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| Memphis Tigers | |||
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| First season | 1912; 113 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Ed Scott | ||
| Head coach | Ryan Silverfield 6th season, 41–21 (.661) | ||
| Stadium | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (capacity: 58,325) | ||
| Year built | 1965 | ||
| Field surface | Field Turf | ||
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | American Athletic Conference | ||
| Past conferences | Miss. Valley (1928–1934) SIAA (1935–1942) Missouri Valley (1968–1972) C-USA (1996–2012) | ||
| All-time record | 543–538–33 (.502) | ||
| Bowl record | 9–8 (.529) | ||
| Conference titles | 8 (1929, 1930, 1938, 1968, 1969, 1971, 2014, 2019) | ||
| Division titles | 3 (2017, 2018, 2019) | ||
| Rivalries | Arkansas State (rivalry) Cincinnati (rivalry) Louisville (rivalry) Ole Miss (rivalry) Southern Miss (rivalry) UAB (rivalry) | ||
| Colors | Blue and gray[1] | ||
| Fight song | Go Tigers Go | ||
| Mascot | Pouncer | ||
| Marching band | Mighty Sound of the South | ||
| Website | gotigersgo.com | ||
The Memphis Tigers football team represents the University of Memphis in college football in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The Tigers play in the American Athletic Conference as an all-sports member.[2] They play home games at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. The team's head coach is Ryan Silverfield.[3] Since their inaugural season in 1912, the Memphis Tigers have won over 500 games and have appeared in 17 bowl games.
For much of its history, the Memphis Tigers football program was subpar with occasional flashes of moderate success while being overshadowed by the university's more successful men's basketball program.[4] However, since the tenure of former head coach Justin Fuente, the Tigers football program has been more successful.[5][6] As of the end of the 2024 season, Memphis has earned bowl eligibility by winning at least six of 12 regular season games every year since 2014.[7][8] This is the seventh-longest active streak in the FBS.[8] The program has also claimed eight conference championships, most recently in 2019.
- ^ The University of Memphis Athletic Brand Standards. April 29, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ "Memphis Is Big East Bound". gotigersgo.com. February 8, 2012. Archived from the original on April 22, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- ^ "Interim head coach Ryan Silverfield isn't coy: He wants the Memphis job". The Daily Memphian.
- ^ "College Football: Meet Memphis, 2011's Worst Team". WSJ.
- ^ Fortuna, Matt. "Memphis is rising. But for now, its peers are benefiting from realignment". The New York Times.
- ^ "'We Fight Like Tigers': 108 Seasons of Memphis Tigers Football". Bluff City Media. September 2023.
- ^ "Memphis Football Bowl History". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ a b "Eight American Athletic Conference Teams To Play In 2024 Bowl Season". American Athletic Conference. December 8, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2025.