2015 The Winning Chapter

Memphis's 2015 season (9-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 9-4
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final #25 post-bowls
SP+ +3.1 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Miss Sta 63-7 W @ Kansas 55-23 W @ Bowl Gre 44-41 W vs Cincin 53-46 W @ Sout Flo 24-17 W vs Ole Miss 37-24 W @ Tulsa 66-42 W vs Tulane 41-13 L vs Navy 20-45 L @ Houston 34-35 L @ Temple 12-31 W vs SMU 63-0 L vs Auburn 10-31 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2015.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2015 season's largest margin: Memphis 63, SMU 0. A 63-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Memphis 20, Navy 45. A 25-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Memphis fell to Auburn 10-31 in the postseason.

"Go Tigers Go"
— Memphis fanbase voice · 2015· synthesized
What It Meant

2015 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.