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 | |
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| East Division | |
| 2012 record | 4–8 (4–4 C-USA) |
| Head coach | Justin Fuente (1st season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Darrell Dickey |
| Defensive coordinator | Barry Odom |
| Home stadium | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 61,008) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Tennessee–Martin* | L 17–20 | 39,076[1] | ||
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Arkansas State* |
| ESPN3 | L 28–33 | 28,041 |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee* |
| L 30–48 | 27,112 | |
| September 22 | 5:00 p.m. | at Duke* | ESPN3 | L 14–38 | 23,658 | |
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Rice |
| FCS | W 14–10 | 17,831 |
| October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | at East Carolina | CSS/CSNH | L 7–41 | 45,137 | |
| October 20 | 7:00 p.m. | UCF |
| CSS/CSNH | L 17–35 | 22,106 |
| October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | at SMU | TWC Texas | L 13–44 | 20,330 | |
| November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at Marshall | L 28–38 | 22,041 | ||
| November 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Tulane |
| W 37–23 | 18,796 | |
| November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at UAB |
| W 46–9 | 9,219 | |
| November 24 | 2:30 p.m. | Southern Miss |
| CSS/CSNH | W 42–24 | 21,305 |
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Game summaries
Tennessee–Martin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyhawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Tigers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–0 | 2009 | MEM, 41–14 |
@ Arkansas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Red Wolves | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 33 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 27–23–5 | 2011 | ARST, 47–3 |
Middle Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Raiders | 7 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 48 |
| Tigers | 3 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 8–16–1 | 2011 | MTSU, 38–31 |
@ Duke
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
Rice
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owls | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–2 | 2011 | RICE, 28–6 |
@ East Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Pirates | 14 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 41 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6–14 | 2011 | ECU, 35–17 |
UCF
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knights | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Tigers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–7 | 2011 | UCF, 41–0 |
@ SMU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Mustangs | 13 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 44 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3–1 | 2011 | SMU, 42–0 |
@ Marshall
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Thundering Herd | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2–5 | 2011 | MARSH, 23–22 |
Tulane
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Wave | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| Tigers | 6 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 37 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 17–11–1 | 2011 | MEM, 33–17 |
@ UAB
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 21 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 46 |
| Blazers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4–10 | 2011 | UAB, 41–35 |
Southern Miss
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Eagles | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Tigers | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 21–40–1 | 2011 | USM, 44–7 |
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References
- "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.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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