2005 Memphis Tigers football team

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2005 Memphis Tigers football
Memphis Tigers wordmark.png
Motor City Bowl Champions
Motor City Bowl, W 38–31 vs. Akron
Conference Conference USA East
2005 record 7–5 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach Tommy West
Home stadium Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 62,338)
Seasons
« 2004 2006 »
2005 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
UCF x   7 1         8 5  
Southern Miss   5 3         7 5  
Memphis   5 3         7 5  
East Carolina   4 4         5 6  
Marshall   3 5         4 7  
UAB   3 5         5 6  
West Division
Tulsa x$   6 2         9 4  
UTEP   5 3         8 4  
Houston   4 4         6 6  
SMU   4 4         5 6  
Tulane   1 7         2 9  
Rice   1 7         1 10  
Championship: Tulsa 44, Central Florida 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2005 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.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 3:30 PM Ole Miss* Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN ESPN L 6–10   53,339
September 17 7:00 PM Chattanooga* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN W 59–14   30,772
September 24 6:00 PM at Tulsa Skelly StadiumTulsa, OK CSTV L 31–37   20,645
October 1 7:30 PM UTEP Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN CSTV W 27–20   30,053
October 8 5:00 PM at UCF Citrus BowlOrlando, FL CSTV L 17–38   20,562
October 15 4:00 PM at Houston Robertson StadiumHouston, TX CSTV W 35–20   12,800
October 22 2:30 PM East Carolinadagger Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN CSTV W 27–24   31,710
November 1 6:30 PM UAB Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Battle for the Bones) ESPN2 L 20–37   47,669
November 12 1:00 PM at Tennessee* Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN PPV L 16–20   106,647
November 19 7:30 PM at Southern Miss M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS (Black and Blue Bowl) CSTV W 24–22   25,667
November 26 1:00 PM Marshall Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN CSTV W 26–3   46,403
December 26 3:00 PM vs. Akron* Ford FieldDetroit, MI (Motor City Bowl) ESPN W 38–31   50,616
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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