2014 Memphis Tigers football team
2014 Memphis Tigers football | |
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The American co-champion Miami Beach Bowl champion | |
Miami Beach Bowl, W 55–482OT vs. BYU | |
Conference | American Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 25 |
AP | No. 25 |
Record | 10–3 (7–1 The American) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Darrell Dickey |
Defensive coordinator | Barry Odom |
Home stadium | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium |
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No. 25 Memphis + | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati + | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF + | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UConn | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2014 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were coached by third-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 American Athletic Conference. Memphis began the year with low expectations since they finished at the bottom of the American Athletic Conference and posted a 3–9 (1–7 The American) record in 2013. However, the Tigers turned completely around. First, they finished in a three-way tie with Cincinnati and UCF for the conference title by posting a 10–3 (7–1 The American) record. It was their first conference championship (shared) since 1971 when Memphis was part of the Missouri Valley Conference. The 2014 10-win season equaled the total number of wins Memphis posted over the 2010–2013 seasons. Also, the 10-win season was the first time Memphis had posted double digit wins in a season since 1938. The Tigers also won their first bowl game since 2005 by beating BYU 55–48 in double OT in the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl. Memphis also finished #25 in the final AP Poll for the first time ever
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Austin Peay* | ESPN3 | W 63–0 | 27,361 | |
September 6 | 9:00 p.m. | at No. 11 UCLA* |
| P12N | L 35–42 | 72,098 |
September 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee* |
| ESPN3 | W 36–17 | 46,378 |
September 27 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 10 Ole Miss* | SECRN | L 3–24 | 61,291 | |
October 4 | 6:00 p.m. | at Cincinnati | CBSSN | W 41–14 | 25,456 | |
October 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Houston |
| CBSSN | L 24–28 | 32,784 |
October 25 | 11:00 a.m. | at SMU | ESPNews | W 48–10 | 19,498 | |
October 31 | 8:00 p.m. | Tulsa![]() |
| ESPNU | W 40–20 | 26,846 |
November 7 | 6:30 p.m. | at Temple | ESPNU | W 16–13 | 23,882 | |
November 15 | 2:30 p.m. | at Tulane | ESPNU | W 38–7 | 28,614 | |
November 22 | 3:00 p.m. | South Florida |
| ESPNews | W 31–20 | 34,635 |
November 29 | 3:00 p.m. | UConn |
| ESPNews | W 41–10 | 35,102 |
December 22 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. BYU* | ESPN | W 55–48 2OT | 20,761 | |
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Rankings
Week | |||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 25 |
Coaches | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 25 |
CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
Game summaries
Austin Peay
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Governors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tigers | 21 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 63 |
UCLA
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
#11 Bruins | 13 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
Middle Tennessee
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blue Raiders | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Tigers | 9 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 36 |
Ole Miss
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Rebels | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
Cincinnati
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 24 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
Bearcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Houston
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cougars | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Tigers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
SMU
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 7 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 48 |
Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Tulsa
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Hurricane | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
Tigers | 0 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 40 |
Temple
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Owls | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Tulane
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 7 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 38 |
Green Wave | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
South Florida
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulls | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Tigers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
UConn
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Huskies | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Tigers | 6 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 41 |
BYU (Miami Beach Bowl)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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Cougars | 14 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 48 |
Tigers | 17 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 55 |
Depth chart
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References
- ^ "2014 Memphis Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
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