College Football
#63

Memphis Tigers

American Athletic · 5-2

Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium · 58,325 seats

Memphis Tigers rank #63 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.033 points per play (Elo 1573), a 5-2 record in the American Athletic, and 46% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.033
#63 in FBS
Offense
+0.024
higher is better
Defense
-0.009
lower is better
SOS
+0.000
mean opp. rating
Elo
1573
Off EPA/play
+0.061
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.021
lower is better
Off success
+0.033
Def success
-0.014
Off explosive
+0.017
Def explosive
+0.011
Rush EPA
+0.040
offense
Pass EPA
+0.094
offense
Pts / drive
2.91
10.9 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.45
inside opp 40

Offense and Defense are the net rating's own split (offense − defense reconciles to net rating exactly); everything else is opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected. SOS is the mean net rating of every opponent on the schedule.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Memphis's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior-0.025

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating+0.046

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment-0.071

This season's prior minus last season's final rating — our offseason risers/fallers number

Prior remaining46%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production6%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent-0.01σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal+3.5 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeYes

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

M. Stokes1 starts

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.03-0.02Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1@UNLVW 27–21———
1vsArkansas StateW 42–24———
2@Boise StateL 20–38———
3vsUT MartinW 45–21———
5@CharlotteW 59–8———
6vsUABW 38–13———
7@TulaneL 17–31———
8vsEast CarolinaOct 22———
9vsArmyNov 1———
11@South FloridaNov 13———
12@NavyNov 21———
13vsTempleNov 27———