2017 Memphis Tigers football team

American college football season

2017 Memphis Tigers football

AAC West Division champion

The American Championship, L 55–62 2OT vs. UCF

Liberty Bowl, L 20–21 vs. Iowa State

Conference| American Athletic Conference
Division| West Division
Ranking
Coaches| No. 24
AP| No. 25
Record| 10–3 (7–1 American)
Head coach|

* Mike Norvell (2nd season)

Offensive coordinator| Darrell Dickey (1st;6th overall season)
Defensive coordinator| Chris Ball (2nd season)
Home stadium| Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 2016

2018 ->

2017 American Athletic Conference football standings

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East Division
No. 6 UCF xy$  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 13  | - | 0  |
No. 21 South Florida |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
Temple |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Cincinnati |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
UConn |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
East Carolina |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
West Division
No. 25 Memphis xy  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
Houston |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Navy |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
SMU |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Tulane |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Tulsa |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
Championship: UCF 62, Memphis 55

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant

As of January 9, 2018
Rankings from AP Poll.

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[edit]

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[edit]

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*| |

* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN

| 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| |

* Spectrum Stadium
* Orlando, FL

| ESPN2| L 13–40| 34,022
~~September 30~~| |  at ~~Georgia State~~ *| |

*  ~~Georgia State Stadium~~
*  ~~Atlanta, GA~~

| |  Cancelled|
October 6| 6:00 p.m.| at UConn| |

* Rentschler Field
* East Hartford, CT

| 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|

* TDECU Stadium
* Houston, TX

| 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|

* H. A. Chapman Stadium
* Tulsa, OK

| 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|

* Spectrum Stadium
* Orlando, FL (The American Championship)

| ABC| L 55–62 2OT| 41,433
December 30| 11:30 a.m.| Iowa State*| No. 20|

* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)

| ABC| L 20–21| 57,266

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 31 released prior to game
* All times are in Central time

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## Game summaries[edit]

### Louisiana–Monroe[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Warhawks  | 7  | 0  | 7  | 15 | 29
Tigers | 7  | 13  | 17  | 0 | 37

See also: 2017 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

### UCLA[edit]

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No. 25 Bruins  | 7  | 17  | 14  | 7 | 45
Tigers | 7  | 20  | 14  | 7 | 48

See also: 2017 UCLA Bruins football team

### Southern Illinois[edit]

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Salukis  | 14  | 7  | 3  | 7 | 31
Tigers | 7  | 10  | 17  | 10 | 44

See also: 2017 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

### At UCF[edit]

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Tigers  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 6 | 13
Knights | 6  | 17  | 7  | 10 | 40

See also: 2017 UCF Knights football team

### At UConn[edit]

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Tigers | 7  | 28  | 21  | 14 | 70
Huskies  | 14  | 10  | 0  | 7 | 31

See also: 2017 UConn Huskies football team

### Navy[edit]

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No. 25 Midshipmen  | 10  | 0  | 9  | 8 | 27
Tigers | 7  | 3  | 10  | 10 | 30

See also: 2017 Navy Midshipmen football team

### At Houston[edit]

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No. 25 Tigers | 0  | 0  | 21  | 21 | 42
Cougars  | 7  | 10  | 14  | 7 | 38

See also: 2017 Houston Cougars football team

### Tulane[edit]

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Green Wave  | 0  | 12  | 7  | 7 | 26
No. 24 Tigers | 14  | 21  | 0  | 21 | 56

See also: 2017 Tulane Green Wave football team

### At Tulsa[edit]

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No. 22 Tigers | 14  | 7  | 10  | 10 | 41
Golden Hurricane  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 14

See also: 2017 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

### SMU[edit]

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Mustangs  | 10  | 14  | 14  | 7 | 45
No. 18 Tigers | 10  | 21  | 14  | 21 | 66

See also: 2017 SMU Mustangs football team

### East Carolina[edit]

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Pirates  | 0  | 0  | 13  | 0 | 13
No. 17 Tigers | 28  | 21  | 14  | 7 | 70

See also: 2017 East Carolina Pirates football team

### At UCF–AAC Championship[edit]

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No. 16 Tigers  | 7  | 24  | 3  | 14| 7| 0 | 55
No. 12 Knights | 17  | 7  | 21  | 3| 7| 7 | 62

See also: 2017 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game

### Vs. Iowa State–Liberty Bowl[edit]

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Cyclones | 7  | 7  | 7  | 0 | 21
No. 19 Tigers  | 7  | 3  | 10  | 0 | 20

See also: 2017 Iowa State Cyclones football team and 2017 Liberty Bowl

## Rankings[edit]

Further information: 2017 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| Final
AP| —| —| —| RV| RV| RV| RV| 25| 24| 22| 20| 18| 17| 16| 19| 25
Coaches| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| 21| 19| 17| 16| 14| 18| 24
CFP| Not released| 23| 22| 21| 20| 20| 20| Not released

## Players in the 2018 NFL Draft[edit]

See also: 2018 NFL Draft

Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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Anthony Miller | WR | 2 | 51 | Chicago Bears
Genard Avery | LB | 5 | 150 | Cleveland Browns

## References[edit]

1. ^ "USF Is The Favorite In 2017 American Athletic Conference Media Poll". theamerican.org. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
2. ^ "Tigers Football Announces 2017 Schedule" (Press release). University of Memphis Department of Athletics. February 9, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
3. ^ "2017 Memphis Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 10, 2017.

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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)

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* Cincinnati
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* Ole Miss
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