2025 Memphis Tigers football team

2025 Memphis Tigers football
Gasparilla Bowl, L 7–31 vs. vs. NC State
ConferenceAmerican Conference
Record8–5 (4–4 American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Cramsey (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorLarry Smith (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorJordon Hankins (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSimmons Bank Liberty Stadium
2025 American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 20 Tulane y$^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 25 North Texas y   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Navy   7 – 1     10 – 2  
South Florida   6 – 2     9 – 4  
East Carolina   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Memphis   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Army   4 – 4     6 – 6  
UTSA   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Temple   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Florida Atlantic   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Rice   2 – 6     5 – 7  
UAB   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Tulsa   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Charlotte   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Tulane 34, North Texas 21
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 25, 2025
Rankings from CFP Rankings

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

For their bowl appearance, the team was led by interim head coach Reggie Howard, appointed following the departure of Silverfield, who was hired by the Arkansas Razorbacks.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 303:30 p.m.Chattanooga*
ESPN+W 45–1025,011
September 66:00 p.m.at Georgia State*
ESPN+W 38–1613,625
September 1311:00 a.m.at Troy*
ESPNUW 28–723,384
September 2011:00 a.m.Arkansas*
  • Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
ABCW 32–3139,861
September 276:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic
ESPN2W 55–2617,733
October 47:00 p.m.Tulsa
  • Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
ESPNUW 45–727,303
October 183:00 p.m.at UABNo. 22
ESPN2L 24–3119,037
October 2511:00 a.m.No. 18 South Florida
  • Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
ESPN2W 34–3130,940
October 316:00 p.m.at RiceNo. 25
ESPN2W 38–1420,197
November 78:00 p.m.Tulane
  • Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
ESPNL 32–3830,384
November 153:00 p.m.at East Carolina
ESPNUL 27–3137,348
November 276:30 p.m.Navy
  • Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
ESPNL 17–2827,082
December 191:30 p.m.NC State*
ESPNL 7–3113,336
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP (and CFP Rankings, after November 4) - Released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
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Game summaries

Chattanooga

See also: 2025 Chattanooga Mocs football team
Chattanooga Mocs (FCS) (0–0) at Memphis Tigers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mocs (FCS) 0 3 0710
Tigers 14 14 10745

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN

  • Date: August 30
  • 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

at Georgia State

See also: 2025 Georgia State Panthers football team
Memphis Tigers (1–0) at Georgia State Panthers (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 7 10 14738
Panthers 9 7 0016

at Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA

  • Date: September 6
  • 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

at Troy

See also: 2025 Troy Trojans football team
Memphis Tigers (2–0) at Troy Trojans (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 7 14 0728
Trojans 0 7 007

at Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL

  • Date: September 13
  • 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
  • No scoring plays
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

See also: 2025 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
Arkansas Razorbacks (2–1) at Memphis Tigers (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Razorbacks 7 21 3031
Tigers 10 7 9632

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN

  • Date: September 20
  • 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

at Florida Atlantic

See also: 2025 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
Memphis Tigers (4–0) at Florida Atlantic Owls (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 10 7 73155
Owls 7 9 3726

at Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, FL

  • Date: September 27
  • 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

See also: 2025 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2–3) at Memphis Tigers (5–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Hurricane 0 7 007
Tigers 7 21 10745

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN

  • Date: October 4
  • 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

at UAB

See also: 2025 UAB Blazers football team and Battle for the Bones
No. 22 Memphis Tigers (6–0) at UAB Blazers (2–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 22 Tigers 7 7 3724
Blazers 7 10 7731

at Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 19,037
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst), and Tori Petry (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:56) UAB – Iverson Hooks 15-yard pass from Ryder Burton, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:04; UAB 7–0)
  • (9:42) MEM – Sutton Smith 99-yard kickoff return, Gianni Spetic kick (Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (7:08) UAB – Jonah Delange 21-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 57 yards, 8:35; UAB 10–7)
  • (1:12) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 1-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:56; Memphis 14–10)
  • (0:02) UAB – Iverson Hooks 16-yard pass from Ryder Burton, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:10; UAB 17–14)
Third quarter
  • (10:33) UAB – Solomon Beebe 81-yard run, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:50; UAB 24–14)
  • (3:14) MEM – Gianni Spetic 25-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 7:19; UAB 24–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (4:06) UAB – Iverson Hooks 20-yard pass from Ryder Burton, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 11 plays, 99 yards, 6:40; UAB 31–17)
  • (2:19) MEM – Christian Ross 37-yard pass from AJ Hill, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 1:45; UAB 31–24)
Statistics MEM UAB
First downs 20 25
Plays–yards 60–362 68–470
Rushes–yards 25–119 41–219
Passing yards 243 251
Passing: comp–att–int 22–35–1 20–27–1
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 24:55 35:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Memphis Passing AJ Hill 13/25, 175 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Greg Desrosiers Jr. 11 carries, 74 yards, TD
Receiving Cortez Braham Jr. 5 receptions, 83 yards
UAB Passing Ryder Burton 20/27, 251 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Solomon Beebe 5 carries, 106 yards, TD
Receiving Iverson Hooks 11 receptions, 172 yards, 3 TD

No. 18 South Florida

See also: 2025 South Florida Bulls football team
No. 18 South Florida Bulls (6–1) at Memphis Tigers (6–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 18 Bulls 14 10 7031
Tigers 7 7 31734

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: SE at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 30,940
  • Referee: Charles Lamertina
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:03) MEM – Frank Peasant 19-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 3 plays, 28 yards, 0:55; Memphis 7–0)
  • (8:31) USF – Byrum Brown 3-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:32; Tied 7–7)
  • (1:10) USF – Byrum Brown 44-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 2:45; South Florida 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (4:21) USF – Jeremiah Koger 5-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 2:44; South Florida 21–7)
  • (0:50) MEM – Cortez Braham Jr. 5-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:31; South Florida 21–14)
  • (0:00) USF – Nico Gramatica 46-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 0:50; South Florida 24–14)
Third quarter
  • (9:51) MEM – Gianni Spetic 55-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 5:09; South Florida 24–17)
  • (0:02) USF – Sam Franklin 73-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 1 play, 73 yards, 0:12; South Florida 31–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:13) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 13-yard run (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:49; South Florida 31–23)
  • (7:08) MEM – Gianni Spetic 28-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:57; South Florida 31–26)
  • (1:07) MEM – Cortez Braham Jr. 10-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Brendon Lewis rush (Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 3:51; Memphis 34–31)
Statistics USF MEM
First downs 29 30
Plays–yards 82–564 79–450
Rushes–yards 38–295 34–129
Passing yards 269 321
Passing: comp–att–int 26–44–1 28–45–0
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 26:08 33:52
Team Category Player Statistics
South Florida Passing Byrum Brown 26/43, 269 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Byrum Brown 21 carries, 121 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Keshaun Singleton 7 receptions, 88 yards
Memphis Passing Brendon Lewis 27/44, 307 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Brendon Lewis 11 carries, 35 yards
Receiving Jamari Hawkins 3 receptions, 85 yards

at Rice

See also: 2025 Rice Owls football team
No. 25 Memphis Tigers (7–1) at Rice Owls (4–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 25 Tigers 14 17 7038
Owls 0 7 0714

at Rice Stadium • Houston, TX

  • Date: October 31
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NW at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 20,197
  • Referee: Matt Overton
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Ted Emrich (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst), and Marilyn Payne (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:35) MEM – Brendon Lewis 18-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:28; Memphis 7–0)
  • (2:34) MEM – Frank Peasant 2-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:16; Memphis 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:25) MEM – Frank Peasant 1-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 3:07; Memphis 21–0)
  • (7:54) MEM – Frank Peasant 1-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 6 plays, 86 yards, 2:39; Memphis 28–0)
  • (2:03) RICE – Aaron Turner 12-yard pass from Chase Jenkins, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 5:49; Memphis 28–7)
  • (0:00) MEM – Gianni Spetic 37-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 2:03; Memphis 31–7)
Third quarter
  • (0:49) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 2-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:09; Memphis 38–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (3:28) RICE – Tyvonn Byars 1-yard run, Chase Allen kick (Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 6:19; Memphis 38–14)
Statistics MEM RICE
First downs 20 13
Plays–yards 56–355 63–212
Rushes–yards 33–130 46–112
Passing yards 225 100
Passing: comp–att–int 18–23–0 11–17–1
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 27:38 32:22
Team Category Player Statistics
Memphis Passing Brendon Lewis 18/22, 225 yards
Rushing Brendon Lewis 12 carries, 87 yards, TD
Receiving Cortez Braham Jr. 3 receptions, 66 yards
Rice Passing Chase Jenkins 11/16, 100 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Chase Jenkins 15 carries, 34 yards
Receiving Tyvonn Byars 1 reception, 43 yards

Tulane

See also: 2025 Tulane Green Wave football team
Tulane Green Wave (6–2) at Memphis Tigers (8–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Green Wave 14 21 3038
Tigers 7 10 01532

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN

  • Date: November 7
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: S at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 30,384
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:33) TULN – Shazz Preston 65-yard pass from Jake Retzlaff, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:09; Tulane 7–0)
  • (10:38) MEM – Jamari Hawkins 55-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:55; Tied 7–7)
  • (4:58) TULN – Javin Gordon 5-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:40; Tulane 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (14:55) MEM – Arrington Maiden 21-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:51; Tied 14–14)
  • (12:02) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 33-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:53; Tulane 21–14)
  • (9:26) TULN – Anthony Brown-Stephens 54-yard pass from Jake Retzlaff, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:19; Tulane 28–14)
  • (4:27) MEM – Gianni Spetic 49-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:59; Tulane 28–17)
  • (0:43) TULN – Shazz Preston 5-yard pass from Jake Retzlaff, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:44; Tulane 35–17)
Third quarter
  • (11:51) TULN – Patrick Durkin 30-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 3:09; Tulane 38–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:57) MEM – Frank Peasant 1-yard run, Matt Adcock pass (Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 6:44; Tulane 38–25)
  • (7:49) MEM – Brady Kluse 25-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 6:04; Tulane 38–32)
Statistics TULN MEM
First downs 17 23
Plays–yards 56–457 69–435
Rushes–yards 32–125 29–67
Passing yards 332 368
Passing: comp–att–int 16–24–0 33–40–1
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 25:32 34:28
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulane Passing Jake Retzlaff 16/23, 332 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Javin Gordon 12 carries, 66 yards, TD
Receiving Bryce Bohanon 4 receptions, 101 yards
Memphis Passing Brendon Lewis 29/34, 317 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Greg Desrosiers Jr. 8 carries, 35 yards
Receiving Cortez Braham Jr. 11 receptions, 113 yards

at East Carolina

See also: 2025 East Carolina Pirates football team
Memphis Tigers (8–2) at East Carolina Pirates (6–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 0 17 7327
Pirates 7 3 14731

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: SW at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 37,348
  • Referee: Charles Lamertina
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)
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
See also: 2025 Navy Midshipmen football team
Navy Midshipmen (8–2) at Memphis Tigers (8–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 0 14 7728
Tigers 3 14 0017

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN

  • Date: November 27
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 44 °F (7 °C) • Wind: NNW at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 27,082
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst) and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
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

vs. NC State (Gasparilla Bowl)

See also: 2025 NC State Wolfpack football team and 2025 Gasparilla Bowl
2025 Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
Memphis Tigers (8–4) vs. NC State Wolfpack (7-5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 0 7 007
Wolfpack 17 14 0031

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL

  • Date: December 19
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. CST
  • Referee: Nolan Dumas
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MEM NCSU
First downs
Plays–yards – –
Rushes–yards – –
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int –– ––
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Memphis Passing
Rushing
Receiving
NC State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ^ Ubben, David; Baker, Matt (November 30, 2025). "Arkansas hiring Memphis' Ryan Silverfield as head coach after winless SEC campaign: Sources". The Athletic. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 Football Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  3. ^ "2025 Memphis Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
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