# 2012 Memphis Tigers football team

The 2012 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by first year head coach Justin Fuente and played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. They played in their final season as a member East Division of Conference USA in 2012 and moved to the Big East Conference in 2013. They finished the season 4–8, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Tennessee–Martin* | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | | L 17–20 | 39,076 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Arkansas State* | Liberty Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR (Paint Bucket Bowl) | ESPN3 | L 28–33 | 28,041 |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee* | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | | L 30–48 | 27,112 |
| September 22 | 5:00 p.m. | at Duke* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN3 | L 14–38 | 23,658 |
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Rice | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | FCS | W 14–10 | 17,831 |
| October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | at East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC | CSS/CSNH | L 7–41 | 45,137 |
| October 20 | 7:00 p.m. | UCF | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | CSS/CSNH | L 17–35 | 22,106 |
| October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | at SMU | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX | TWC Texas | L 13–44 | 20,330 |
| November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at Marshall | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | | L 28–38 | 22,041 |
| November 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Tulane | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | | W 37–23 | 18,796 |
| November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at UAB | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones) | | W 46–9 | 9,219 |
| November 24 | 2:30 p.m. | Southern Miss | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN (Black and Blue Bowl) | CSS/CSNH | W 42–24 | 21,305 |
| *Non-conference gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Tennessee–Martin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Skyhawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Tigers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |

### @ Arkansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Red Wolves | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 33 |

### Middle Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 7 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 48 |
| Tigers | 3 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 30 |

### @ Duke

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 38 |

### Rice

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |

### @ East Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Pirates | 14 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 41 |

### UCF

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Knights | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Tigers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |

### @ SMU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Mustangs | 13 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 44 |

### @ Marshall

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Thundering Herd | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |

### Tulane

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Green Wave | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| Tigers | 6 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 37 |

### @ UAB

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 21 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 46 |
| Blazers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |

### Southern Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Tigers | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 42 |