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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

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 533-538-33
 Winning Pct. 50%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Wins 0
 Adjusted Record 533-538-33
 Winning Pct. 50%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 7
 Division Titles 2
 Conference Record 102-112-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 347-240-16
 Away Record 176-287-17
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 109
 Winning Seasons (#1) 60
 Losing Seasons (#1)46
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (2019)
 Most Loses in A Season 11 (2010)
 10 Win Seasons 5
 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 11/19/2022
 Last Time Shutout 10/29/2011
 Shutouts All-Time 144
 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  31-18
 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
 8/31/2024 (Sat)  
vs. North Alabama in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: Memphis won 59-0 in 2022.
All-Time:
 Memphis vs. North Alabama 1-0-0 100.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. North Alabama
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Troy
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Florida State
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Navy
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Middle Tennessee State
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Fri., Oct. 11  @ South Florida
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. North Texas
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Charlotte
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Texas San Antonio
 Fri., Nov. 8  vs. Rice
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Alabama Birmingham
 Sat., Nov. 23  OPEN 
 Thu., Nov. 28  @ Tulane
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 American Athletic  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Alabama Birmingham 0-0
Army 0-0
Charlotte 0-0
East Carolina 0-0
Florida Atlantic 0-0
Memphis 0-0
Navy 0-0
North Texas 0-0
Rice 0-0
South Florida 0-0
Temple 0-0
Texas San Antonio 0-0
Tulane 0-0
Tulsa 0-0
 
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 151-129
 20 or more  144-78
 30 or more 116-29
 40 or more 73-6
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 25-0
 10 or more 126-147
 20 or more 74-138
 30 or more 34-109
 40 or more 15-51
 
  
 
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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.