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Army

AAC · 1-1 (0-1 AAC) · power +12.9 · #69
Our numberMEM -1.8 no book has priced this game

Memphis

AAC · 2-1 · power +15.2 · #55
Our side
MoneylineMEM to win ours 60%
Projected score 23–25 ARMY – MEM
2026-10-31 · kickoff TBD Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium · Memphis, TN AAC game Early season

The books

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Series Memphis lead 4–1 · 5 meetings since 1985
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game even 18 ranks apart
Army Black Knights #86 rush offense Memphis Tigers #68 run defense
Pass game edge Army Black Knights 205 ranks
Army Black Knights #25 pass offense Memphis Tigers #230 pass defense
Run game edge Memphis Tigers 144 ranks
Memphis Tigers #15 rush offense Army Black Knights #159 run defense
Pass game even 34 ranks apart
Memphis Tigers #132 pass offense Army Black Knights #166 pass defense
Army Black Knights Run-heavy · 87% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 98 rush ypg Memphis Tigers Balanced · 51% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 52 rush ypg
Jeff Monken · 85-55 Ryan Silverfield · 50-24 · offense-minded

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
Army Black Knights
RB Godspower Nwawuihe 147 rush yds · 2 TD · 1 rec #52 RB
LB Elijah Walton 15 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 1.5 TFL #124 LB
QB Cale Hellums 150 pass yds · 2 TD · 0 INT #78 QB
WR Zach Mundell 3 rec · 47 yds · 1 TD #288 WR
Memphis Tigers
TE Hunter Tipton 14 rec · 291 yds · 2 TD #1 TE
DL Elijah Kinsler 18 tkl · 3.5 sacks · 4.5 TFL #8 DL
RB Jaylin Carter 375 rush yds · 6 TD · 2 rec #5 RB
LB Zach Ruffin 24 tkl · 1.5 TFL #12 LB

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
Army Black KnightsAAC +12.9 +4.3 +8.6 #69
Memphis TigersAAC +15.2 +8.8 +6.4 #55

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
Army offense vs Memphis defense-2.1 pts
Memphis offense vs Army defense+0.2 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 969 mi

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.

Situational spots are shown for context, not baked in: travel, altitude and rest were tested against 6,000+ games and the power and efficiency ratings already account for them. Adding them again would double-count.