Ryan Silverfield has accepted the head football coaching position at the University of Arkansas after holding the same position for the last six seasons at the University of Memphis. The Memphis Tigers were 50-25 during Silverfield's tenure with the Tigers. Following the production rank chart below is a short overview of the Memphis Tigers football program during his tenure as head football coach based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
Ryan Silverfield [2020-2025]
2020
The Tigers finished the COVID-19 regular season at 7-3 and they
played in a post-season bowl game where they defeated #64 ranked Florida Atlantic to finish
the season at 8-3 overall. The Tigers played
against an “average” strength of schedule
(SOS), meaning that their SOS was plus or minus one standard deviation of the average SOS for the "league". Memphis's best regular season win
was against #20 ranked UCF by a
score of (50-49) and their worst regular season loss was to #28 ranked Tulane by a
score of (21-35). Memphis was the #40 ranked team overall, with the #26 ranked
offense and the #108 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
The Tigers finished the regular season at 6-6 making them bowl eligible but they did not "merit an invitation" for post-season play. The Tigers played
against an “average” strength of schedule
(SOS). Memphis's best regular season win
was against #45 ranked Mississippi State by a
score of (31-29) and their worst regular season loss was to #122 ranked Temple by a
score of (31-34). Memphis was the #80 ranked team overall, with the #84 ranked
offense and the #61 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
2023
The Tigers finished the regular season at 9-3 making them bowl eligible
where they defeated #51 ranked Iowa State by a score of (36-26) to finish
the season at 10-3 overall. The Tigers played
against an “average” strength of schedule
(SOS). Memphis's best regular season win
was against #33 ranked Boise State by a
score of (35-32) and their worst regular season loss was to #43 ranked Tulane by a
score of (21-31). Memphis was the #42 ranked team overall, with the #19 ranked
offense and the #100 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
The Tigers finished the regular season at 10-2 making them bowl eligible
where they defeated #103 ranked West Virginia by a score of (42-37) to finish
the season at 11-2 overall. The Tigers played
against an “easier” strength of schedule
(SOS), meaning that their SOS was between one and two standard deviations higher than the average SOS for the "league". Memphis's best regular season win
was against #22 ranked Tulane by a
score of (34-24) and their worst regular season loss was to #26 ranked UTSA by a
score of (36-44). Memphis was the #23 ranked team overall, with the #23 ranked
offense and the #56 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
2025 NCAA FBS Head Coach Quits