The 2018 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee and competed in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Mike Norvell. They finished the season 8–6, 5–3 in AAC to finish in a three-way tie for the West Division championship. After tie-breakers, they represented the West Division in the AAC Championship Game where they lost to East Division champion UCF. They were invited to the Birmingham Bowl where they lost to Wake Forest.
Preseason
Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released Rimington TrophyDrew KyserCSRChuck Bednarik AwardCurtis AkinsLBSRMaxwell AwardDarrell HendersonRBJRTony PollardRBJRDoak Walker AwardDarrell HendersonRBJRJohn Mackey AwardJoey MagnificoTEJRButkus AwardCurtis AkinsLBJRJim Thorpe AwardT. J. CarterDBSOBronko Nagurski TrophyT. J. CarterDBSOOutland TrophyTrevon TateOLSRPaul Hornung AwardTony PollardRB/KRJRWuerffel TrophyPatrick TaylorRBJRWalter Camp AwardDarrell HendersonRBJRJohnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardBrady WhiteQBJREarl Campbell Tyler Rose AwardPatrick TaylorRBJR
AAC media poll The AAC media poll was released on July 24, 2018, with the Tigers predicted to win the AAC West Division.
Media poll (West) 1 Memphis 171 (23) 2 Houston 146 (4) 3 Navy 129 (3) 4 SMU 72 5 Tulane 68 6 Tulsa 44
Personnel
Depth chart
Schedule
Game summaries
Mercer
At Navy
Georgia State
South Alabama
At Tulane
UConn
UCF
At Missouri
At East Carolina
Tulsa
At SMU
Houston
At UCF (AAC Championship game)
Vs. Wake Forest (Birmingham Bowl)
Players drafted into the NFL
3 70 Darrell Henderson RB Los Angeles Rams 4 128 Tony Pollard RB Dallas Cowboys
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