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Memphis

University of Memphis · 2026 · American Athletic

Efficiency
-2.1
69th FBS
Record
2-1
Conf. record
Conf. finish
5th
proj. of 14
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Memphis is 2-1 and ranked 69th in overall efficiency. Their 60th-ranked offense is the engine, backed by a 91st-ranked defense. They run the ball on 59% of offensive plays with a 48th-ranked rushing attack and pass the ball on the remaining 41% of plays with a 19th-ranked passing attack.

Quadrant record

By opponent strength, adjusted for where the game was played.

Q1
0-0
Q2
0-1
+1 left
Q3
0-0
+2 left
Q4
2-0
+6 left

Projected wins

Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.

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Expected: 7.7 wins
Strength of Record
55th
-0.3 wins above a 25th-ranked team's expectation
Strength of Schedule
to date
57th
full season
94th
AP poll
Unranked
Conf. sched. difficulty
84th
a 25th-ranked team would win ~6.6 conference games on this schedule

The resume

Every game on the schedule. Click a row for the game breakdown (played) or the matchup projection (upcoming).

WkOpponentConfOpp rankResultExp. marginWin probGameScoreQuad
1@ UNLVMountain West#104W 2721+4.4100%-0.2Q4
1vs Arkansas StateSun Belt#109W 4224+10.6100%3.7Q4
2@ Boise StatePac-12#32L 2038-14.20%-8.8Q2
3vs UT MartinOVCPreview+32.897%Q4
5@ CharlotteAmerican Athletic#137Preview+20.489%Q4
6vs UABAmerican Athletic#119Preview+14.480%Q4
7@ TulaneAmerican Athletic#74Preview-2.544%Q3
8vs East CarolinaAmerican Athletic#102Preview+9.571%Q4
9vs ArmyAmerican Athletic#56Preview-3.841%Q3
11@ South FloridaAmerican Athletic#43Preview-10.926%Q2
12@ NavyAmerican Athletic#101Preview+3.658%Q4
13vs TempleAmerican Athletic#87Preview+5.362%Q4

3 played · 2-1. Expected margin and gamescore use the latest ratings — a completed game shows what the model would say now, not that week.

The season

The model’s read on Memphis, recomputed after every week. Toggle between overall, offensive, and defensive efficiency (each with a dot for that week’s game) or the FanBoardHQ CFP rank.

-7.8-2.5+2.74-9Week 0Week 2
Line = the model's read each week; dots = that week's game (green above the line, red below).

Passing & rushing

Opponent-adjusted, FBS-only. The bar is the blended Eff rank — EPA/play (scoring value), success rate (staying on schedule), and yards/play (explosiveness), each standardized against the FBS field. The three ranks below each bar are those components, so you can see what's driving it.

Offense
PassingEff 19th
SR 51stYPP 5thEPA 21st
RushingEff 48th
SR 84thYPP 13thEPA 56th
Defense
Pass defenseEff 89th
SR 84thYPP 126thEPA 66th
Rush defenseEff 130th
SR 124thYPP 134thEPA 128th
Dropback rate 41%Tempo +0.4 snaps/game vs. averageFaced pass defenses ranked 77th on average
Success rate by down

Their offense vs. what their defense allows.

1st · Offense: 49%1st · Defense allowed: 49%1st2nd · Offense: 45%2nd · Defense allowed: 45%2nd3rd/4th · Offense: 30%3rd/4th · Defense allowed: 38%3rd/4th
OffenseDefense allowed
Points by quarter

Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.

Q1 · Scored: 7.0Q1 · Allowed: 6.0Q1Q2 · Scored: 41.0Q2 · Allowed: 42.0Q2Q3 · Scored: 31.0Q3 · Allowed: 21.0Q3Q4 · Scored: 10.0Q4 · Allowed: 7.0Q4
ScoredAllowed

What kind of team is this?

Every team by offensive and defensive efficiency (points/game vs. an average team, higher is better on both). Click a dot for that team.

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Memphis Offense vs Defense, 2026
Offensive EffRanked 60th
+1.4
Field position: -3.9Finishing drives: +5.3
Field position -3.9Finishing drives +5.3= +1.4
Offensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 138th · Finishing 29th

Defensive EffRanked 91st
-3.0
Field position: +0.3Finishing drives: -3.4
Field position +0.3Finishing drives -3.4= -3.0
Defensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 58th · Finishing 96th

2.26 points per drive on offense, 2.17 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 22.

Play-calling & efficiency

What the offense did, by quarter and by down — raw, not opponent-adjusted.

By quarter
Quarter (att.)Pass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(30)33% / 67%40%8.0
Q2(48)40% / 60%58%11.4
Q3(43)47% / 53%47%9.2
Q4(52)40% / 60%33%5.3
how play-calling and results shifted through games — (n) = plays, season total
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(29)10.252%11.1
2nd(21)9.462%19.3
3rd(18)7.922%2.6
4th(2)15.00%3.0
All (70)46%11.0
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(56)10.148%7.8
2nd(37)6.935%4.0
3rd(10)6.150%10.4
4th(0)
All (103)44%6.7

Memphis, all games.

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