1999 Memphis Tigers football team

1999 Memphis Tigers football
1999 Memphis Tigers football
Conference	Conference USA
Record	5–6 (4–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Rip Scherer (5th season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Rusty Burns (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Mac McWhorter (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	John Thompson (1st season)
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

The 1999 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Memphis competed as a member of the Conference USA and were coached by Rip Scherer. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

1999 Conference USA football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 Southern Miss $	6	–	0	9	–	3
East Carolina	4	–	2	9	–	3
Louisville	4	–	2	7	–	5
UAB	4	–	2	5	–	6
Memphis	4	–	2	5	–	6
Houston	3	–	3	7	–	4
Army	1	–	5	3	–	8
Tulane	1	–	5	3	–	8
Cincinnati	0	–	6	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	7:00 pm	Ole Miss*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)		L 0–3	57,523
September 11	7:30 pm	at Mississippi State*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	FSN	L 10–13	32,010
September 18	7:00 pm	Arkansas State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl)		W 31–26	21,454
September 25	3:00 pm	at No. 7 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	PPV	L 16–17	107,261
October 2	2:30 pm	Missouri*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	FSN	L 17–27	29,248
October 9	6:00 pm	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones)		W 38–14	18,176	^[1]
October 16	7:00 pm	Louisville	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)		L 31–32	30,315
October 30	5:00 pm	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 49–7	17,847
November 6	2:00 pm	No. 25 Southern Miss	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Black and Blue Bowl)	FSN	L 5–20	23,635
November 13	1:00 pm	Army	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		W 14–10	22,869
November 20	3:30 pm	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)		W 21–13	14,058
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time