Memphis
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The Memphis Tigers represent the University of Memphis in NCAA's Division I-A college football tournament, playing for the East Division of Conference USA. Memphis' football program started operating in the early 1900's as an independent team. Sixteen years later, the squad found themselves a home with the Mississippi Valley Conference. They played in MVC from 1928 through 1934, capturing back-to-back conference championships in 1929 and '30. After MVC, the Tigers joined the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association from 1935 through 1941, winning the conference title in 1938. The team returned in the independent scene in 1942 before being affiliated with the Missouri Valley Conference from '68 to '73 where the team added three more conference titles to the their collection ('68,'69,'71).
A founding member of Conference USA in 1995, Memphis has been on a title drought since their last championship in 1971. The Tigers also have only appeared in four postseason Bowl games, winning three and is currently ranked 87th in terms of all-time winning percentage (48.81%). But despite of this, Memphis is considered to be a serious threat amidst the Conference USA contenders.
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Ranking
| Year | Record | AP Rank | Coach Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 9-0-1 | 14 |
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Scouting Report
| Category | Conf. USA Rank | National Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring Offense | 7 | 51 |
| Scoring Defense | 6 | 96 |
| Total Offense | 3 | 23 |
| Total Defense | 6 | 100 |
| Turnover Margin | 2 | 15 |
| Pass Efficiency Defense | 9 | 96 |
| Kickoff Returns | 3 | 46 |
| Net Punting | 12 | 115 |
| Passing Offense | 2 | 13 |
| Passing Defense | 5 | 74 |
| Passing Efficiency | 4 | 34 |
| Punt Returns | 4 | 47 |
| Rushing Offense | 10 | 74 |
| Rushing Defense | 10 | 103 |
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Championships
Conference Championships
- 1929 - Mississippi Valley Conference Champions
- 1930 - Mississippi Valley Conference Champions
- 1938 - Southern Intercollegiate Ath. Assoc. Champions
- 1968 - Missouri Valley Conference Champions
- 1969 - Missouri Valley Conference Champions
- 1971 - Missouri Valley Conference Champions
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University of Memphis Bowl History
| Year | Bowl Game | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2007 | New Orleans Bowl | Florida Atlantic | L | 27-44 |
| Dec 26, 2005 | Motor City Bowl | Akron | W | 38-31 |
| Dec 22, 2004 | GMAC Bowl | Bowling Green | L | 35-52 |
| Dec 16, 2003 | New Orleans Bowl | North Texas | W | 27-17 |
| Dec 18, 1971 | Pasadena Bowl | San Jose State | W | 28-9 |
| Nov 17, 1956 | Burley Bowl | East Tennessee St | W | 32-12 |
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Highlights
| The Return. In this 1996 game versus Tennessee, former Memphis Tiger Kevin Cobb scores on a touchdown from a kickoff despite losing his balance momentarily. This play was awarded with the College Football Play of the Year in the 1997 ESPY Awards. |
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08.30.08 | Mississippi | Oxford, Miss. | L, 24-41 |
| 09.06.08 | Rice | Memphis, Tn. | L, 35-42 |
| 09.13.08 | Marshall | Huntington, W.Va. | L, 16-17 |
| 09.20.08 | Nicholls State | Memphis, Tn. | W, 31-10 |
| 09.27.08 | Arkansas State | Memphis, Tn. | W, 29-17 |
| 10.02.08 | UAB | Birmingham, Ala. | W, 33-30 |
| 10.10.08 | Louisville | Memphis, Tn. | |
| 10.18.08 | East Carolina | Greenville, N.C. | |
| 10.25.08 | Southern Miss | Memphis, Tn. | |
| 11.08.08 | Southern Methodist | Dallas, Tx. | |
| 11.22.08 | Central Florida | Memphis, Tn. | |
| 11.29.08 | Tulane | Memphis, Tn. |
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Roster
| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Cl/Exp | Hometown/Prev School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cam Baker | Wide Receiver | 6-0 | 170 | RS FR/RS | Osceola, Ark./Osceola HS |
| 2 | Brandon Patterson | Free Safety | 6-1 | 195 | RS SR/3L | Germantown, TN/Germantown HS |
| 2 | Steven Black | Wide Receiver | 6-3 | 213 | SR/1L | Birmingham, Ala./East Mississippi CC |
| 3 | T.J. Pitts | Running Back | 5-10 | 200 | RS JR/2L | Gainesville, Ga./North Hall HS |
| 4 | Darius Davis | Defensive Back | 6-0 | 190 | SO/1L | Memphis, TN/Whitehaven HS |
| 4 | Steven Joachim | Wide Receiver | 6-4 | 205 | JR/TR | Miami, Fla./Mendocino College |
| 5 | D.A. Griffin | Defensive Back | 5-11 | 185 | JR/TR | Millbrook, Ala./Itawamba CC |
| 6 | Curtis Echols | Defensive Back | 6-3 | 190 | SO/1L | Memphis, Tenn./White Station HS |
| 7 | Will Hudgens | Quarterback | 6-4 | 235 | RS SR/3L | Memphis, TN/Ridgeway HS |
| 7 | Alton Starr | Defensive Back | 6-0 | 195 | RS JR/2L | Decatur, Ga./McNair HS |
| 8 | Arkelon Hall | Quarterback | 6-3 | 225 | RS JR/TR | Fresno, Calif./College of the Sequoias |
| 8 | Tony Bell | Defensive Back | 6-2 | 215 | RS SR/1L | Alabaster, Ala./Auburn University |
| 9 | Antonio McCoy | Wide Receiver | 6-0 | 185 | RS SR/2L | Starkville, MS/Starkville HS |
| 9 | Josh Weaver | Linebacker | 6-3 | 220 | JR/2L | Marietta, Ga./Marietta HS |
| 10 | Clay Lee | Defensive Back | 6-1 | 215 | FR/HS | Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips HS |
| 12 | Gregory Ray | Running Back | 5-10 | 205 | JR/TR | Los Angeles, Calif./El Camino CC |
| 13 | Tyler Bass | Quarterback | 6-3 | 220 | FR/HS | Atlanta, GA/Stockbridge HS |
| 14 | Earnest Williams | Wide Receiver | 6-0 | 195 | RS SR/3L | Bells, Tenn./Crockett County HS |
| 15 | Brett Toney | Quarterback | 6-1 | 190 | RS JR/1L | Germantown, Tenn./Briarcrest Christian |
| 16 | Deante' Lamar | Defensive Back | 5-9 | 180 | RS JR/2L | Atlanta, Ga./Lithonia HS |
| 17 | Turner West | Wide Receiver | 6-1 | 185 | RS SO/1L | Germantown, Tenn./Briarcrest Christian |
| 18 | Marcus Rucker | Wide Receiver | 6-3 | 180 | FR/HS | Memphis, Tenn./Whitehaven HS |
| 21 | LeRico Mathis | Defensive Back | 6-1 | 185 | SR/1L | Biloxi, Miss./Guf Coast CC |
| 22 | Duke Calhoun | Wide Receiver | 6-4 | 200 | JR/2L | Memphis, Tenn./Raleigh Egypt HS |
| 23 | Terrence Thomas | Linebacker | 5-11 | 230 | RS FR/RS | Eufaula, Ala./Eufaula HS |
| 23 | Brandon Washington | Running Back | 5-8 | 185 | JR/TR | Baker, LA/Los Medanos College |
| 24 | Brandon Ross | Running Back | 6-0 | 215 | FR/HS | Tuskegee, Ala./Auburn HS |
| 25 | Jeremy Rockette | Linebacker | 6-3 | 225 | RS JR/2L | Water Valley, Miss./Olive Branch HS |
| 26 | Curtis Steele | Running Back | 6-0 | 185 | RS JR/RS | Franklin, Tenn./Northwest Miss. CC |
| 27 | Michael Grandberry | Defensive Back | 5-10 | 172 | SR/3L | Covington, TN/Covington HS |
| 27 | John McArthur | Defensive Back | 5-11 | 195 | RS SO/SQ | Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS |
| 28 | Jeremy Longstreet | Running Back | 6-1 | 205 | RS SO/1L | Olive Branch, Miss./Olive Branch HS |
| 29 | Brian Hall | Wide Receiver | 5-11 | 190 | RS JR/1L | Collierville, Tenn./Collierville HS |
| 30 | Mike Shepard | Defensive Back | 6-2 | 205 | FR/HS | Citronelle, Ala./Citronelle HS |
| 31 | Moncel Wooten | Defensive Back | 6-3 | 195 | RS SO/TR | Memphis, Tenn./Murray State |
| 32 | Tyler Griffin | Linebacker | 5-11 | 205 | SR/3L | Nashville, Tenn./Brentwood Academy |
| 33 | Lavaris Edwards | Defensive Back | 5-10 | 185 | FR/HS | Miami, FL/Bay Point Schools |
| 34 | Charlie Jones | Running Back | 5-10 | 219 | RS SR/TR | Miami, Fla./Univ. of Miami |
| 35 | Stacy Jones | Tight End/Fullback | 6-2 | 260 | RS JR/1L | Columbus, Miss./Columbus HS |
| 37 | Vinny Zaccario | Kicker | 5-10 | 190 | FR/HS | Tampa, FL/Newsome HS |
| 38 | Todd Cox | Running Back | 6-2 | 210 | RS JR/TR | Memphis, TN/Northwest Mississippi CC |
| 39 | Malcolm Jones | Defensive Back | 6-2 | 210 | RS SO/1L | Gantt, Ala./Straughn HS |
| 40 | Roger Terry | Linebacker | 6-1 | 218 | JR/TR | Memphis, TN/Arkansas State |
| 41 | Corey Mills | Defensive Line | 6-4 | 270 | RS SR/2L | Memphis, Tenn./Ole Miss |
| 41 | Mitch Huelsing | Defensive Back | 6-1 | 188 | FR/HS | Munford, TN/Munford HS |
| 43 | Matt Reagan | Kicker | 6-1 | 210 | JR/2L | Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden HS |
| 44 | Ricky Holloway | Linebacker | 6-2 | 225 | FR/HS | Somerville, Tenn./Fayette-Ware HS |
| 44 | Jonathan Simpson | Tight end | 6-3 | 235 | RS FR/RS | Trenton, Tenn./Peabody HS |
| 45 | Tommy Phelps | Linebacker | 6-3 | 245 | RS SR/1L | Roeland Park, Kansas/Butler CC |
| 46 | Bryan Wright | Defensive Back | 6-1 | 180 | RS SO/HS | Miami, Fla./Northwestern HS |
| 47 | John Michael Bryant | Linebacker | 6-3 | 235 | FR/HS | Bartlett, TN/Arlington HS |
| 48 | Josh Booker | Punter | 6-2 | 210 | SO/HS | Memphis, TN/First Assembly Christian School |
| 49 | Brent Sutherland | Punter | 6-4 | 210 | SR/1L | Brandon, Miss./Hinds Community College |
| 50 | Winston Bowens | Linebacker | 6-0 | 250 | RS SO/1L | College Park, Ga./North Clayton HS |
| 51 | Maurice Holloway | Defensive Line | 6-7 | 300 | FR/HS | Sanford, Fla./Lake Highland Prep |
| 52 | Keenan Bratcher | Deep Snapper | 6-2 | 235 | SO/1L | Milan, Tenn./Milan HS |
| 53 | Clinton McDonald | Defensive Line | 6-3 | 285 | SR/3L | Jacksonville, Ark./Jacksonville HS |
| 54 | Terrence Echols | Center | 6-3 | 307 | SR/1L | Byhalia, Miss./Northwest Mississippi CC |
| 55 | Brent Todd | Offensive Line | 6-3 | 320 | SR/1L | Pelham, Ala./Hinds CC |
| 56 | Will Fruitt | Linebacker | 5-11 | 215 | FR/HS | Memphis, Tenn./First Assembly Christian |
| 57 | Philip Beliles | Offensive Line | 6-5 | 290 | RS SR/3L | Memphis, TN/Christian Brothers |
| 58 | Lester Lawson | Linebacker | 6-2 | 235 | RS FR/RS | Memphis, Tenn./Germantown HS |
| 59 | Greg Jackson | Linebacker | 6-2 | 212 | RS JR/2L | Marietta, Ga./Marietta HS |
| 60 | Brandon Douglas | Defensive Line | 6-3 | 291 | RS SR/3L | Brownsville, TN/Haywood County HS |
| 61 | Michael Antonescu | Offensive Line | 6-4 | 290 | RS FR/RS | Ridgeland, Miss./Ridgeland HS |
| 62 | Frank Trotter | Defensive Line | 6-2 | 260 | FR/HS | Mobile, Ala./John LeFlore HS |
| 63 | Will Butts | Long Snapper | 6-3 | 250 | JR/TR | Louisville, MS/East Central CC |
| 64 | Dominik Riley | Offensive Line | 6-4 | 315 | RS SO/1L | Montgomery, Ala./Carver Senior HS |
| 65 | Colton Jenkins | Defensive Line | 6-6 | 290 | SO/TR | Winona, Miss./Holmes CC |
| 66 | Cody Stubblefield | Offensive Line | 6-4 | 294 | SR/1L | New Albany, Miss./Itawamba CC |
| 67 | Joel McCleod | Dfensive Line | 6-3 | 310 | RS FR/HS | Miramar, Fla./Everglades HS |
| 68 | Robbie Hardie | Offensive Line | 6-4 | 290 | RS FR/RS | Hampton, Ga./Luella HS |
| 69 | Drew Antley | Offensive Line | 6-5 | 263 | /HS | Memphis, TN/ECS |
| 70 | Michael Denning | Offensive Tackle | 6-4 | 290 | RS SR/2L | Southaven, Miss./NW Mississippi CC |
| 71 | Brandon Pearce | Offensive Tackle | 6-6 | 290 | SR/3L | Memphis, TN/Christian Brothers HS |
| 72 | Kindly Jacques | Offensive Line | 6-7 | 325 | JR/TR | Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./College of the Sequoias |
| 73 | Lionel Henderson | Defensive Line | 6-4 | 275 | RS FR/RS | Mobile, Ala./W.P. Davidson HS |
| 74 | Ken Anderson | Offensive Line | 6-3 | 280 | RS SO/SQ | Memphis, Tenn./Craigmont High |
| 75 | Ronald Leary | Offensive Line | 6-4 | 313 | RS FR/RS | Baton Rouge, La./Southern Lab |
| 76 | Charlie Bryant | Defensive Line | 6-6 | 300 | RS SO/1L | Collierville, Tenn./First Assembly Christian |
| 77 | Malcom Rawls | Offensive Line | 6-5 | 315 | RS JR/1L | Memphis, Tenn./Univ. of Tennessee |
| 78 | John Clem | Offensive Line | 6-6 | 260 | RS FR/HS | Memphis, TN/Bolten High |
| 79 | Paul Edwards | Offensive Line | 6-6 | 275 | RS JR/SQ | McKenzie, Tenn./McKenzie HS |
| 80 | Maurice Jones | Wide Receiver | 6-4 | 215 | SR/3L | Memphis, Tenn./White Station HS |
| 81 | Deven Onarheim | Tight End | 6-7 | 255 | RS SO/1L | Maylene, Ala./Thompson HS |
| 82 | Henry Rodgers | Wide Receiver | 6-2 | 188 | RS FR/RS | Memphis, TN/White Station |
| 83 | LaBradford Jackson | Wide Receiver | 6-5 | 193 | RS FR/HS | Bartlett, Tenn./Bartlett HS |
| 84 | Donald Law | Tight End | 6-5 | 260 | FR/HS | Memphis, Tenn./Hamilton HS |
| 85 | Brett Russell | Tight End | 6-3 | 245 | RS SR/3L | Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS |
| 86 | Curtis Johnson | Wide Receiver | 6-0 | 182 | FR/HS | Miami, Fla./Coral Gables HS |
| 87 | Carlton Robinzine | Wide Receiver | 6-3 | 218 | RS SR/3L | Memphis, Tenn./Bolton HS |
| 89 | Carlos Singleton | Wide Receiver | 6-8 | 220 | RS JR/2L | Brownsville, Tenn./Haywood HS |
| 91 | Tim McGee | Defensive Line | 6-4 | 300 | JR/TR | Columbia, S.C./East Miss. CC |
| 92 | Austin Weaver | Kicker | 5-10 | 180 | FR/HS | Germantown, TN/Houston HS |
| 92 | Demetrius Culpepper | Defensive Line | 6-5 | 245 | JR/TR | Alexander City, Ala./East Miss. CC |
| 93 | Dasmine Cathey | Defensive End | 6-6 | 210 | FR/HS | Memphis, Tenn./Ridgeway HS |
| 94 | Greg Terrell | Defensive End | 6-4 | 255 | RS JR/2L | Birmingham, Ala./Wenonah HS |
| 96 | Jada Brown | Defensive Line | 6-2 | 265 | RS JR/2L | College Park, Ga./Banneker HS |
| 97 | Steven Turner | Defensive Line | 6-3 | 270 | JR/2L | Brownsville, Tenn./Haywood HS |
| 98 | Tommy Walker | Defensive Line | 6-3 | 270 | SO/1L | Munford, Tenn./Munford HS |
| 99 | Freddie Barnett | Defensive Line | 6-2 | 300 | SR/1L | Texarkana, Ark./Trinity Valley CC |
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Coaches/Team Officials
- Tommy West - Head Coach
- Clay Helton - Offensive Coordinator
- Tim Walton - Defensive Coordinator
- Darin Hinshaw - Wide Receivers
- Kenny Ingram - Linebackers
- James Joseph - Running Backs
- Rick Mallory - Offensive Line
- Lytrel Pollard - Cornerbacks
- Brent Pry - Defensive Line
- Garret Chachere - Special Teams
- Justin Crouse - Director of Player Personnel
- John Flowers - Director of Football Operations
- Murray Armstrong - Facilities Coordinator
- Walt Bell - Graduate Asst.-Video
- David Davis - Graduate Asst.-Offense
- Darby Dunnagan - Video Coordinator
- Marc Hohorst - Head Equipment Manager
- Shawn Howe - Graduate Asst.-Defense
- Amos Mansfield - Head Athletic Trainer
- Patrick Nagoski - Grad. Asst. - Video
- Jennifer Rodrigues - Director of Athletic Media Relations
- Mike Stark - Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
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Notable Alumni in NFL
Memphis Tigers in NFL (played in Super Bowl)
- Idrees Bashir - Detroit Lions, DB
- Tony Brown - Tennessee Titans, DT
- Isaac Bruce - San Francisco 49ers, WR
- Robert Douglas - New York Giants, RB
- Stephen Gostkowski - New England Patriots, K
- Artis Hicks - Minnesota Vikings, G
- Brandon McDonald - Cleveland Browns, DB
- Mike McKenzie - New Orleans Saints, CB
- Wade Smith - Kansas City Chiefs, T
- Eric Taylor - Tennessee Titans, DT
- DeAngelo Williams - Carolina Panthers, RB
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References
- Conference USA Football Championship Wikipedia
- ESPN NCAA Football Rankings
- Memphis Tigers Football History Database
- Memphis Tigers Wikipedia
- Motor City Bowl Wikipedia
- NCAA.org's 2006 Conference USA Team Report
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External Links
| Conference USA Football Teams | |
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| West Division | Houston • Rice • Southern Methodist • Texas-El Paso • Tulane • Tulsa |
| East Division | Central Florida • East Carolina • Marshall • Memphis • Southern Miss • UAB |
