2000 Memphis Tigers football team

2000 Memphis Tigers football
Conference	Conference USA
2000 record	4–7 (2–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Rip Scherer
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 62,921)
Seasons

2000 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Louisville †		6	–	1					9	–	3
East Carolina		5	–	2					8	–	4
Cincinnati		5	–	2					7	–	5
Southern Miss		4	–	3					8	–	4
UAB		3	–	3					7	–	4
Tulane		3	–	4					6	–	5
Memphis		2	–	5					4	–	7
Houston		2	–	5					3	–	8
Army		1	–	6					1	–	10
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Memphis competed as a member of the Conference USA. The team was led by head coach Rip Scherer, who was fired at the conclusion of the season. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	2:30 PM	Mississippi State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee	FSN	L 3–17	34,113
September 9	7:00 PM	Louisiana–Monroe*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee		W 28–0	20,801
September 16	6:00 PM	at Arkansas State*	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, Arkansas (Paint Bucket Bowl)		W 19–17	19,022
September 23	12:00 PM	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, New York		W 26–16	38,375
September 30	2:30 PM	at No. 21 Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi (Black and Blue Bowl)	FSN	L 3–24	30,658
October 7	2:00 PM	East Carolina	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee	FSN	W 17–10	23,496
October 14	2:30 PM	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama (Battle for the Bones)		L 9–13	15,000
October 21	7:00 PM	Houston	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee		L 30–33	26,662
November 4	11:00 AM	Tennessee*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee	FSN	L 17–19	63,121
November 11	1:00 PM	Cincinnati	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee		L 10–13	21,862
November 18	5:00 PM	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans		L 14–37	17,269
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time