1999 Memphis Tigers football team

1999 Memphis Tigers football
Conference	Conference USA
Record	5–6 (4–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Rip Scherer (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Rusty Burns (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Mac McWhorter (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	John Thompson (1st season)
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

1999 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Southern Miss $		6	–	0					9	–	3
East Carolina		4	–	2					9	–	3
Louisville		4	–	2					7	–	5
UAB		4	–	2					5	–	6
Memphis		4	–	2					5	–	6
Houston		3	–	3					7	–	4
Army		1	–	5					3	–	8
Tulane		1	–	5					3	–	8
Cincinnati		0	–	6					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Memphis competed as a member of the Conference USA and were coached by Rip Scherer. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	7:00 pm	Ole Miss*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)		L 0–3	57,523	[1]
September 11	7:30 pm	at Mississippi State*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	FSN	L 10–13	32,010	[2]
September 18	7:00 pm	Arkansas State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl)		W 31–26	21,454
September 25	3:00 pm	at No. 7 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	PPV	L 16–17	107,261	[3]
October 2	2:30 pm	Missouri*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	FSN	L 17–27	29,248
October 9	6:00 pm	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones)		W 38–14	18,176	[4]
October 16	7:00 pm	Louisville	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)		L 31–32	30,315
October 30	5:00 pm	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 49–7	17,847
November 6	2:00 pm	No. 25 Southern Miss	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Black and Blue Bowl)	FSN	L 5–20	23,635	[5]
November 13	1:00 pm	Army	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		W 14–10	22,869
November 20	3:30 pm	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)		W 21–13	14,058
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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References

1. "Ole Miss wins with 1 field goal". The Atlanta Constitution. September 5, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Bulldogs survive Memphis". The Vicksburg Post. September 12, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Last-minute score saves Vols". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 26, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tiger FGs, tricks surprise UAB". The Commercial Appeal. October 10, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "USM dashes all Tiger hopes". The Commercial Appeal. November 7, 1999. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Memphis Tigers Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2012.