2021 Memphis Tigers football team

2021 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Championship: Cincinnati 35, Houston 20
	^ – College Football Playoff participant; $ – Conference champion; y – Championship game participant; As of December 14, 2021; Rankings from CFP Rankings

2021 Memphis Tigers football
2021 Memphis Tigers football
Hawaii Bowl, vs. Hawaii
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2021 record	6–6 (3–5 American)
Head coach	Ryan Silverfield (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Johns (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike MacIntyre (2nd season)
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium; (Capacity: 59,308)

The 2021 Memphis Tigers football team represents the University of Memphis in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers play their home games at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee, and compete in the American Athletic Conference. They are led by second-year head coach Ryan Silverfield.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2020 season 8–3, 5–3 in AAC play to finish third in the conference. They won the Montgomery Bowl 25–10 against Florida Atlantic.

Preseason

American Athletic Conference preseason media poll

The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at the virtual media day held August 4, 2021.[1] Cincinnati, who finished the 2020 season ranked No. 8 nationally, was tabbed as the preseason favorite in the 2021 preseason media poll.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll
1	Cincinnati	262 (22)
2	UCF	241 (2)
3	SMU	188
4	Houston	181
5	Memphis	168
6	Tulsa	153
7	Tulane	132
т-8	East Carolina	85
т-8	Navy	85
10	Temple	46
11	South Florida	43

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 p.m.	No. 22 (FCS) Nicholls*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN+	W 42–17	30,263
September 11	6:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State*	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR (Paint Bucket Bowl)	ESPN+	W 55–50	19,501
September 18	3:00 p.m.	Mississippi State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN2	W 31–29	43,461
September 25	2:30 p.m.	UTSA*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPNU	L 28–31	29,264
October 2	11:00 a.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	L 31–34	28,573
October 9	8:00 p.m.	at Tulsa	H.A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN2	L 29–35	17,593
October 14	6:30 p.m.	Navy	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN	W 35–17	30,042
October 22	6:00 p.m.	at UCF	Bounce House Orlando, FL	ESPN2	L 7–24	39,328
November 6	11:00 a.m.	SMU	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPNU	W 28–25	30,191
November 13	11:00 a.m.	East Carolina	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN+	L 29–30 ^OT	28,431
November 19	8:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Houston	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN2	L 13–31	28,712
November 27	6:30 p.m.	Tulane	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPNU	W 33–28	27,416
December 24	7:00 p.m.	at Hawaii*	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl)	ESPN
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Nicholls

Over/under
MEM –22.5	68

Statistics	Nicholls	Memphis
First downs	17	32
Total yards	299	587
Rushing yards	100	322
Passing yards	199	265
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	28:45	31:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nicholls	Passing	Lindsey Scott Jr.	17/30, 194 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Julien Gums	13 carries, 48 yards
	Receiving	Dai'Jean Dixon	7 receptions, 107 yards
Memphis	Passing	Seth Henigan	19/32, 265 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Brandon Thomas	16 carries, 147 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Javon Ivory	5 receptions, 106 yards

at Arkansas State

Memphis at Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Tigers	20	14	7	14	55
Red Wolves	10	13	7	20	50

Date: September 11, 2021
Location: Centennial Bank Stadium
Jonesboro, AR
Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 47 minutes
Game attendance: 19,501
Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 10 MPH
Referee: Luke Richmond
TV announcers (ESPN+): Brad Bobo (play–by–play), Pete Cordelli (analyst), and Cori Keller (sideline reporter)

Pregame line	Over/under
MEM –5.5	65

Statistics	Memphis	Arkansas State
First downs	24	35
Total yards	680	680
Rushing yards	263	98
Passing yards	417	582
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	24:04	35:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing	Seth Henigan	22/33, 417 yards, 5 TDs
	Rushing	Brandon Thomas	18 carries, 191 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Calvin Austin III	6 receptions, 239 yards, 3 TDs
Arkansas State	Passing	James Blackman	19/28, 306 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	6 carries, 36 yards
	Receiving	Jeff Foreman	8 receptions, 198 yards, 1 TD

Mississippi State

Mississippi State at Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	14	0	12	29
• Tigers	7	0	7	17	31

Date: September 18, 2021
Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, TN
Game start: 1:05 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 36 minutes
Game attendance: 43,461
Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: NE 7 MPH
Referee: Marc Curles
TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins (play–by–play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline reporter)

Pregame line	Over/under
MSST –3.0	64

Statistics	Mississippi State	Memphis
First downs	26	12
Total yards	468	246
Rushing yards	49	87
Passing yards	419	159
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	37:30	32:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mississippi State	Passing	Will Rogers	50/67, 419 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Dillon Johnson	7 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Makai Polk	11 receptions, 136 yards, 1 TD
Memphis	Passing	Seth Henigan	16/28, 159 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Brandon Thomas	16 carries, 83 yards
	Receiving	Calvin Austin III	9 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TDs

UTSA

UTSA at Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Roadrunners	0	7	7	17	31
RV Tigers	21	0	7	0	28

Date: September 25, 2021
Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, TN
Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes
Game attendance: 29,264
Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 6 MPH
Referee: Joe Lehring
TV announcers (ESPNU): John Schriffen (play–by–play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
MEM –3.0	67

Statistics	UTSA	Memphis
First downs	25	16
Total yards	399	407
Rushing yards	205	78
Passing yards	194	329
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	35:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTSA	Passing	Frank Harris	18/28, 186 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Sincere McCormick	42 car, 184 yds, 3 TD
	Receiving	Joshua Cephus	6 rec, 82 yds
Memphis	Passing	Seth Henigan	15/25, 329 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Brandon Thomas	20 car, 73 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Sean Dykes	6 rec, 167 yds

at Temple

Memphis at Temple

	1	2	Total
Tigers			0
Owls			0

Date: October 2, 2021
Location: Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia, PA
Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Elapsed time:
Game attendance:
Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
Referee:
TV announcers (ESPNU):

Over/under

Statistics	Memphis	Temple
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Temple	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Tulsa

Memphis at Tulsa

	1	2	Total
Tigers			0
Golden Hurricane			0

Date: October 9, 2021
Location: Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
Tulsa, OK
Game start: TBD CDT
Elapsed time:
Game attendance:
Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
Referee:
TV announcers ( ):

Over/under

Statistics	Memphis	Tulsa
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tulsa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Navy

Navy at Memphis

	1	2	Total
Midshipmen			0
Tigers			0

Date: October 14, 2021
Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, TN
Game start: 6:30 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time:
Game attendance:
Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
Referee:
TV announcers (ESPN):

Over/under

Statistics	Navy	Memphis
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at UCF

Memphis at Central Florida

	1	2	Total
Tigers			0
Knights			0

Date: October 22, 2021
Location: Bounce House
Orlando, FL
Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time:
Game attendance:
Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
Referee:
TV announcers (ESPN2):

Over/under

Statistics	Memphis	UCF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UCF	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

SMU

Southern Methodist at Memphis

	1	2	Total
Mustangs			0
Tigers			0

Date: November 6, 2021
Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, TN
Game start: TBD CDT
Elapsed time:
Game attendance:
Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
Referee:
TV announcers (ESPNU): John Schriffen (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)

Over/under

Statistics	SMU	Memphis
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

East Carolina

East Carolina at Memphis

	1	2	Total
Pirates			0
Tigers			0

Date: November 13, 2021
Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, TN
Game start: TBD CST
Elapsed time:
Game attendance:
Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
Referee:
TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross, Brandon Weeden

Over/under

Statistics	East Carolina	Memphis
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 24 Houston

Memphis at Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	3	7	3	13
• No. 24 Cougars	0	21	0	10	31

Date: November 19, 2021
Location: TDECU Stadium
Houston, TX
Game start: 8:00 p.m. CST
Elapsed time:
Game attendance:
Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
Referee:
TV announcers (ESPN2):

Over/under

Statistics	Memphis	Houston
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Tulane

Tulane at Memphis

	1	2	Total
Green Wave			0
Tigers			0

Date: November 27, 2021
Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, TN
Game start: TBD CST
Elapsed time:
Game attendance:
Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
Referee:
TV announcers (ESPNU): Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker

Over/under

Statistics	Tulane	Memphis
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR
Coaches	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	NR
CFP	Not released															Not released

References

"Cincinnati Chosen as Favorite in American Preseason Media Poll". theAmerican.org. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
"2021 Memphis Tigers Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 20 Feb 2021.

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[1] "Cincinnati Chosen as Favorite in American Preseason Media Poll". theAmerican.org. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

[2] "2021 Memphis Tigers Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 20 Feb 2021.

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