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Memphis vs. South Florida

Memphis and South Florida have 14 meetings on file, the first in 2001; Memphis leads the series 10–⁠4 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Memphis 8–⁠2, and Memphis has won the last 5.

Memphis wins
10
South Florida wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2001
Longest streak
5 Memphis
Current streak
5 Memphis
Last 10 meetings
Memphis 8–⁠2
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s2–⁠3
2010s4–⁠1
2020s4–⁠0
Average margin
11.9 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Memphis
5–⁠2 Memphis’s record at home
At South Florida
1–⁠4 South Florida’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠1 Memphis first

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Memphis’s biggest win2019: Memphis 49, South Florida 10by 39 points
  2. South Florida’s biggest win2008: South Florida 41, Memphis 14by 27 points

Coach against coach

YearsMemphisSeriesSouth Florida
2001–⁠2008Tommy West2–⁠3Jim Leavitt
2013–⁠2015Justin Fuente3–⁠0Willie Taggart
2023–⁠2025Ryan Silverfield3–⁠0Alex Golesh

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Memphis’s side (West 2–⁠3 against Leavitt). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Memphis and South Florida, 2001 on13001500170020052010201520202025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Brady White Memphis30 of 50, 437 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT2020 Passing
DeAngelo Williams Memphis28 carries, 263 yards, 2 TD2004 Rushing
Quinton Flowers South Florida20 carries, 210 yards, 3 TD2016 Rushing

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Nov 12, 2026Memphis at South Florida upcomingat South Florida
Oct 25, 2025Memphis 34, 18South Florida 31at Memphis
Oct 12, 2024Memphis 21, South Florida 3Camping World Stadium
Nov 4, 2023Memphis 59, South Florida 50at Memphis
Nov 7, 2020Memphis 34, South Florida 33at Memphis
Nov 23, 201918Memphis 49, South Florida 10at South Florida
Nov 12, 2016South Florida 49, Memphis 42at Memphis
Oct 2, 2015Memphis 24, South Florida 17at South Florida
Nov 22, 2014Memphis 31, South Florida 20at Memphis
Nov 16, 2013Memphis 23, South Florida 10at South Florida
Dec 20, 2008South Florida 41, Memphis 14Neutral siteSt. Petersburg Bowl
Nov 27, 2004Memphis 31, South Florida 15at South Florida
Nov 29, 2003South Florida 21, Memphis 16at Memphis
Nov 9, 2002South Florida 31, Memphis 28at South Florida
Sep 22, 2001Memphis 17, South Florida 9at Memphis

Every game is listed as played on the field.