2025 Memphis Tigers football team

2025 Memphis Tigers football
2025 Memphis Tigers football
Conference	American Conference
Record	8–3 (4–3 American)
Head coach	Ryan Silverfield (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Tim Cramsey (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Larry Smith (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Jordon Hankins (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

Last updated November 17, 2025

2025 American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Navy	6	–	1	8	–	2
Tulane	5	–	1	8	–	2
North Texas	5	–	1	9	–	1
East Carolina	5	–	1	7	–	3
No. 24 South Florida	4	–	2	7	–	3
Memphis	4	–	3	8	–	3
Army	3	–	3	5	–	4
Temple	3	–	3	5	–	5
UTSA	3	–	3	5	–	5
Florida Atlantic	3	–	4	4	–	6
Rice	2	–	4	5	–	5
UAB	1	–	5	3	–	7
Tulsa	0	–	6	3	–	7
Charlotte	0	–	7	1	–	9
Championship: December 5, 2025
As of November 17, 2025 Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Memphis Tigers football team represent the University of Memphis as a member of the American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Ryan Silverfield, the Tigers play home games at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	3:30 p.m.	Chattanooga *		Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN+	W 45–10	25,011
September 6	6:00 p.m.	at Georgia State *		Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	W 38–16	13,625
September 13	11:00 a.m.	at Troy *		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPNU	W 28–7	23,384
September 20	11:00 a.m.	Arkansas *		Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN	ABC	W 32–31	39,861
September 27	6:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic		Flagler Credit Union Stadium Boca Raton, FL	ESPN2	W 55–26	17,733
October 4	7:00 p.m.	Tulsa		Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPNU	W 45–7	27,303
October 18	3:00 p.m.	at UAB	No. 22	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones)	ESPN2	L 24–31	19,037
October 25	11:00 a.m.	No. 18 South Florida		Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN2	W 34–31	30,940
October 31	6:00 p.m.	at Rice	No. 25	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN2	W 38–14	20,197
November 7	8:00 p.m.	Tulane		Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN	L 32–38	30,384
November 15	4:00 p.m.	at East Carolina		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPNU	L 27–31	37,348
November 27	6:30 p.m.	Navy		Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP (and CFP Rankings, after November 4) - Released prior to 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	RV	—	RV	RV	23	22	—	25	22	RV	—
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	20	RV	25	23	RV	—
CFP	Not released										—	—					Not released

Game summaries

Chattanooga

Chattanooga Mocs (0–0) at Memphis Tigers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mocs	0	3	0	7	10
Tigers	14	14	10	7	45

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

Date: August 30
Game time: 3:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: W at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
Game attendance: 25,011
Referee: Steven Arnold
TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Carlin (play-by-play) and Jay Sonnhalter (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(7:44) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 8-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 4:01; Memphis 7–0)
(2:57) MEM – Sutton Smith 35-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 2:50; Memphis 14–0)

Second quarter

(14:18) MEM – Brendon Lewis 22-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:57; Memphis 21–0)
(9:20) UTC – Jude Kelley 32-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 4:58; Memphis 21–3)
(6:27) MEM – Cortez Braham Jr. 22-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:47; Memphis 28–3)

Third quarter

(4:09) MEM – Gianni Spetic 37-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:52; Memphis 31–3)
(4:02) MEM – DeMarco Ward 27-yard interception return, Gianni Spetic kick (Memphis 38–3)

Fourth quarter

(12:50) UTC – Josh Williams 3-yard pass from Camden Orth, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:12; Memphis 38–10)
(2:00) MEM – Frank Peasant 12-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 5:02; Memphis 45–10)

Statistics	UTC	MEM
First downs	14	24
Plays–yards	56–232	61–432
Rushes–yards	37–118	33–233
Passing yards	114	199
Passing: comp–att–int	12–19–2	22–28–1
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	31:33	28:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Chattanooga	Passing	Camden Orth	12/19, 114 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Ryan Ingram	8 carries, 68 yards
	Receiving	Markell Quick	4 receptions, 40 yards
Memphis	Passing	Brendon Lewis	22/28, 199 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Brendon Lewis	10 carries, 81 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cortez Braham Jr.	3 receptions, 52 yards, TD

at Georgia State

Memphis Tigers (1–0) at Georgia State Panthers (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	10	14	7	38
Panthers	9	7	0	0	16

at Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

Date: September 6
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: SE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
Game attendance: 13,625
Referee: Edwin Lee
TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Stewart (play-by-play) and Sam Crenshaw (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(9:07) MEM – Sutton Smith 16-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 2 plays, 66 yards, 0:35; Memphis 7–0)
(3:22) GAST – Team safety (Memphis 7–2)
(0:17) GAST – Cameran Brown 22-yard run, Liam Rickman kick (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:01; Georgia State 9–7)

Second quarter

(5:34) MEM – Makari Bodiford 7-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:45; Memphis 14–9)
(2:40) GAST – Javon Robinson 44-yard pass from Cameran Brown, Braeden McAlister kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:54; Georgia State 16–14)
(0:00) MEM – Gianni Spetic 55-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 0:20; Memphis 17–16)

Third quarter

(10:08) MEM – Brendon Lewis 5-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:52; Memphis 24–16)
(0:15) MEM – Makari Bodiford 1-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 5:58; Memphis 31–16)

Fourth quarter

(0:11) MEM – DeMarco Ward 31-yard interception return, Gianni Spetic kick (Memphis 38–16)

Statistics	MEM	GAST
First downs	21	19
Plays–yards	60–401	68–389
Rushes–yards	40–205	27–49
Passing yards	196	340
Passing: comp–att–int	16–20–0	29–41–1
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	29:53	30:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing	Brendon Lewis	16/20, 196 yards
	Rushing	Sutton Smith	14 carries, 74 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jamari Hawkins	3 receptions, 79 yards
Georgia State	Passing	T. J. Finley	21/29, 201 yards, INT
	Rushing	Cameran Brown	3 carries, 25 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ted Hurst	7 receptions, 97 yards

at Troy

Memphis Tigers (2–0) at Troy Trojans (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	14	0	7	28
Trojans	0	7	0	0	7

at Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, Alabama

Date: September 13
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
Game attendance: 23,384
Referee: Charles Lamertina
TV announcers (ESPNU): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(10:34) MEM – Sutton Smith 5-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:26; Memphis 7–0)

Second quarter

(12:02) TROY – Taleeq Robbins 15-yard fumble recovery, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Tied 7–7)
(8:21) MEM – Brady Kluse 18-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:41; Memphis 14–7)
(1:45) MEM – Sutton Smith 50-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 1 play, 50 yards, 0:10; Memphis 21–7)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

(3:49) MEM – Makari Bodiford 8-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 5:03; Memphis 28–7)

Statistics	MEM	TROY
First downs	22	12
Plays–yards	72–430	55–112
Rushes–yards	45–217	23–40
Passing yards	213	72
Passing: comp–att–int	17–27–0	12–32–1
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	36:55	23:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing	Brendon Lewis	17/27, 213 yards, TD
	Rushing	Sutton Smith	18 carries, 113 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Cortez Braham Jr.	4 receptions, 69 yards
Troy	Passing	Tucker Kilcrease	10/29, 65 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jordan Lovett	8 carries, 50 yards
	Receiving	Roman Mothershed	8 receptions, 58 yards

Arkansas

Arkansas Razorbacks (2–1) at Memphis Tigers (3–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Razorbacks	7	21	3	0	31
Tigers	10	7	9	6	32

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

Date: September 20
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: N at 0 miles per hour (0 km/h)
Game attendance: 39,861
Referee: Tim Rich
TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst) and Katie George (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(13:50) ARK – Rohan Jones 62-yard pass from Taylen Green, Scott Starzyk kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:10; Arkansas 7–0)
(8:57) MEM – Gianni Spetic 38-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 4:53; Arkansas 7–3)
(0:20) MEM – Brendon Lewis 4-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 6:02; Memphis 10–7)

Second quarter

(12:37) ARK – Braylen Russell 16-yard run, Scott Starzyk kick (Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:43; Arkansas 14–10)
(7:41) ARK – Rohan Jones 5-yard run, Scott Starzyk kick (Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:27; Arkansas 21–10)
(1:35) ARK – Mike Washington Jr. 1-yard run, Scott Starzyk kick (Drive: 4 plays, 52 yards, 0:54; Arkansas 28–10)
(0:31) MEM – Cortez Braham Jr. 38-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:04; Arkansas 28–17)

Third quarter

(7:25) MEM – Gianni Spetic 47-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 3:17; Arkansas 28–20)
(4:16) ARK – Scott Starzyk 46-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:09; Arkansas 31–20)
(1:40) MEM – Brendon Lewis 10-yard run, pass failed (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:36; Arkansas 31–26)

Fourth quarter

(4:51) MEM – Sutton Smith 64-yard run, pass failed (Drive: 4 plays, 94 yards, 1:35; Memphis 32–31)

Statistics	ARK	MEM
First downs	23	26
Plays–yards	66–500	72–489
Rushes–yards	32–175	41–290
Passing yards	325	199
Passing: comp–att–int	18–34–2	15–31–2
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	27:55	32:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas	Passing	Taylen Green	18/34, 325 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Mike Washington Jr.	15 carries, 70 yards, TD
	Receiving	Rohan Jones	2 receptions, 102 yards, TD
Memphis	Passing	Brendon Lewis	15/30, 199 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Sutton Smith	12 carries, 147 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cortez Braham Jr.	7 receptions, 102 yards, TD

at Florida Atlantic

Memphis Tigers (4–0) at Florida Atlantic Owls (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	10	7	7	31	55
Owls	7	9	3	7	26

at Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

Date: September 27
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: NE at 16 miles per hour (26 km/h)
Game attendance: 17,733
Referee: Matt Overton
TV announcers (ESPN2): Jay Alter (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst) and Tori Petry (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(12:42) MEM – Brendon Lewis 18-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:18; Memphis 7–0)
(9:10) FAU – Caden Veltkamp 1-yard run, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:32; Tied 7–7)
(3:08) MEM – Gianni Spetic 52-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 6:02; Memphis 10–7)

Second quarter

(9:44) FAU – Jayshon Platt 10-yard run, pass failed (Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 5:37; Florida Atlantic 13–10)
(2:18) FAU – Garrison Smith 27-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 2:42; Florida Atlantic 16–10)
(0:22) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 2-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 1:56; Memphis 17–16)

Third quarter

(9:57) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 90-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 3 plays, 99 yards, 1:34; Memphis 24–16)
(4:29) FAU – Garrison Smith 29-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 1:52; Memphis 24–19)

Fourth quarter

(14:55) MEM – Cortez Braham Jr. 18-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:34; Memphis 31–19)
(10:20) FAU – Xavier Terrell 1-yard run, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 1:59; Memphis 31–26)
(9:32) MEM – Cortez Braham Jr. 73-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:48; Memphis 38–26)
(4:54) MEM – Gianni Spetic 25-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 3:17; Memphis 41–26)
(2:02) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 1-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards, 1:05; Memphis 48–26)
(1:04) MEM – Brendon Lewis 15-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:51; Memphis 55–26)

Statistics	MEM	FAU
First downs	24	19
Plays–yards	65–487	80–397
Rushes–yards	46–291	29–75
Passing yards	196	322
Passing: comp–att–int	13–19–0	32–51–0
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	31:05	28:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing	Brendon Lewis	13/19, 196 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Greg Desrosiers Jr.	19 carries, 204 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Cortez Braham Jr.	6 receptions, 127 yards, 2 TD
Florida Atlantic	Passing	Caden Veltkamp	31/50, 318 yards
	Rushing	Caden Veltkamp	8 carries, 28 yards, TD
	Receiving	Easton Messer	9 receptions, 131 yards

Tulsa

Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2–3) at Memphis Tigers (5–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	7	0	0	7
Tigers	7	21	10	7	45

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

Date: October 4
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: E at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 27,303
Referee: Kevin Randall
TV announcers (ESPNU): Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(8:00) MEM – Matt Adcock 7-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:55; Memphis 7–0)

Second quarter

(11:14) MEM – Sutton Smith 3-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:05; Memphis 14–0)
(7:46) TLSA – Micah Tease 34-yard pass from Kirk Francis, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:23; Memphis 14–7)
(2:04) MEM – Cortez Braham Jr. 14-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:25; Memphis 21–7)
(1:07) MEM – Brendon Lewis 4-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 0:38; Memphis 28–7)

Third quarter

(9:53) MEM – Gianni Spetic 50-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 5:04; Memphis 31–7)
(0:53) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 2-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 3:14; Memphis 38–7)

Fourth quarter

(4:50) MEM – Frank Peasant 10-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards, 1:57; Memphis 45–7)

Statistics	TLSA	MEM
First downs	15	28
Plays–yards	58–246	78–457
Rushes–yards	24–71	48–191
Passing yards	175	266
Passing: comp–att–int	20–34–3	22–30–2
Turnovers	4	2
Time of possession	20:49	39:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulsa	Passing	Kirk Francis	20/34, 175 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Dominic Richardson	14 carries, 48 yards
	Receiving	Micah Tease	2 receptions, 57 yards, TD
Memphis	Passing	Brendon Lewis	22/30, 266 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Brendon Lewis	14 carries, 67 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jamari Hawkins	7 receptions, 110 yards

at UAB

No. 22 Memphis Tigers (6–0) at UAB Blazers (2–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Tigers	7	7	3	7	24
Blazers	7	10	7	7	31

at Protective Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama

Date: October 18
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 19,037
Referee: Edwin Lee
TV announcers (ESPN2): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst), and Tori Petry (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(9:56) UAB – Iverson Hooks 15-yard pass from Ryder Burton, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:04; UAB 7–0)
(9:42) MEM – Sutton Smith 99-yard kickoff return, Gianni Spetic kick (Tied 7–7)

Second quarter

(7:08) UAB – Jonah Delange 21-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 57 yards, 8:35; UAB 10–7)
(1:12) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 1-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:56; Memphis 14–10)
(0:02) UAB – Iverson Hooks 16-yard pass from Ryder Burton, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:10; UAB 17–14)

Third quarter

(10:33) UAB – Solomon Beebe 81-yard run, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:50; UAB 24–14)
(3:14) MEM – Gianni Spetic 25-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 7:19; UAB 24–17)

Fourth quarter

(4:06) UAB – Iverson Hooks 20-yard pass from Ryder Burton, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 11 plays, 99 yards, 6:40; UAB 31–17)
(2:19) MEM – Christian Ross 37-yard pass from AJ Hill, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 1:45; UAB 31–24)

Statistics	MEM	UAB
First downs	20	25
Plays–yards	60–362	68–470
Rushes–yards	25–119	41–219
Passing yards	243	251
Passing: comp–att–int	22–35–1	20–27–1
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	24:55	35:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing	AJ Hill	13/25, 175 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Greg Desrosiers Jr.	11 carries, 74 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cortez Braham Jr.	5 receptions, 83 yards
UAB	Passing	Ryder Burton	20/27, 251 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Solomon Beebe	5 carries, 106 yards, TD
	Receiving	Iverson Hooks	11 receptions, 172 yards, 3 TD

No. 18 South Florida

No. 18 South Florida Bulls (6–1) at Memphis Tigers (6–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Bulls	14	10	7	0	31
Tigers	7	7	3	17	34

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

Date: October 25
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: SE at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
Game attendance: 30,940
Referee: Charles Lamertina
TV announcers (ESPN2): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(13:03) MEM – Frank Peasant 19-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 3 plays, 28 yards, 0:55; Memphis 7–0)
(8:31) USF – Byrum Brown 3-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:32; Tied 7–7)
(1:10) USF – Byrum Brown 44-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 2:45; South Florida 14–7)

Second quarter

(4:21) USF – Jeremiah Koger 5-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 2:44; South Florida 21–7)
(0:50) MEM – Cortez Braham Jr. 5-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:31; South Florida 21–14)
(0:00) USF – Nico Gramatica 46-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 0:50; South Florida 24–14)

Third quarter

(9:51) MEM – Gianni Spetic 55-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 5:09; South Florida 24–17)
(0:02) USF – Sam Franklin 73-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 1 play, 73 yards, 0:12; South Florida 31–17)

Fourth quarter

(13:13) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 13-yard run (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:49; South Florida 31–23)
(7:08) MEM – Gianni Spetic 28-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:57; South Florida 31–26)
(1:07) MEM – Cortez Braham Jr. 10-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Brendon Lewis rush (Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 3:51; Memphis 34–31)

Statistics	USF	MEM
First downs	29	30
Plays–yards	82–564	79–450
Rushes–yards	38–295	34–129
Passing yards	269	321
Passing: comp–att–int	26–44–1	28–45–0
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	26:08	33:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing	Byrum Brown	26/43, 269 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Byrum Brown	21 carries, 121 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Keshaun Singleton	7 receptions, 88 yards
Memphis	Passing	Brendon Lewis	27/44, 307 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Brendon Lewis	11 carries, 35 yards
	Receiving	Jamari Hawkins	3 receptions, 85 yards

at Rice

No. 25 Memphis Tigers (7–1) at Rice Owls (4–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Tigers	14	17	7	0	38
Owls	0	7	0	7	14

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

Date: October 31
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NW at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
Game attendance: 20,197
Referee: Matt Overton
TV announcers (ESPN2): Ted Emrich (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst), and Marilyn Payne (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(10:35) MEM – Brendon Lewis 18-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:28; Memphis 7–0)
(2:34) MEM – Frank Peasant 2-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:16; Memphis 14–0)

Second quarter

(12:25) MEM – Frank Peasant 1-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 3:07; Memphis 21–0)
(7:54) MEM – Frank Peasant 1-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 6 plays, 86 yards, 2:39; Memphis 28–0)
(2:03) RICE – Aaron Turner 12-yard pass from Chase Jenkins, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 5:49; Memphis 28–7)
(0:00) MEM – Gianni Spetic 37-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 2:03; Memphis 31–7)

Third quarter

(0:49) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 2-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:09; Memphis 38–7)

Fourth quarter

(3:28) RICE – Tyvonn Byars 1-yard run, Chase Allen kick (Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 6:19; Memphis 38–14)

Statistics	MEM	RICE
First downs	20	13
Plays–yards	56–355	63–212
Rushes–yards	33–130	46–112
Passing yards	225	100
Passing: comp–att–int	18–23–0	11–17–1
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	27:38	32:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing	Brendon Lewis	18/22, 225 yards
	Rushing	Brendon Lewis	12 carries, 87 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cortez Braham Jr.	3 receptions, 66 yards
Rice	Passing	Chase Jenkins	11/16, 100 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Chase Jenkins	15 carries, 34 yards
	Receiving	Tyvonn Byars	1 reception, 43 yards

Tulane

Tulane Green Wave (6–2) at Memphis Tigers (8–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	14	21	3	0	38
Tigers	7	10	0	15	32

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

Date: November 7
Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: S at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
Game attendance: 30,384
Referee: Tim Rich
TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(12:33) TULN – Shazz Preston 65-yard pass from Jake Retzlaff, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:09; Tulane 7–0)
(10:38) MEM – Jamari Hawkins 55-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:55; Tied 7–7)
(4:58) TULN – Javin Gordon 5-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:40; Tulane 14–7)

Second quarter

(14:55) MEM – Arrington Maiden 21-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:51; Tied 14–14)
(12:02) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 33-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:53; Tulane 21–14)
(9:26) TULN – Anthony Brown-Stephens 54-yard pass from Jake Retzlaff, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:19; Tulane 28–14)
(4:27) MEM – Gianni Spetic 49-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:59; Tulane 28–17)
(0:43) TULN – Shazz Preston 5-yard pass from Jake Retzlaff, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:44; Tulane 35–17)

Third quarter

(11:51) TULN – Patrick Durkin 30-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 3:09; Tulane 38–17)

Fourth quarter

(14:57) MEM – Frank Peasant 1-yard run, Matt Adcock pass (Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 6:44; Tulane 38–25)
(7:49) MEM – Brady Kluse 25-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 6:04; Tulane 38–32)

Statistics	TULN	MEM
First downs	17	23
Plays–yards	56–457	69–435
Rushes–yards	32–125	29–67
Passing yards	332	368
Passing: comp–att–int	16–24–0	33–40–1
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	25:32	34:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Jake Retzlaff	16/23, 332 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Javin Gordon	12 carries, 66 yards, TD
	Receiving	Bryce Bohanon	4 receptions, 101 yards
Memphis	Passing	Brendon Lewis	29/34, 317 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Greg Desrosiers Jr.	8 carries, 35 yards
	Receiving	Cortez Braham Jr.	11 receptions, 113 yards

at East Carolina

Memphis Tigers (8–2) at East Carolina Pirates (6–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	-	-	-	-	0
Pirates	-	-	-	-	0

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

Date: November 15
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
TV announcers (ESPNU): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MEM	ECU
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
East Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Navy

Navy Midshipmen (0–0) at Memphis Tigers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	-	-	-	-	0
Tigers	-	-	-	-	0

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

Date: November 27
Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
TV: ESPN

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	NAVY	MEM
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

↑ "2025 Football Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
↑ "2025 Memphis Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 21, 2025.

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[1] "2025 Football Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved January 21, 2025.

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