2015 Memphis Tigers football team

2015 Memphis Tigers football
Birmingham Bowl, L 10–31 vs. Auburn
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record9–4 (5–3 The American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarrell Dickey (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBrad Cornelsen (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorGalen Scott (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
2015 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Temple x  7 1   10 4  
South Florida  6 2   8 5  
Cincinnati  4 4   7 6  
UConn  4 4   6 7  
East Carolina  3 5   5 7  
UCF  0 8   0 12  
West Division
No. 8 Houston xy$  7 1   13 1  
No. 18 Navy x  7 1   11 2  
Memphis  5 3   9 4  
Tulsa  3 5   6 7  
Tulane  1 7   3 9  
SMU  1 7   2 10  
Championship: Houston 24, Temple 13
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
As of December 31, 2015
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by fourth-year head coach Justin Fuente and played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The Tigers competed as a member of the West Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in American Athletic play to finish in third place in the West Division. They were invited to the Birmingham Bowl where they lost to Auburn.

On October 17, the Tigers defeated Ole Miss which led them to a #18 ranking in polls after the Tigers began the season with an 8–0 record. Before they were defeated by Navy three weeks later, the Tigers were ranked as high as #13 in the polls, which was the highest ever ranking for the program in school history.

On November 29, head coach Justin Fuente resigned to become the head coach at Virginia Tech. He finished at Memphis with a four-year record of 26–23. The Tigers were led by interim head coach Darrell Dickey in the Birmingham Bowl.