American Athletic · Memphis, TN

Memphis

Tigers

Unranked2026: 4-1 (1-0 conf) Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium

National titles

Claimed

Heisman winners

CFP berths

since 2014

All-time

383-399-9

.490 win pct

Weeks ranked

of 104 polls since 2020

Weeks at No. 1

since 2020

The program

Overview

Memphis emerged as a Group of Five power in the 2010s under Justin Fuente and Mike Norvell, whose 2019 team won the American Athletic Conference and played in the Cotton Bowl. Ryan Silverfield's 2024 team won 11 games. The Tigers play at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, also the home of the Liberty Bowl.

Rivals

Ole Miss

Tulane

UAB

Institution: University of Memphis
Nickname: Tigers
Founded: 1912
First season: 1912
Conference: American Athletic
Head coach: Charles Huff (since 2026)
Colors
X / Twitter: @MemphisFB

Since 2020

AP poll history

Season	Preseason	Best	Final / latest	Weeks ranked
2026	NR	NR	NR (Week 6)	0/6
2025	NR	22	NR (Final)	4/17
2024	NR	24	24 (Final)	3/17
2023	NR	NR	NR (Final)	0/16
2022	NR	NR	NR (Final)	0/16
2021	NR	NR	NR (Final)	0/16
2020	NR	16	NR (Final)	3/16

4-1 overall

2026 season

Latest poll →

Aug 29
Memphis27
UNLV (home)21
Sep 5
Arkansas State24
Memphis (home)42
Sep 12
Memphis20
#23Boise State (home)38
Sep 19
UT MUT Martin21
Memphis (home)45
Oct 3
Memphis59
Charlotte (home)8
Oct 10
UAB
Memphis (home)
Oct 16
Memphis
Tulane (home)
Oct 22
East Carolina
Memphis (home)
Oct 31
Army
Memphis (home)
Nov 12
Memphis
South Florida (home)
Nov 21
Memphis
Navy (home)
Nov 27
Temple
Memphis (home)

Players

Roster & stats

Rosters and player stats are tracked for teams ranked in 2026 and later.

Home field

Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium

Capacity

58,325

Memphis, TN

Opened: 1965; 61 seasons ago
Surface: Artificial turf
Roof: Open air
Elevation: 297 ft
Time zone: Chicago
Avg. home crowd: 25,153; 43% of capacity · 38 games since 2020
Biggest crowd since 2020: 43,461; vs Mississippi State, 2021
Zip: 38152
Map: 35.121, -89.977

Titles & awards

Trophy case

National championships0

No claimed national titles.

Heisman Trophy winners0

No Heisman winners yet.

College Football Playoff0

No playoff appearances yet.

1921–2026

Program history

Win %★ National title season

Best seasons

19639-0-1Billy Murphy
19628-1Billy Murphy
201912-2Mike Norvell
202411-2Ryan Silverfield
19608-2Billy Murphy
19618-2Billy Murphy

On the sideline

Head coaches

Coach	Tenure	Record	Pct	Best final AP
Charles Huff	2026	0-0	—	—
Reggie Howard	2025	0-1	.000	—
Ryan Silverfield	2020–2025	50-24	.676	#24
Mike Norvell	2016–2019	38-16	.704	#17
Justin Fuente	2012–2015	26-23	.531	#25
Larry Porter	2010–2011	3-21	.125	—
Tommy West	2001–2009	49-61	.445	—
Rip Scherer	1995–2000	22-44	.333	—
Chuck Stobart	1989–1994	29-36-1	.447	—
Charlie Bailey	1986–1988	12-20-1	.379	—
Rey Dempsey	1984–1985	7-12-3	.386	—
Rex Dockery	1981–1983	8-24-1	.258	—
Richard Williamson	1975–1980	31-35	.470	—
Fred Pancoast	1972–1974	20-12-1	.621	—
Billy Murphy	1960–1971	81-35-1	.697	—

8 picks · 0 first-rounders

NFL Draft since 2020

20261 picks

#117Travis BurkeOffensive Tackle · Los Angeles

20251 picks

#257Kobee MinorCornerback · New England

20222 picks

#90Dylan ParhamOffensive Guard · Las Vegas
#138Calvin Austin IIIWide Receiver · Pittsburgh

20211 picks

#150Kenneth GainwellRunning Back · Philadelphia

20203 picks

#66Antonio GibsonWide Receiver · Washington
#223Chris ClaybrooksCornerback · Jacksonville
#230Dustin WoodardCenter · New England