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: Rex Dockery Conference: Independent-
1981 Season Highlights
Rex Dockery enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Memphis.
1981 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 @
Mississippi State
3
20
L
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Florida State
5
10
L
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Mississippi
3
7
L
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Georgia Tech
28
15
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Virginia Tech
13
17
L
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Louisville
7
14
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Southern Mississippi
0
10
L
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Tennessee
9
28
L
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Vanderbilt
0
26
L
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Cincinnati
7
38
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Tulane
7
24
L
1981 Season Totals
Record 1-10
Points Scored 82
Scoring Average 7.5
Points Allowed 209
Defense Average 19.0
Opponents Record 64-58
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 0-5
Away Record 1-5
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1981 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1981 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.