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Memphis Tigers 
Current season
First season 1912 Athletic director R. C. Johnson Head coach Larry Porter 1st year, 1–10 (.091) Home stadium Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Year built 1965 Stadium capacity 62,380 Stadium surface Field Turf Location Memphis, Tennessee Conference C-USA Division Eastern Past conferences Independent (1912–1927, 1942–1967, 1974–1995)
Mississippi Valley (1928–1934)
SIAA (1935–1941)
Missouri Valley (1968–1973)All-time record 432–449–33 (.491) Postseason bowl record 4–3–0 Claimed national titles 0 Conference titles 6 Division titles 0 Heisman winners 0 Colors Blue and Gray Fight song Go Tigers Go Mascot Pouncer
TOM III (Live tiger mascot)Marching band The Mighty Sound of the South Rivals Louisville Website gotigersgo.com The Memphis Tigers football team represents the University of Memphis in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) level. The Tigers compete in Conference USA. They play home games at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.
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Nickname
When the University of Memphis first fielded a football team in the fall of 1912, no one had selected a nickname for the squad. Early references to the football team tabbed them only as the Blue and Gray Warriors of West Tennessee Normal School. After the final game of the 1914 season, there was a student parade. During this event, several Normal students shouted, "We fight like Tigers." The nickname was born. More and more the nickname "Tigers" was used, particularly in campus publications. But it did not catch on with the newspapers downtown. They continued to use "Normals" or the "Blue and Gray" when referring to the University. In the late 1920s, student publications and downtown newspapers began referring to the football team as the "Teachers" or "Tutors." The Tiger nickname would return, but not until 1939 was it finally adopted as the official nickname for the University of Memphis.[1]
School colors
The University of Memphis' official school colors of Blue and Gray were selected in the early 1900s. The colors were chosen in an effort to show unity in a nation that was still recovering from the effects of the Civil War. The student body thought that by picking the colors of the North and the South, the school would show a togetherness among all students.[2]
Current staff
Name Position Larry Porter Head Coach Eric Price Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Coach Jay Hopson Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Coach Don Yanowsky Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach Blake Miller Offensive Line Coach Mike DuBose Defensive Line Coach Kevin McGiven Quarterbacks Coach Shannon Morrison Cornerbacks Coach Galen Scott Linebackers Coach Juan Taylor Offensive Assistant Coach Stadium
Memphis home games have been played at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium[3] since 1965. Prior to that, home games were played at Crump Stadium.
History
Retired jerseys
Retired jerseys Player Number Position Charles Greenhill 8 DB DeAngelo Williams 20 RB Dave Cainelli 30 RB Isaac Bruce 83 WR Rivalries
Rivalries Name of rivalry Rival First meeting Last meeting Overall record Black and Blue Bowl Southern Miss Golden Eagles 1935 2009 Southern Miss Leads 39–21–1 Battle for the Bones UAB Blazers 1997 2009 UAB Leads 8–4 No Name Cincinnati Bearcats 1966 2004 Memphis Leads 18–12 No Name Louisville Cardinals 1948 2010 Louisville Leads 23–19 No Name Ole Miss Rebels 1921 2009 Ole Miss Leads 47–10–2 Paint Bucket Arkansas State Red Wolves 1914 2008 Memphis Leads 28–22–5 No Name Tennessee Volunteers 1968 2010 Tennessee Leads 20–1 Bowl games
The Memphis Tigers currently hold a record of 4–3 in bowl games.
Bowl game history Date Bowl Opponent Result Score November 22, 1956 Burley Bowl East Tennessee State W 32–12 December 18, 1971 Pasadena Bowl San Jose State W 28–9 December 16, 2003 New Orleans Bowl North Texas W 27–17 December 22, 2004 GMAC Bowl Bowling Green L 52–35 December 26, 2005 Motor City Bowl Akron W 38–31 December 21, 2007 New Orleans Bowl Florida Atlantic L 44–27 December 20, 2008 St. Petersburg Bowl South Florida L 41–14 References
External links
Conference USA football East Division East Carolina Pirates • Marshall Thundering Herd • Memphis Tigers • Southern Miss Golden Eagles • UAB Blazers • UCF Knights
West Division Houston Cougars • Rice Owls • SMU Mustangs • Tulane Green Wave • Tulsa Golden Hurricane • UTEP Miners
Championships & awards Athletics Memphis Tigers • Men's Basketball • Women's Basketball • Football • Women's Volleyball • University of Memphis Stadium • List of Memphis athletes • FedEx Park Baseball Field, University of Memphis • Billy J. Murphy Athletic Complex • Larry O. Finch Center • Mike Rose Soccer Complex • University of Memphis Tennis Complex • Memphis Rifle Range • Elma Roane FieldhouseJournals Southern Journal of Philosophy • University of Memphis Law Review • Mental Health Law and Policy JournalLife The Daily Helmsman • Mighty Sound of the South • FedEx Forum • Art Museum at the University of Memphis • WUMR • TOM II • TOM III • Highland Hundred • University of Memphis Foundation • Fogelman Executive Conference Center
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