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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: Ryan Silverfield
Conference: American Athletic-

Memphis

Team Timeline
First Team: 1912
1943 - Memphis State did not play football during the 1943 through 1946 seasons because of World War II.

Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
1929, 1930, 1938, 1968, 1969, 1971, 2014
Division Championships
2017, 2018

Team Records
Overall Record	543-540-33
Winning Pct.	50%
Vacated Wins	0
Forfeit Games	0
Adjusted Record	543-540-33
Winning Pct.	50%
National Championships	0
Conference Titles	7
Division Titles	2
Conference Record	108-114-0
All American Players
NFL Players (#2)
Home Record	354-240-16
Away Record	179-289-17

By The Numbers
Seasons	109
Winning Seasons (#1)	61
Losing Seasons (#1)	46
Most Wins in A Season	12 (2019)
Most Loses in A Season	11 (2010)
10 Win Seasons	6
Most Points Scored in a Game	115 (10/14/1916)
Most Points Scored in a Season	601 (2018)
Most Points Allowed in a Game	92 (9/28/1935)
Most Points Allowed in a Season	478 (2010)
Largest Margin of Victory	115 (10/14/1916)
Largest Margin of Defeat	92 (9/28/1935)
Most Points Both Teams in a Game	117 (12/2/2017)
Last Shutout	8/31/2024
Last Time Shutout	10/29/2011
Shutouts All-Time	145
Been Shutout All-Time	122

Streaks
Longest Win	15 (10/25/2014-10/31/2015)
Longest Losing	17 (10/3/1981-11/20/1982)

Bowl Records
Overall Record	7-8-0
Rose	0-0-0
Cotton	0-1-0
Orange	0-0-0
Fiesta	0-0-0
Sugar	0-0-0

By the Decade
2020-29	41-20
2010-19	67-61
2000-09	53-68
1990-99	45-64
1980-89	31-74-5
1970-79	61-47-1
1960-69	70-25-1
1950-59	48-44-4
1940-49	34-23-1
1930-39	39-45-7
1920-29	35-43-11

Next Game
12/17/2024 (Tue) West Virginia in Frisco Bowl @ Frisco, TX
Last Meeting: Memphis and West Virginia have never met in a game.

2024 Season

Sat., Aug. 31	vs. North Alabama	40-0 W
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. Troy	38-17 W
Sat., Sep. 14	@ Florida State	20-12 W
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Navy	44-56 L
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Middle Tennessee State	24-7 W
Sat., Oct. 5	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 11	@ South Florida	21-3 W
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. North Texas	52-44 W
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Charlotte	33-28 W
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Texas San Antonio	36-44 L
Fri., Nov. 8	vs. Rice	27-20 W
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Alabama Birmingham	53-18 W
Sat., Nov. 23	OPEN
Thu., Nov. 28	@ Tulane	34-24 W
Tue., Dec. 17	@ West Virginia

2024 Season Totals
Record	10-2
Scoring	422-273
Conference Record	6-2
Home Record	7-0
Away Record	3-2

2024 American Athletic Standings
Season		Conference
Army	11-1	8-0
Tulane	9-4	7-1
Memphis	10-2	6-2
Navy	8-3	6-2
East Carolina	7-5	5-3
Charlotte	5-7	4-4
South Florida	6-6	4-4
Texas San Antonio	6-6	4-4
North Texas	6-6	3-5
Rice	4-8	3-5
Alabama Birmingham	3-9	2-6
Temple	3-9	2-6
Florida Atlantic	3-9	1-7
Tulsa	3-9	1-7

Longest Running Rivalry
Memphis & Mississippi have played 63 games.
Memphis has won 12 games.
Mississippi has won 49 games.
with 2 tie games.

Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
Scoring	Record
less than 10	0-18
10 or more	161-131
20 or more	154-80
30 or more	122-31
40 or more	76-7

Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed	Record
less than 10	28-0
10 or more	133-149
20 or more	78-140
30 or more	35-111
40 or more	16-53

Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

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).