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American Athletic

Memphis

2021 Season Performance

#71
Rank
6-6
Record
23.0
Points
0.513
SOS

Current Form

W1 streak
Last 3 1-2
Last 5 2-3

Key Games

Best W vs #11 Mississippi State 31-29
Worst L @ #82 Temple 31-34

Record Splits

Home 5-2
Away 1-4
Conference 3-5
Non-Conf 3-1
Close (7 pts or less) 4-4
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#4
#24
#44
#64
#84
Pre
#44
W3
#9
W6
#63
W9
#70
W12
#74
W15
#71

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/04
W
NR vs FCS Nicholls
42-17
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
2
09/11
W
#55 @ #52 Arkansas State
55-50
+7.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-7.3 6.2
Margin Scaling
+1.1 7.3
Total 7.3 pts
3
09/18
W
#14 vs #11 Mississippi State
31-29
+33.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+16.4 25.4
Margin Scaling
+1.4 26.8
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 28.3
Recency Weighting
+5.1 33.4
Total 33.4 pts
4
09/25
L
#9 vs #29 UTSA
28-31
-8.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.5 -9.9
Loss Record Modifier
+1.7 -8.2
Margin Scaling
-0.5 -8.7
Total -8.7 pts
5
10/02
L
#48 @ #82 Temple
31-34
-8.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.6 -6.6
Loss Record Modifier
-1.1 -7.7
Margin Scaling
-0.4 -8.1
Total -8.1 pts
6
10/10
L
#69 @ #117 Tulsa
29-35
-6.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.1 -6.1
Loss Record Modifier
-0.1 -6.2
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -6.9
Total -6.9 pts
7
10/14
W
#63 vs #117 Navy
35-17
+10.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.0 7.0
Margin Scaling
+3.1 10.1
Total 10.1 pts
8
10/22
L
#61 @ #79 UCF
7-24
-7.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.3 -5.7
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -5.5
Margin Scaling
-1.7 -7.1
Total -7.1 pts
10
11/06
W
#70 vs #33 SMU
28-25
+11.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.4 10.4
Margin Scaling
+1.0 11.4
Total 11.4 pts
11
11/13
L
#53 vs #67 East Carolina
29-30 OT
-10.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.3 -10.1
Loss Record Modifier
+0.2 -10.0
Margin Scaling
-0.2 -10.2
Total -10.2 pts
12
11/20
L
#71 @ #26 Houston
13-31
-6.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.6 -5.4
Loss Record Modifier
+0.8 -4.6
Margin Scaling
-1.8 -6.4
Total -6.4 pts
13
11/28
W
#74 vs #121 Tulane
33-28
+6.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.2 4.8
Margin Scaling
+1.2 6.1
Total 6.1 pts
Total
6-6 Record
20.9

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
89-37
Record
71%
Win Rate
#48
Avg Rank
#1
Best Rank
0.495
Avg SOS
1
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#53
2017
#32
2018
#64
2019
#12
2020
#48
2021
#71
2022
#83
2023
#39
2024
#39
2025
#54
2026
#31

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 American Athletic 5-1 (83%) #31 #1 48.8 0.403 -
2025 American Athletic 8-4 (67%) #54 #9 55.8 0.488 -
2024 American Athletic 10-2 (83%) #39 #33 83.6 0.465 -
2023 American Athletic 9-3 (75%) #39 #30 71.7 0.511 -
2022 American Athletic 6-6 (50%) #83 #31 10.1 0.562 -
2021 American Athletic 6-6 (50%) #71 #9 23.0 0.513 -
2020 American Athletic 7-3 (70%) #48 #5 31.2 0.469 -
2019 American Athletic 12-1 (92%) #12 #5 150.0 0.512 American
2018 American Athletic 8-5 (62%) #64 #52 37.1 0.491 -
2017 American Athletic 10-2 (83%) #32 #23 91.6 0.496 -
2016 American Athletic 8-4 (67%) #53 #33 57.2 0.535 -