AmericanTigers

Memphis

54th of 1308–6

Rank

54th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+4.1

90% range −4.9 to 13.1

Offense

37.6

13th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

33.5

97th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

8–6

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

14 games, 8–6

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 1 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Mercer W 66–14

Rating change+2.6

Wk 2Sep 8 · 3:30 PM ET at

Navy L 21–22

Rating change−0.3

Wk 3Sep 14 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Georgia State W 59–22

Rating change+2.1

Wk 4Sep 22 · 8:00 PM ET vs

South Alabama W 52–35

Rating change−1.6

Wk 5Sep 28 · 8:00 PM ET at

Tulane L 24–40

Rating change−3.5

Wk 6Oct 6 · 7:00 PM ET vs

UConn W 55–14

Rating change+1.9

Wk 7Oct 13 · 3:30 PM ET vs#23

UCF L 30–31

Rating change+0.8

Wk 8Oct 20 · 4:00 PM ET at

Missouri L 33–65

Rating change−3.1

Wk 10Nov 3 · 12:00 PM ET at

East Carolina W 59–41

Rating change+0.1

Wk 11Nov 10 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Tulsa W 47–21

Rating change+1.6

Wk 12Nov 16 · 9:00 PM ET at

SMU W 28–18

Rating change+0.4

Wk 13Nov 23 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Houston W 52–31

Rating change+1.4

Wk 14Dec 1 · 3:45 PM ET at#23

UCF L 41–56

Rating change−0.6

PostDec 22 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Wake ForestJARED BIRMINGHAM BOWL L 34–37

Rating change−1.1

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2018

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
2017	American	26 of 130	10.6	42.1	31.5	10–3	—
2016	American	50 of 128	4.4	35.6	31.2	8–5	—
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