Memphis Tigers football
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The Memphis Tigers football team represents the University of Memphis in college football in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The Tigers play in the American Athletic Conference as an all-sports member.[2] They play home games at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. The team's head coach is Ryan Silverfield.[3]
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First season | 1912 | ||
Athletic director | Laird Veatch | ||
Head coach | Ryan Silverfield 4th season, 22–16 (.579) | ||
Stadium | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (capacity: 62,380) | ||
Year built | 1965 | ||
Field surface | Field Turf | ||
Location | Memphis, Tennessee | ||
Conference | American Athletic Conference | ||
Past conferences | Miss. Valley (1928–1934) SIAA (1935–1942) Missouri Valley (1968–1972) C-USA (1996–2012) | ||
All-time record | 511–526–33 (.493) | ||
Bowl record | 8–8 (.500) | ||
Conference titles | 8 (1929, 1930, 1938, 1968, 1969, 1971, 2014, 2019) | ||
Division titles | 3 (2017, 2018, 2019) | ||
Rivalries | Arkansas State (rivalry) UAB (rivalry) Cincinnati (rivalry) Louisville (rivalry) Ole Miss (rivalry) Southern Miss (rivalry) | ||
Colors | Blue and gray[1] | ||
Fight song | Go Tigers Go | ||
Mascot | Pouncer | ||
Marching band | Mighty Sound of the South | ||
Website | gotigersgo.com |
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Since their inaugural season in 1912, the Memphis Tigers have won over 500 games and appeared in sixteen bowl games. The program has also claimed eight conference championships with the most recent coming in 2019.