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: Rip Scherer Conference: Conference USA-
2000 Season Highlights
Rip Scherer enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Memphis.
2000 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 vs.
Mississippi State
3
17
L
Sat., Sep. 9 vs.
Louisiana Monroe
28
0
W
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Arkansas State
19
17
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Army
26
16
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Southern Mississippi
3
24
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
East Carolina
17
10
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Alabama Birmingham
9
13
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Houston
30
33
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Tennessee
17
19
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Cincinnati
10
13
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Tulane
14
37
L
2000 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 176
Scoring Average 16.0
Points Allowed 199
Defense Average 18.1
Opponents Record 58-68
Conference Record 2-5
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 2-3
2000 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2000 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2000 All Conference USA Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.