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
October 17	vs. Florida State	Memphis Memorial Stadium
1971
September 18	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium
1972
September 23	vs. Drake	Memphis Memorial Stadium
November 11	vs. Cincinnati	Memphis Memorial Stadium
1973
September 8	vs. Louisville	Memphis Memorial Stadium
1974
October 12	vs. Cincinnati	Memphis Memorial Stadium
1976
October 30	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome
1979
September 15	vs. Ole Miss	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1982
November 6	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium
1983
September 10	at North Carolina	Kenan Stadium
1987
September 5	vs. Ole Miss	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
September 19	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium
1988
November 12	vs. Tulsa	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1995
September 9	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2000
September 23	at Army	Michie Stadium

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2011
October 29	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium
2017
December 30	vs. Iowa State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
2018
December 22	vs. Wake Forest	Legion Field
2019
December 28	vs. Penn State	AT&T Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1960s	1968 • 1969
1970s	1975
1980s	1980 • 1982 • 1987
2010s	2017 • 2019