2007 Memphis Tigers football team

2007 Memphis Tigers football

New Orleans Bowl, L 27–44 vs. Florida Atlantic
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East
Record	7–6 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Tommy West (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Clay Helton (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Rick Kravitz (1st season)
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Conference USA football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
UCF x$	7	–	1	10	–	4
East Carolina	6	–	2	8	–	5
Memphis	6	–	2	7	–	6
Southern Miss	5	–	3	7	–	6
Marshall	3	–	5	3	–	9
UAB	1	–	7	2	–	10
West Division
Tulsa xy	6	–	2	10	–	4
Houston x	6	–	2	8	–	5
Tulane	3	–	5	4	–	8
Rice	3	–	5	3	–	9
UTEP	2	–	6	4	–	8
SMU	0	–	8	1	–	11
Championship: UCF 44, Tulsa 25
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2007 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 7–5 record, which was enough to attain bowl eligibility. Memphis accepted a bid to play against Florida Atlantic in the New Orleans Bowl, where they lost, 44–27.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	2:30 pm	Ole Miss*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	CSS	L 21–23	45,457
September 15	7:00 pm	Jacksonville State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		W 35–14	28,298
September 22	2:30 pm	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL	CSS	L 20–56	42,153
September 27	6:00 pm	at Arkansas State*	ASU Stadium Jonesboro, AR (Paint Bucket Bowl)		L 31–35	27,774
October 2	7:00 pm	Marshall	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN2	W 24–21	25,324
October 13	7:00 pm	Middle Tennessee*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		L 7–21	30,101
October 20	2:00 pm	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 38–35	11,122
October 27	2:00 pm	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 28–27	23,267
November 3	1:00 pm	East Carolina	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	WPTY	L 40–56	27,186
November 10	3:30 pm	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (Black and Blue Bowl)	CSS	W 29–26	29,354
November 17	2:30 pm	UAB	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Battle for the Bones)	CSS	W 25–9	31,138
November 24	1:00 pm	SMU	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	WLMT	W 55–52 ^3OT	20,184
December 21	7:00 pm	vs. Florida Atlantic*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN2	L 27–44	25,146
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

v t e Memphis Tigers football
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	Pouncer TOM (mascot) "Go Tigers Go" Mighty Sound of the South Miami Beach Brawl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1946 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 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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