AmericanTigers

Memphis

50th of 1288–5

Rank

50th

of 128 FBS teams

Rating

+4.4

90% range −5.4 to 14.2

Offense

35.6

31st: points scored vs an average team

Defense

31.2

66th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

8–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 8–5

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Sep 3 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Southeast Missouri State W 35–17

Rating change−1.1

Wk 3Sep 17 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Kansas W 43–7

Rating change+0.4

Wk 4Sep 24 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Bowling Green W 77–3

Rating change+6.3

Wk 5Oct 1 · 7:00 PM ET at#6

Ole Miss L 28–48

Rating change−0.8

Wk 6Oct 6 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Temple W 34–27

Rating change−0.8

Wk 7Oct 14 · 8:00 PM ET at

Tulane W 24–14

Rating change−1.3

Wk 8Oct 22 · 3:30 PM ET at

Navy L 28–42

Rating change−1.8

Wk 9Oct 29 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Tulsa L 30–59

Rating change−3.8

Wk 10Nov 5 · 4:00 PM ET at

SMU W 51–7

Rating change+2.3

Wk 11Nov 12 · 7:00 PM ET vs

South Florida L 42–49

Rating change+0.4

Wk 12Nov 18 · 8:00 PM ET at

Cincinnati W 34–7

Rating change+1.9

Wk 13Nov 25 · 12:00 PM ET vs#25

Houston W 48–44

Rating change+0.8

PostDec 20 · 7:00 PM ET vs#15

Western KentuckyBOCA RATON BOWL L 31–51

Rating change−1.1

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2016

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2015	American	53 of 128	4.1	32.6	28.5	9–4	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

MEM offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles