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2025 Memphis

8–⁠5 (4–⁠4 American Athletic Conference), coached by Ryan Silverfield, then Reggie Howard (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

Memphis in 2025, game by game: won vs. Chattanooga 45–10; won at Georgia State 38–16; won at Troy 28–7; won vs. Arkansas 32–31; won at Florida Atlantic 55–26; won vs. Tulsa 45–7; lost at UAB 24–31; won vs. No. 18 South Florida 34–31; won at Rice 38–14; lost vs. Tulane 32–38; lost at East Carolina 27–31; lost vs. Navy 17–28; lost vs. NC State 7–31+38−24Won 45–10 vs. Chattanooga+35ChattanoogaWon 38–16 at Georgia State+22Georgia StateWon 28–7 at Troy+21TroyWon 32–31 vs. Arkansas+1ArkansasWon 55–26 at Florida Atlantic+29Florida AtlanticWon 45–7 vs. Tulsa+38TulsaLost 24–31 at UAB-7UABWon 34–31 vs. No. 18 South Florida+3No. 18 South FloridaWon 38–14 at Rice+24RiceLost 32–38 vs. Tulane-6TulaneLost 27–31 at East Carolina-4East CarolinaLost 17–28 vs. Navy-11NavyLost 7–31 vs. NC State-24NC State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsChattanoogaW 45–⁠1085%
Sep 6atGeorgia StateW 38–⁠1673%
Sep 13atTroyW 28–⁠762%
Sep 20vsArkansasW 32–⁠3171%
Sep 27atFlorida AtlanticW 55–⁠2680%
Oct 4vsTulsaW 45–⁠790%
Oct 18atUABL 24–⁠3182%
Oct 25vs18South FloridaW 34–⁠3164%
Oct 31atRiceW 38–⁠1476%
Nov 7vsTulaneL 32–⁠3869%
Nov 15atEast CarolinaL 27–⁠3153%
Nov 27vsNavyL 17–⁠2862%
Dec 19Bowls & playoffvsNC StateGasparilla BowlL 7–⁠3157%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to NC State 31–⁠7 in the Gasparilla Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 23
  2. Wk 8: 22
  3. Wk 10: 25
  4. Wk 11: 22
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 22
Points
422–⁠301
Coach
Ryan Silverfield, then Reggie Howard (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1557 −60 this season
SP+ rating
7.6 No. 39 of 136; offense No. 21, defense No. 75, special teams No. 16
SRS
2.5 No. 59 of 136 in FBS
Returning
12% of last season’s EPA, No. 122 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 60 roster talent No. 59 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Tim Cramsey and Larry Smith
Defensive coordinator
Jordon Hankins
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense25th of 136
  • Defense76th of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted36th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted82nd of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1944%1.3225th of 136
Defense0.1241%1.3076th of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.15 off
0.12 def		43% off
41% def		—36th off
82nd def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense44%8.1 yds12%3.4018%
Defense47%10.7 yds20%2.6019%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.4own 2914% allowed
Defense4.0own 2617% caused

CORE rating 3.5, 53rd of 136 (offense 4.7, defense 1.1).

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 yardsBrendon Lewis QB2,673 yds
Passing touchdownsBrendon Lewis QB16 TD
Rushing yardsSutton Smith RB669 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrendon Lewis QB9 TD
Receiving yardsCortez Braham WR889 yds
Receiving touchdownsCortez Braham WR8 TD
TacklesSam Brumfield LB90 tkl
SacksSam Brumfield LB4.5 sacks
InterceptionsDemarco Ward LB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

A.J. Hill QB★★★★No. 187
Xavier Johnson WR★★★No. 549
Ian Williams S★★★No. 857
Rahim Hutchins Jr. WR★★★No. 868
Xavier Thompson CB★★★No. 987

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.927
Receivers43.00.862
Offensive line33.00.844
Defensive line33.00.855
Linebackers23.00.863
Defensive backs33.00.863
Athletes and specialists12.00.780
Whole class173.00.857

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 2026

The 2026 draft
Rd 4Travis Burke OTLos Angeles Chargers

Roster 121

The 2025 roster

121 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 58 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 36

The 2025 portal
Brendon Lewis QB★★★from Nevada
Cortez Braham WR★★★from Nevada
Drue Watts LB★★★from Nevada
Sam Brumfield LB★★★from Virginia Tech
Austin Gentle OL★★★from Harvard
Beni Mwamba CB★★★from Chattanooga
Chase Carter DL★★★from Incarnate Word
Chauncey Logan CB★★★from James Madison
Isaiah Green DL★★★from Western Michigan
Jacob Norcross OL★★★from Kennesaw State
Marcus Burris Jr. DL★★★from Indiana
Myles Pollard CB★★★from Michigan

And 24 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 32

Xavier Hill OL★★★to Colorado
A.J. Pena DE★★★to Rhode Island
Brendan Doyle TE★★★to Stanford
D.J. Bell CB★★★to UCF
Elijah Herring LB★★★to Florida State
Keveionta Spears DL★★★to SMU
Rashad Amos RB★★★to Georgia State
William Whitlow Jr. DE★★★returned to Memphis
Chalil Cummings CB★★★to Purdue
Kobe Williams OL★★★to Arkansas State
Tahj Ra-El S★★★to Purdue
Cam Upshaw Jr. S★★★to UTSA

And 20 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2025 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Navy8–⁠111–⁠223
North Texas7–⁠112–⁠224
Tulane7–⁠111–⁠318
South Florida6–⁠29–⁠4
East Carolina6–⁠29–⁠4
Memphis4–⁠48–⁠5
UTSA4–⁠47–⁠6
Army4–⁠57–⁠6
Temple3–⁠55–⁠7
Florida Atlantic3–⁠54–⁠8
Rice2–⁠65–⁠8
UAB2–⁠64–⁠8
Tulsa1–⁠74–⁠8
Charlotte0–⁠81–⁠11

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