The 1997 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Memphis competed as a member of Conference USA. The team was led by head coach Rip Scherer. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.
| 1997 Memphis Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| Record | 4–7 (2–4 C-USA) |
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| Co-offensive coordinator | Rusty Burns (1st season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Dave Magazu (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jim Pletcher (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Southern Miss $ | 6 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 2 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | at Mississippi State* | L 10–13 | 33,310 | ||
| September 6 | UAB* | W 28–7 | 24,108 | [1] | |
| September 13 | at No. 21 Michigan State* | L 21–51 | 72,131 | ||
| September 20 | Minnesota* |
| L 17–20 | 23,208 | |
| October 4 | at Cincinnati | L 17–20 | 19,511 | ||
| October 11 | Arkansas State* |
| W 38–9 | 21,357 | |
| October 25 | at East Carolina | L 10–32 | 28,029 | [2] | |
| November 1 | Houston |
| W 24–3 | 20,181 | |
| November 8 | at Tulane | L 14–26 | 23,494 | [3] | |
| November 15 | Louisville |
| W 21–20 | 15,234 | |
| November 22 | Southern Miss |
| L 18–42 | 17,243 | |
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References edit
- ^ "Tigers catch on, rip UAB". The Commercial Appeal. September 7, 1997. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Memphis drilled by East Carolina". The Jackson Sun. October 26, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wave crashes over Tigers". The Commercial Appeal. November 9, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'97 Review" (PDF). Memphis Athletics.
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