Memphis

FBS

American Athletic · Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee

378-397-9

All-time

0.482

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Greatest games

Memphis's top games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Bowl	Match	Designation	Game Score
1	Dec 2, 2017	2017	American Athletic Championship Game	#16 Memphis 55-62 #12 Central Florida (2OT) Spectrum Stadium, Orlando, Florida Conf Title	Conf Title	0.77
2	Nov 14, 2015	2015		#25 Memphis 34-35 #16 Houston TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas Conf Game	Conf Game	0.68
3	Sep 21, 1963	1963		Memphis 0-0 #2 Mississippi Memphis		0.65
4	Nov 29, 2019	2019		#17 Memphis 34-24 #18 Cincinnati Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tennessee Conf Game	Conf Game	0.64
5	Dec 28, 2019	2019	Cotton Bowl	#15 Memphis 39-53 #13 Penn State AT&T Stadium, Dallas, Texas Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.62
6	Dec 7, 2019	2019	American Athletic Championship Game	#16 Memphis 29-24 #21 Cincinnati Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tennessee Conf Title	Conf Title	0.61
7	Nov 2, 2019	2019		#24 Memphis 54-48 #15 SMU Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tennessee Conf Game	Conf Game	0.60
8	Dec 1, 2018	2018	American Athletic Championship Game	Memphis 41-56 #7 Central Florida Spectrum Stadium, Orlando, Florida Conf Title	Conf Title	0.58
9	Oct 3, 2020	2020		Memphis 27-30 #18 SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, Texas Conf Game	Conf Game	0.55
10	Oct 13, 2018	2018		Memphis 30-31 #10 Central Florida Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tennessee Conf Game	Conf Game	0.52

Season by season (major seasons)

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Champ App	Conf Champ	AP	Coach	High	Bowl
2026	Memphis	0-0	American Athletic
2025	Memphis	8-5	American Athletic		4-4					#22	Gasparilla Bowl (L)
2024	Memphis	11-2	American Athletic		6-2			#24	#23	#24	Frisco Bowl
2023	Memphis	10-3	American Athletic		6-2						Liberty Bowl (W)
2022	Memphis	7-6	American Athletic		3-5						First Responder Bowl (W)
2021	Memphis	6-6	American Athletic	West	3-5
2020	Memphis	8-3	American Athletic	West	5-3					#16	Camellia Bowl (W)
2019	Memphis	12-2	American Athletic	West	7-1	✓	★	#17	#17	#15	Cotton Bowl (L)MajorCFP
2018	Memphis	8-6	American Athletic	West	5-3	✓					Birmingham Bowl (L)
2017	Memphis	10-3	American Athletic	West	7-1	✓		#25	#24	#16	Liberty Bowl (L)
2016	Memphis	8-5	American Athletic	West	5-3						Boca Raton Bowl (L)
2015	Memphis	9-4	American Athletic	West	5-3					#15	Birmingham Bowl (L)
2014	Memphis	10-3	American Athletic		7-1		★	#25	#25	#25	Miami Beach Bowl (W)
2013	Memphis	3-9	American Athletic		1-7
2012	Memphis	4-8	Conference USA	East	4-4
2011	Memphis	2-10	Conference USA	East	1-7
2010	Memphis	1-11	Conference USA	East	0-8
2009	Memphis	2-10	Conference USA	East	1-7
2008	Memphis	6-7	Conference USA	East	4-4						St. Petersburg Bowl (L)
2007	Memphis	7-6	Conference USA	East	6-2						New Orleans Bowl (L)
2006	Memphis	2-10	Conference USA	East	1-7
2005	Memphis	7-5	Conference USA	East	5-3						Motor City Bowl (W)
2004	Memphis	8-4	Conference USA		5-3					#25	GMAC Bowl (L)
2003	Memphis	9-4	Conference USA		5-3						New Orleans Bowl (W)
2002	Memphis	3-9	Conference USA		2-6
2001	Memphis	5-6	Conference USA		3-4
2000	Memphis	4-7	Conference USA		2-5
1999	Memphis	5-6	Conference USA		4-2
1998	Memphis	2-9	Conference USA		1-5
1997	Memphis	4-7	Conference USA		2-4
1996	Memphis	4-7	Conference USA		2-3
1995	Memphis	3-8	Independent
1994	Memphis	6-5	Independent
1993	Memphis State	6-5	Independent
1992	Memphis State	6-5	Independent
1991	Memphis State	5-6	Independent
1990	Memphis State	4-6-1	Independent
1989	Memphis State	2-9	Independent
1988	Memphis State	6-5	Independent
1987	Memphis State	5-5-1	Independent
1986	Memphis State	1-10	Independent
1985	Memphis State	2-7-2	Independent
1984	Memphis State	5-5-1	Independent
1983	Memphis State	6-4-1	Independent
1982	Memphis State	1-10	Independent
1981	Memphis State	1-10	Independent
1980	Memphis State	2-9	Independent
1979	Memphis State	5-6	Independent
1978	Memphis State	4-7	Independent
1977	Memphis State	6-5	Independent
1976	Memphis State	7-4	Independent
1975	Memphis State	7-4	Independent
1974	Memphis State	7-4	Independent
1973	Memphis State	8-3	Independent
1972	Memphis State	5-5-1	Missouri Valley		3-2
1971	Memphis State	5-6	Missouri Valley		2-1		★				Pasadena Bowl (W)
1970	Memphis State	6-4	Missouri Valley		2-2
1969	Memphis State	8-2	Missouri Valley		4-0		★
1968	Memphis State	6-4	Missouri Valley		4-0		★
1967	Memphis State	6-3	Independent
1966	Memphis State	7-2	Independent
1965	Memphis State	5-5	Independent
1964	Memphis State	5-4	Independent
1963	Memphis State	9-0-1	Independent						#14
1962	Memphis State	8-1	Independent
1961	Memphis State	8-2	Independent
1960	Memphis State	8-2	Independent

Award winners

6 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Year	Player	Pos	Award
2018	Darrell Henderson	RB	Consensus All-American
2017	Anthony Miller	WR	Consensus All-American
2013	Tom Hornsey	P	Consensus All-American
2013	Tom Hornsey	P	Ray Guy Award
1992	Joe Allison	PK	Consensus All-American
1992	Joe Allison	PK	Lou Groza Award