6.7+3.0+3.7

Memphis's past seasons use the same rating model as this one. Click a season to see its full page.

Updated Oct 21, 10:45 AM ET. Ratings are in points on a neutral field. Projected lines include — points of home field. Win chances and record odds allow for the ratings themselves being uncertain, most of all early in the season. All FBS power rankings →