2014 Memphis Tigers football team

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 since 2004.

2014 Memphis Tigers football
The American co-champion
Miami Beach Bowl champion
Miami Beach Bowl, W 55–482OT vs. BYU
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 25
2014 record10–3 (7–1 The American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarrell Dickey
Defensive coordinatorBarry Odom
Home stadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 59,308)
2014 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.Austin Peay*
ESPN3W 63–027,361
September 69:00 p.m.at No. 11 UCLA*
P12NL 35–4272,098
September 206:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee*
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
ESPN3W 36–1746,378
September 276:30 p.m.at No. 10 Ole Miss*
SECRNL 3–2461,291
October 46:00 p.m.at Cincinnati
CBSSNW 41–1425,456
October 116:00 p.m.Houston
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
CBSSNL 24–2832,784
October 2511:00 a.m.at SMU
ESPNewsW 48–1019,498
October 318:00 p.m.Tulsa
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
ESPNUW 40–2026,846
November 76:30 p.m.at Temple
ESPNUW 16–1323,882
November 152:30 p.m.at Tulane
ESPNUW 38–728,614
November 223:00 p.m.South Florida
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
ESPNewsW 31–2034,635
November 293:00 p.m.UConn
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
ESPNewsW 41–1035,102
December 221:00 p.m.vs. BYU*
ESPNW 55–48 2OT20,761
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[1]

Rankings
Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV 25 
Coaches NR RV RV RV RV NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV 25 
CFP Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released

Game summaries

Austin Peay
1 2 3 4 Total
Governors 0 0 0 0 0
Tigers 21 21 14 7 63

UCLA
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 14 0 14 35
#11 Bruins 13 15 7 7 42

Middle Tennessee
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 7 0 3 7 17
Tigers 9 10 3 14 36

Ole Miss
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 3 0 0 0 3
Rebels 7 0 0 17 24

Cincinnati
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 24 3 14 0 41
Bearcats 7 0 7 0 14

Houston
1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0 14 7 7 28
Tigers 7 14 0 3 24

SMU
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 24 10 7 48
Mustangs 0 7 3 0 10

Tulsa
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 7 7 0 6 20
Tigers 0 20 6 14 40

Temple
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 10 3 3 16
Owls 10 0 0 3 13

Tulane
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 3 21 7 38
Green Wave 0 0 0 7 7

South Florida
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 3 10 0 7 20
Tigers 14 7 7 3 31

UConn
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 3 0 7 10
Tigers 6 7 21 7 41

BYU (Miami Beach Bowl)
1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Cougars 14 14 0 1730 48
Tigers 17 7 14 737 55

Depth chart

References
  1. "2014 Memphis Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 19, 2014.


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