# 2014 Memphis Tigers football team

The 2014 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were coached by third-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 American Athletic Conference. Memphis began the year with low expectations since they finished at the bottom of the American Athletic Conference and posted a 3–9 (1–7 The American) record in 2013. However, the Tigers turned completely around. First, they finished in a three-way tie with Cincinnati and UCF for the conference title by posting a 10–3 (7–1 The American) record. It was their first conference championship (shared) since 1971 when Memphis was part of the Missouri Valley Conference. The 2014 10-win season equaled the total number of wins Memphis posted over the 2010–2013 seasons. Also, the 10-win season was the first time Memphis had posted double digit wins in a season since 1938. The Tigers also won their first bowl game since 2005 by beating BYU 55–48 in double OT in the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl. Memphis also finished #25 in the final AP Poll for the first time ever

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Austin Peay* | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | ESPN3 Joel Meyers, Chad Brown, Lyndsay Rowley | W 63–0 | 27,361 |
| September 6 | 9:00 p.m. | at No. 11 UCLA* | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | P12N Ted Robinson, Glenn Parker, Jill Savage | L 35–42 | 72,098 |
| September 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee* | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | ESPN3 Shawn Kenney, Darius Walker, Lyndsay Rowley | W 36–17 | 46,378 |
| September 27 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 10 Ole Miss* | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS (rivalry) | SECRN Bob Rathbun, Tim Couch, Olivia Harlan | L 3–24 | 61,291 |
| October 4 | 6:00 p.m. | at Cincinnati | Paul Brown StadiumCincinnati, OH | CBSSN Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Lauren Gardner | W 41–14 | 25,456 |
| October 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Houston | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | CBSSN Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Lauren Gardner | L 24–28 | 32,784 |
| October 25 | 11:00 a.m. | at SMU | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX | ESPNews Mike Couzens, Gene Chizik | W 48–10 | 19,498 |
| October 31 | 8:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | ESPNU Eamon McAnaney, Dan Hawkins | W 40–20 | 26,846 |
| November 7 | 6:30 p.m. | at Temple | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPNU Eamon McAnaney, Dan Hawkins | W 16–13 | 23,882 |
| November 15 | 2:30 p.m. | at Tulane | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPNU Clay Matvick, Anthony Becht | W 38–7 | 28,614 |
| November 22 | 3:00 p.m. | South Florida | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | ESPNews Mike Couzens, Ray Bentley | W 31–20 | 34,635 |
| November 29 | 3:00 p.m. | UConn | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | ESPNews Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia | W 41–10 | 35,102 |
| December 22 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. BYU* | Marlins ParkMiami, FL (Miami Beach Bowl) | ESPN/BYU Radio Network Dave Flemming, Danny Kanell, Allison Williams/Greg Wrubell, Marc Lyons, Nathan Meikle | W 55–48 $^{2OT}$ | 20,761 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 25 |
| Coaches | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 25 |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Game summaries
### Austin Peay

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Governors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tigers | 21 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 63 |

### UCLA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| #11 Bruins | 13 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 42 |

### Middle Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Tigers | 9 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 36 |

### Ole Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rebels | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24 |

### Cincinnati

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 24 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
| Bearcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |

### Houston

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Tigers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |

### SMU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 48 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |

### Tulsa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Tigers | 0 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 40 |

### Temple

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Owls | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |

### Tulane

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 38 |
| Green Wave | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### South Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Tigers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |

### UConn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Tigers | 6 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 41 |

### BYU (Miami Beach Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Cougars | 14 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 48 |
| Tigers | 17 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 55 |

## Depth chart

Defense :
* FS
* 39 Reggis Ball
| WLB | ILB | ILB | SLB |
| 13 Tank Jakes | 34 Jackson Dillon | ⋅ | ⋅ |
| 16 Wynton McManis | 99 Kendrick Golden | ⋅ | ⋅ |
* SS
* 15 Fritz Etienne
* 17 Chris Morley
* CB
* 10 Dontrell Nelson
* 12 Chauncey Lanier
| DE | NT | DE |
| 48 Ernest Suttles | 56 Terry Redden | 97 Martin Ifedi |
| 91 Ricky Hunter | 93 Cortez Crosby | 14 Latarius Brady |
* CB
* 21 Bobby McCain
* 23 BJ Ross
Offense :
* "X" WR
* 87 Tevin Jones
* 83 Baniel Hurd
* "Z" WR
* 7 Keiwone Malone
* 2 Joe Craig
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| 77 Taylor Fallin | 63 Tyler Uselton | 71 Gabe Kuhn | 75 Micheal Stannard | 54 Al Bond |
| 65 Christopher Roberson | 76 Patrick Winfield | 70 Micah Simmons | 66 Tony Mays | 79 Nykiren Wellington |
* WR
* "S" WR
* 11 Sam Craft
* 5 Mose Frazier
* QB
* 12 Paxton Lynch
* 15 Jason Stewart
* RB
* 38 Brandon Hayes
* 22 Doroland Dorceus
* Special teams
* PK 46 Jake Elliot
* PK 36 Spencer Smith
* P 36 Spencer Smith
* P 47 Nick Jacobs
* KR 2 Joe Craig
* PR 21 Bobby McCain
* H 35 Evan Micheal