2008 Memphis Tigers football team

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2008
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 61,008)
Seasons
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

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 pm
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
    		• 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
    Gerald Ford Stadium
  • University Park, TX
    		• 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
    See also: 2008 Ole Miss Rebels football team

    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
    See also: 2008 Rice Owls football team

    Recap: Rice 42, Memphis 35

    Marshall

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Memphis 0 3 10 3 16
    Marshall 7 3 7 0 17
    See also: 2008 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

    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
    See also: 2008 Nicholls State Colonels football team

    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
    See also: 2008 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

    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
    See also: 2008 UAB Blazers football team

    Recap: Memphis 33, UAB 30

    Louisville

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Louisville 0 28 0 7 35
    Memphis 7 7 14 0 28
    See also: 2008 Louisville Cardinals football team

    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
    See also: 2008 East Carolina Pirates football team

    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
    See also: 2008 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

    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
    See also: 2008 SMU Mustangs football team

    Recap: Memphis 31, SMU 26

    Central Florida

    1 2 3 4 Total
    UCF 14 7 7 0 28
    Memphis 7 0 7 7 21
    See also: 2008 UCF Knights football team

    Recap: UCF 28, Memphis 21

    Tulane

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Tulane 0 0 6 0 6
    Memphis 14 14 10 7 45
    See also: 2008 Tulane Green Wave football team

    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
    See also: 2008 St. Petersburg Bowl

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

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