Coaching History
Memphis Football Coaches
Season-by-season coaching records, tenure arcs, and linked CFBTrack profiles for Memphis.
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Coaches
13
Indexed Record
376-364-8
Best Win %
Mike Norvell 70.4%
All-time coaching ledger
Records use fallback-adjusted coach-season rows. Zero-game placeholders are not included in the table totals.
| Coach | Years | Record | Win % | Best SRS | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Silverfield | 2020-2025 • 6 seasons | 50-25 | 66.7% | 5.4 | #24 |
| Mike Norvell | 2016-2019 • 4 seasons | 38-16 | 70.4% | 14.4 | #17 |
| Justin Fuente | 2012-2015 • 4 seasons | 26-23 | 53.1% | 9.3 | #25 |
| Larry Porter | 2010-2011 • 2 seasons | 3-21 | 12.5% | -25.1 | — |
| Tommy West | 2001-2009 • 9 seasons | 49-61 | 44.5% | 2.5 | — |
| Rip Scherer | 1995-2000 • 6 seasons | 22-44 | 33.3% | 6.0 | — |
| Chuck Stobart | 1989-1994 • 6 seasons | 29-36-1 | 44.7% | 7.9 | — |
| Charlie Bailey | 1986-1988 • 3 seasons | 12-20-1 | 37.9% | 1.2 | — |
| Rey Dempsey | 1984-1985 • 2 seasons | 7-12-3 | 38.6% | 3.8 | — |
| Rex Dockery | 1981-1983 • 3 seasons | 8-24-1 | 25.8% | 11.3 | — |
| Richard Williamson | 1975-1980 • 6 seasons | 31-35 | 47.0% | 7.0 | — |
| Fred Pancoast | 1972-1974 • 3 seasons | 20-12-1 | 62.1% | 5.8 | — |
| Billy Murphy | 1960-1971 • 12 seasons | 81-35-1 | 69.7% | 17.0 | — |
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