1996 Memphis Tigers football team

1996 Memphis Tigers football
1996 Memphis Tigers football
Conference	Conference USA
Record	4–7 (2–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Rip Scherer (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Sparky Woods (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Pletcher (2nd season)
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Conference USA football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Houston +	4	–	1	7	–	5
Southern Miss +	4	–	1	8	–	3
Cincinnati	2	–	3	6	–	5
Louisville	2	–	3	5	–	6
Memphis	2	–	3	4	–	7
Tulane	1	–	4	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Memphis competed as a member of Conference USA. The team was led by head coach Rip Scherer. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	No. 11 Miami (FL)*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	SUN	L 7–30	32,096
September 7	Mississippi State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		L 10–31	38,388	^[1]
September 14	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 19–16	41,543
September 21	Tulane	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		W 17–10	27,386	^[2]
October 5	Cincinnati	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)		W 18–16	19,511
October 12	at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		L 20–37	19,064
October 19	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (Black and Blue Bowl)		L 18–42	17,243	^[3]
October 26	at Southwestern Louisiana*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA		L 9–13	10,555
November 2	Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville,KY (rivalry)		L 10–13	33,512
November 9	No. 6 Tennessee*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	CBS	W 21–17	65,685	^[4]
November 23	East Carolina*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		L 10–20	25,059	^[5]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Big plays lift Bulldogs past Memphis". Hattiesburg American. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Stukenborg, Phil (September 22, 1996). "Anderson, U of M offense top Tulane in C-USA debut". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "USM hurls shutout at Tigers". The Commercial Appeal. October 20, 1996. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Orange crushed; U of M's wild-play magic, late drive trip Tennessee". The Commercial Appeal. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Dorsey, Rick (November 24, 1996). "ECU answers the call". The News and Observer. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "2020 Memphis Football Media Guide" (PDF). Memphis Athletics. p. 268.

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Venues	Normal Field (1912–1916) Russwood Park (1912–1915, 1918–1920, 1922–1924) Hodges Field (1917, 1919, 1921–1923, 1926–1929) Memorial Field (1924–1936) Fairgrounds Stadium (1937) Crump Stadium (1937–1964) Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (1965–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas State: Paint Bucket Bowl Cincinnati Louisville Ole Miss Southern Miss: Black and Blue Bowl UAB: Battle for the Bones
Culture & lore	History Pouncer TOM (mascot) "Go Tigers Go" Mighty Sound of the South Miami Beach Brawl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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