2001 Memphis Tigers football team

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2001 Memphis Tigers football
Memphis Tigers 2003-2021 wordmark.svg
Conference Conference USA
Record56 (34 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Whitt (1st season)
Home stadium Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 62,921)
Seasons
  2000
2002  
2001 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 17 Louisville $  6 1   11 2  
Cincinnati  5 2   7 5  
UAB  5 2   6 5  
East Carolina  5 2   6 6  
Southern Miss  4 3   6 5  
TCU  4 3   6 6  
Memphis  3 4   5 6  
Army  2 5   3 8  
Tulane  1 6   3 9  
Houston  0 7   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Memphis competed as a member of the Conference USA. The team was led by head coach Tommy West. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 36:00 pmat No. 20 Mississippi State * ESPN2 L 10–3045,662
September 87:00 pm Chattanooga *W 43–1024,053
September 227:00 pm South Florida
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 17–926,488
September 291:00 pmat Louisville L 21–3839,256
October 67:00 pm Southern Miss
W 22–1728,668
October 137:00 pmat Houston W 52–3313,513
October 202:30 pmat East Carolina WLMT L 11–3238,120
October 271:00 pm UAB
ESPN Plus L 14–1725,462 [1]
November 101:00 pmat No. 6 Tennessee * PPV L 28–49107,221
November 171:00 pm Army
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 42–1023,268
November 241:00 pm Cincinnati
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN (rivalry)
L 34–3626,395
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

2001 Memphis Tigers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 24 Dante Brown So
WR 9Ryan JohnsonJr
OT 71 Wade Smith Jr
QB 14Neil SuberSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 50 Eric Taylor So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

  1. "UAB shuts down Memphis in fourth quarter". The Jackson Sun. October 28, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Memphis Tigers Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2012.