The 2014 Memphis Tigers football team represented the
University of Memphis in the
2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were coached by third-year head coach
Justin Fuente and played their home games at the
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in
Memphis, Tennessee. The Tigers competed as a member of the
American Athletic Conference. Memphis began the year with low expectations since they finished at the bottom of the American Athletic Conference and posted a 3–9 (1–7 The American) record in 2013. However, the Tigers turned completely around. First, they finished in a three-way tie with
Cincinnati and
UCF for the conference title by posting a 10–3 (7–1 The American) record. It was their first conference championship (shared) since 1971 when Memphis was part of the
Missouri Valley Conference. The 2014 10-win season equaled the total number of wins Memphis posted over the 2010–2013 seasons. Also, the 10-win season was the first time Memphis had posted double digit wins in a season since 1938. The Tigers also won their first bowl game since 2005 by beating
BYU 55–48 in double OT in the inaugural
Miami Beach Bowl. Memphis also finished #25 in the final
AP Poll for the first time ever