1999 Memphis Tigers football team

American college football season

1999 Memphis Tigers football

Conference| Conference USA
Record| 5–6 (4–3 C-USA)
Head coach|

* Rip Scherer (5th season)

Co-offensive coordinator| Rusty Burns (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator| Mac McWhorter (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| John Thompson (1st season)
Home stadium| Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

Seasons

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2000 ->

1999 Conference USA football standings

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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]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 4| 7:00 pm| Ole Miss*|

* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN (rivalry)

| | L 0–3| 57,523|
September 11| 7:30 pm| at Mississippi State*|

* Scott Field
* Starkville, MS

| FSN| L 10–13| 32,010|
September 18| 7:00 pm| Arkansas State*|

* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl)

| | W 31–26| 21,454|
September 25| 3:00 pm| at No. 7 Tennessee*|

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, TN

| PPV| L 16–17| 107,261|
October 2| 2:30 pm| Missouri*|

* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN

| FSN| L 17–27| 29,248|
October 9| 6:00 pm| at UAB|

* Legion Field
* Birmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones)

| | W 38–14| 18,176| [1]
October 16| 7:00 pm| Louisville|

* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN (rivalry)

| | L 31–32| 30,315|
October 30| 5:00 pm| at Tulane|

* Louisiana Superdome
* New Orleans, LA

| | W 49–7| 17,847|
November 6| 2:00 pm| No. 25 Southern Miss|

* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN (Black and Blue Bowl)

| FSN| L 5–20| 23,635|
November 13| 1:00 pm| Army|

* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN

| | W 14–10| 22,869|
November 20| 3:30 pm| at Cincinnati|

* Nippert Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)

| | W 21–13| 14,058|

* *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.

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Memphis Tigers football

Venues|

* Normal Field (1912–1916)
* Russwood Park (1912–1915, 1918–1920, 1922–1924)
* Hodges Field (1917, 1919, 1921–1923, 1926–1929)
* Memorial Field (1924–1936)
* Fairgrounds Stadium (1937)
* Crump Stadium (1937–1964)
* Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (1965–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Arkansas State: Paint Bucket Bowl
* Cincinnati
* Louisville
* Ole Miss
* Southern Miss: Black and Blue Bowl
* UAB: Battle for the Bones

Culture & lore|

* Pouncer
* TOM (mascot)
* "Go Tigers Go"
* Mighty Sound of the South
* Miami Beach Brawl

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

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