2016 Memphis Tigers football team

2016 Memphis Tigers football
2016 Memphis Tigers football
Boca Raton Bowl, L 31–51 vs. Western Kentucky
Conference	American Athletic Conference
	West Division
Record	8–5 (5–3 The American)
Head coach	Mike Norvell (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Chip Long (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Chris Ball (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

Last updated May 23, 2025

2016 American Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Temple xy$	7	–	1	10	–	4
No. 19 South Florida x	7	–	1	11	–	2
UCF	4	–	4	6	–	7
Cincinnati	1	–	7	4	–	8
UConn	1	–	7	3	–	9
East Carolina	1	–	7	3	–	9
West Division
Navy xy	7	–	1	9	–	5
Tulsa	6	–	2	10	–	3
Memphis	5	–	3	8	–	5
Houston	5	–	3	9	–	4
SMU	3	–	5	5	–	7
Tulane	1	–	7	4	–	8
Championship: Temple 34, Navy 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State *	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	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 *	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 28–48	65,889
October 6	7:00 p.m.	Temple	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN	W 34–27	34,743
October 14	7:00 p.m.	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPNU	W 24–14	21,098
October 22	2:30 p.m.	at No. 24 Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	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	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	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
November 18	7:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	CBSSN	W 34–7	25,796
November 25	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 *	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, Florida (Boca Raton Bowl)	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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	0	3	7	7	17
Tigers	22	7	3	3	35

Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	0	7	0	0	7
Tigers	13	20	3	7	43

Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	0	0	0	3
Tigers	35	21	14	7	77

At Ole Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	7	14	7	28
#23 Rebels	14	10	10	14	48

Temple

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	6	7	0	14	27
Tigers	0	3	17	14	34

At Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	3	10	3	8	24
Green Wave	0	7	0	7	14

At Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	14	0	7	7	28
#24 Midshipmen	14	7	14	7	42

Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	14	21	10	14	59
Tigers	7	17	6	0	30

At SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	21	17	13	0	51
Mustangs	7	0	0	0	7

South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	14	7	14	14	49
Tigers	3	14	14	11	42

At Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	13	14	7	0	34
Bearcats	0	0	0	7	7

Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Cougars	10	7	10	17	44
Tigers	21	13	0	14	48

Vs. Western Kentucky–Boca Raton Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	7	7	7	21
Hilltoppers	14	14	16	7	51

Personnel

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
4 Riley Ferguson
2 David Moore

RB
38 Brandon Hayes
22 Doroland Dorceus

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

Roster

2016 Memphis Tigers football team roster

Players

Coaches