2005 Memphis Tigers football team

2005 Memphis Tigers football
Motor City Bowl Champions
Motor City Bowl, W 3831 vs. Akron
Conference Conference USA East
2005 record 75 (53 C-USA)
Head coach Tommy West
Home stadium Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 62,338)
2005 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
UCF x   7 1         8 5  
Southern Miss   5 3         7 5  
Memphis   5 3         7 5  
East Carolina   4 4         5 6  
Marshall   3 4         4 7  
UAB   3 5         5 6  
Western Division
Tulsa x   6 2         9 4  
UTEP   5 3         8 4  
Houston   4 4         6 6  
SMU   4 4         5 6  
Tulane   1 7         2 9  
Rice   1 7         1 10  
Championship: Tulsa 44, Central Florida 27
Conference champion
x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A 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.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 3:30 PM Ole Miss* Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN ESPN L 610   53,339
September 17 7:00 PM Chattanooga* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN W 5914   30,772
September 24 6:00 PM at Tulsa Skelly StadiumTulsa, OK CSTV L 3137   20,645
October 1 7:30 PM UTEP Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN CSTV W 2720   30,053
October 8 5:00 PM at UCF Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL CSTV L 1738   20,562
October 15 4:00 PM at Houston Robertson StadiumHouston, TX CSTV W 3520   12,800
October 22 2:30 PM East Carolinadagger Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN CSTV W 2724   31,710
November 1 6:30 PM UAB Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Battle for the Bones) ESPN2 L 2037   47,669
November 12 1:00 PM at Tennessee* Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN PPV L 1620   106,647
November 19 7:30 PM at Southern Miss M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS (Black and Blue Bowl) CSTV W 2422   25,667
November 26 1:00 PM Marshall Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN CSTV W 263   46,403
December 26 3:00 PM vs. Akron* Ford FieldDetroit, MI (Motor City Bowl) ESPN W 3831   50,616
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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