2001 Memphis Tigers football team

The 2001 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2001 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.

2001 Memphis Tigers football
ConferenceConference USA
2001 record56 (34 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRandy Fichtner (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Whitt (1st season)
Home stadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 62,921)
2001 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 17 Louisville $  6 1     11 2  
Cincinnati  5 2     7 5  
UAB  5 2     6 5  
East Carolina  5 2     6 6  
Southern Miss  4 3     6 5  
TCU  4 3     6 6  
Memphis  3 4     5 6  
Army  2 5     3 8  
Tulane  1 6     3 9  
Houston  0 7     0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2001 Memphis Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 24 Dante Brown So
WR 9 Ryan Johnson Jr
T 71 Wade Smith Jr
QB 14 Neil Suber Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 50 Eric Taylor So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 pmat Mississippi State*ESPN2L 10–3045,662
September 87:00 pmChattanooga*W 43–1024,053
September 227:00 pmSouth Florida
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 17–926,488
September 291:00 pmat LouisvilleL 21–3839,256
October 67:00 pmSouthern Miss
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 22–1728,668
October 137:00 pmat HoustonW 52–3313,513
October 202:30 pmat East CarolinaWLMTL 11–3238,120
October 271:00 pmUAB
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN (Battle for the Bones)
ESPN+L 14–1725,462
November 101:00 pmat No. 6 Tennessee*PPVL 28–49107,221
November 171:00 pmArmy
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 42–1023,268
November 241:00 pmCincinnati
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 34–3626,395
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2012-10-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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