2008 Memphis Tigers football team

Memphis Tigers football
	2008 Memphis Tigers football
St. Petersburg Bowl vs. South Florida, L, 14–41
Conference	Conference USA
	East
2008 record	6–7 (4–4 Conference USA)
Head coach	Tommy West
Offensive coordinator	Clay Helton
Offensive scheme	Spread offense
Defensive coordinator	Tim Walton
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 61,008)
	Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

Template:2008 Conference USA football standings The 2008 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS 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. The Tigers finished the regular season with a 6–6 record, which was enough to attain bowl eligibility. Memphis accepted a bid to play against South Florida in the inaugural St. Petersburg Bowl in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Tigers lost, 41–14.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 PM	at Mississippi*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		L 24–41	56,127
September 6	7:00 PM	Rice	Liberty Bowl Memphis, TN	CBSCS	L 35–42	28,351
September 13	6:00 PM	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CSS	L 16–17	27,349
September 20	7:00 PM	Nicholls State*	Liberty Bowl Memphis, TN		W 31–10	22,167
September 27	1:00 PM	Arkansas State*	Liberty Bowl Memphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl)		W 29–17	26,376
October 2	7:00 PM	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	CBSCS	W 33–30	19,901
October 10	7:00 PM	Louisville*	Liberty Bowl Memphis, TN	ESPN	L 28–35	40,248
October 18	11:00 AM	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	CSS	L 10–30	41,216
October 25	7:00 PM	Southern Miss	Liberty Bowl Memphis, TN	CBSCS	W 36–30	24,034
November 8	2:00 PM	at SMU	Gerald Ford Stadium University Park, TX		W 31–26	18,224
November 22	1:00 PM	Central Florida	Liberty Bowl Memphis, TN		L 21–28	18,836
November 29	2:30 PM	Tulane	Liberty Bowl Memphis, TN	CSS	W 45–6	15,012
December 20	3:30 PM	vs. South Florida*	Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, FL (St. Petersburg Bowl)	ESPN2	L 14–41	25,205
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	OT
Memphis	7	3	0	14	24
Ole Miss	14	13	7	7	41

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rice	3	0	10	29	42
Memphis	0	14	7	14	35

	1	2	3	4	OT
Memphis	0	3	10	3	16
Marshall	7	3	7	0	17

	1	2	3	4	OT
Nicholls State	0	10	0	0	10
Memphis	3	7	7	14	31

	1	2	3	4	OT
Arkansas St.	0	17	0	0	17
Memphis	13	3	3	10	29

	1	2	3	4	OT
Memphis	0	20	7	6	33
UAB	10	6	7	7	30

	1	2	3	4	OT
Louisville	0	28	0	7	35
Memphis	7	7	14	0	28

	1	2	3	4	OT
Memphis	7	3	0	0	10
ECU	0	7	13	10	30

	1	2	3	4	OT
Southern Mississippi	0	10	7	13	30
Memphis	14	6	3	13	36

	1	2	3	4	OT
Memphis	14	0	7	10	31
SMU	7	6	7	6	26

	1	2	3	4	OT
UCF	14	7	7	0	28
Memphis	7	0	7	7	21

	1	2	3	4	OT
Tulane	0	0	6	0	6
Memphis	14	14	10	7	45

	1	2	3	4	OT
Memphis	7	7	0	0	14
South Florida	14	10	10	7	41