Memphis Tigers football
| Memphis Tigers | |||
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| First season | 1912 | ||
| Athletic director | R. C. Johnson | ||
| Head coach | Justin Fuente | ||
| 1st year, 0–0 (–) | |||
| Home stadium | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | ||
| Year built | 1965 | ||
| Stadium capacity | 62,380 | ||
| Stadium surface | Field Turf | ||
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee | ||
| Conference | C-USA | ||
| Division | Eastern | ||
| Past conferences | Independent (1912–1927, 1942–1967, 1974–1995) Mississippi Valley (1928–1934) SIAA (1935–1941) Missouri Valley (1968–1973) |
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| All-time record | 432–449–33 (.491) | ||
| Postseason bowl record | 3–3–0 | ||
| Claimed national titles | 0 | ||
| Conference titles | 6 | ||
| Division titles | 0 | ||
| Heisman winners | 0 | ||
| Colors | Blue and Gray | ||
| Fight song | Go Tigers Go | ||
| Mascot | Pouncer TOM III (Live tiger mascot) |
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| Marching band | The Mighty Sound of the South | ||
| Rivals | Louisville UAB Southern Miss |
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| Website | gotigersgo.com | ||
The Memphis Tigers football team represents the University of Memphis in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) level. The Tigers compete in Conference USA. They play home games at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Justin Fuente was formally introduced as the Tigers' head coach on December 8, 2011, as the replacement for former head coach Larry Porter.[1]
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[edit] Nickname
When the University of Memphis first fielded a football team in the fall of 1912, no one had selected a nickname for the squad. Early references to the football team tabbed them only as the Blue and Gray Warriors of West Tennessee Normal School. After the final game of the 1914 season, there was a student parade. During this event, several Normal students shouted, "We fight like Tigers." The nickname was born. More and more the nickname "Tigers" was used, particularly in campus publications. But it did not catch on with the newspapers downtown. They continued to use "Normals" or the "Blue and Gray" when referring to the University. In the late 1920s, student publications and downtown newspapers began referring to the football team as the "Teachers" or "Tutors." The Tiger nickname would return, but not until 1939 was it finally adopted as the official nickname for the University of Memphis.[2]
[edit] 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.[3]
[edit] Current staff
[edit] Stadium
Memphis home games have been played at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium[4] since 1965. Prior to that, home games were played at Crump Stadium.
[edit] History
[edit] Retired jerseys
| Name | Position | |
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| Justin Fuente | Head Coach | |
| Eric Price | Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs Coach | |
| Ronnie Bradford | Safeties Coach | |
| Don Yanowsky | Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach | |
| Blake Miller | Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach | |
| Mike DuBose | Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Coach | |
| Kevin McGiven | Asst. Head Coach/Quarterbacks Coach | |
| Shannon Morrison | Cornerbacks Coach | |
| Galen Scott | Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach | |
| Retired jerseys | ||
| Player | Number | Position |
| Charles Greenhill | 8 | DB |
| DeAngelo Williams | 20 | RB |
| Dave Casinelli | 30 | RB |
| Isaac Bruce | 83 | WR |
[edit] Rivalries
| Rivalries | ||||
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| Name of rivalry | Rival | First meeting | Last meeting | Overall record |
| Black and Blue Bowl | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | 1935 | 2009 | Southern Miss Leads 39–21–1 |
| Battle for the Bones | UAB Blazers | 1997 | 2009 | UAB Leads 8–4 |
| No Name | Cincinnati Bearcats | 1966 | 2004 | Memphis Leads 18–12 |
| No Name | Louisville Cardinals | 1948 | 2010 | Louisville Leads 23–19 |
| No Name | Ole Miss Rebels | 1921 | 2009 | Ole Miss Leads 47–10–2 |
| Paint Bucket | Arkansas State Red Wolves | 1914 | 2008 | Memphis Leads 28–22–5 |
| No Name | Tennessee Volunteers | 1968 | 2010 | Tennessee Leads 20–1 |
[edit] Bowl games
The Memphis Tigers currently hold a record of 3–3 in bowl games. The Burley Bowl was not an NCAA sanctioned Division I FBS bowl game.
| Bowl game history | |||||
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| Date | Bowl | Opponent | Result | Score | |
| November 22, 1956 | Burley Bowl | East Tennessee State | W | 32–12 | |
| December 18, 1971 | Pasadena Bowl | San Jose State | W | 28–9 | |
| December 16, 2003 | New Orleans Bowl | North Texas | W | 27–17 | |
| December 22, 2004 | GMAC Bowl | Bowling Green | L | 52–35 | |
| December 26, 2005 | Motor City Bowl | Akron | W | 38–31 | |
| December 21, 2007 | New Orleans Bowl | Florida Atlantic | L | 44–27 | |
| December 20, 2008 | St. Petersburg Bowl | South Florida | L | 41–14 | |
[edit] References
- ^ "Justin Fuente is Memphis' new coach". Associated Press. ESPN.com. December 8, 2011. http://espn.go.com/dallas/ncf/story/_/id/7330918/memphis-tigers-hire-justin-fuente-tcu-horned-frogs-new-coach. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
- ^ http://www.gotigersgo.com/trads/mem-mascot.html
- ^ http://www.gotigersgo.com/trads/school-colors.html
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Bowl_Memorial_Stadium
- ^ a b http://www.gotigersgo.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072709aab.html
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