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In December 1983, the playing field was renamed Rex Dockery Field in honor of Rex Dockery, a former Memphis Tigers football coach who had recently died in a plane crash. The field, which had been natural grass since its inception, was replaced with a FieldTurf surface before the 2005 season; this was subsequently replaced with the modern ...
The stands are relatively steep for a one-tier, true bowl stadium. Also, there is little space between the side and end lines of the playing surface and the stands. In December 1983, the playing field was renamed Rex Dockery Field in honor of Rex Dockery, a former Memphis Tigers football coach who died in a plane crash.
John "Rex" Dockery (February 7, 1942 – December 12, 1983) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Texas Tech University from 1978 to 1980 and at Memphis State University, now the University of Memphis , from 1981 to 1983, compiling a career college football record of 23–40–3.
Take a peek inside the converted second-story bedroom in Germantown that has become crucial to the Memphis Tigers' efforts to showcase their past.
Memphis football has one more game this season.. The particulars of that game won't be decided for another week, when the Tigers (10-2, 6-2 AAC) will learn their bowl destination and opponent.
The Memphis native played from 1988-92 for former Tigers coach Larry Finch and was teammates with current coach Penny Hardaway. He spent the past five seasons as athletic director at New Orleans.
The Memphis Tigers are the athletic teams that represent the University of Memphis, located in Memphis, Tennessee.The teams compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level as a member of the American Athletic Conference, except for the rifle team, which is a member of the single-sport Great America Rifle Conference.
Memphis is focused on the College Football Playoff, but that means its defense has to be better than last season's. Consider a shutout a good start. ... when the Tigers were 92nd in the country in ...