2015 Memphis Tigers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2015 Memphis Tigers Memphis Tigers 2003-2021 wordmark.svg 250 American Athletic Conference West Division The American 9–4 5–3 Justin Fuente 4th regular season Darrell Dickey interim; bowl game Darrell Dickey 4th Brad Cornelsen 1st Galen Scott 1st Pro-style 4–3 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Birmingham Bowl L 10–31 vs. Auburn The 2015 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by fourth-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 West Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in American Athletic play to finish in third place in the West Division. They were invited to the Birmingham Bowl where they lost to Auburn. On October 17, the Tigers defeated Ole Miss which led them to a #18 ranking in polls after the Tigers began the season with an 8–0 record. Before they were defeated by Navy three weeks later, the Tigers were ranked as high as #13 in the polls, which was the highest ever ranking for the program in school history. On November 29, head coach Justin Fuente resigned to become the head coach at Virginia Tech.http://www.richmond.com/sports/college/football/article_52875be9-9455-57d4-8efe-6f75b0cc857a.html Justin Fuente hired as Virginia Tech's next football coach He finished at Memphis with a four-year record of 26–23. The Tigers were led by interim head coach Darrell Dickey in the Birmingham Bowl. Schedule 2015 AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 3 released prior to game Central September 5 6:00 p.m. w y Missouri State Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPN3 63–7 41,730 September 12 6:00 p.m. w y y Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS JTV/ESPN3 55–23 37,798 September 19 2:00 p.m. w y y Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH ASN 44–41 21,178 September 24 Thursday 6:30 p.m. w Cincinnati Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPN 53–46 45,172 October 2 Friday 6:00 p.m. w y South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN2 24–17 22,546 October 17 11:00 a.m. w y Ole Miss 13 rivalry Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ABC/ESPN2 37–24 60,241 October 23 Friday 7:00 p.m. w y 18 Tulsa Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK ESPN 66–42 20,216 October 31 6:00 p.m. w 16 Tulane Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN CBSSN 41–13 30,381 November 7 6:00 p.m. l y 13 Navy Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPN2 20–45 55,212 November 14 6:00 p.m. l y 21 Houston 24 TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ESPN2 34–35 42,159 November 21 11:00 a.m. l y 21 Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPNU 12–31 31,708 November 28 11:00 a.m. w SMU Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPNews 63–0 30,075 December 30 11:00 a.m. l y y Auburn Birmingham Bowl Legion Field Birmingham, AL ESPN 10–31 59,430 2015 Memphis Tigers Football Schedule http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-15/aac/2015-memphis-tigers-football-schedule.php FB Schedules February 25, 2015 Rankings 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 9 NR NR NR RV NR RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV 22 18 17 16 16 15 16 13 25 25 21 RV RV 21 NR NR NR RV RV NR RV RV NR NR RV Game summaries Missouri State Bears 0 0 7 0 Tigers 28 14 14 7 2015 Missouri State Bears football team At Kansas Tigers 10 14 24 7 Jayhawks 10 3 7 3 2015 Kansas Jayhawks football team Bowling Green Tigers 10 7 17 10 44 Falcons 14 13 7 7 41 2015 Bowling Green Falcons football team Cincinnati Bearcats 10 20 3 13 46 Tigers 14 14 3 22 53 2015 Cincinnati Bearcats football team At South Florida Tigers 0 7 10 7 24 Bulls 7 3 0 7 17 2015 South Florida Bulls football team Ole Miss #13 Rebels 14 0 10 0 24 Tigers 7 17 7 6 37 2015 Ole Miss Rebels football team Memphis–Ole Miss football rivalry At Tulsa #18 Tigers 14 21 17 14 Golden Hurricane 7 14 14 7 2015 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team Tulane Green Wave 6 7 0 0 13 #16 Tigers 0 15 12 14 41 2015 Tulane Green Wave football team Navy Midshipmen 7 10 14 14 #15 Tigers 10 0 10 0 2015 Navy Midshipmen football team At Houston #25 Tigers 3 17 7 7 #16 Cougars 0 7 7 21 2015 Houston Cougars football team At Temple Tigers 3 6 3 0 Owls 0 14 0 17 2015 Temple Owls football team SMU Mustangs 0 0 0 0 Tigers 28 28 7 0 2015 SMU Mustangs football team Vs. Auburn–Birmingham Bowl Auburn Tigers 10 0 7 14 Memphis Tigers 0 10 0 0 2015 Auburn Tigers football team 2015 Birmingham Bowl (December) References Memphis Category:Memphis Tigers football seasons Memphis Tigers football Category:2010s in Memphis, Tennessee Category:Long stubs with short prose