Memphis Tigers announce 2012 football schedule

By Tim K. -

Memphis TigersThe Memphis Tigers have announced their 2012 football schedule, which features games against Arkansas State, Duke, East Carolina, SMU, Southern Miss and UCF.

Memphis begins 2012 with four straight non-conference games. The Tigers host UT Martin on Sept. 1 and travel to Arkansas State on Sept. 8. Memphis then hosts Middle Tennessee on Sept. 15 before finishing non-conference play at Duke on Sept. 22.

Featured Conference USA games for Memphis in 2012 include at East Carolina (Oct. 13), vs. UCF (Oct. 20), at SMU (Oct. 27) and vs. Southern Miss (Nov. 24). The remainder of Memphis’ conference schedule includes Rice (Oct. 6), at Marshall (Nov. 3), vs. Tulane (Nov. 10) and at UAB (Nov. 17).

The 2012 C-USA Championship Game will be played on Saturday, Dec. 1 and will be hosted by the team with the highest C-USA winning %.

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