2013 Memphis Tigers football team

2013 American Athletic Conference football standings
	$ – BCS representative as conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

Memphis Tigers football
2013 Memphis Tigers football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2013 record	3–9 (1–7 The American)
Head coach	Justin Fuente (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Darrell Dickey
Defensive coordinator	Barry Odom
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 59,308)
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The 2013 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by second year head coach Justin Fuente and played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The Tigers competed as a member of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in American Athletic play to finish in a tie for ninth place. Tom Hornsey won the Ray Guy Award, which honors college football's best punter^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	3:30 PM	Duke*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPN3	L 14–28	44,237
September 14	6:00 PM	at Middle Tennessee*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	CSS	L 15–17	23,992
September 21	4:30 PM	Arkansas State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl)	ESPN3	W 31–7	36,279
October 5	3:30 PM	UCF	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPN3	L 17–24	30,274
October 12	11:00 AM	at Houston	BBVA Compass Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPNews	L 15–25	20,103
October 19	11:00 AM	SMU	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	AAN	L 29–34	16,241
October 30	7:00 PM	Cincinnati	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPN2	L 21–34	22,571
November 9	3:30 PM	UT Martin*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPN3	W 21–6	24,487
November 16	6:00 PM	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN3	W 23–10	30,831
November 23	12:00 PM	at #15 Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Rivalry)	AAN	L 17–24	46,421
November 30	3:30 PM	Temple	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPNews	L 21–41	25,671
December 7	12:00 PM	at Connecticut	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	ESPN3	L 10–45	17,086
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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v t e Memphis Tigers football
Venues	Normal Field (1912–1916) Russwood Park (1912–1915, 1918–1920, 1922–1924) Hodges Field (1917, 1919, 1921–1923, 1926–1929) Memorial Field (1924–1936) Fairgrounds Stadium (1937) Crump Stadium (1937–1964) Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (1965–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas State: Paint Bucket Bowl Cincinnati Louisville Ole Miss Southern Miss: Black and Blue Bowl UAB: Battle for the Bones
Culture & lore	Pouncer TOM (mascot) "Go Tigers Go" Mighty Sound of the South Miami Beach Brawl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

2013 American Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#10 UCF $		8	–	0		12	–	1
#15 Louisville		7	–	1		12	–	1
Cincinnati		6	–	2		9	–	4
Houston		5	–	3		8	–	5
SMU		4	–	4		5	–	7
Rutgers		3	–	5		6	–	7
Connecticut		3	–	5		3	–	9
South Florida		2	–	6		2	–	10
Memphis		1	–	7		3	–	9
Temple		1	–	7		2	–	10

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll