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American college football season
The 2019 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Tigers played their home games at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee , and competed in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference . They were led by fourth-year head coach Mike Norvell through the team's win in the American Championship Game , after which he left to fill the head coaching vacancy at Florida State .[ 1] It was the first outright/unshared conference championship in 50 seasons. The only teams to beat Memphis this season were both teams based in Pennsylvania (Temple, Penn State).
Offensive line coach Ryan Silverfield was initially named head coach of the team for their bowl game, the Cotton Bowl ; the interim tag was removed and he was named the new head coach of the Tigers.[ 2] [ 3]
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Tigers predicted as repeat to win the AAC West Division [ 17] and finish in third place of AAC championship.
West
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Memphis
165 (15)
2
Houston
162 (14)
3
Tulane
108
4
SMU
87 (1)
5
Navy
70
6
Tulsa
38
Media poll (AAC Championship)
Predicted finish
Team
Votes
1
UCF
12
2
Cincinnati
8
3
Memphis
6
4
Houston
4
Personnel
Depth chart
Defense
FS
La'Andre Thomas
Carlito Gonzalez
SS
Tyrez Lindsey
Sanchez Blake Jr.
DE
DT
DT
DE
Bryce Huff
Joseph Dorceus
O'Bryan Goodson
Jonathan Wilson
Wardalis Ducksworth
Cade Mashburn
John Tate
Everitt Cunningham
Offense
"X" WR
John Williams
Rodrigues Clark
"Y" TE
Joey Magnifico
Sean Dykes Tyce Daniel
"S" WR
Damonte Coxie
Kedarian Jones
Roster
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 11:00 a.m. Ole Miss * ABC W 15–1044,107
September 7 11:00 a.m. Southern * Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN WMC W 55–2434,487
September 14 2:30 p.m. at South Alabama * ESPNU W 42–612,373
7:00 p.m. Navy Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPN W 35–2333,909
October 5 2:45 p.m. at Louisiana–Monroe * ESPNU W 52–3317,143
October 12 11:00 a.m. at Temple No. 23 ESPN2 L 28–3034,253
October 19 6:00 p.m. Tulane Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPN2 W 47–1730,221
October 26 6:00 p.m. at Tulsa CBSSN W 42–4117,183
November 2 6:30 p.m. No. 15 SMU No. 24 ABC W 54–4859,506
November 16 2:30 p.m. at Houston No. 18 ESPN2 W 45–2725,149
November 23 3:00 p.m. at South Florida No. 18 ESPNU W 49–1025,136
2:30 p.m. No. 19 Cincinnati No. 18 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ABC W 34–2436,472
December 7 2:30 p.m. No. 20 Cincinnati No. 17 ABC W 29–2433,008
December 28 11:00 a.m. vs. No. 10 Penn State * No. 17 ESPN L 39–5354,828
Schedule Source: [ 18]
Game summaries
Ole Miss
1
2
3
4
Total
Rebels
0
0
3
7
10
Tigers
7
6
0
2
15
Southern
1
2
3
4
Total
Jaguars
7
10
7
0
24
Tigers
17
10
21
7
55
At South Alabama
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
7
16
7
12
42
Jaguars
0
0
0
6
6
Navy
1
2
3
4
Total
Midshipmen
13
7
0
3
23
Tigers
7
7
14
7
35
At Louisiana–Monroe
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
7
22
10
13
52
Warhawks
3
14
9
7
33
At Temple
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 23 Tigers
0
14
7
7
28
Owls
13
10
0
7
30
Tulane
1
2
3
4
Total
Green Wave
3
7
0
7
17
Tigers
13
21
6
7
47
At Tulsa
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
14
14
7
7
42
Golden Hurricane
0
17
14
10
41
SMU
SMU at Memphis (College GameDay )
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Mustangs
7
10 7 24
48
• No. 24 Tigers
7
16 17 14
54
At Houston
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 18 Tigers
7
21
14
3
45
Cougars
17
3
0
7
27
At South Florida
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 18 Tigers
7
21
14
7
49
Bulls
10
0
0
0
10
Cincinnati
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 19 Bearcats
3
14
0
7
24
No. 18 Tigers
17
3
0
14
34
Cincinnati (AAC Championship game)
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 20 Bearcats
7
7
7
3
24
No. 17 Tigers
10
0
10
9
29
Vs. Penn State (Cotton Bowl Classic)
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 17 Tigers
13
10
13
3
39
No. 10 Nittany Lions
7
28
10
8
53
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 RV RV 24 19 18 18 17 16 15 17 Coaches RV RV RV RV RV 23т 20 RV 25 23 19 18 18 18 16 15 17 CFP Not released 21 18 18 18 17 17 Not released
Players drafted into the NFL
References
^ Sallee, Barrett (December 8, 2019). "Florida State announced it has hired Mike Norvell from Memphis to coach Seminoles" . CBS Sports . Retrieved December 18, 2019 .
^ "Memphis tabs Ryan Silverfield as Tigers' interim coach" . ESPN.com . Associated Press. December 8, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2019 .
^ Barnes, Evan; Giannotto, Mark (December 13, 2019). "Memphis hiring Ryan Silverfield as coach, replacing Mike Norvell" . USA Today . Retrieved December 18, 2019 .
^ "2019 Maxwell Award Watch List" . July 15, 2019. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
^ "2019 Bednarik Award Watch List" . July 15, 2019. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
^ "2019 Doak Walker Watch List" (PDF) . July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019 .
^ "2019 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List Released" . July 18, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2019 .
^ "2019 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF) . July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019 .
^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release" . July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019 .
^ "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2019 Preseason Watch List" . July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019 .
^ "2019 Outland Trophy Award Watchlist Unveiled" . July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .
^ "2019 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watchlist Unveiled" . July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .
^ "Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2019 Preseason Watch Lizt" . July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019 .
^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2019 Watch List" . July 25, 2019. Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019 .
^ "The Golden Arm Award Announces 2019 Class of Candidates" . August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019 .
^ "Allstate Sugar Bowl Announces Manning Award Watch List" . August 21, 2019. Archived from the original on August 21, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2019 .
^ "UCF chosen as Favorite in 2019 Preseason Media Poll" . TheAmerican.org . Retrieved July 16, 2019 .
^ "2019 Memphis Football Schedule" (PDF) . GoTigersGo.com . University of Memphis Athletics. February 7, 2019.
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