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Top 25 games in the database

Wins receive a small preference, but exceptional losses and ties remain eligible. Select any game for its available box score and statistics.

2017Week 14Away2OT
L 55-62 vs. UCF
No. 12 UCF vs. No. 16 Memphis · 7-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 11/15 · Win 0/5
58
Game score
Highlight · 2017 UCF vs. Memphis (Regular Season Full Game)
1996Week 12Home
W 21-17 vs. Tennessee
Unranked Memphis vs. No. 6 Tennessee · 4-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
51
Game score
1999Week 5Away
L 16-17 vs. Tennessee
No. 7 Tennessee vs. Unranked Memphis · 1-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
48
Game score
1984Week 7Away
T 17-17 vs. Florida State
No. 9 Florida State vs. Unranked Memphis · 0-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 30/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
47
Game score
2014MIAMI BEACH BOWLNeutral site2OT
W 55-48 vs. BYU
Unranked Memphis vs. No. 18 BYU · 7-point margin
Ranking 8/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 11/15 · Win 5/5
47
Game score
1991Week 12Home
L 7-10 vs. Alabama
Unranked Memphis vs. No. 7 Alabama · 3-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
46
Game score
2018Week 7Home
L 30-31 vs. UCF
Unranked Memphis vs. No. 10 UCF · 1-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
45
Game score
2019Week 15Home
W 29-24 vs. Cincinnati
No. 16 Memphis vs. No. 21 Cincinnati · 5-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
45
Game score
Full Game · 2019 Memphis vs. Cincinnati (American Football Championship Full Game)
2007Week 13Home3OT
W 55-52 vs. SMU
Unranked Memphis vs. Unranked SMU · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 13/15 · Win 5/5
45
Game score
1960Week 4Home
L 20-31 vs. Ole Miss
Unranked Memphis vs. No. 2 Ole Miss · 11-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 19/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
43
Game score
1975Week 2Away
W 31-20 vs. Auburn
No. 7 Auburn vs. Unranked Memphis · 11-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 19/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
43
Game score
2022Week 7Away4OT
L 45-47 vs. East Carolina
Unranked East Carolina vs. Unranked Memphis · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 15/15 · Win 0/5
43
Game score
2019Week 14Home
W 34-24 vs. Cincinnati
No. 17 Memphis vs. No. 18 Cincinnati · 10-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 20/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
42
Game score
2019Week 10Home
W 54-48 vs. SMU
No. 24 Memphis vs. No. 15 SMU · 6-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
42
Game score
1985Week 4Away
L 10-19 vs. Florida State
No. 6 Florida State vs. Unranked Memphis · 9-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 21/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
41
Game score
1988Week 7Away
W 17-11 vs. Florida
No. 14 Florida vs. Unranked Memphis · 6-point margin
Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
41
Game score
2019GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSICNeutral site
L 39-53 vs. Penn State
No. 13 Penn State vs. No. 15 Memphis · 14-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 16/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
40
Game score
Full Game · 2019 Penn State vs. Memphis (Cotton Bowl Full Game)
2015Week 11Away
L 34-35 vs. Houston
No. 16 Houston vs. No. 25 Memphis · 1-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
40
Game score
2025Week 9Home
W 34-31 vs. South Florida
Unranked Memphis vs. No. 18 South Florida · 3-point margin
Ranking 8/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
40
Game score
Highlight · 2025 Memphis vs. South Florida (Regular Season Full Game)
1974Week 11Away
L 10-13 vs. Houston
No. 14 Houston vs. Unranked Memphis · 3-point margin
Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
39
Game score
2016Week 13Home
W 48-44 vs. Houston
Unranked Memphis vs. No. 18 Houston · 4-point margin
Ranking 8/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
39
Game score
Highlight · 2016 Memphis vs. Houston (Regular Season Full Game)
1984Week 11Away
L 3-13 vs. Georgia
No. 8 Georgia vs. Unranked Memphis · 10-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 20/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
38
Game score
2014Week 2Away
L 35-42 vs. UCLA
No. 11 UCLA vs. Unranked Memphis · 7-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
38
Game score
2017PostseasonHome
L 20-21 vs. Iowa State
No. 19 Memphis vs. No. 24 Iowa State · 1-point margin
Ranking 9/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
38
Game score
Highlight · 2017 Memphis vs. Iowa State (Bowl Full Game)
2021Week 11Home1OT
L 29-30 vs. East Carolina
Unranked Memphis vs. Unranked East Carolina · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 0/5
38
Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-week AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero ranking points.

Closeness, 30 points: the score margin is subtracted from 30, with margins of 30 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Result, 5 points: a featured-team win receives five points; losses and ties receive zero.

Regular-season rankings are matched to the AP Top 25 for the game's recorded week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Older games and smaller programs may have less complete poll or period data.

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