2016 Memphis Tigers football team

2016 Memphis Tigers football
2016 Memphis Tigers football
Boca Raton Bowl, L 31–51 vs. Western Kentucky
Conference	American Athletic Conference
	West Division
Record	8–5 (5–3 The American)
Head coach	Mike Norvell (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Chip Long (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Chris Ball (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by first-year head coach Mike Norvell and played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The Tigers competed as a member of the West Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in American Athletic play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They were invited to the Boca Raton Bowl where they lost to Western Kentucky.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN3	W 35–17	42,876
September 17	11:00 a.m.	Kansas*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPNU	W 43–7	34,448
September 24	7:00 p.m.	Bowling Green*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPNews	W 77–3	38,713
October 1	6:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 28–48	65,889
October 6	7:00 p.m.	Temple	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN	W 34–27	34,743
October 14	7:00 p.m.	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPNU	W 24–14	21,098
October 22	2:30 p.m.	at No. 24 Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 28–42	35,943
October 29	7:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPNews	L 30–59	36,894
November 5	3:00 p.m.	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	ESPNews	W 51–7	24,379
November 12	6:00 p.m.	South Florida	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	CBSSN	L 42–49	37,218
November 18	7:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	CBSSN	W 34–7	25,796
November 25	11:00 a.m.	No. 18 Houston	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ABC	W 48–44	36,527
December 20	6:00 p.m.	vs. Western Kentucky*	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, Florida (Boca Raton Bowl)	ESPN	L 31–51	24,726
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	0	3	7	7	17
Tigers	22	7	3	3	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	0	7	0	0	7
Tigers	13	20	3	7	43

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	0	0	0	3
Tigers	35	21	14	7	77

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	7	14	7	28
#23 Rebels	14	10	10	14	48

Schedule

2016 American Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Temple xy$	7	–	1	10	–	4
No. 19 South Florida x	7	–	1	11	–	2
UCF	4	–	4	6	–	7
Cincinnati	1	–	7	4	–	8
UConn	1	–	7	3	–	9
East Carolina	1	–	7	3	–	9
West Division
Navy xy	7	–	1	9	–	5
Tulsa	6	–	2	10	–	3
Memphis	5	–	3	8	–	5
Houston	5	–	3	9	–	4
SMU	3	–	5	5	–	7
Tulane	1	–	7	4	–	8
Championship: Temple 34, Navy 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	14	0	7	7	28
#24 Midshipmen	14	7	14	7	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	14	21	10	14	59
Tigers	7	17	6	0	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Cougars	10	7	10	17	44
Tigers	21	13	0	14	48