2008 Memphis Tigers football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast
Record6–7 (4–4 Conference USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorClay Helton (2nd as OC,9th overall season)
Offensive schemeSpread offense
Defensive coordinatorTim Walton (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 61,008)
2008 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 pmat Ole Miss*
L 24–4156,127
September 67:00 pmRice
CBSCSL 35–4228,351
September 136:00 pmat Marshall
CSSL 16–1727,349
September 207:00 pmNicholls State*
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 31–1022,167
September 271:00 pmArkansas State*
W 29–1726,376
October 27:00 pmat UAB
CBSCSW 33–3019,901
October 107:00 pmLouisville*
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN (rivalry)
ESPNL 28–3540,248
October 1811:00 amat East Carolina
CSSL 10–3041,216
October 257:00 pmSouthern Miss
CBSCSW 36–3024,034
November 82:00 pmat SMU
W 31–2618,224
November 221:00 pmUCF
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 21–2818,836
November 292:30 pmTulane
  • Liberty Bowl
  • Memphis, TN
CSSW 45–615,012
December 203:30 pmvs. South Florida*
ESPN2L 14–4125,205

Game summaries

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

Recap: Rice 42, Memphis 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

Recap: Grothe throws for 236 yards, three TDs as South Florida dominates Memphis

References


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