2012 Memphis Tigers football team

The 2012 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by first year head coach Justin Fuente and played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. They played in their final season as a member East Division of Conference USA in 2012 and moved to the Big East Conference in 2013. They finished the season 4–8, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.

2012 Memphis Tigers football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record4–8 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarrell Dickey
Defensive coordinatorBarry Odom
Home stadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
UCF xy   7 1     10 4  
East Carolina x   7 1     8 5  
Marshall   4 4     5 7  
Memphis   4 4     4 8  
UAB   2 6     3 9  
Southern Miss   0 8     0 12  
West Division
Tulsa xy$   7 1     11 3  
SMU   5 3     7 6  
Rice   4 4     7 6  
Houston   4 4     5 7  
UTEP   2 6     3 9  
Tulane   2 6     2 10  
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.Tennessee–Martin*L 17–2039,076[1]
September 86:00 p.m.at Arkansas State*ESPN3L 28–3328,041
September 156:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee*
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 30–4827,112
September 225:00 p.m.at Duke*ESPN3L 14–3823,658
October 66:00 p.m.Rice
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
FCSW 14–1017,831
October 133:30 p.m.at East CarolinaCSS/CSNHL 7–4145,137
October 207:00 p.m.UCF
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
CSS/CSNHL 17–3522,106
October 272:00 p.m.at SMUTWC TexasL 13–4420,330
November 31:00 p.m.at MarshallL 28–3822,041
November 106:00 p.m.Tulane
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 37–2318,796
November 171:00 p.m.at UAB
W 46–99,219
November 242:30 p.m.Southern Miss
CSS/CSNHW 42–2421,305

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Game summaries

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Tennessee–Martin

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1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 0 7 7 6 20
Tigers 7 0 3 7 17

@ Arkansas State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 14 7 0 28
Red Wolves 3 14 10 6 33

Middle Tennessee

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 7 14 20 7 48
Tigers 3 14 6 7 30

@ Duke

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 14 0 0 14
Blue Devils 0 17 7 14 38

Rice

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 3 0 0 10
Tigers 0 0 14 0 14

@ East Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 0 7 7
Pirates 14 3 17 7 41
1 2 3 4 Total
Knights 14 0 7 14 35
Tigers 0 10 0 7 17

@ SMU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 10 3 0 13
Mustangs 13 3 7 21 44

@ Marshall

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 7 7 14 28
Thundering Herd 10 7 14 7 38

Tulane

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1 2 3 4 Total
Green Wave 10 3 3 7 23
Tigers 6 10 7 14 37

@ UAB

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 21 7 3 15 46
Blazers 0 3 0 6 9

Southern Miss

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 3 7 0 14 24
Tigers 0 21 21 0 42

References

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  1. ^ "Tigers Fall to UT Martin, 20-17". Memphis Tiger Athletics. September 2, 2012. Archived from the original on April 11, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  2. ^ "Memphis Tigers Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2012.