Tiger Football Experience

2010 Memphis Football Experience

University of Memphis Tiger football fan experience. The virtual guide contains photos, videos, bios and information about the Memphis football team.

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st. petersburg bowl 2008 Th e Tigers had enjoyed their bowl trips four of the previous fi ve years. But, the invitation to the inaugural magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl was an opportunity to see where Memphis stood on the national scene, no matter the game’s outcome. Th e bowl game had Memphis playing its fi rst BCS league foe in school postseason history, as the Tigers faced the USF Bulls. Th e Bulls won the game 41-14 before a predominantly pro-USF crowd of 25,205 at Tropicana Field, home of the MLB American League champion Tampa Bay Rays. Th e appearance at Tropicana Field made history for the Tigers, as it was the fi rst time Memphis played in a Major League Baseball stadium. Th e Tigers entered the contest averaging over 200 yards via their ground game, but the Bulls had the nation’s ninth-best rushing defense and it showed. USF held Memphis to only 66 yards on 30 carries, and Tiger running back Curtis Steele, a 1,000- yard rusher, gained most of those with 48 yards on 12 rushes. Arkelon Hall was 15-of-31 passing for 154 yards and one score. Calhoun was the Tigers’ leading receiver with a game- high six catches for 39 yards and one touchdown. Brandon Patterson led the Tiger defense with nine tackles. With eight seconds remaining in the fi rst half, Memphis scored on 3rd-and-goal off a two-yard pass from Arkelon Hall to Duke Calhoun. MORE PROGRAM 2008 magicJack Memphis USF 62 2010 Memphis Football Experience St. Petersburg Bowl 14 41 Tropicana Field (33,000) December 20, 2008

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