2014 Memphis Tigers football team

2014 Memphis Tigers football
2014 Memphis Tigers football
The American co-champion; Miami Beach Bowl champion
Miami Beach Bowl, W 55–482OT vs. BYU
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 25
Record	10–3 (7–1 The American)
Head coach	Justin Fuente (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Darrell Dickey (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Barry Odom (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

2014 American Athletic Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 25 +	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

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 ever

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	Austin Peay*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN3	W 63–0	27,361
September 6	9:00 p.m.	at No. 11 UCLA*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	P12N	L 35–42	72,098
September 20	6:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN3	W 36–17	46,378
September 27	6:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	SECRN	L 3–24	61,291
October 4	6:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati	Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH	CBSSN	W 41–14	25,456
October 11	6:00 p.m.	Houston	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	CBSSN	L 24–28	32,784
October 25	11:00 a.m.	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPNews	W 48–10	19,498
October 31	8:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPNU	W 40–20	26,846
November 7	6:30 p.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	W 16–13	23,882
November 15	2:30 p.m.	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPNU	W 38–7	28,614
November 22	3:00 p.m.	South Florida	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPNews	W 31–20	34,635
November 29	3:00 p.m.	UConn	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPNews	W 41–10	35,102
December 22	1:00 p.m.	vs. BYU*	Marlins Park Miami, FL (Miami Beach Bowl)	ESPN	W 55–48 ^2OT	20,761
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked 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	25
Coaches	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	25
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	—	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	4	OT	2OT	Total
Cougars	14	14	0	17	3	0	48
Tigers	17	7	14	7	3	7	55

Depth chart

Defense

FS
39 Reggis Ball
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WLB	ILB	ILB	SLB
13 Tank Jakes	34 Jackson Dillon	⋅	⋅
16 Wynton McManis	99 Kendrick Golden	⋅	⋅

SS
15 Fritz Etienne
17 Chris Morley

CB
10 Dontrell Nelson
12 Chauncey Lanier

DE	NT	DE
48 Ernest Suttles	56 Terry Redden	97 Martin Ifedi
91 Ricky Hunter	93 Cortez Crosby	14 Latarius Brady

CB
21 Bobby McCain
23 BJ Ross

Offense

"X" WR
87 Tevin Jones
83 Baniel Hurd

"Z" WR
7 Keiwone Malone
2 Joe Craig

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
77 Taylor Fallin	63 Tyler Uselton	71 Gabe Kuhn	75 Micheal Stannard	54 Al Bond
65 Christopher Roberson	76 Patrick Winfield	70 Micah Simmons	66 Tony Mays	79 Nykiren Wellington

WR
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"S" WR
11 Sam Craft
5 Mose Frazier

QB
12 Paxton Lynch
15 Jason Stewart

RB
38 Brandon Hayes
22 Doroland Dorceus

Special teams
PK 46 Jake Elliot
PK 36 Spencer Smith
P 36 Spencer Smith
P 47 Nick Jacobs
KR 2 Joe Craig
PR 21 Bobby McCain
H 35 Evan Micheal

References

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

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

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Memphis Tigers football
Venues	Normal Field (1912–1916) Russwood Park (1912–1915, 1918–1920, 1922–1924) Hodges Field (1917, 1919, 1921–1923, 1926–1929) Memorial Field (1925–1936) Fairgrounds Stadium (1937, 1940) Crump Stadium (1937–1964) Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (1965–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas State: Paint Bucket Bowl Cincinnati Louisville Ole Miss Southern Miss: Black and Blue Bowl UAB: Battle for the Bones
Culture & lore	History Pouncer TOM (mascot) "Go Tigers Go" Mighty Sound of the South Miami Beach Brawl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

American Athletic Conference football champions
UCF (2013) Cincinnati, , & UCF (2014) Houston (2015) Temple (2016) UCF (2017) UCF (2018) Memphis (2019) Cincinnati (2020) Cincinnati (2021) Tulane (2022) SMU (2023) Army (2024)
National championships in bold