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American college football season
1987 Memphis State Tigers football |
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Conference | Independent |
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1987 record | 5–5-1 |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Buddy Geis (2nd season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Pete Kuharchek (2nd season) |
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Home stadium | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 62,380) |
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The 1987 Memphis State Tigers football team represented Memphis State University (now known as the University of Memphis) as an independent in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Charlie Bailey and played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | Ole Miss | | W 16–10 | 64,186 | |
September 12 | at Vanderbilt | | L 17–27 | 40,694 | |
September 19 | at No. 7 Florida State | | L 24–41 | 50,191 | |
October 3 | at Mississippi State | | L 6–9 | 37,264 | |
October 10 | No. 15 Alabama | - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
- Memphis, TN
| W 13-10 | 40,622 | [1] |
October 17 | Tulane | - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
- Memphis, TN
| W 45–36 | 32,752 | |
October 24 | Southern Miss | | L 14–17 | 27,448 | [2] |
October 31 | Arkansas State | | T 21–21 | 21,421 | |
November 7 | at Southwestern Louisiana | | L 7–31 | 20,052 | |
November 14 | Louisville | - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
- Memphis, TN (rivalry)
| W 43-8 | 20,418 | |
November 21 | at Tulsa | | W 14–0 | 18,612 | |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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