MEMPHIS FOOTBALL HISTORY DATABASE
 
 
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (0)
All Time Football Record: 548-371-27 (.594)

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 (9-10)
SEASON BOWL OPPONENT RESULT SCORE
2010 St. Petersburg Louisville L 28-31
2009 New Orleans Middle Tennessee L 32-42
2008 New Orleans Troy W 30-27
2007 Papajohns.com Cincinnati L 21-31
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

1990-2007

18

203

119
83
1
.589

Larry Fedora

2008-Current

3

39

22
17
0
.564

Totals

94

946

548
371
27
.594
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (through 2009 season)
STATISTIC CAREER SEASON GAME
PASSING Brett Favre
7,695 (1987-90)
Austin Davis
3,128 (2008)
Austin Davis
461 (Rice 2008)
RUSHING Damion Fletcher
5,302 (2006-09)
Damion Fletcher
1,586 (2007)
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)
DeAndre Brown
67 (2008)
Sherrod Gideon
13 (Penn State 1998)
SCORING Darren McCaleb
345 (2003-06)
Sammy Winder
120 (1980)
Austin Davis
30 (UAB 2008)
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)