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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
Defensive coordinator| Barry Odom
Home stadium| Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 2013

2015 ->

2014 American Athletic Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 25 Memphis \+  |  | 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

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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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

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Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football 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| 15| Final
AP| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| RV| RV| 25
Coaches| —| RV| RV| RV| RV| —| RV| —| —| —| —| —| —| RV| RV| RV| 25
CFP| Not released| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| Not released

## Game summaries

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### Austin Peay

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| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Governors  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0
Tigers | 21  | 21  | 14  | 7 | 63

### UCLA

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Tigers  | 7  | 14  | 0  | 14 | 35
#11 Bruins | 13  | 15  | 7  | 7 | 42

### Middle Tennessee

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Blue Raiders  | 7  | 0  | 3  | 7 | 17
Tigers | 9  | 10  | 3  | 14 | 36

### Ole Miss

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Tigers  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 3
Rebels | 7  | 0  | 0  | 17 | 24

### Cincinnati

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Tigers | 24  | 3  | 14  | 0 | 41
Bearcats  | 7  | 0  | 7  | 0 | 14

### Houston

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Cougars | 0  | 14  | 7  | 7 | 28
Tigers  | 7  | 14  | 0  | 3 | 24

### SMU

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Tigers | 7  | 24  | 10  | 7 | 48
Mustangs  | 0  | 7  | 3  | 0 | 10

### Tulsa

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Golden Hurricane  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 6 | 20
Tigers | 0  | 20  | 6  | 14 | 40

### Temple

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Tigers | 0  | 10  | 3  | 3 | 16
Owls  | 10  | 0  | 0  | 3 | 13

### Tulane

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Tigers | 7  | 3  | 21  | 7 | 38
Green Wave  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 7

### South Florida

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Bulls  | 3  | 10  | 0  | 7 | 20
Tigers | 14  | 7  | 7  | 3 | 31

### UConn

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Huskies  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 7 | 10
Tigers | 6  | 7  | 21  | 7 | 41

### BYU (Miami Beach Bowl)

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Cougars  | 14  | 14  | 0  | 17| 3| 0 | 48
Tigers | 17  | 7  | 14  | 7| 3| 7 | 55

## Depth chart

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Defense

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39 Reggis Ball

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13 Tank Jakes  | 34 Jackson Dillon  | ⋅ | ⋅
16 Wynton McManis | 99 Kendrick Golden  | ⋅ | ⋅
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15 Fritz Etienne
17 Chris Morley
| CB

10 Dontrell Nelson
12 Chauncey Lanier

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48 Ernest Suttles  | 56 Terry Redden  | 97 Martin Ifedi
91 Ricky Hunter  | 93 Cortez Crosby  | 14 Latarius Brady
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21 Bobby McCain
23 BJ Ross

Offense

| "X" WR

87 Tevin Jones
83 Baniel Hurd
| "Z" WR

7 Keiwone Malone
2 Joe Craig
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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
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11 Sam Craft
5 Mose Frazier
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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
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## References

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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 (1924–1936)
* Fairgrounds Stadium (1937)
* 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

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American Athletic Conference football champions

* UCF (2013)
* Cincinnati, Memphis, & UCF (2014)
* Houston (2015)
* Temple (2016)
* UCF (2017)
* UCF (2018)
* Memphis (2019)
* Cincinnati (2020)
* Cincinnati (2021)
* Tulane (2022)
* SMU (2023)

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