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.

#1 · 2017 · Dec 2, 2017

0.77

American Athletic Championship Game

#16 Memphis 55-62 #12 Central Florida (2OT)

Spectrum Stadium, Orlando, Florida

Conf Title

#2 · 2015 · Nov 14, 2015

0.68

#25 Memphis 34-35 #16 Houston

TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas

Conf Game

#3 · 1963 · Sep 21, 1963

0.65

Memphis 0-0 #2 Mississippi

Memphis

#4 · 2019 · Nov 29, 2019

0.64

#17 Memphis 34-24 #18 Cincinnati

Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tennessee

Conf Game

#5 · 2019 · Dec 28, 2019

0.62

Cotton Bowl

#15 Memphis 39-53 #13 Penn State

AT&T Stadium, Dallas, Texas

Major Bowl

#6 · 2019 · Dec 7, 2019

0.61

American Athletic Championship Game

#16 Memphis 29-24 #21 Cincinnati

Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tennessee

Conf Title

#7 · 2019 · Nov 2, 2019

0.60

#24 Memphis 54-48 #15 SMU

Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tennessee

Conf Game

#8 · 2018 · Dec 1, 2018

0.58

American Athletic Championship Game

Memphis 41-56 #7 Central Florida

Spectrum Stadium, Orlando, Florida

Conf Title

#9 · 2020 · Oct 3, 2020

0.55

Memphis 27-30 #18 SMU

Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, Texas

Conf Game

#10 · 2018 · Oct 13, 2018

0.52

Memphis 30-31 #10 Central Florida

Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tennessee

Conf Game

#	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)

20260-0

Memphis · American Athletic

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20258-5

Memphis · American Athletic

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#22

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Gasparilla Bowl (L)

202411-2

Memphis · American Athletic

Conf record

6-2

AP final

#24

Coach final

#23

AP high

#24

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Frisco Bowl

202310-3

Memphis · American Athletic

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Liberty Bowl (W)

20227-6

Memphis · American Athletic

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

First Responder Bowl (W)

20216-6

Memphis · American Athletic (West)

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20208-3

Memphis · American Athletic (West)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#16

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Camellia Bowl (W)

201912-2

Memphis · American Athletic (West)

Conf record

7-1

AP final

#17

Coach final

#17

AP high

#15

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Cotton Bowl (L)MajorCFP

20188-6

Memphis · American Athletic (West)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Birmingham Bowl (L)

201710-3

Memphis · American Athletic (West)

Conf record

7-1

AP final

#25

Coach final

#24

AP high

#16

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Liberty Bowl (L)

20168-5

Memphis · American Athletic (West)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Boca Raton Bowl (L)

20159-4

Memphis · American Athletic (West)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#15

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Birmingham Bowl (L)

201410-3

Memphis · American Athletic

Conf record

7-1

AP final

#25

Coach final

#25

AP high

#25

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Miami Beach Bowl (W)

20133-9

Memphis · American Athletic

Conf record

1-7

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20124-8

Memphis · Conference USA (East)

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20112-10

Memphis · Conference USA (East)

Conf record

1-7

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20101-11

Memphis · Conference USA (East)

Conf record

0-8

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20092-10

Memphis · Conference USA (East)

Conf record

1-7

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20086-7

Memphis · Conference USA (East)

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

St. Petersburg Bowl (L)

20077-6

Memphis · Conference USA (East)

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

New Orleans Bowl (L)

20062-10

Memphis · Conference USA (East)

Conf record

1-7

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20057-5

Memphis · Conference USA (East)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Motor City Bowl (W)

20048-4

Memphis · Conference USA

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#25

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

GMAC Bowl (L)

20039-4

Memphis · Conference USA

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

New Orleans Bowl (W)

20023-9

Memphis · Conference USA

Conf record

2-6

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20015-6

Memphis · Conference USA

Conf record

3-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20004-7

Memphis · Conference USA

Conf record

2-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19995-6

Memphis · Conference USA

Conf record

4-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19982-9

Memphis · Conference USA

Conf record

1-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19974-7

Memphis · Conference USA

Conf record

2-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19964-7

Memphis · Conference USA

Conf record

2-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19953-8

Memphis · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19946-5

Memphis · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19936-5

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19926-5

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19915-6

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19904-6-1

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19892-9

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19886-5

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19875-5-1

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19861-10

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19852-7-2

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19845-5-1

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19836-4-1

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19821-10

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19811-10

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19802-9

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19795-6

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19784-7

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19776-5

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19767-4

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19757-4

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19747-4

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19738-3

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19725-5-1

Memphis State · Missouri Valley

Conf record

3-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19715-6

Memphis State · Missouri Valley

Conf record

2-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Pasadena Bowl (W)

19706-4

Memphis State · Missouri Valley

Conf record

2-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19698-2

Memphis State · Missouri Valley

Conf record

4-0

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19686-4

Memphis State · Missouri Valley

Conf record

4-0

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19676-3

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19667-2

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19655-5

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19645-4

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19639-0-1

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

#14

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19628-1

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19618-2

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19608-2

Memphis State · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

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.

Darrell Henderson2018

Consensus All-AmericanRB

Anthony Miller2017

Consensus All-AmericanWR

Tom Hornsey2013

Consensus All-AmericanP

Tom Hornsey2013

Ray Guy AwardP

Joe Allison1992

Consensus All-AmericanPK

Joe Allison1992

Lou Groza AwardPK

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