2008 Memphis Tigers football team

2008 Memphis Tigers football

St. Petersburg Bowl vs. South Florida, L, 14–41
Conference	Conference USA East
2008 record	6–7 (4–4 Conference USA)
Head coach	Tommy West
Offensive coordinator	Clay Helton
Offensive scheme	Spread offense
Defensive coordinator	Tim Walton
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 61,008)

2008 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
East Carolina x$		6	–	2		9	–	5
Memphis		4	–	4		6	–	7
Southern Miss		4	–	4		7	–	6
UAB		3	–	5		4	–	8
UCF		3	–	5		4	–	8
Marshall		3	–	5		4	–	8
West Division
Tulsa xy		7	–	1		11	–	3
Rice x		7	–	1		10	–	3
Houston		6	–	2		8	–	5
UTEP		4	–	4		5	–	7
Tulane		1	–	7		2	–	10
SMU		0	–	8		1	–	11
Championship: East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Memphis competed as a member of the Conference USA. The team was led by head coach Tommy West. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. The Tigers finished the regular season with a 6–6 record, which was enough to attain bowl eligibility. Memphis accepted a bid to play against South Florida in the inaugural St. Petersburg Bowl in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Tigers lost, 41–14.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 PM	at Mississippi*	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS		L 24–41	56,127
September 6	7:00 PM	Rice	Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN	CBSCS	L 35–42	28,351
September 13	6:00 PM	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	CSS	L 16–17	27,349
September 20	7:00 PM	Nicholls State*	Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN		W 31–10	22,167
September 27	1:00 PM	Arkansas State*	Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl)		W 29–17	26,376
October 2	7:00 PM	at UAB	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	CBSCS	W 33–30	19,901
October 10	7:00 PM	Louisville*	Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN	ESPN	L 28–35	40,248
October 18	11:00 AM	at East Carolina	Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	CSS	L 10–30	41,216
October 25	7:00 PM	Southern Miss	Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN	CBSCS	W 36–30	24,034
November 8	2:00 PM	at SMU	Gerald Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		W 31–26	18,224
November 22	1:00 PM	Central Florida	Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN		L 21–28	18,836
November 29	2:30 PM	Tulane	Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN	CSS	W 45–6	15,012
December 20	3:30 PM	vs. South Florida*	Tropicana Field • St. Petersburg, FL (St. Petersburg Bowl)	ESPN2	L 14–41	25,205
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

Mississippi

	1	2	3	4	Total
Memphis	7	3	0	14	24
Ole Miss	14	13	7	7	41

Recap: Ole Miss tops Memphis to give Nutt win in debut

Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rice	3	0	10	29	42
Memphis	0	14	7	14	35

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Memphis	0	3	10	3	16
Marshall	7	3	7	0	17

Recap: Memphis 16, Marshall 17

Nicholls State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nicholls State	0	10	0	0	10
Memphis	3	7	7	14	31

Recap: Nicholls State 10, Memphis 31

Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arkansas St.	0	17	0	0	17
Memphis	13	3	3	10	29

Recap: Memphis 29, Arkansas St. 17

Alabama-Birmingham

	1	2	3	4	Total
Memphis	0	20	7	6	33
UAB	10	6	7	7	30

Recap: Memphis 33, UAB 30

Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisville	0	28	0	7	35
Memphis	7	7	14	0	28

Recap: Louisville's offense lags, so special teams and defense pick up slack vs. Memphis

East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Memphis	7	3	0	0	10
ECU	0	7	13	10	30

Recap: Memphis 10, East Carolina 30

Southern Mississippi

	1	2	3	4	Total
Southern Mississippi	0	10	7	13	30
Memphis	14	6	3	13	36

Recap: Steele (178 yards, 2 TDs) keys Memphis past Southern Miss

Southern Methodist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Memphis	14	0	7	10	31
SMU	7	6	7	6	26

Recap: Memphis 31, SMU 26

Central Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
UCF	14	7	7	0	28
Memphis	7	0	7	7	21

Recap: UCF 28, Memphis 21

Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulane	0	0	6	0	6
Memphis	14	14	10	7	45

Recap: Memphis 45, Tulane 6

South Florida (St. Petersburg Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Memphis	7	7	0	0	14
South Florida	14	10	10	7	41

References

2008 Memphis Tigers Football Schedule, ESPN.

External links

2008 Memphis Tigers Football Media Guide, University of Memphis.

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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