2000 Memphis Tigers football team

2000 Memphis Tigers football

Conference	Conference USA
Record	4–7 (2–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Rip Scherer (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rip Scherer (1st as OC, 6th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Tommy West (1st season)
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

2000 Conference USA football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Louisville $	6	–	1	9	–	3
East Carolina	5	–	2	8	–	4
Cincinnati	5	–	2	7	–	5
Southern Miss	4	–	3	8	–	4
UAB	3	–	3	7	–	4
Tulane	3	–	4	6	–	5
Memphis	2	–	5	4	–	7
Houston	2	–	5	3	–	8
Army	1	–	6	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Memphis competed as a member of the Conference USA. The team was led by head coach Rip Scherer, who was fired at the conclusion of the season. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	2:30 pm	Mississippi State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	FSN	L 3–17	34,113	^[1]
September 9	7:00 pm	Louisiana–Monroe*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		W 28–0	20,801	^[2]
September 16	6:00 pm	at Arkansas State*	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR (Paint Bucket Bowl)		W 19–17	19,022
September 23	12:00 pm	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 26–16	38,375
September 30	2:30 pm	at No. 21 Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (Black and Blue Bowl)	FSN	L 3–24	30,658	^[3]
October 7	2:00 pm	East Carolina	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	FSN	W 17–10	23,496	^[4]
October 14	2:30 pm	at UAB	Legion Field Birminghaml AL (Battle for the Bones)		L 9–13	15,000	^[5]
October 21	7:00 pm	Houston	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		L 30–33 ^3OT	26,662
November 4	11:00 am	Tennessee*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	FSN	L 17–19	63,121	^[6]
November 11	1:00 pm	Cincinnati	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		L 10–13	21,862
November 18	5:00 pm	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 14–37	17,269
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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