1979 Memphis State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
CaptainWayne Weedon, Leo Cage
Home stadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Florida State      11 1 0
No. 7 Pittsburgh      11 1 0
UNLV      9 1 2
No. 17 Temple      10 2 0
Tulane      9 3 0
Rutgers      8 3 0
Tennessee State      8 3 0
East Carolina      7 3 1
No. 20 Penn State      8 4 0
South Carolina      8 4 0
Navy      7 4 0
Notre Dame      7 4 0
Southern Miss      6 4 1
Syracuse      7 5 0
Colgate      5 4 1
Boston College      5 6 0
Holy Cross      5 6 0
Memphis State      5 6 0
Miami (FL)      5 6 0
North Texas State      5 6 0
Villanova      5 6 0
Virginia Tech      5 6 0
West Virginia      5 6 0
Georgia Tech      4 6 1
Louisville      4 6 1
William & Mary      4 7 0
Illinois State      3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana      3 8 0
Army      2 8 1
Air Force      2 9 0
Cincinnati      2 9 0
Richmond      0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Memphis State Tigers football team represented Memphis State University (now known as the University of Memphis) as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fifth season under head coach Richard Williamson, the team compiled a 5–6 record and was outscored by a total of 223 to 166.[1][2] The team played its home games at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.

The team's statistical leaders included Kevin Betts with 884 passing yards, Leo Cage with 599 rushing yards, Tony Hunt with 234 receiving yards, and Richard Locke with 30 points scored.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Mississippi StateW 14–1343,500[4]
September 15Ole MissL 34–3853,166[5]
September 22at Wichita StateW 16–1017,922[6]
September 29Texas A&M
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 7–17
October 13Northeast Louisiana
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 20–2125,494[7]
October 20at Southern MissL 0–2227,286[8]
October 27North Texas State
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 22–0[9]
November 3at VanderbiltL 3–1328,900[10]
November 10Louisvilledagger
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN (rivalry)
W 10–6
November 17at No. 5 Florida StateL 17–6648,021
November 24Cincinnati
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN (rivalry)
W 23–17
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1979 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. "Memphis Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Memphis. p. 270. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 17, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  3. "1979 Memphis Tigers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  4. "Knowlton's TD keys Tigers past Bulldogs". The Commercial Appeal. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Sloan recruiting pays off as frosh lead Ole Miss". The Tennessean. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Memphis State edges WSU". The Wichita Eagle. September 23, 1979. Retrieved March 25, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Memphis State downed". The Jackson Sun. October 14, 1979. p. C1. Retrieved March 25, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Southern shuts out Memphis". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 21, 1979. Retrieved March 25, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Memphis State blanks North Texas State 22–0". The Tennessean. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Heflin passes Vanderbilt to first win". The Courier-Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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