2024 Memphis Tigers football team

2024 Memphis Tigers football
2024 Memphis Tigers football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
Record	3–0 (0–0 American)
Head coach	Ryan Silverfield (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Tim Cramsey (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Larry Smith (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Jordon Hankins (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Spence Nowinsky (1st season)
Home stadium	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Memphis Tigers football team will represent the University of Memphis in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers are led by Ryan Silverfield in his fifth year as the head coach. The Tigers will play their home games at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, located in Memphis, Tennessee.^[1]^[2]

2024 American Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Army	1	–	0	2	–	0
Navy	1	–	0	2	–	0
Memphis	0	–	0	3	–	0
East Carolina	0	–	0	2	–	1
North Texas	0	–	0	2	–	1
South Florida	0	–	0	2	–	1
Charlotte	0	–	0	1	–	2
Rice	0	–	0	1	–	2
Tulane	0	–	0	1	–	2
Tulsa	0	–	0	1	–	2
UAB	0	–	0	1	–	2
UTSA	0	–	0	1	–	2
Florida Atlantic	0	–	1	1	–	2
Temple	0	–	1	0	–	3
Championship: December 6, 2024
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of September 17, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	North Alabama*	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN+	W 40–0	25,849
September 7	11:00 a.m.	Troy*	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPNU	W 38–17	23,246
September 14	11:00 a.m.	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN	W 20–12	55,107
September 21	2:30 p.m.	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN
September 28	6:30 p.m.	Middle Tennessee*	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPNU
October 11	6:00 p.m.	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN
October 19		North Texas	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN
October 26		Charlotte	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN
November 2		at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX
November 8	8:00 p.m.	Rice	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN2
November 16		UAB	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN (Battle for the Bones)
November 28	6:30 p.m.	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

North Alabama (FCS)

North Alabama Lions (FCS) (0–1) at Memphis Tigers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions (FCS)	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	7	24	3	6	40

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

Date: August 31st
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: SE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
Game attendance: 25,849
Referee: Steven Anderson
TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play) and Leger Douzable (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(10:05) MEM – Mario Anderson 4 yard run, Caden Costa kick (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:48; Memphis 7–0)

Second quarter

(14:56) MEM – Anthony Landphere 2 yard pass from Seth Henigan, Caden Costa kick (Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 3:56; Memphis 14–0)
(8:11) MEM – Brendan Doyle 32 yard pass from Seth Henigan, Caden Costa kick (Drive: 3 plays, 54 yards, 1:37; Memphis 21–0)
(5:20) MEM – Mario Anderson 5 yard run, Caden Costa kick (Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 1:20; Memphis 28–0)
(0:34) MEM – Caden Costa 38 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 2:31; Memphis 31–0)

Third quarter

(1:25) MEM – Caden Costa 21 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:35; Memphis 34–0)

Fourth quarter

(12:29) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 5 yard run, kick failed (Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 2:20; Memphis 40–0)

Statistics	UNA	MEM
First downs	11	17
Plays–yards	59–185	56–367
Rushes–yards	31–67	26–59
Passing yards	118	308
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–28–2	22–30–0
Time of possession	32:44	27:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Alabama	Passing	Ari Patu	15/26, 103 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Dennis Moody	13 carries, 39 yards
	Receiving	Kobe Warden	3 receptions, 34 yards
Memphis	Passing	Seth Henigan	22/30, 308 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Mario Anderson	10 carries, 46 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Roc Taylor	5 receptions, 87 yards

Troy

Troy Trojans (0–1) at Memphis Tigers (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	0	7	3	7	17
Tigers	7	14	10	7	38

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

Date: September 7th
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NE at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
Game attendance: 23,246
Referee: Ted Pitts
TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(8:35) MEM – Brandon Thomas 2 yard run, Caden Costa kick (Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 5:32; Memphis 7–0)

Second quarter

(12:51) TROY – Goose Crowder 11 yard run, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:00; Tied 7–7)
(7:35) MEM – Brandon Thomas 1 yard run, Caden Costa kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:16; Memphis 14–7)
(3:07) MEM – Mario Anderson 21 yard run, Caden Costa kick (Drive: 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:51; Memphis 21–7)

Third quarter

(10:16) MEM – Caden Costa 32 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 3:14; Memphis 24–7)
(5:32) MEM – Brendan Doyle 4 yard pass from Seth Henigan, Caden Costa kick (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:43; Memphis 31–7)
(0:29) TROY – Scott Taylor Renfroe 22 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:03; Memphis 31–10)

Fourth quarter

(13:03) MEM – Mario Anderson 4 yard run, Caden Costa kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:06; Memphis 38–10)
(6:47) TROY – Matthew Caldwell 1 yard run, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:16; Memphis 38–17)

Statistics	TROY	MEM
First downs	17	27
Plays–yards	60–251	61–372
Rushes–yards	34–101	29–211
Passing yards	150	161
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–26–0	20–32–0
Time of possession	31:06	28:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing	Matthew Caldwell	11/19, 113 yards
	Rushing	Damien Taylor	7 carries, 33 yards
	Receiving	Zeriah Beason	4 receptions, 60 yards
Memphis	Passing	Seth Henigan	20/32, 161 yards, TD
	Rushing	Mario Anderson	17 carries, 125 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	DeMeer Blankumsee	4 receptions, 50 yards

at Florida State

Memphis Tigers (2–0) at Florida State Seminoles (0–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	3	10	7	0	20
Seminoles	0	3	6	3	12

at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida

Date: September 14th
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: SE at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 55,107
Referee: Justin Elliott
TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

(11:49) MEM – Caden Costa 35 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 8 yards, 2:37; Memphis 3–0)

Second quarter

(10:16) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 6 yard pass from Seth Henigan, Caden Costa kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:53; Memphis 10–0)
(2:26) FSU – Ryan Fitzgerald 54 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 15 yards, 2:15; Memphis 10–3)
(0:00) MEM – Caden Costa 19 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 27 yards, 1:59; Memphis 13–3)

Third quarter

(8:27) MEM – Anthony Landphere 2 yard pass from Seth Henigan, Caden Costa kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:33; Memphis 20–3)
(7:05) FSU – Roydell Williams 4 yard run, 2-point run failed (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:22; Memphis 20–9)

Fourth quarter

(8:07) FSU – Ryan Fitzgerald 35 yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 71 yards, 8:35; Memphis 20–12)

Statistics	MEM	FSU
First downs	19	11
Plays–yards	71–337	55–238
Rushes–yards	32–65	24–37
Passing yards	272	201
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–39–1	16–31–1
Time of possession	36:21	23:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing	Seth Henigan	25/38, 272 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Mario Anderson	14 carries, 32 yards
	Receiving	Anthony Landphere	5 receptions, 66 yards, 1 TD
Florida State	Passing	DJ Uiagalelei	16/30, 201 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Lawrance Toafili	4 carries, 30 yards
	Receiving	Malik Benson	5 receptions, 99 yards

at Navy

Memphis Tigers (3–0) at Navy Midshipmen (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
Midshipmen	0	0	0	0	0

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

Date: September 21st
Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst), and Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	MEM	NAVY
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Navy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Middle Tennessee

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (–) at Memphis Tigers (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

Date: September 28th
Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPNU

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	MTSU	MEM
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Middle Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at South Florida

Memphis Tigers (–) at South Florida Bulls (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

Date: October 11th
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPN

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	MEM	USF
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

North Texas

North Texas Mean Green (–) at Memphis Tigers (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

Date: October 19th
Game time: TBD a.m./p.m. CDT
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNT	MEM
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Charlotte

Charlotte 49ers (–) at Memphis Tigers (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

Date: October 26th
Game time: TBD a.m./p.m. CDT
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	CLT	MEM
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charlotte	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at UTSA

Memphis Tigers (–) at UTSA Roadrunners (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
Roadrunners	0	0	0	0	0

at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

Date: November 2nd
Game time: TBD a.m./p.m. CDT
Game weather: None (played indoors)
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	MEM	UTSA
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UTSA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Rice

Rice Owls (–) at Memphis Tigers (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

Date: November 8th
Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
TV: ESPN2

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	RICE	MEM
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

UAB (Battle for the Bones)

UAB Blazers (–) at Memphis Tigers (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

Date: November 16th
Game time: TBD a.m./p.m. CST
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	UAB	MEM
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UAB	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Tulane

Memphis Tigers (–) at Tulane Green Wave (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
Green Wave	0	0	0	0	0

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: November 28th
Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
TV: ESPN

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	MEM	TULN
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tulane	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	25	23
CFP	Not released																Not released

References

^ "2023 Football Coaching Staff". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
^ "Silverfield Promotes Hankins to Defensive Coordinator". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
^ "2024 Memphis Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 19, 2024.

[1] "2023 Football Coaching Staff". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2024.

[2] "Silverfield Promotes Hankins to Defensive Coordinator". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2024.

[3] "2024 Memphis Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 19, 2024.

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