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American college football season

The 2025 Memphis Tigers football team represent the University of Memphis as a member of the American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Ryan Silverfield, the Tigers play home games at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	3:30 p.m.	Chattanooga*		ESPN+	W 45–10	25,011
September 6	6:00 p.m.	at Georgia State*		ESPN+	W 38–16	13,625
September 13	11:00 a.m.	at Troy*		ESPNU	W 28–7	23,384
September 20	11:00 a.m.	Arkansas*	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN	ABC	W 32–31	39,861
September 27	6:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic		ESPN2	W 55–26	17,733
October 4	7:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPNU	W 45–7	27,303
October 18	3:00 p.m.	at UAB		ESPN2
October 25		South Florida	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN
	6:00 p.m.	at Rice		ESPN2
	8:00 p.m.	Tulane	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN
November 15		at East Carolina
	6:30 p.m.	Navy	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN

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Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	23
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25
CFP	Not released																Not released

Chattanooga Mocs (FCS) (0–0) at Memphis Tigers (0–0) – Game summary

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

Date:
Game time: 3:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: W at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
Game attendance: 25,011
Referee: Steven Arnold
TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Carlin (play-by-play) and Jay Sonnhalter (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(7:44) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 8-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 4:01; Memphis 7–0)
(2:57) MEM – Sutton Smith 35-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 2:50; Memphis 14–0)

Second quarter

(14:18) MEM – Brendon Lewis 22-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:57; Memphis 21–0)
(9:20) UTC – Jude Kelley 32-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 4:58; Memphis 21–3)
(6:27) MEM – Cortez Braham Jr. 22-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:47; Memphis 28–3)

Third quarter

(4:09) MEM – Gianni Spetic 37-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:52; Memphis 31–3)
(4:02) MEM – DeMarco Ward 27-yard interception return, Gianni Spetic kick (Memphis 38–3)

Fourth quarter

(12:50) UTC – Josh Williams 3-yard pass from Camden Orth, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:12; Memphis 38–10)
(2:00) MEM – Frank Peasant 12-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 5:02; Memphis 45–10)

Statistics	UTC	MEM
First downs	14	24
Plays–yards	56–232	61–432
Rushes–yards	37–118	33–233
Passing yards	114	199
Passing: comp–att–int	12–19–2	22–28–1
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	31:33	28:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Chattanooga	Passing	Camden Orth	12/19, 114 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Ryan Ingram	8 carries, 68 yards
	Receiving	Markell Quick	4 receptions, 40 yards
Memphis	Passing	Brendon Lewis	22/28, 199 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Brendon Lewis	10 carries, 81 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cortez Braham Jr.	3 receptions, 52 yards, TD

Memphis Tigers (1–0) at Georgia State Panthers (0–1) – Game summary

at Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

Date:
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: SE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
Game attendance: 13,625
Referee: Edwin Lee
TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Stewart (play-by-play) and Sam Crenshaw (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(9:07) MEM – Sutton Smith 16-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 2 plays, 66 yards, 0:35; Memphis 7–0)
(3:22) GAST – Team safety (Memphis 7–2)
(0:17) GAST – Cameran Brown 22-yard run, Liam Rickman kick (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:01; Georgia State 9–7)

Second quarter

(5:34) MEM – Makari Bodiford 7-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:45; Memphis 14–9)
(2:40) GAST – Javon Robinson 44-yard pass from Cameran Brown, Braeden McAlister kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:54; Georgia State 16–14)
(0:00) MEM – Gianni Spetic 55-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 0:20; Memphis 17–16)

Third quarter

(10:08) MEM – Brendon Lewis 5-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:52; Memphis 24–16)
(0:15) MEM – Makari Bodiford 1-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 5:58; Memphis 31–16)

Fourth quarter

(0:11) MEM – DeMarco Ward 31-yard interception return, Gianni Spetic kick (Memphis 38–16)

Statistics	MEM	GAST
First downs	21	19
Plays–yards	60–401	68–389
Rushes–yards	40–205	27–49
Passing yards	196	340
Passing: comp–att–int	16–20–0	29–41–1
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	29:53	30:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing	Brendon Lewis	16/20, 196 yards
	Rushing	Sutton Smith	14 carries, 74 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jamari Hawkins	3 receptions, 79 yards
Georgia State	Passing	T. J. Finley	21/29, 201 yards, INT
	Rushing	Cameran Brown	3 carries, 25 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ted Hurst	7 receptions, 97 yards

Memphis Tigers (2–0) at Troy Trojans (1–1) – Game summary

at Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, Alabama

Date:
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
Game attendance: 23,384
Referee: Charles Lamertina
TV announcers (ESPNU): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(10:34) MEM – Sutton Smith 5-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:26; Memphis 7–0)

Second quarter

(12:02) TROY – Taleeq Robbins 15-yard fumble recovery, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Tied 7–7)
(8:21) MEM – Brady Kluse 18-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:41; Memphis 14–7)
(1:45) MEM – Sutton Smith 50-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 1 play, 50 yards, 0:10; Memphis 21–7)

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

(3:49) MEM – Makari Bodiford 8-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 5:03; Memphis 28–7)

Statistics	MEM	TROY
First downs	22	12
Plays–yards	72–430	55–112
Rushes–yards	45–217	23–40
Passing yards	213	72
Passing: comp–att–int	17–27–0	12–32–1
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	36:55	23:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing	Brendon Lewis	17/27, 213 yards, TD
	Rushing	Sutton Smith	18 carries, 113 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Cortez Braham Jr.	4 receptions, 69 yards
Troy	Passing	Tucker Kilcrease	10/29, 65 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jordan Lovett	8 carries, 50 yards
	Receiving	Roman Mothershed	8 receptions, 58 yards

Arkansas Razorbacks (2–1) at Memphis Tigers (3–0) – Game summary

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

Date:
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: N at 0 miles per hour (0 km/h)
Game attendance: 39,861
Referee: Tim Rich
TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst) and Katie George (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(13:50) ARK – Rohan Jones 62-yard pass from Taylen Green, Scott Starzyk kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:10; Arkansas 7–0)
(8:57) MEM – Gianni Spetic 38-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 4:53; Arkansas 7–3)
(0:20) MEM – Brendon Lewis 4-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 6:02; Memphis 10–7)

Second quarter

(12:37) ARK – Braylen Russell 16-yard run, Scott Starzyk kick (Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:43; Arkansas 14–10)
(7:41) ARK – Rohan Jones 5-yard run, Scott Starzyk kick (Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:27; Arkansas 21–10)
(1:35) ARK – Mike Washington Jr. 1-yard run, Scott Starzyk kick (Drive: 4 plays, 52 yards, 0:54; Arkansas 28–10)
(0:31) MEM – Cortez Braham Jr. 38-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:04; Arkansas 28–17)

Third quarter

(7:25) MEM – Gianni Spetic 47-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 3:17; Arkansas 28–20)
(4:16) ARK – Scott Starzyk 46-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:09; Arkansas 31–20)
(1:40) MEM – Brendon Lewis 10-yard run, pass failed (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:36; Arkansas 31–26)

Fourth quarter

(4:51) MEM – Sutton Smith 64-yard run, pass failed (Drive: 4 plays, 94 yards, 1:35; Memphis 32–31)

Statistics	ARK	MEM
First downs	23	26
Plays–yards	66–500	72–489
Rushes–yards	32–175	41–290
Passing yards	325	199
Passing: comp–att–int	18–34–2	15–31–2
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	27:55	32:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas	Passing	Taylen Green	18/34, 325 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Mike Washington Jr.	15 carries, 70 yards, TD
	Receiving	Rohan Jones	2 receptions, 102 yards, TD
Memphis	Passing	Brendon Lewis	15/30, 199 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Sutton Smith	12 carries, 147 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cortez Braham Jr.	7 receptions, 102 yards, TD

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Memphis Tigers (4–0) at Florida Atlantic Owls (1–2) – Game summary

at Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

Date:
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: NE at 16 miles per hour (26 km/h)
Game attendance: 17,733
Referee: Matt Overton
TV announcers (ESPN2): Jay Alter (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst) and Tori Petry (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(12:42) MEM – Brendon Lewis 18-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:18; Memphis 7–0)
(9:10) FAU – Caden Veltkamp 1-yard run, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:32; Tied 7–7)
(3:08) MEM – Gianni Spetic 52-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 6:02; Memphis 10–7)

Second quarter

(9:44) FAU – Jayshon Platt 10-yard run, pass failed (Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 5:37; Florida Atlantic 13–10)
(2:18) FAU – Garrison Smith 27-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 2:42; Florida Atlantic 16–10)
(0:22) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 2-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 1:56; Memphis 17–16)

Third quarter

(9:57) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 90-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 3 plays, 99 yards, 1:34; Memphis 24–16)
(4:29) FAU – Garrison Smith 29-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 1:52; Memphis 24–19)

Fourth quarter

(14:55) MEM – Cortez Braham Jr. 18-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:34; Memphis 31–19)
(10:20) FAU – Xavier Terrell 1-yard run, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 1:59; Memphis 31–26)
(9:32) MEM – Cortez Braham Jr. 73-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:48; Memphis 38–26)
(4:54) MEM – Gianni Spetic 25-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 3:17; Memphis 41–26)
(2:02) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 1-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards, 1:05; Memphis 48–26)
(1:04) MEM – Brendon Lewis 15-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:51; Memphis 55–26)

Statistics	MEM	FAU
First downs	24	19
Plays–yards	65–487	80–397
Rushes–yards	46–291	29–75
Passing yards	196	322
Passing: comp–att–int	13–19–0	32–51–0
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	31:05	28:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing	Brendon Lewis	13/19, 196 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Greg Desrosiers Jr.	19 carries, 204 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Cortez Braham Jr.	6 receptions, 127 yards, 2 TD
Florida Atlantic	Passing	Caden Veltkamp	31/50, 318 yards
	Rushing	Caden Veltkamp	8 carries, 28 yards, TD
	Receiving	Easton Messer	9 receptions, 131 yards

Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2–3) at Memphis Tigers (5–0) – Game summary

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

Date:
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: E at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 27,303
Referee: Kevin Randall
TV announcers (ESPNU): Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(8:00) MEM – Matt Adcock 7-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:55; Memphis 7–0)

Second quarter

(11:14) MEM – Sutton Smith 3-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:05; Memphis 14–0)
(7:46) TLSA – Micah Tease 34-yard pass from Kirk Francis, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:23; Memphis 14–7)
(2:04) MEM – Cortez Braham Jr. 14-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:25; Memphis 21–7)
(1:07) MEM – Brendon Lewis 4-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 0:38; Memphis 28–7)

Third quarter

(9:53) MEM – Gianni Spetic 50-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 5:04; Memphis 31–7)
(0:53) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 2-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 3:14; Memphis 38–7)

Fourth quarter

(4:50) MEM – Frank Peasant 10-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards, 1:57; Memphis 45–7)

Statistics	TLSA	MEM
First downs	15	28
Plays–yards	58–246	78–457
Rushes–yards	24–71	48–191
Passing yards	175	266
Passing: comp–att–int	20–34–3	22–30–2
Turnovers	4	2
Time of possession	20:49	39:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulsa	Passing	Kirk Francis	20/34, 175 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Dominic Richardson	14 carries, 48 yards
	Receiving	Micah Tease	2 receptions, 57 yards, TD
Memphis	Passing	Brendon Lewis	22/30, 266 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Brendon Lewis	14 carries, 67 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jamari Hawkins	7 receptions, 110 yards

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MEM	UAB
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

South Florida Bulls (0–0) at Memphis Tigers (0–0) – Game summary

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

Date:
Game time: TBA CDT
TV: TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	USF	MEM
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MEM	RICE
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

Tulane Green Wave (0–0) at Memphis Tigers (0–0) – Game summary

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

Date:
Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
TV: ESPN

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TULN	MEM
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MEM	ECU
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

Navy Midshipmen (0–0) at Memphis Tigers (0–0) – Game summary

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

Date:
Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
TV: ESPN

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	NAVY	MEM
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

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