Memphis Tigers football

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Memphis Tigers
AmericanFootball current event.svg 2024 Memphis Tigers football team
Memphis Tigers primary wordmark.svg
First season 1912; 112 years ago
Athletic directorEd Scott
Head coach Ryan Silverfield
4th season, 22–16 (.579)
Stadium Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
(capacity: 58,325)
Year built1965
Field surfaceField Turf
Location Memphis, Tennessee
NCAA division Division I FBS
Conference American Athletic Conference
Past conferences Miss. Valley (1928–1934)
SIAA (1935–1942)
Missouri Valley (1968–1972)
C-USA (1996–2012)
All-time record511–526–33 (.493)
Bowl record8–8 (.500)
Conference titles8
(1929, 1930, 1938, 1968, 1969, 1971, 2014, 2019)
Division titles3
(2017, 2018, 2019)
Rivalries Arkansas State (rivalry)
Cincinnati (rivalry)
Louisville (rivalry)
Ole Miss (rivalry)
Southern Miss (rivalry)
UAB (rivalry)
ColorsBlue and gray [1]
   
Fight songGo Tigers Go
MascotPouncer
Marching band Mighty Sound of the South
Website gotigersgo.com

The Memphis Tigers football team represents the University of Memphis in college football in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The Tigers play in the American Athletic Conference as an all-sports member. [2] They play home games at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. The team's head coach is Ryan Silverfield. [3] Since their inaugural season in 1912, the Memphis Tigers have won over 500 games and appeared in seventeen bowl games.

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For much of its history, the Memphis Tigers football program was subpar and uninspiring with occasional flashes of moderate success while being overshadowed by the university's more successful men's basketball program. [4] However, in recent years the Tigers football program has shown a marked improvement and has been more successful since the tenure of former head coach Justin Fuente. [5] [6] As of May 2024, Memphis has earned bowl eligibility by winning at least six of 12 regular season games every year beginning in 2014 and, consequently, has been invited to a bowl game every year without interruption since 2014, [7] [8] they are one of just nine NCAA Division I FBS teams in the country with that distinction. [9] Ten of the program's seventeen bowl appearances have come in that time span. The program has also claimed eight conference championships with the most recent coming in 2019.

History

Conference affiliations

[ citation needed ]

Championships

Conference championships (8)

YearConferenceCoachRecordConference Record
1929 Mississippi Valley Conference Zach Curlin 8–0–2n/a
19306–3–1n/a
1938 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Allyn McKeen 10–07–0
1968 Missouri Valley Conference Billy J. Murphy 6–44–0
19698–24–0
19715–62–1
2014† American Athletic Conference Justin Fuente 10–37–1
2019 Mike Norvell 12–17–1

† Co-champions

Division championships

SeasonDivisionCoachOpponentCG result
2017 AAC West Mike Norvell UCF L 55–622OT
2018 † UCF L 41–56
2019 † Cincinnati W 29–24

† Co-champions

Bowl games

The Memphis Tigers have received seventeen bowl invitations in their history and hold a record of 8–8 in bowl games with one cancellation. This includes the 1956 Burley Bowl, which was not an NCAA sanctioned bowl. [10] Memphis went through a 32-year bowl game drought from 1971 to 2003, but has since had a five-year bowl streak (2003–2008) and the current ten-year streak (since 2014). The team made its first appearance in a New Years Six bowl when they were selected to play in the 2019 Cotton Bowl Classic as the highest ranked (AP #15) Group of Five conference champion. The Tigers’ 2023 Liberty Bowl victory was the school's first over a Power 5 opponent.

SeasonHead CoachBowlOpponentResult
1956 Ralph Hatley Burley Bowl East Tennessee State W 32–12
1971 Billy J. Murphy Pasadena Bowl San Jose State W 28–9
2003 Tommy West New Orleans Bowl North Texas W 27–17
2004 GMAC Bowl Bowling Green L 35–52
2005 Motor City Bowl Akron W 38–31
2007 New Orleans Bowl Florida Atlantic L 27–44
2008 St. Petersburg Bowl South Florida L 14–41
2014 Justin Fuente Miami Beach Bowl BYU W 55–48
2015 Darrell Dickey (interim) Birmingham Bowl Auburn L 10–31
2016 Mike Norvell Boca Raton Bowl Western Kentucky L 31–51
2017 Liberty Bowl Iowa State L 20–21
2018 Birmingham Bowl Wake Forest L 34–37
2019 Ryan Silverfield Cotton Bowl Classic Penn State L 39–53
2020 Montgomery Bowl Florida Atlantic W 25–10
2021 Hawaii Bowl Hawaii Canceled
2022 First Responder Bowl Utah State W 38–10
2023 Liberty Bowl Iowa State W 36–26

Head coaches

[11]

CoachTenureSeasonsRecordPct.
Clyde H. Wilson1912–191549–12–1.432
Tom Shea191612–3–1.417
V. M. Campbell1917, 191926–6.500
John Childerson191812–4.333
Elmore George192010–5.000
Rollin Wilson 192114–5–1.450
Lester Barnard1922–1923211–5–3.658
Zach Curlin1924–19361343–60–14.427
Allyn McKeen1937–1938213–6.684
Cecil C. Humphreys1939–1941314–15.483
Charlie Jamerson194212–7.222
Ralph Hatley1947–19571159–43–5.575
Billy J. Murphy1958–19711491–44–1.673
Fred Pancoast1972–1974320–12–1.621
Richard Williamson1975–1980631–35.470
Rex Dockery1981–198338–24–1.258
Rey Dempsey1984–198527–12–3.386
Charlie Bailey1986–1988312–20–1.379
Chuck Stobart1989–1994629–36–1.447
Rip Scherer1995–2000622–44.333
Tommy West2001–2009949–61.445
Larry Porter2010–201123–21.125
Justin Fuente2012–2015426–24.520
Mike Norvell2016–2019438–15.717
Ryan Silverfield2019–present421–16.568

Rivalries

Arkansas State

The series with bordering-state rival Arkansas State dates to 1914. Memphis leads 31–24–5 with the last game played on September 17, 2022. [12]

Cincinnati

The series with Cincinnati dates to 1966. Memphis leads 23–14 with the last game played in 2020. [13]

Louisville

The hatred between these two teams runs strong between the Cardinals and Tigers. [14] [15] The Tigers' rivalry with bordering-state opponent Louisville dates back to 1948. [16] [17] Louisville leads 24–19 with the last game played in 2013. [18] Both teams were at once in the American Athletic Conference Football for 1 year until Louisville joined the Atlantic Coastal Conference in 2014. [19] [20] Both teams are better known for their rivalry on the basketball court then on the football field, [21] but both schools share the same hatred between each other in any sport including football.

Ole Miss

The Tigers' football rivalry with regional and bordering-state opponent Ole Miss dates to 1921. [17] [22] Ole Miss leads 47–12–2 through the 2019 season. [23] Ole Miss is Memphis' oldest football rivalry and is tied with Southern Miss as Memphis' most-played football opponent all-time while Memphis is Ole Miss' most-played football opponent who has never been a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). [24] [25]

Southern Miss

The Memphis Tigers' football rivalry with bordering-state opponent Southern Miss is officially named the Black and Blue Bowl and dates back to 1935. [26] Southern Miss is tied with Ole Miss as Memphis' most-played football opponent all-time. [27] Southern Miss leads the all-time series 40–22–1 with the last game played in 2012. [28] The annual series between the Tigers and Golden Eagles ended after Memphis joined the American Athletic Conference in 2013. [29] [30] The rivalry will be renewed in 2027 and 2030 as a nonconference game after more than a decade of dormancy. [31]

UAB

Memphis and bordering-state opponent UAB annually play a football rivalry game called “The Battle of the Bones” where the winning team receives a 100 lb bronze statue of a rack of ribs. [32] This pays homage to both school's cities prominence in BBQ. [33] The rivalry temporarily ended when Memphis moved to the American Athletic Conference after the 2012 season. [34] UAB leads the all-time series 10–5, but Memphis won the last matchup which allowed the Tigers to keep the Bones Trophy. [35] The rivalry was rekindled in 2023 when UAB joined Memphis in the American Athletic Conference. [36]

Facilities

Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium

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Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, home of Memphis Tigers football

Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, originally Memphis Memorial Stadium is the site of the annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl, and is the home of the Memphis Tigers football team. It has also been the host of several attempts at professional sports in the city, as well as other local football games and other gatherings. The stadium was originally built as Memphis Memorial Stadium in 1965 for $3 million, as a part of the Mid-South Fairgrounds, then home to one of the South's most popular fairs, but now conducted in neighboring Desoto County, Mississippi. The fairgrounds also included the now-defunct Mid-South Coliseum (formerly the city's major indoor venue) as well as the now-closed Libertyland amusement park, which has been demolished and replaced with a disc golf course. It was dedicated as a memorial to the citizens of Memphis who had served in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. The facility was built partially as a way to bring the Liberty Bowl to a permanent home in Memphis (the game had started in Philadelphia, but because of poor attendance as a northern bowl, it left the city, playing one year in Atlantic City before settling in Memphis). The game was such a success for Memphis that the stadium was renamed Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in 1976. As originally built, the stadium was lopsided, with the southwest side being taller than the northeast side. A 1987 expansion brought it to its current, balanced configuration, although with a much greater hospitality building topping the northeast section. [37] Its design is similar to that of old Tampa Stadium ("The Big Sombrero"), with the endzone grandstands being much shorter than the sidelines. The field, which had been natural grass since its inception, was replaced with a FieldTurf surface before the 2005 season; this was subsequently replaced with the modern version of AstroTurf. The stadium is designed in such a way that all of its seats have a relatively good view of most of the playing surface. This is due primarily to two design factors. The stands are relatively steep for a one-tier, true bowl stadium. Also, there is little space between the side and end lines of the playing surface and the stands. In December 1983, the playing field was renamed Rex Dockery Field in honor of Rex Dockery, a former Memphis Tigers football coach who died in a plane crash.

Traditions

The Tiger Walk

About two and a half hours prior to kickoff at home games, Tiger fans line up outside Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium for the "Tiger Walk". [38] The tradition involves the Mighty Sound of the South marching band, thousands of fans and the University of Memphis cheer and pom-pom squads. [38] The coaching staff and team arrive at the stadium and walk into the stadium tunnel with the fans and cheerleaders cheering them on to victory. [38] After the team has passed by, the Tiger cheerleaders lead the fans in the "Tiger Spellout", "T-I-G-E-R-S." [38]

Tiger Lane

"Tiger Lane" refers to the pre-game tailgating spots for Memphis Tigers football fans. [38] It is equipped with electrical hookups at each spot, trees, grassy areas and all pre-game tailgating activities. [38] Tiger Lane stretches all the way from the parking lot of Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium to East Parkway in mid-town Memphis. [38]

School colors

The University of Memphis' official school colors of Blue and Gray were selected in the early 1900s. The colors were chosen in an effort to show unity in a nation that was still recovering from the effects of the Civil War. The student body thought that by picking the colors of the North and the South, the school would show a togetherness among all students. [39]

Retired numbers

Memphis has retired numbers for seven players in their history. Of the seven, Greenhill's is the only one honored posthumously, due to his death in a plane crash that also took the life of head coach Rex Dockery. [40] [41]

No.PlayerPositionTenureRef.
8Charles GreenhillDB1983 [42]
20DeAngelo WilliamsRB2002–2005 [42]
30Dave CasinelliRB1960–1963 [42]
59Danton BartoLB1990–1993 [42] [43]
64John BramlettLB1959–1962 [42]
79Harry SchuhOL1962–1964 [42]
83Isaac BruceWR1992–1993 [42]

Memphis Tigers in the NFL Draft

Memphis Tigers awards and honors

Pro Football Hall of Fame

College Football Hall of Fame

National Coach of the Year

Lou Groza Award

Ray Guy Award

Paul Warfield Trophy

Jim Brown Award

William V. Campbell Trophy

College Football All-America Team selections

Consensus All-Americans listed in bold

American Athletic Conference Awards

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of November 3, 2023. [48]

202320242025202620272028202920302031
Bethune-Cookman North Alabama at Georgia State Arkansas Stateat Arkansas StateArkansas Stateat Arkansas StateBoise Stateat Boise State
at Arkansas State Troy at Troyat Arkansas Southern Miss at Arkansasat Mississippi Stateat Southern Miss
Missouri (in St. Louis)at Florida State Arkansas at Boise Stateat Middle TennesseeMississippi State
Boise State Middle Tennessee State Chattanooga UT Martin

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