The 2019 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played their home games at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee, and competed in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Mike Norvell through the team's win in the American Championship Game, after which he left to fill the head coaching vacancy at Florida State. It was the first outright/unshared conference championship in 50 seasons. The team lost only two games, a regular season match-up against Temple and their bowl game against Penn State. Offensive line coach Ryan Silverfield was initially named head coach of the team for their bowl game, the Cotton Bowl; the interim tag was removed and he was named the new head coach of the Tigers.
Preseason
Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released Maxwell AwardPatrick TaylorRBSRBednarik AwardBryce HuffDESRDoak Walker AwardPatrick TaylorRBSRFred Biletnikoff AwardDamonte CoxieWRRS JRJohn Mackey AwardJoey MagnificoTERS SRRimington TrophyDustin WoodardCSRJim Thorpe AwardT. J. CarterCBJROutland TrophyDustin WoodardCSRBronko Nagurski TrophyBryce HuffDESRLou Groza AwardRiley PattersonPKJRWuerffel TrophyBrady WhiteQBRS JRJohnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardBrady WhiteQBRS JRManning AwardBrady WhiteQBRS JR
AAC media poll The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Tigers predicted as repeat to win the AAC West Division and finish in third place of AAC championship.
Personnel
Depth chart
Roster
Schedule
Schedule source:
Game summaries
Ole Miss
Southern
At South Alabama
Navy
At Louisiana–Monroe
Statistics MemphisLouisiana–Monroe First downs 25 30 Total yards 535 575 Rushing yards 286 256 Passing yards 249 319 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 26:06 33:54
At Temple
Tulane
At Tulsa
SMU
At Houston
At South Florida
Cincinnati
Cincinnati (AAC Championship game)
Vs. Penn State (Cotton Bowl Classic)
Rankings
Players drafted into the NFL
3 66 Antonio Gibson RB Washington Redskins 7 223 Chris Claybrooks CB Jacksonville Jaguars 7 230 Dustin Woodard C New England Patriots
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