2001 Memphis Tigers football team

2001 Memphis Tigers football
Conference	Conference USA
2001 record	5–6 (3–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Tommy West
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 62,921)
Seasons

2001 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#17 Louisville †		6	–	1					11	–	2
Cincinnati		5	–	2					7	–	5
UAB		5	–	2					6	–	5
East Carolina		5	–	2					6	–	6
Southern Miss		4	–	3					6	–	5
TCU		4	–	3					6	–	6
Memphis		3	–	4					5	–	6
Army		2	–	5					3	–	8
Tulane		1	–	6					3	–	9
Houston		0	–	7					0	–	11
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Memphis competed as a member of the Conference USA. The team was led by head coach Tommy West. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

Roster

2001 Memphis Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 24 Brown, DanteDante Brown 3.0 !So WR 9 Johnson, RyanRyan Johnson 5.0 !Jr T 71 Smith, WadeWade Smith 5.0 !Jr QB 14 Suber, NeilNeil Suber 7.0 !Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 50 Taylor, EricEric Taylor 3.0 !So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Tommy West Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 PM	at Mississippi State*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	ESPN2	L 10–30	45,662
September 8	7:00 PM	Chattanooga*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		W 43–10	24,053
September 22	7:00 PM	South Florida	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		W 17–9	26,488
September 29	1:00 PM	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		L 21–38	39,256
October 6	7:00 PM	Southern Miss	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		W 22–17	28,668
October 13	7:00 PM	at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		W 52–33	13,513
October 20	2:30 PM	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	WLMT	L 11–32	38,120
October 27	1:00 PM	UAB	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Battle for the Bones)	ESPN+	L 14–17	25,462
November 10	1:00 PM	at No. 6 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	PPV	L 28–49	107,221
November 17	1:00 PM	Army	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		W 42–10	23,268
November 24	1:00 PM	Cincinnati	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		L 34–36	26,395
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time