2016 Memphis Tigers football team

2016 Memphis Tigers football

Conference	American Athletic Conference
Division	Western Division
2016 record	8–4 (5–3 The American)
Head coach	Mike Norvell (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Chip Long (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Ball (1st year)
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 59,308)

2016 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
No. 23 Temple xy$		7	–	1		10	–	3
No. 25 South Florida x		7	–	1		10	–	2
UCF		4	–	4		6	–	6
Cincinnati		1	–	7		4	–	8
Connecticut		1	–	7		3	–	9
East Carolina		1	–	7		3	–	9
West Division
Navy xy		7	–	1		9	–	3
Tulsa		6	–	2		9	–	3
Memphis		5	–	3		8	–	4
Houston		5	–	3		9	–	3
SMU		3	–	5		5	–	7
Tulane		1	–	7		4	–	8
Championship: Temple 34, Navy 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 6, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Memphis Tigers football team represents the University of Memphis in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers are led by first-year head coach Mike Norvell and play their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The Tigers compete as a member of the Western Division of the American Athletic Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPN3	W 35–17	42,876
September 17	11:00 a.m.	Kansas*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPNU	W 43–7	34,448
September 24	7:00 p.m.	Bowling Green*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPNews	W 77–3	38,713
October 1	6:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry)	ESPN2	L 28–48	65,889
October 6	7:00 p.m.	Temple	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPN	W 34–27	34,743
October 14	7:00 p.m.	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA	ESPNU	W 24–14	21,098
October 22	2:30 p.m.	at No. 24 Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 28–42	35,943
October 29	7:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPNews	L 30–59	36,894
November 5	3:00 p.m.	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX	ESPNews	W 51–7	24,379
November 12	6:00 p.m.	South Florida	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	CBSSN	L 42–49	37,218
November 18	7:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	CBSSN	W 34–7	25,796
November 25	11:00 a.m.	No. 18 Houston	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ABC	W 48–44	36,527
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]

Game notes

Southeast Missouri State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1–1	1942	SEMO, 6–0

Kansas

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2015	MEM, 55–23

Bowling Green

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2015	MEM, 44–41

at Ole Miss

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–48–2	2015	MEM, 37–24

Temple

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2015	TEM, 31–12

at Tulane

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–11–1	2015	MEM, 41–13

at Navy

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2015	NAVY, 45–20

Tulsa

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–10	2015	MEM, 66–42

at SMU

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–3	2015	MEM, 63–0

South Florida

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–3	2015	MEM, 24–17

at Cincinnati

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–13	2015	MEM, 53–46

Houston

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–15	2015	HOU, 35–34

Depth Chart

Defense

FS
39 Reggis Ball
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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
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"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 Elliot
PK 36 Spencer Smith
P 36 Spencer Smith
P 47 Nick Jacobs
KR 2 Joe Craig
PR 21 Bobby McCain
H 35 Evan Micheal

Roster

2016 Memphis Tigers football team roster

Players Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Pollard, TonyTony Pollard	1.5 !Fr
QB	`2`	Moore, DavidDavid Moore	1.0 !Fr
WR	`3`	Miller, AnthonyAnthony Miller	3.5 !Jr
QB	`4`	Ferguson, RileyRiley Ferguson	5.0 !Jr
WR	`5`	Dykes, SeanSean Dykes	1.0 !Fr
RB	`6`	Taylor, Jr., PatrickPatrick Taylor, Jr.	1.0 !Fr
QB	`7`	Davis, BradyBrady Davis	1.5 !Fr
RB	`8`	Henderson, DarrellDarrell Henderson	1.0 !Fr
WR	`9`	Williams, JohnJohn Williams	1.0 !Fr
WR	`10`	Coxie, DamonteDamonte Coxie	1.0 !Fr
RB	`11`	Craft, SamSam Craft	57.0 !Sr
WR	`13`	Jones, KedarianKedarian Jones	1.5 !Fr
QB	`15`	Stewart, JasonJason Stewart	4.5 !Sr
WR	`18`	Proctor, RoderickRoderick Proctor	5.0 !Jr
WR	`19`	Oglesby, Jae'LonJae'Lon Oglesby	3.0 !So
RB	`24`	Wallace, TearrisTearris Wallace	1.0 !Fr
WR	`25`	McClanahan, JaylenJaylen McClanahan	1.0 !Fr
WR	`27`	Booker, JahodJahod Booker	1.0 !Fr
RB	`28`	Dorceus, DorolandDoroland Dorceus	3.5 !Jr
WR	`37`	Duncan, AustinAustin Duncan	1.0 !Fr
RB	`38`	Wimbish, QuincyQuincy Wimbish	1.0 !Fr
TE	`39`	Ryan, BrennanBrennan Ryan	1.0 !Fr
TE	`42`	McCrary, GavinGavin McCrary	2.5 !So
WR	`44`	Thomas, MalikMalik Thomas	2.5 !So
OL	`50`	Lafaele, LioLio Lafaele	5.0 !Jr
OL	`51`	Neville, JaceJace Neville	2.5 !So
OL	`53`	Woodard, DustinDustin Woodard	1.0 !Fr
OL	`54`	Kyser, DrewDrew Kyser	3.0 !So
OL	`59`	Peddy, BrytainBrytain Peddy	2.5 !So
OL	`60`	Williams, CooperCooper Williams	2.5 !So
OL	`63`	Young, RyanRyan Young	1.0 !Fr
OL	`64`	Collins, ZachZach Collins	3.5 !Jr
OL	`65`	Roberson, ChristopherChristopher Roberson	4.5 !Sr
OL	`71`	Kuhn, GabeGabe Kuhn	3.5 !Jr
OL	`72`	Tate, TrevonTrevon Tate	2.5 !So
OL	`73`	Davis, KeenenKeenen Davis	1.5 !Fr
OL	`74`	Timmons, JonathanJonathan Timmons	1.0 !Fr
OL	`75`	Ho Ching II, TauvagaTauvaga Ho Ching II	3.0 !So
OL	`77`	Gill, HarneetHarneet Gill	5.0 !Jr
OL	`78`	Thomas, NickNick Thomas	2.5 !So
OL	`79`	Dill, ScottieScottie Dill	1.5 !Fr
TE	`80`	Montiel, DanielDaniel Montiel	4.5 !Sr
WR	`81`	Slade, MechaneMechane Slade	1.5 !Fr
WR	`82`	Hill, HunterHunter Hill	1.0 !Fr
WR	`83`	Hurd, DanielDaniel Hurd	4.5 !Sr
TE	`84`	Young, RobbyRobby Young	3.5 !Jr
TE	`85`	Oliver, KyleKyle Oliver	3.0 !So
TE	`86`	Magnifico, JoeyJoey Magnifico	1.5 !Fr
TE	`87`	Burcham, RossRoss Burcham	1.5 !Fr
WR	`88`	Bishop, DrewDrew Bishop	4.5 !Sr
WR	`89`	Mayhue, PhilPhil Mayhue	5.0 !Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`1`	Hill, JacobyJacoby Hill	1.0 !Fr
DB	`2`	Northern, TyeTye Northern	2.5 !So
DB	`4`	Perry, JoshJosh Perry	1.0 !Fr
DL	`5`	Brady, LatariusLatarius Brady	4.5 !Sr
LB	`6`	Avery, GenardGenard Avery	1.0 !Fr
LB	`7`	Akins, CurtisCurtis Akins	2.5 !So
DB	`8`	Maulet, ArthurArthur Maulet	57.0 !Sr
DB	`9`	Collins, JamilJamil Collins	3.5 !Jr
DB	`10`	Nelson, DontrellDontrell Nelson	57.0 !Sr
DB	`12`	Lanier, ChaunceyChauncey Lanier	4.5 !Sr
DL	`13`	Montgomery, DeMarcoDeMarco Montgomery	57.0 !Sr
DB	`14`	Cook, JonathanJonathan Cook	5.0 !Jr
DL	`15`	Johnson, ChristianChristian Johnson	3.5 !Jr
LB	`16`	Augustus, NehemiahNehemiah Augustus	1.0 !Fr
DB	`17`	Morley, ChrisChris Morley	4.5 !Sr
DB	`19`	Rupert, ShaunShaun Rupert	3.5 !Jr
DB	`21`	Prewitt, KamKam Prewitt	1.5 !Fr
DB	`22`	Lindsey, TyrezTyrez Lindsey	1.0 !Fr
DB	`23`	Ross, B. J.B. J. Ross	57.0 !Sr
DB	`24`	Jordan, DeandreDeandre Jordan	57.0 !Sr
DB	`25`	Hall, AustinAustin Hall	1.5 !Fr
DB	`26`	Pardner, JahmahlJahmahl Pardner	4.5 !Sr
LB	`29`	Porter, DarianDarian Porter	3.5 !Jr
LB	`30`	White, ShareefShareef White	5.0 !Jr
DB	`31`	Young, AnthonyAnthony Young	3.5 !Jr
DB	`32`	Francis, JacobiJacobi Francis	1.0 !Fr
DB	`33`	Sumpter, PhillipPhillip Sumpter	3.5 !Jr
LB	`34`	Dillon, JacksonJackson Dillon	57.0 !Sr
LB	`35`	Hart, TimTim Hart	1.0 !Fr
DL	`38`	Wilson, JonathanJonathan Wilson	1.0 !Fr
DB	`39`	Slaughter, ChristianChristian Slaughter	3.5 !Jr
DB	`40`	Pickens, ThomasThomas Pickens	1.0 !Fr
LB	`44`	Enis, StevenSteven Enis	1.5 !Fr
LB	`45`	Robinson, NoahNoah Robinson	5.0 !Jr
DB	`47`	Cochran, ColtonColton Cochran	1.0 !Fr
DL	`48`	Suttles, ErnestErnest Suttles	3.5 !Jr
LB	`49`	Prevost, JosephJoseph Prevost	1.5 !Fr
LB	`50`	Harden, LenardLenard Harden	57.0 !Sr
LB	`55`	Huff, BryceBryce Huff	1.0 !Fr
LB	`57`	Ferrari, HaydenHayden Ferrari	1.5 !Fr
DL	`58`	Pennington, DonaldDonald Pennington	4.5 !Sr
LB	`59`	Lane, MalcolmMalcolm Lane	1.5 !Fr
LB	`61`	Sutherland, ZaneZane Sutherland	1.5 !Fr
DL	`90`	Tate, JohnJohn Tate	1.0 !Fr
DL	`91`	Raby, NickNick Raby	1.5 !Fr
DL	`92`	Jones, PeytonPeyton Jones	1.5 !Fr
DL	`93`	Crosby, CortezCortez Crosby	3.5 !Jr
DL	`94`	Dillard, FreddieFreddie Dillard	1.0 !Fr
DL	`95`	Edwards, MichaelMichael Edwards	57.0 !Sr
DL	`96`	Johnson, KhalilKhalil Johnson	1.5 !Fr
DL	`97`	Cooper, EmmanuelEmmanuel Cooper	3.0 !So
DL	`98`	Gentry, JaredJared Gentry	3.0 !So
DL	`99`	Joy, ChaseChase Joy	1.0 !Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`35`	Michael, EvanEvan Michael	3.5 !Jr
P, PK	`36`	Smith, SpencerSpencer Smith	3.5 !Jr
LS	`41`	Morgan, TrevorTrevor Morgan	57.0 !Sr
PK	`46`	Elliott, JakeJake Elliott	57.0 !Sr
P	`47`	Jacobs, NickNick Jacobs	5.0 !Jr
LS	`52`	Belles, TimTim Belles	1.5 !Fr
LS	`56`	Ashe, AndrewAndrew Ashe	3.0 !So

Head coach

Mike Norvell

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Chis Ball (Defensive Coordinator)
Chip Long (Offensive Coordinator / Tight Ends)
Darrell Dickey (Assistant Head Coach / Running Backs)
David Johnson (Wide Receivers)
Dan Lanning (Inside Linebackers / Recruiting Coordinator)
Joe Lorig (Special Teams Coordinator / Outside Linebackers)
Paul Randolph (Defensive Line)
Ray Silverfield (Offensive Line)
Marcus Woodson (Defensive Backs)
Jeff Kupper (Director, Football Operations)
Brennan Ball (Graduate Assistnat - Defense)
Marcus Bell (Director of High School Relations)
Braxton Brady (Director of Player Relations)
Kenny Dillingham (Graduate Assistant -- Quarterbacks)
Kwahn Drake (Intern - Offense)
Nick Gilbert (Graduate Assistant -- Asst. Offensive Line Coach)
Matthew Haron (Director of Football Video)
Mac Hohorst (Equipment Manager)
Spencer Knight (Special Teams/Outside Linebackers Intern)
Brian Michalowski (Graduate Assistant, Defense)
Sherman Morris (Director of Recruiting Operations)
Akoya Nelson (Recruiting Secretary)
George Pugh (Director of Player Personnel)
Larry Reynolds (Assistant Athletic Trainer)
Sherri Schwartz (Assistant to the Head Coach)
Darrell Turner (Head Athletic Trainer)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 3, 2016

References

↑ "2016 Memphis Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 18, 2016.

Memphis Tigers football

Venues	Crump Stadium (1934–64) Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (1965–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas State: Paint Bucket Bowl Louisville Ole Miss Southern Miss: Black and Blue Bowl

Culture & lore	Pouncer TOM (mascot) "Go Tigers Go" Mighty Sound of the South Miami Beach Brawl

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1922 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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