The 2015 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by fourth-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 West Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in American Athletic play to finish in third place in the West Division. They were invited to the Birmingham Bowl where they lost to Auburn.
2015Memphis Tigers football
Birmingham Bowl, L 10–31 vs. Auburn
Conference
American Athletic Conference
Division
West Division
Record
9–4 (5–3 The American)
Head coach
Justin Fuente (4th season; regular season)
Darrell Dickey (interim; bowl game)
Offensive coordinator
Darrell Dickey (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator
Brad Cornelsen (1st season)
Offensive scheme
Pro-style
Defensive coordinator
Galen Scott (1st season)
Base defense
4–3
Home stadium
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 American Athletic Conference football standings
On October 17, the Tigers defeated Ole Miss which led them to a #18 ranking in polls after the Tigers began the season with an 8–0 record. Before they were defeated by Navy three weeks later, the Tigers were ranked as high as #13 in the polls, which was the highest ever ranking for the program in school history.
On November 29, head coach Justin Fuente resigned to become the head coach at Virginia Tech. He finished at Memphis with a four-year record of 26–23. The Tigers were led by interim head coach Darrell Dickey in the Birmingham Bowl.
Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 3 released prior to game
All times are in Central time
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
Final
AP
—
—
—
RV
RV
RV
RV
18
16
15
25
RV
—
RV
RV
—
Coaches
—
RV
RV
RV
RV
25
22
17
16
16
25
RV
—
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
13
21
21
—
—
—
Not released
Game summaries
Missouri State
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
0
0
7
0
7
Tigers
28
14
14
7
63
At Kansas
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
10
14
24
7
55
Jayhawks
10
3
7
3
23
Bowling Green
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
10
7
17
10
44
Falcons
14
13
7
7
41
Cincinnati
1
2
3
4
Total
Bearcats
10
20
3
13
46
Tigers
14
14
3
22
53
At South Florida
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
7
10
7
24
Bulls
7
3
0
7
17
Ole Miss
1
2
3
4
Total
#13 Rebels
14
0
10
0
24
Tigers
7
17
7
6
37
At Tulsa
1
2
3
4
Total
#18 Tigers
14
21
17
14
66
Golden Hurricane
7
14
14
7
42
Tulane
1
2
3
4
Total
Green Wave
6
7
0
0
13
#16 Tigers
0
15
12
14
41
Navy
1
2
3
4
Total
Midshipmen
7
10
14
14
45
#15 Tigers
10
0
10
0
20
At Houston
1
2
3
4
Total
#25 Tigers
3
17
7
7
34
#16 Cougars
0
7
7
21
35
At Temple
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
3
6
3
0
12
Owls
0
14
0
17
31
SMU
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
0
0
0
0
0
Tigers
28
28
7
0
63
Vs. Auburn–Birmingham Bowl
1
2
3
4
Total
Auburn Tigers
10
0
7
14
31
Memphis Tigers
0
10
0
0
10
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