1996 Memphis Tigers football team

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help by introducing citations to additional sources. Find sources:  –  ·  ·  · scholar · JSTOR (December 2020)

The 1996 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Memphis competed as a member of Conference USA. The team was led by head coach Rip Scherer. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	No. 11 Miami (FL)*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	SUN	L 7–30	32,096
September 7	Mississippi State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		L 10–31	38,388
September 14	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri		W 19–16	41,543
September 21	Tulane	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		W 17–10	27,386
October 5	Cincinnati	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Rivalry)		W 18–16	19,511
October 12	at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston		L 20–37	19,064
October 19	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (Black and Blue Bowl)		L 18–42	17,243
October 26	at Southwestern Louisiana*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA		L 9–13	10,555
November 2	Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville,KY (rivalry)		L 10–13	33,512
November 9	No. 6 Tennessee*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	CBS	W 21–17	65,685
November 23	East Carolina*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		L 10–20	25,059
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[1]

References[]