American college football season
2017 Memphis Tigers football |
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AAC West Division champion |
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Conference | American Athletic Conference |
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Division | West Division |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 24 |
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AP | No. 25 |
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Record | 10–3 (7–1 American) |
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Head coach | - Mike Norvell (2nd season)
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Offensive coordinator | Darrell Dickey (1st;6th overall season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Chris Ball (2nd season) |
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Home stadium | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium |
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Seasons |
The 2017 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee and competed in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Mike Norvell. They finished the season 10–3, 7–1 in AAC play to be champions of the West Division. They represented the West Division in The American Championship Game where they lost to East Division champions UCF. They were invited to the Liberty Bowl where they lost to Iowa State.
Preseason
In the preseason AAC media poll, the Tigers were picked to finish first in the West Division of the AAC, receiving 22 of 30 first place votes.[1]
Schedule
Memphis announced its 2017 football schedule on February 9, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Tigers will host AAC foes East Carolina, Navy, SMU, and Tulane, and will travel to UConn, Houston, Tulsa, and UCF.[2]
The Tigers will host three of the four non-conference opponents, Louisiana-Monroe from the Sun Belt Conference, Southern Illinois from the Missouri Valley Football Conference and UCLA from the Pac-12 Conference. Memphis was supposed travel to Georgia State from the Sun Belt Conference before Hurricane Irma caused their conference opener at UCF to be rescheduled over the Georgia State game.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 8:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe* | | | CBSSN | W 37–29 | 10,263 |
September 16 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 25 UCLA* | | - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
- Memphis, TN
| ABC | W 48–45 | 46,291 |
September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Southern Illinois* | | - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
- Memphis, TN
| WMC | W 44–31 | 41,584 |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at UCF | | | ESPN2 | L 13–40 | 34,022 |
September 30 | | at Georgia State* | | | | Cancelled | |
October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at UConn | | | ESPN | W 70–31 | 19,230 |
October 14 | 2:45 p.m. | No. 25 Navy | | - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
- Memphis, TN
| ESPNU | W 30–27 | 40,177 |
October 19 | 7:00 p.m. | at Houston | No. 25 | | ESPN | W 42–38 | 30,001 |
October 27 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulane | No. 24 | - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
- Memphis, TN
| CBSSN | W 56–26 | 17,989 |
November 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tulsa | No. 23 | | ESPN2 | W 41–14 | 17,383 |
November 18 | 11:00 a.m. | SMU | No. 21 | - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
- Memphis, TN
| ESPNews | W 66–45 | 35,329 |
November 25 | 11:00 a.m. | East Carolina | No. 20 | - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
- Memphis, TN
| ESPNU | W 70–13 | 41,517 |
December 2 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 14 UCF | No. 20 | | ABC | L 55–62 2OT | 41,433 |
December 30 | 11:30 a.m. | Iowa State* | No. 20 | | ABC | L 20–21 | 57,266 |
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Game summaries
Louisiana–Monroe
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Warhawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
Tigers | 7 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 37 |
UCLA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 25 Bruins | 7 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
Tigers | 7 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 48 |
Southern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Salukis | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
Tigers | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 44 |
At UCF
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Knights | 6 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 40 |
At UConn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 7 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 70 |
Huskies | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
Navy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 25 Midshipmen | 10 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
Tigers | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
At Houston
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 25 Tigers | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 42 |
Cougars | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
Tulane
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Green Wave | 0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
No. 24 Tigers | 14 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 56 |
At Tulsa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 22 Tigers | 14 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 41 |
Golden Hurricane | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
SMU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mustangs | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
No. 18 Tigers | 10 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 66 |
East Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Pirates | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
No. 17 Tigers | 28 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 70 |
At UCF–AAC Championship
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
No. 16 Tigers | 7 | 24 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 55 |
No. 12 Knights | 17 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 62 |
Vs. Iowa State–Liberty Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cyclones | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
No. 19 Tigers | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 25 |
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Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 24 |
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CFP | Not released | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | Not released |
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Players in the 2018 NFL Draft
References
- ^ "USF Is The Favorite In 2017 American Athletic Conference Media Poll". theamerican.org. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ "Tigers Football Announces 2017 Schedule" (Press release). University of Memphis Department of Athletics. February 9, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Memphis Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
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