1998 Memphis Tigers football team

1998 Memphis Tigers football
Conference	Conference USA
1998 record	2–9 (1–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Rip Scherer
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 62,380)

1998 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#7 Tulane $		6	–	0		12	–	0
Southern Miss		5	–	1		7	–	5
Louisville		4	–	2		7	–	5
East Carolina		3	–	3		6	–	5
Army		2	–	4		3	–	8
Houston		2	–	4		3	–	8
Cincinnati		1	–	5		2	–	9
Memphis		1	–	5		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Memphis competed as a member of the Conference USA. The team was led by head coach Rip Scherer, who was fired at the conclusion of the season. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 PM	at Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	FSN	L 10–31	46,191
September 12	11:30 AM	Mississippi State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	FSN	L 6–14	28,467
September 19	2:30 PM	at Minnesota*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	FSN	L 14–41	35,919
October 3	7:00 PM	at Houston	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX		L 14–35	13,140
October 10	2:30 PM	#20 Arkansas*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPN2	L 9–23	42,766
October 17	6:00 PM	Cincinnati	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		W 41–23	17,252
October 24	1:00 PM	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY		L 32–35	39,247
October 31	1:00 PM	Arkansas State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl)		W 35–19	18,142
November 7	1:00 PM	#15 Tulane	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		L 31–41	18,192
November 14	5:00 PM	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Black and Blue Bowl)		L 3–45	19,132
November 21	1:00 PM	East Carolina	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		L 31–34	16,052
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

↑ http://www.gotigersgo.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/092099aaf.html

Memphis Tigers football

Venues	Crump Stadium (1934–1964) Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (1965–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas State: Paint Bucket Bowl Louisville Ole Miss Southern Miss: Black and Blue Bowl

Culture & lore	Pouncer TOM (mascot) "Go Tigers Go" Mighty Sound of the South Miami Beach Brawl

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1922 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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