MEMPHIS FOOTBALL HISTORY DATABASE
 
 
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (0)
All Time Football Record: 519-347-27 (.596)

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (7)
1948 Gulf States Conference Champions
1950 Gulf States Conference Champions
1951 Gulf States Conference Champions
1996 Conference USA Co-Champions
1997 Conference USA Champions
1999 Conference USA Champions
2003 Conference USA Champions

DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS (1)
2006 Conference USA East Division Champions

CONFERENCE AFFILIATIONS
1912-1930: Independent
1931-1941: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Assoc.
1942-1947: Independent
1948-1951: Gulf States Conference
1952-1995: Independent
1996-Present: Conference USA

No Team: 1917-1918, 1943-1945
BOWL GAMES (8-7)
SEASON BOWL OPPONENT RESULT SCORE
2006 GMAC Ohio W 28-7
2005 New Orleans Arkansas State W 31-19
2004 New Orleans North Texas W 31-10
2003 Liberty Utah L 0-17
2002 Houston Oklahoma State L 23-33
2000 GMAC Texas Christian W 28-21
1999 Liberty Colorado State W 23-17
1998 Humanitarian Idaho L 35-42
1997 Liberty Pittsburgh W 41-7
1990 All American North Carolina State L 27-31
1988 Independence Texas-El Paso W 38-18
1981 Florida Citrus Missouri L 17-19
1980 Independence McNeese State W 16-14
1953 Sun Texas-El Paso L 14-37
1952 Sun Pacific L 7-26
COACHES

COACH
YEARS
#YEARS
GAMES
WON
LOST
TIED
PCT.

Ronald J. Slay
1912

1

3
2
1
0
0.667

M.J. "Blondie" Williams
1913

1

7
1
5
1
0.214

A.B. Dillie
1914-1916

3

14
5
8
1
0.393

Cephus Allen Anderson
1919

1

7
4
1
2
0.714

B.B. O'Mara
1920

1

8
5
2
1
0.688

O.V. "Spout" Austin
1921-1923

3

21
8
13
0
0.381

William Herschel Bobo
1924-1927

4

30
9
17
4
0.367

William H. "Navy Bill" Saunders
1928-1929

2

18
6
11
1
0.361

John Lumpkin
1930

1

9
3
5
1
0.389

Allison "Pooley" Hubert
1931-1936

6

55
26
24
5
0.518

Reed Green
1937-1948

9

83
59
20
4
0.735

Thad "Pie" Vann
1949-1968

20

200
139
59
2
0.700

P.W. "Bear" Underwood
1969-1974

6

65
31
32
2
0.492

Bobby Collins
1975-1981

7

80
48
30
2
0.613

Jim Carmody
1982-1987

6

66
37
29
0
0.561

Curley Hallman
1988-1990

3

34
23
11
0
0.676

Jeff Bower
1990-2006

17

190
112
77
1
.592

Totals (17 coaches)

90

893
519
347
27
.596
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (through 2006 season)
STATISTIC CAREER SEASON GAME
PASSING Brett Favre
7,695 (1987-90)		 Dustin Almond
2,860 (2005)		 Jeff Kelly
400 (Tulane 2001)
RUSHING Ben Garry
3,595 (1974-77)		 Sam Dejarnette
1,545 (1982)		 Sam Dejarnette
304 (Florida State 1982)
RECEIVING YARDS Sherrod Gideon
3,214 (1996-99)		 Sherrod Gideon
1,186 (1998)		 Kendrick Lee
260 (Houston 1996)
RECEPTIONS Sherrod Gideon
193 (1996-99)		 Sherrod Gideon
66 (1998)		 Sherrod Gideon
13 (Penn State 1998)
SCORING Darren McCaleb
345 (2003-06)		 Sammy Winder
120 (1980)		 7 players tied with 24 each
INTERCEPTIONS Bubba Phillips
25 (1947-50)		 Bubba Phillips - 8 (1949)
Billy Devrow - 8 (1965)
Ray Guy - 8 (1972)
TACKLES Rod Davis
526 (2000-03)		 Mike Dennery
185 (1972)
SACKS Adalius Thomas
34.5 (1996-99)		 Adalius Thomas
12.5 (1998)