Memphis Tigers

The Memphis Tigers are the athletic teams that represent the University of Memphis, located in Memphis, Tennessee. The teams compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level as a member of the American Athletic Conference, except for the rifle team, which is a member of the single-sport Great America Rifle Conference.

Football

Memphis Tigers college football

First Season
1946
Team History
Houston Cougars (1946-present)
Conference
American Athletic Conference (2013-present) Conference USA (1996-2021) Southwest Conference (1976-95) Independent (1960-75) Missouri Valley Conference (1951-59) Gulf Coast Conference (1949-50) Lone Star Conference (1946-48)
Venue
TDECU Stadium (2014–present) BBVA Compass Stadium (2013) Reliant Stadium (2013) Robertson Stadium (1946-50, 1998-2012) Astrodome (1965-97) Rice Stadium (1951-64)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1951
September 21	vs. Ole Miss	Crump Stadium
1953
November 14	at Kentucky	Stoll Field
1954
September 25	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium
1955
September 24	vs. Trinity	Crump Stadium

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1960
October 1	vs. Ole Miss	Crump Stadium
1961
November 23	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field
1962
September 22	vs. Ole Miss	Crump Stadium
October 13	vs. Southern Miss	Crump Stadium
1963
November 30	vs. Houston	Crump Stadium
1964
November 7	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium
1965
October 9	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium
1966
September 17	vs. Ole Miss	Memphis Memorial Stadium
1967
October 7	at Utah State	Romney Stadium
October 21	vs. Southwestern Louisiana	Memphis Memorial Stadium
1968
September 21	vs. Ole Miss	Memphis Memorial Stadium
1969
September 20	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
September 19	vs. Syracuse	Astrodome
October 24	vs. Alabama	Astrodome
October 31	vs. Tulsa	Astrodome
November 26	at Florida State	Tampa Stadium
1971
December 31	vs. Colorado	Astro Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX)
1972
October 7	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium
1973
October 27	at Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium
December 29	vs. Tulane	Astrodome
1974
September 7	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium
September 28	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium
October 25	vs. Cincinnati	Astrodome
December 23	vs. NC State	Astro Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX)
1975
September 13	vs. Rice	Astrodome
1976
September 18	at Florida	Florida Field
November 27	at Rice	Rice Stadium
January 1, 1977	vs. Maryland	Cotton Bowl
1978
January 1, 1979	vs. Notre Dame	Cotton Bowl
1979
October 27	at Arkansas	Razorback Stadium
January 1, 1980	vs. Nebraska	Cotton Bowl

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
December 14	vs. Navy	Giants Stadium
1981
December 26	vs. Oklahoma	Sun Bowl
1983
September 10	vs. Miami	Astrodome
1984
January 1, 1985	vs. Boston College	Cotton Bowl
1985
October 5	vs. Baylor	Astrodome
1986
November 8	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
1987
October 10	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field
November 7	vs. Texas	Astrodome
1988
October 8	vs. Texas A&M	Astrodome
December 25	vs. Washington State	Aloha Stadium

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1992
September 26	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
1995
September 2	at Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field
1999
November 6	vs. Tulane	Robertson Stadium

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2003
December 25	vs. Hawaii	Aloha Stadium
2004
September 23	vs. Miami	Robertson Stadium
2006
December 29	vs. South Carolina	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2010
October 9	vs. Mississippi State	Robertson Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1960s	1968 • 1969
1970s	1975
2000s	2006
2010s	2017 • 2018 • 2019
2020s	2020