FBS

Memphis

Tigers · American Athletic

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#53

Among 138 teams · ▼8 since Week 7

Record

6-2

5-2 vs. FBS

Power rating

+7.72

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+0.41

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Memphis is 6-2 and ranks No. 53 of 138 FBS teams, down 8 spots from Week 7. Its +7.7 power rating is 14.6 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FBS, 110th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 6.3 wins against it; Memphis is 0.3 behind, 46th in résumé rank.

Best win: 27–21 over UNLV. Worst loss: 17–31 to Tulane as a 76% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 25, after Week 1.

Next: at home against Army on Sat, Oct 31. Memphis is a 3.0-point favorite with a 56% chance to win.

Next game

vs. Army
Home

Memphis by 3.0

Memphis 56% · Army 44%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 25 after Week 1 to No. 53 after Week 8.150Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#53
Week 8: No. 53 · +7.72 power
FBS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 125+7.80
Week 285+1.36
Week 376+3.33
Week 467+5.97
Week 543+8.74
Week 638+10.72
Week 745+8.65
Week 853+7.72

Game results

8 games · 2026
Memphis results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
W41–3483%−0.75
at Tulane #94
L17–31Upset76%+0.57
UAB #99
W38–1383%−0.58
at Charlotte #132
W59–884%−8.84
W45–2170%−6.44
L20–38—+15.51
W42–24—−0.54
at UNLV #85
W27–21—+2.63
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

American Athletic
American Athletic power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
40up 35-2
+9.46
#38+3.09+12.6
42up 177-1
+9.15
#16+3.13+7.5
51unchanged5-2
+8.14
#53+2.07+13.1
53down 86-2
+7.72
#46+0.41+12.4
57up 35-2
+6.92
#56+0.41+11.4
78down 74-4
+3.55
#100+2.29+5.4
92down 62-5
+0.74
#121+3.48+0.6
94down 123-4
+0.57
#95+4.91-4.3
95down 45-2
+0.51
#54−0.09+3.3
99up 44-3
−0.58
#82+1.12-1.3
102up 53-4
−0.75
#103+1.47-1.3
111up 12-5
−2.11
#122+3.57-2.3
126down 11-7
−5.30
#135+5.37-10.8
132down 11-6
−8.84
#128+4.76-21.4