1999 Memphis Tigers football team

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1999 Memphis Tigers football
ConferenceConference USA
Record5–6 (4–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorRusty Burns (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMac McWhorter (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Thompson (1st season)
Home stadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Southern Miss $   6 0     9 3  
East Carolina   4 2     9 3  
Louisville   4 2     7 5  
UAB   4 2     5 6  
Memphis   4 2     5 6  
Houston   3 3     7 4  
Army   1 5     3 8  
Tulane   1 5     3 8  
Cincinnati   0 6     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Memphis competed as a member of the Conference USA and were coached by Rip Scherer. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:00 pmOle Miss*L 0–357,523
September 117:30 pmat Mississippi State*FSNL 10–1332,010
September 187:00 pmArkansas State*
W 31–2621,454
September 253:00 pmat No. 7 Tennessee*PPVL 16–17107,261
October 22:30 pmMissouri*
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
FSNL 17–2729,248
October 96:00 pmat UAB
W 38–1418,176[1]
October 167:00 pmLouisville
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN (rivalry)
L 31–3230,315
October 305:00 pmat TulaneW 49–717,847
November 62:00 pmNo. 25 Southern Miss
FSNL 5–2023,635
November 131:00 pmArmy
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 14–1022,869
November 203:30 pmat CincinnatiW 21–1314,058
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tiger FGs, tricks surprise UAB". The Commercial Appeal. October 10, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Memphis Tigers Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2012.