2008 Memphis Tigers football team

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2008 Memphis Tigers football
Memphis Tigers 2003-2021 wordmark.svg
Conference Conference USA
DivisionEast
Record6–7 (4–4 Conference USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Clay Helton (2nd as OC,9th overall season)
Offensive scheme Spread offense
Defensive coordinator Tim Walton (1st season)
Base defense Multiple 4–3
Home stadium Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 61,008)
Seasons
  2007
2009  
2008 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
East Carolina x$  6 2   9 5  
Memphis  4 4   6 7  
Southern Miss  4 4   7 6  
UAB  3 5   4 8  
UCF  3 5   4 8  
Marshall  3 5   4 8  
West Division
Tulsa xy  7 1   11 3  
Rice x  7 1   10 3  
Houston  6 2   8 5  
UTEP  4 4   5 7  
Tulane  1 7   2 10  
SMU  0 8   1 11  
Championship: East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS 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. The Tigers finished the regular season with a 6–6 record, which was enough to attain bowl eligibility. Memphis accepted a bid to play against South Florida in the inaugural St. Petersburg Bowl in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Tigers lost, 41–14.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 pmat Ole Miss *L 24–4156,127
September 67:00 pm Rice CBSCS L 35–4228,351
September 136:00 pmat Marshall CSS L 16–1727,349
September 207:00 pm Nicholls State *
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 31–1022,167
September 271:00 pm Arkansas State *
W 29–1726,376
October 27:00 pmat UAB CBSCSW 33–3019,901
October 107:00 pm Louisville *
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN (rivalry)
ESPN L 28–3540,248
October 1811:00 amat East Carolina CSSL 10–3041,216
October 257:00 pm Southern Miss
CBSCSW 36–3024,034
November 82:00 pmat SMU W 31–2618,224
November 221:00 pm UCF
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 21–2818,836
November 292:30 pm Tulane
  • Liberty Bowl
  • Memphis, TN
CSSW 45–615,012
December 203:30 pmvs. South Florida * ESPN2 L 14–4125,205

Game summaries

Mississippi

1234Total
Memphis7301424
Ole Miss14137741

Recap: Ole Miss tops Memphis to give Nutt win in debut

Rice

1234Total
Rice30102942
Memphis01471435

Recap: Rice 42, Memphis 35

Marshall

1234Total
Memphis0310316
Marshall737017

Recap: Memphis 16, Marshall 17

Nicholls State

1234Total
Nicholls State0100010
Memphis3771431

Recap: Nicholls State 10, Memphis 31

Arkansas State

1234Total
Arkansas St.0170017
Memphis13331029

Recap: Memphis 29, Arkansas St. 17

Alabama-Birmingham

1234Total
Memphis0207633
UAB1067730

Recap: Memphis 33, UAB 30

Louisville

1234Total
Louisville0280735
Memphis7714028

Recap: Louisville's offense lags, so special teams and defense pick up slack vs. Memphis

East Carolina

1234Total
Memphis730010
ECU07131030

Recap: Memphis 10, East Carolina 30

Southern Mississippi

1234Total
Southern Mississippi01071330
Memphis14631336

Recap: Steele (178 yards, 2 TDs) keys Memphis past Southern Miss

Southern Methodist

1234Total
Memphis14071031
SMU767626

Recap: Memphis 31, SMU 26

Central Florida

1234Total
UCF1477028
Memphis707721

Recap: UCF 28, Memphis 21

Tulane

1234Total
Tulane00606
Memphis141410745

Recap: Memphis 45, Tulane 6

South Florida (St. Petersburg Bowl)

1234Total
Memphis770014
South Florida141010741

Recap: Grothe throws for 236 yards, three TDs as South Florida dominates Memphis

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