2005 Memphis Tigers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2005 Memphis Tigers Memphis Tigers 2003-2021 wordmark.svg 250 Conference USA East C-USA 7–5 5–3 Tommy West 5th Randy Fichtner 5th Joe Lee Dunn 5th Pro-style 3–3–5 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Motor City Bowl champion Motor City Bowl W 38–31 vs. Akron The 2005 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Memphis competed as a member of the Conference USA. The team was led by head coach Tommy West. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Schedule 2005 AP Central September 5 3:30 pm l y Ole Miss Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN rivalry ESPN 6–10 53,339 September 17 7:00 pm w y Chattanooga Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN 59–14 30,772 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-chattanooga-chewed/176579327/ The Commercial Appeal Chattanooga chewed up September 18, 2005 July 13, 2025 Newspapers.com September 24 6:00 pm l y Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK CSTV 31–37 OT 20,645 October 1 7:30 pm w UTEP Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN CSTV 27–20 30,053 October 8 5:00 pm l y UCF Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL CSTV 17–38 20,562 October 15 4:00 pm w y Houston Robertson Stadium Houston, TX CSTV 35–20 12,800 October 22 2:30 pm w y East Carolina Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN CSTV 27–24 31,710 Pretty? Try pretty good October 23, 2005 The Commercial Appeal https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109353328/pretty-try-pretty-good/ September 11, 2022 Newspapers.com November 1 6:30 pm l UAB Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN Battle for the Bones ESPN2 20–37 47,669 November 12 1:00 pm l y y Tennessee Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN PPV 16–20 106,647 November 19 7:30 pm w y Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS Black and Blue Bowl CSTV 24–22 25,667 November 26 1:00 pm w Marshall Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN CSTV 26–3 46,403 Masilak Jim Defense feels vindication https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-defense-feels-vind/178059551/ August 3, 2025 The Commercial Appeal Newspapers.com November 27, 2005 Memphis, Tennessee C4 December 26 3:00 pm w y y Akron Ford Field Detroit, MI Motor City Bowl ESPN 38–31 50,616 http://www.gotigersgo.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/mem-m-footbl-2005.html Memphis Tigers Official Athletic Site - Football 2012-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20121119114326/http://www.gotigersgo.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/mem-m-footbl-2005.html 2012-11-19 dead Team players in the 2006 NFL draft 2006 NFL draft Player Position Round Pick NFL club DeAngelo Williams Running back 1 27 Carolina Panthers Stephen Gostkowski Kicker 4 118 New England Patriotspro-football-reference.com 2006 NFL Draft https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2006/draft.htm August 10, 2018 References Memphis Category:Memphis Tigers football seasons Category:Little Caesars Pizza Bowl champion seasons Memphis Tigers football