1999 Memphis Tigers football team

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1999 Memphis Tigers football
Conference Conference USA
Record5–6 (4–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorRusty Burns (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator Mac McWhorter (1st season)
Defensive coordinator John Thompson (1st season)
Home stadium Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1998
2000  →
1999 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Southern Miss $  6 –0   9 –3  
East Carolina  4 –2   9 –3  
Louisville  4 –2   7 –5  
UAB  4 –2   5 –6  
Memphis  4 –2   5 –6  
Houston  3 –3   7 –4  
Army  1 –5   3 –8  
Tulane  1 –5   3 –8  
Cincinnati  0 –6   3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Memphis competed as a member of the Conference USA and were coached by Rip Scherer. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:00 pm Ole Miss *
L 0–357,523 [1]
September 117:30 pmat Mississippi State *
 FSN L 10–1332,010 [2]
September 187:00 pm Arkansas State *
W 31–2621,454
September 253:00 pmat No. 7 Tennessee *
 PPV L 16–17107,261 [3]
October 22:30 pm Missouri *
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
FSNL 17–2729,248
October 96:00 pmat UAB
W 38–1418,176 [4]
October 167:00 pm Louisville
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN (rivalry)
L 31–3230,315
October 305:00 pmat Tulane
W 49–717,847
November 62:00 pmNo. 25 Southern Miss
FSNL 5–2023,635 [5]
November 131:00 pm Army
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 14–1022,869
November 203:30 pmat Cincinnati
W 21–1314,058
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ↑ "Ole Miss wins with 1 field goal". The Atlanta Constitution. September 5, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Bulldogs survive Memphis". The Vicksburg Post. September 12, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Last-minute score saves Vols". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 26, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tiger FGs, tricks surprise UAB". The Commercial Appeal. October 10, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "USM dashes all Tiger hopes". The Commercial Appeal. November 7, 1999. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Memphis Tigers Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
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