2012 Memphis Tigers football team

2012 Memphis Tigers football

Conference	Conference USA East Division
2012 record	4–8 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Justin Fuente (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Darrell Dickey
Defensive coordinator	Barry Odom
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 61,008)

2012 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
UCF xy		7	–	1		10	–	4
East Carolina x		7	–	1		8	–	5
Marshall		4	–	4		5	–	7
Memphis		4	–	4		4	–	8
UAB		2	–	6		3	–	9
Southern Miss		0	–	8		0	–	12
West Division
Tulsa xy$		7	–	1		10	–	3
SMU		5	–	3		7	–	6
Rice		4	–	4		7	–	6
Houston		4	–	4		5	–	7
UTEP		2	–	6		3	–	9
Tulane		2	–	6		2	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by first year head coach Justin Fuente and played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. They played in their final season as a member East Division of Conference USA in 2012 and moved to the Big East Conference in 2013. They finished the season 4–8, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 PM	Tennessee–Martin*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		L 17–20	39,076^[1]
September 8	6:00 PM	at Arkansas State*	Liberty Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR (Paint Bucket Bowl)	ESPN3	L 28–33	28,041
September 15	6:00 PM	Middle Tennessee*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		L 30–48	27,112
September 22	5:00 PM	at Duke*	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPN3	L 14–38	23,658
October 6	6:00 PM	Rice	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	FCS	W 14–10	17,831
October 13	3:30 PM	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	CSS/CSNH	L 7–41	45,137
October 20	7:00 PM	UCF	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	CSS/CSNH	L 17–35	22,106
October 27	2:00 PM	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	TWC Texas	L 13–44	20,330
November 3	1:00 PM	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV		L 28–38	22,041
November 10	6:00 PM	Tulane	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		W 37–23	18,796
November 17	1:00 PM	at UAB	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones)		W 46–9	9,219
November 24	2:30 PM	Southern Miss	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Black and Blue Bowl)	CSS/CSNH	W 42–24	21,305
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

^[2]

Game notes

Tennessee–Martin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	0	7	7	6	20
Tigers	7	0	3	7	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2009	MEM, 41–14

@ Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	14	7	0	28
Red Wolves	3	14	10	6	33

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–23–5	2011	ARST, 47–3

Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	7	14	20	7	48
Tigers	3	14	6	7	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–16–1	2011	MTSU, 38–31

@ Duke

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	14	0	0	14
Blue Devils	0	17	7	14	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	3	0	0	10
Tigers	0	0	14	0	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2011	RICE, 28–6

@ East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	7	7
Pirates	14	3	17	7	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–14	2011	ECU, 35–17

UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	14	0	7	14	35
Tigers	0	10	0	7	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–7	2011	UCF, 41–0

@ SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	10	3	0	13
Mustangs	13	3	7	21	44

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	2011	SMU, 42–0

@ Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	7	7	14	28
Thundering Herd	10	7	14	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–5	2011	MARSH, 23–22

Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	10	3	3	7	23
Tigers	6	10	7	14	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–11–1	2011	MEM, 33–17

@ UAB

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	21	7	3	15	46
Blazers	0	3	0	6	9

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–10	2011	UAB, 41–35

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	3	7	0	14	24
Tigers	0	21	21	0	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–40–1	2011	USM, 44–7

References

↑ "Tigers Fall to UT Martin, 20-17". Memphis Tiger Athletics. September 2, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
↑ http://www.gotigersgo.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/mem-m-footbl-sched.html

Memphis Tigers football

Venues	Crump Stadium (1934–1964) Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (1965–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas State: Paint Bucket Bowl Louisville Ole Miss Southern Miss: Black and Blue Bowl

Culture & lore	Pouncer TOM (mascot) "Go Tigers Go" Mighty Sound of the South Miami Beach Brawl

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1922 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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