American Athletic
The 2018 season's largest margin: Memphis 66, Mercer 14. A 52-point win — the year's high-water mark.
Memphis·American Athletic
2018 — The Winning Chapter
Memphis's 2018 season (8-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
Lost the Birmingham Bowl
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
Who carried it
- Brady WhiteQB3,252 passing yards
- Darrell HendersonRB1,909 rushing yards
- Patrick Taylor Jr.RB1,112 rushing yards
- Tony PollardRB553 rushing yards
- Damonte CoxieWR1,174 receiving yards
- Joey MagnificoTE363 receiving yards
- John WilliamsWR304 receiving yards
- Curtis AkinsLB100 tackles
- Tyrez LindseyDB71 tackles
- T.J. CarterS68 tackles
- Bryce HuffDE7 sacks
- Joseph DorceusDL6 sacks
- Jonathan WilsonDL6 sacks
Season leaders, 2018.
The season's deepest loss: Memphis 33, Missouri 65. A 32-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Memphis fell to Wake Forest 34-37 in the postseason.
"Go Tigers Go"
2018 is a middle chapter for Memphis — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.