2008 Memphis Tigers football team

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Recap: Rice 42, Memphis 35

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

Recap: Memphis 16, Marshall 17

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

Recap: Nicholls State 10, Memphis 31

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

Recap: Memphis 29, Arkansas St. 17

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

Recap: Memphis 33, UAB 30

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

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

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

Recap: Memphis 10, East Carolina 30

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

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

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

Recap: Memphis 31, SMU 26

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

Recap: UCF 28, Memphis 21

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

Recap: Memphis 45, Tulane 6

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

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

• 2008 Memphis Tigers Football Media Guide, University of Memphis