2008 Memphis Tigers football team

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.

2008 Memphis Tigers football
St. Petersburg Bowl, L 14–41, vs. South Florida
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East
Record	6–7 (4–4 Conference USA)
Head coach	Tommy West (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Clay Helton (2nd as OC,9th overall season)
Offensive scheme	Spread offense
Defensive coordinator	Tim Walton (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 61,008)
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
East Carolina x$		6	–	2					9	–	5
Memphis		4	–	4					6	–	7
Southern Miss		4	–	4					7	–	6
UAB		3	–	5					4	–	8
UCF		3	–	5					4	–	8
Marshall		3	–	5					4	–	8
West Division
Tulsa xy		7	–	1					11	–	3
Rice x		7	–	1					10	–	3
Houston		6	–	2					8	–	5
UTEP		4	–	4					5	–	7
Tulane		1	–	7					2	–	10
SMU		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	at Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		L 24–41	56,127
September 6	7:00 pm	Rice	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 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 Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		W 31–10	22,167
September 27	1:00 pm	Arkansas State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 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 Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	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 Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Black and Blue Bowl)	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	UCF	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 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

Game summaries

Mississippi

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

See also: 2008 Ole Miss Rebels football team

Recap: Ole Miss tops Memphis to give Nutt win in debut

Rice

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

See also: 2008 Rice Owls football team

Recap: Rice 42, Memphis 35

Marshall

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

See also: 2008 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

Recap: Memphis 16, Marshall 17

Nicholls State

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

See also: 2008 Nicholls State Colonels football team

Recap: Nicholls State 10, Memphis 31

Arkansas State

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

See also: 2008 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Recap: Memphis 29, Arkansas St. 17

Alabama-Birmingham

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

See also: 2008 UAB Blazers football team

Recap: Memphis 33, UAB 30

Louisville

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

See also: 2008 Louisville Cardinals football team

Recap: Louisville's offense lags, so special teams and defense pick up slack vs. Memphis

East Carolina

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

See also: 2008 East Carolina Pirates football team

Recap: Memphis 10, East Carolina 30

Southern Mississippi

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

See also: 2008 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

Recap: Steele (178 yards, 2 TDs) keys Memphis past Southern Miss

Southern Methodist

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

See also: 2008 SMU Mustangs football team

Recap: Memphis 31, SMU 26

Central Florida

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

See also: 2008 UCF Knights football team

Recap: UCF 28, Memphis 21

Tulane

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

See also: 2008 Tulane Green Wave football team

Recap: Memphis 45, Tulane 6

South Florida (St. Petersburg Bowl)

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

See also: 2008 St. Petersburg Bowl

Recap: Grothe throws for 236 yards, three TDs as South Florida dominates Memphis

References

External links

• 2008 Memphis Tigers Football Media Guide, University of Memphis