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Memphis Football Team History

Memphis Tigers

University of Memphis
Memphis, TN
Founded: 1912
Stadium: Liberty Bowl
Capacity: 62,380
Colors: Reflex Blue & Medium Gray
Coach: Zach Curlin
Conference: Independent-

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1912 <-- 1923 <- 1924 -> 1925 --> 2024

1924 Season Highlights

Zach Curlin enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Memphis.

1924 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Hendrix (AR)	0	51	L	@ Conway, AR
Fri., Oct. 10	@ Arkansas College	0	49	L
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Jonesboro Baptist (AR)	33	6	W
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Union (TN)	0	25	L
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Mississippi Heights Academy	7	18	L
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Bethel (TN)	0	6	L
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Hall-Moody Institute (TN)	0	26	L
Sun., Nov. 23	vs. Tennessee Medical College	0	58	L
Thu., Nov. 27	@ Murray State	0	0	T

1924 Season Totals
Record	1-7 -1
Points Scored	40
Scoring Average	4.4
Points Allowed	239
Defense Average	26.6
Opponents Record	0-0
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	1-3
Away Record	0-4 -1

1924 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1924 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	6-0-2	90	13					Summer Dole
New Mexico	5-1	103	12					Roy W. Johnson
Notre Dame	10-0	285	54	Won 27-10				Knute Kenneth Rockne
Syracuse	8-2-1	154	58					John F. Chick Meehan
West Virginia	8-1	282	47					Clarence W. Doc Spears
Central Michigan	7-1	158	19					Lester Barnard
New Mexico State	7-3	241	30					Robert R. Brown
Rutgers	7-1-1	250	48					John H. Wallace
San Diego State	7-1-2	249	53					C.E. Peterson
Wake Forest	7-2	207	62					Henry M. Hank Garrity
Arizona State	6-1-1	160	85					Aaron M. McCreary
Boston College	6-3	198	74					Frank W. Cavanaugh
Jacksonville State	6-3	158	128					C.C. Bush
Massachusetts	6-1-1	185	61					Harold Gore
Penn State	6-3-1	202	65					Hugo F. Bezdek
Army	5-1-2	111	41					John J. McEwan
Michigan State	5-3	210	48					Ralph H. Young
North Texas	5-3-1	67	64					Theron J. Fouts
Pittsburgh	5-3-1	98	43					Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Western Michigan	5-1-1	101	46					Earl Martineau
Arkansas State	4-4	95	56					Bill Stanley
Duke	4-5	129	99	Lost 3-21				Howard H. Jones
Marshall	4-4	48	113					Russel Meredith
Western Kentucky	4-5	224	119					E.A. Diddle
Nevada	3-4-1	101	125					Charles F. Erb
Southern Mississippi	3-3-2	94	152					William Herschel Bobo
Texas El Paso	3-3-1	75	82					George B. Powell
Arizona	2-4	40	93					James F. Pop McKale
Navy	2-6	91	79					Robert C. Bob Folwell
Troy	2-1-4	59	20					Ross V. Flivver Ford
Ball State	1-3	11	87					Paul Billy Williams
Buffalo	1-7	27	139					Russ Carrick
Georgia Southern	1-0	6	0					E. G. Cromartie
Memphis	1-7-1	40	239					Zach Curlin
Middle Tennessee State	1-5	14	123					Guy Stephenson
Temple	1-4	15	106					Albert Barron
Kent State	0-4	0	89					Frank Harsh

1924 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1924 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).