2011 Memphis Tigers football team

2011 Memphis Tigers football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East
Record	2–10 (1–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Larry Porter (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Price (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jay Hopson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  2010 2012  →

2011 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 20 Southern Miss x$		6	–	2					12	–	2
Marshall		5	–	3					7	–	6
East Carolina		4	–	4					5	–	7
UAB		3	–	5					3	–	9
UCF		3	–	5					5	–	7
Memphis		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
No. 18 Houston x		8	–	0					13	–	1
Tulsa		7	–	1					8	–	5
SMU		5	–	3					8	–	5
Rice		3	–	5					4	–	8
UTEP		2	–	6					5	–	7
Tulane		1	–	7					2	–	11
Championship: Southern Miss 49, Houston 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 10, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by second year head coach Larry Porter and played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. They are a member of the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in C-USA play to finish in last place in the East Division

Head coach Larry Porter was fired at the end of the season after going 3–21 in two seasons.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	No. 20 Mississippi State *	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	FSN	L 14–59	33,990
September 10	6:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State *	ASU Stadium Jonesboro, AR (Paint Bucket Bowl)	ESPN3	L 3–47	29,872
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Austin Peay *	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		W 27–6	18,808
September 24	11:00 a.m.	SMU	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	FSN	L 0–42	16,748
October 1	6:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee *	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN3	L 31–38	20,098
October 8	11:30 a.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		L 6–28	14,179 [1]
October 15	6:00 p.m.	East Carolina	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		L 17–35	17,975
October 22	2:30 p.m.	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 33–17	25,158
October 29	3:00 p.m.	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL	BHSN	L 0–41	37,683
November 12	3:15 p.m.	UAB	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Battle for the Bones)		L 35–41	17,848
November 17	7:00 p.m.	Marshall	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	FSN	L 22–23	15,101
November 26	3:00 p.m.	at Southern Mississippi	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (Black and Blue Bowl)	CSS	L 7–44	26,347
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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References

1. "Memphis Tigers vs. Rice Owls Box Score". ESPN.com. October 8, 2011.
2. "Memphis Tigers Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2011.