# 2016 Memphis Tigers football team

The 2016 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by first-year head coach Mike Norvell 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 8–5, 5–3 in American Athletic play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They were invited to the Boca Raton Bowl where they lost to Western Kentucky.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State* | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | ESPN3 Trey Bender, Pete Najarian | W 35–17 | 42,876 |
| September 17 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas* | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | ESPNU Eamon McAnaney, John Congemi | W 43–7 | 34,448 |
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Bowling Green* | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | ESPNews Dave LaMont, Ray Bentley | W 77–3 | 38,713 |
| October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Ole Miss* | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS (rivalry) | ESPN2 Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks | L 28–48 | 65,889 |
| October 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Temple | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | ESPN Dave Flemming, Jesse Palmer, Laura Rutledge | W 34–27 | 34,743 |
| October 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tulane | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPNU Roy Philpott, Charles Arbuckle | W 24–14 | 21,098 |
| October 22 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 24 Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSSN John Sadak, Randy Cross, Sheehan Stanwick Burch | L 28–42 | 35,943 |
| October 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | ESPNews Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia | L 30–59 | 36,894 |
| November 5 | 3:00 p.m. | at SMU | Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TX | ESPNews Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia | W 51–7 | 24,379 |
| November 12 | 6:00 p.m. | South Florida | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | CBSSN Eamon McAnaney, John Congemi | L 42–49 | 37,218 |
| November 18 | 7:00 p.m. | at Cincinnati | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH | CBSSN Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Melanie Collins | W 34–7 | 25,796 |
| November 25 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 18 Houston | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | ABC Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Cole Cubelic | W 48–44 | 36,527 |
| December 20 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. Western Kentucky* | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, Florida (Boca Raton Bowl) | ESPN Dave LaMont, Desmond Howard, Quint Kessenich | L 31–51 | 24,726 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Southeast Missouri State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redhawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Tigers | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 35 |

### Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jayhawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Tigers | 13 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 43 |

### Bowling Green

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tigers | 35 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 77 |

### At Ole Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| #23 Rebels | 14 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 48 |

### Temple

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 6 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| Tigers | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 34 |

### At Tulane

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 3 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 24 |
| Green Wave | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### At Navy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| #24 Midshipmen | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |

### Tulsa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 14 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 59 |
| Tigers | 7 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 30 |

### At SMU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 21 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 51 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### South Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
| Tigers | 3 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 42 |

### At Cincinnati

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 13 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
| Bearcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### Houston

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #18 Cougars | 10 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 44 |
| Tigers | 21 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 48 |

### Vs. Western Kentucky–Boca Raton Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Hilltoppers | 14 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 51 |

## Personnel
### 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
* 4 Riley Ferguson
* 2 David Moore
* RB
* 38 Brandon Hayes
* 22 Doroland Dorceus
* Special teams
* PK 46 Jake Elliott
* PK 36 Spencer Smith
* P 36 Spencer Smith
* P 47 Nick Jacobs
* KR 2 Joe Craig
* PR 21 Bobby McCain
* H 35 Evan Micheal