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.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State* | | 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* | | ESPN2 | L 28–48 | 65,889 |
| 7:00 p.m. | Temple | - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
- Memphis, TN
| ESPN | W 34–27 | 34,743 |
| 7:00 p.m. | at Tulane | | ESPNU | W 24–14 | 21,098 |
| October 22 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 24 Navy | | 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 | | 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 |
| 7:00 p.m. | at Cincinnati | | CBSSN | W 34–7 | 25,796 |
| 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* | | 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
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Game summaries
Southeast Missouri State
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|
Total |
| Redhawks
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0
|
3
|
7
|
7 |
17 |
| Tigers
|
22
|
7
|
3
|
3 |
35 |
Kansas
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|
|
|
Total |
| Jayhawks
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0
|
7
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0
|
0 |
7 |
| Tigers
|
13
|
20
|
3
|
7 |
43 |
Bowling Green
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|
|
|
|
Total |
| Falcons
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
| Tigers
|
35
|
21
|
14
|
7 |
77 |
At Ole Miss
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|
|
|
|
Total |
| Tigers
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0
|
7
|
14
|
7 |
28 |
| #23 Rebels
|
14
|
10
|
10
|
14 |
48 |
Temple
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Total |
| Owls
|
6
|
7
|
0
|
14 |
27 |
| Tigers
|
0
|
3
|
17
|
14 |
34 |
At Tulane
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Tigers
|
3
|
10
|
3
|
8 |
24 |
| Green Wave
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
At Navy
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Tigers
|
14
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
| #24 Midshipmen
|
14
|
7
|
14
|
7 |
42 |
Tulsa
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|
|
|
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Total |
| Golden Hurricane
|
14
|
21
|
10
|
14 |
59 |
| Tigers
|
7
|
17
|
6
|
0 |
30 |
At SMU
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Tigers
|
21
|
17
|
13
|
0 |
51 |
| Mustangs
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
South Florida
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Bulls
|
14
|
7
|
14
|
14 |
49 |
| Tigers
|
3
|
14
|
14
|
11 |
42 |
At Cincinnati
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Tigers
|
13
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
34 |
| Bearcats
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
7 |
Houston
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| #18 Cougars
|
10
|
7
|
10
|
17 |
44 |
| Tigers
|
21
|
13
|
0
|
14 |
48 |
Vs. Western Kentucky–Boca Raton Bowl
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Tigers
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
| Hilltoppers
|
14
|
14
|
16
|
7 |
51 |
Personnel
Depth chart
Defense
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| SS
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| 15 Fritz Etienne
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| 17 Chris Morley
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| CB
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| 10 Dontrell Nelson
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| 12 Chauncey Lanier
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| DE
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NT
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DE
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| 48 Ernest Suttles
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56 Terry Redden
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97 Martin Ifedi
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| 91 Ricky Hunter
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93 Cortez Crosby
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14 Latarius Brady
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Offense
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| "Z" WR
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| 7 Keiwone Malone
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| 2 Joe Craig
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| LT
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LG
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C
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RG
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RT
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| 77 Taylor Fallin
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63 Tyler Uselton
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71 Gabe Kuhn
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75 Micheal Stannard
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54 Al Bond
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| 65 Christopher Roberson
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76 Patrick Winfield
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70 Micah Simmons
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66 Tony Mays
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79 Nykiren Wellington
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| RB
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| 38 Brandon Hayes
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| 22 Doroland Dorceus
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