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AmericanTigers

Memphis

Next: vs East CarolinaOct 22

Rank

67th

of 138 FBS teams

Rating

+1.6

90% range −6.4 to 9.6

Offense

28.7

55th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

27.1

75th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

5–2

8.6–3.4 projected over the regular season

Playoff

<1%

chance to make the field

Schedule

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Aug 29 · 10:00 PM ET at UNLV W 27–21
Rating change+1.6
Wk 1Sep 5 · 7:00 PM ET vs Arkansas State W 42–24
Rating change−0.7
Wk 2Sep 12 · 6:00 PM ET at Boise State L 20–38
Rating change−2.6
Wk 3Sep 19 · 7:00 PM ET vs UT Martin W 45–21
Rating change−0.2
Wk 5Oct 3 · 11:00 AM ET at Charlotte W 59–8
Rating change+3.6
Wk 6Oct 10 · 7:00 PM ET vs UAB W 38–13
Rating change+0.2
Wk 7Oct 16 · 7:30 PM ET at Tulane L 17–31
Rating change−0.3
Wk 8Oct 22 · 7:30 PM ET vs East Carolina Win 73%
Playoff
Wk 9Oct 31 · 8:00 PM ET vs Army Est. 73%
Wk 11Nov 12 · 8:00 PM ET at South Florida Est. 59%
Wk 12Nov 21 · 12:00 PM ET at Navy Est. 65%
Wk 13Nov 27 · Time TBD vs Temple Est. 84%

Chances

Provisional odds. Schedule or rules need confirmation.Details

Projected record
8.6–3.4
Conference record
5.6–2.4
Make the playoff
<1%
First-round bye
0%
Conference title game
31%
Win the conference
17%
Reach the quarterfinal
<1%
Reach the semifinal
<1%
Reach the final
0%
Win it all
0%

What’s at stake next

The playoff chance now, with a loss and with a win.

Team and next game Chance with a loss and with a win Chance now

Rating this season

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2025American68 of 136−0.127.027.18–5—
2024American53 of 1343.532.328.811–2—
2023American51 of 1332.834.231.310–3—
2022American55 of 1312.429.727.37–6—
2021American84 of 130−4.025.929.96–6—
2020American74 of 127−1.928.130.08–3—
2019American23 of 13011.340.128.812–2—
2018American54 of 1304.137.633.58–6—
2017American26 of 13010.642.131.510–3—
2016American50 of 1284.435.631.28–5—
2015American53 of 1284.132.628.59–4—

Profile

MEM offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com