2016 Memphis Tigers football team

2016 Memphis Tigers football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record8–5 (5–3 The American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChip Long (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Ball (1st season)
Home stadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Temple xy$   7 1     10 4  
No. 19 South Florida x   7 1     11 2  
UCF   4 4     6 7  
Cincinnati   1 7     4 8  
UConn   1 7     3 9  
East Carolina   1 7     3 9  
West Division
Navy xy   7 1     9 5  
Tulsa   6 2     10 3  
Memphis   5 3     8 5  
Houston   5 3     9 4  
SMU   3 5     5 7  
Tulane   1 7     4 8  
Championship: Temple 34, Navy 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by first-year head coach Mike Norvell and played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The Tigers competed as a member of the West Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in American Athletic play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They were invited to the Boca Raton Bowl where they lost to Western Kentucky.