Bowl season'is underway after an exciting 2022 college football campaign. One successful program taking part in the postseason once again is the Memphis Tigers, who will'face Utah State in the First Responder Bowl on Tuesday, Dec. 27.
Here's everything you need to know about Memphis' bowl game history before making its next appearance.
Memphis Bowl Game History
Memphis has frequented the college football postseason more often in recent years. The Tigers have played in 14 bowls across the school's history (eight since 2014) prior to facing Utah State.
The Tigers made their first bowl appearance in 1956 as an independent program. They picked up the 32-12 victory against East Tennessee State in the Burley Bowl that year.
After playing in the 1971 Pasadena Bowl, Memphis wen t over 30 years before its next bowl game (2003 New Orleans Bowl). Fortunately, the Tigers have qualified for a lot more bowl games in the 2000s, most recently winning 25-10 over Florida Atlantic at the 2020 Montgomery Bowl.
Memphis Bowl Game Wins and Appearances
Memphis owns a 6-8 all-time record (42.9%) in bowl games ahead of facing Utah State. Check out the school's full bowl results below.
- Burley Bowl (Nov. 22, 1956):'Memphis 32, East Tennessee State 12
- Pasadena Bowl (Dec. 18, 1971):'Memphis 28, San Jose State 9
- Ne w Orleans Bowl (Dec. 16, 2003):'Memphis 27, North Texas 17
- GMAC Bowl (Dec. 22, 2004):'Bowling Green 52, Memphis 35
- Motor City Bowl (Dec. 26, 2005): Memphis 38, Akron 31
- New Orleans Bowl (Dec. 21, 2007): Florida Atlantic 44, Memphis 27
- St. Petersburg Bowl (Dec. 20, 2008): South Florida 41, Memphis 14
- Miami Beach Bowl (Dec. 22, 2014): Memphis 55, BYU 48
- Birmingham Bowl (Dec. 30, 2015): Auburn 31, Memphis 10
- Boca Raton Bowl (Dec. 20, 2016): Western Kentucky 51, Memphis 31
- Liberty Bowl (Dec. 30, 2017): Iowa State 21, Memphis 20
- Birmingham Bowl (Dec. 22, 2018): Wake Forest 37, Memphis 34
- Cotton Bowl (Dec. 28, 2019): Penn State 53, Memphis 39
- Montgomery Bowl (Dec. 23, 2020): Memphis 25, Florida Atlantic 10
- Hawaii Bowl (Dec. 24, 2021): Cancelled
- First Responder Bowl (Dec. 27, 2022): Memphis TBD, Utah State TBD