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2024 Memphis

11–⁠2 (6–⁠2 American Athletic Conference), coached by Ryan Silverfield, finished No. 24 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Memphis in 2024, game by game: won vs. North Alabama 40–0; won vs. Troy 38–17; won at Florida State 20–12; lost at Navy 44–56; won vs. Middle Tennessee 24–7; won vs. South Florida 21–3; won vs. North Texas 52–44; won vs. Charlotte 33–28; lost at UTSA 36–44; won vs. Rice 27–20; won vs. UAB 53–18; won at No. 18 Tulane 34–24; won vs. West Virginia 42–37+40−12Won 40–0 vs. North Alabama+40North AlabamaWon 38–17 vs. Troy+21TroyWon 20–12 at Florida State+8Florida StateLost 44–56 at Navy-12NavyWon 24–7 vs. Middle Tennessee+17Middle TennesseeWon 21–3 vs. South Florida+18South FloridaWon 52–44 vs. North Texas+8North TexasWon 33–28 vs. Charlotte+5CharlotteLost 36–44 at UTSA-8UTSAWon 27–20 vs. Rice+7RiceWon 53–18 vs. UAB+35UABWon 34–24 at No. 18 Tulane+10No. 18 TulaneWon 42–37 vs. West Virginia+5West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsNorth AlabamaW 40–⁠093%
Sep 7vsTroyW 38–⁠1755%
Sep 14atFlorida StateW 20–⁠1244%
Sep 21atNavyL 44–⁠5665%
Sep 28vsMiddle TennesseeW 24–⁠782%
Oct 12vsSouth FloridaW 21–⁠372%
Oct 19vsNorth TexasW 52–⁠4470%
Oct 26vsCharlotteW 33–⁠2887%
Nov 2atUTSAL 36–⁠4461%
Nov 8vsRiceW 27–⁠2082%
Nov 16vsUABW 53–⁠1887%
Nov 28at18TulaneW 34–⁠2434%
Dec 17Bowls & playoffvsWest VirginiaFrisco BowlW 42–⁠3768%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat West Virginia 42–⁠37 in the Frisco Bowl; No. 24 in the final AP poll; 4th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 15: 25
  2. Wk 16: 25
  3. Final: 24
Record
11–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 4th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 24 peak No. 24
Points
464–⁠310
Coach
Ryan Silverfield
Elo
1675 +94 this season
SP+ rating
9.6 No. 31 of 134; offense No. 12, defense No. 80, special teams No. 39
SRS
3.2 No. 56 of 134 in FBS
Returning
80% of last season’s EPA, No. 15 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 68 roster talent No. 72 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Tim Cramsey and Larry Smith
Defensive coordinators
Jordon Hankins and Spence Nowinsky
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense17th of 134
  • Defense81st of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted34th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted93rd of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2344%1.3517th of 134
Defense0.1341%1.3781st of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.18 off
0.15 def		43% off
43% def		—34th off
93rd def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.7own 3212% allowed
Defense4.0own 2720% caused

CORE rating 0.9, 65th of 134 (offense 3.9, defense 2.9).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsSeth Henigan QB3,502 yds
Passing touchdownsSeth Henigan QB25 TD
Rushing yardsMario Anderson RB1,362 yds
Rushing touchdownsMario Anderson RB18 TD
Receiving yardsRoc Taylor WR950 yds
Receiving touchdownsDeMeer Blankumsee WR6 TD
TacklesChandler Martin LB110 tkl
SacksChandler Martin LB6.5 sacks
InterceptionsDavion Ross DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Keonde Henry WR★★★★No. 397
Chalil Cummings ATH★★★No. 1008
Kobe Williams OL★★★No. 1109
Arrington Maiden QB★★★No. 1266
Jalen Charles DE★★★No. 1421

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.859
Running backs13.00.852
Receivers33.30.853
Offensive line33.00.850
Defensive line23.00.855
Linebackers13.00.831
Athletes and specialists33.00.854
Whole class143.10.852

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 7Kobee Minor CBNew England Patriots

Roster 130

The 2024 roster

130 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 57 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 30

The 2024 portal
Elijah Herring LB★★★from Tennessee
Mario Anderson RB★★★from South Carolina
Tahj Ra-El S★★★from Old Dominion
Gregory DeRosiers RB★★★from Massachusetts
Jaidyn Denis CB★★★from Elon
Kobee Minor CB★★★from Indiana
A.J. Watts S★★★from UL Monroe
Devin Baldwin DL★★★from Jacksonville State
Trent Holler OL★★★from Marshall
Chris Adams OT★★★from Old Dominion
Ja’Koby Banks WR★★★from Houston
Javante Mackey LB★★★from Arkansas State

And 18 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 24

Makylan Pounders OT★★★to Mississippi State
Cameron Smith S★★★to TCU
DeAgo Brumfeld CB★★★to Mississippi State
Davion Carter OL★★★to Texas Tech
Jarra Anderson DL★★★to Arizona
Maurice Hampton Jr. S★★★to Vanderbilt
Traveon Wright CB★★★to Mississippi State
Austin Smith TE★★★to Sam Houston
Cevan Edwards DL★★★no new school on file
Chatavies Johnson LB★★★to Sam Houston
Chris Morris OT★★★no new school on file
Destun Thomas WR★★★to Kennesaw State

And 12 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2024 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Army8–⁠112–⁠221
Tulane7–⁠19–⁠5
Navy7–⁠210–⁠3
Memphis6–⁠211–⁠224
East Carolina5–⁠38–⁠5
UTSA4–⁠47–⁠6
South Florida4–⁠47–⁠6
Charlotte4–⁠45–⁠7
North Texas3–⁠56–⁠7
Rice3–⁠54–⁠8
UAB2–⁠63–⁠9
Temple2–⁠63–⁠9
Florida Atlantic1–⁠73–⁠9
Tulsa1–⁠73–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.