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|city=Memphis, Tennessee | |city=Memphis, Tennessee | ||
| − | |sports=baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, rifle, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball<ref name="sports" | + | |sports=baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, rifle, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball<ref name="sports">{{cite web|url=http://gotigersgo.cstv.com/#00|language=English|title=Memphis Tigers Official Athletic Site|work=University of Memphis}}</ref> |
|colors=blue, grey, gold | |colors=blue, grey, gold | ||
|mascot=Tigers | |mascot=Tigers | ||
|website=http://www.memphis.edu/ | |website=http://www.memphis.edu/ | ||
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| − | The '''University of Memphis''' is a [[Tennessee]] [[public school|public]] [[university]] founded in 1912, with Dr. Seymour A. Mynders as president.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.memphis.edu/history.htm|title=History|work=University of Memphis | + | The '''University of Memphis''' is a [[Tennessee]] [[public school|public]] [[university]] founded in 1912, with Dr. Seymour A. Mynders as president.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.memphis.edu/history.htm|title=History|work=University of Memphis|language=English}}</ref> It was ranked a fourth tier school in US News's "National Universities: Tier 4" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t4natudoc_brief.php|title=National Universities: Tier 4|language=English|work=US News}}</ref> The school is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.memphis.edu/facts.htm|title=Facts at a Glance|work=University of Memphis|language=English}}</ref> |
==Athletics== | ==Athletics== | ||
| − | The [[football]] program has won 3 bowl games (while losing 1).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/memphis_database.htm|work=National Champs|title=MEMPHIS FOOTBALL HISTORY DATABASE|language=English | + | The [[football]] program has won 3 bowl games (while losing 1).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/memphis_database.htm|work=National Champs|title=MEMPHIS FOOTBALL HISTORY DATABASE|language=English}}</ref> |
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| + | It is better known for its basketball teams which have had success in the NCAA tournament (though during both of its major runs, their wins were later vacated by the NCAA for rules violations). | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
| − | {{Nb_US_universities}} | + | {{Nb_US_universities|Tennessee}} |
Latest revision as of 15:37, February 14, 2018
| University of Memphis | |
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| City: | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Type: | Public |
| Sports: | baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, rifle, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball[1] |
| Colors: | blue, grey, gold |
| Mascot: | Tigers |
| Website: | http://www.memphis.edu/ |
The University of Memphis is a Tennessee public university founded in 1912, with Dr. Seymour A. Mynders as president.[2] It was ranked a fourth tier school in US News's "National Universities: Tier 4" list.[3] The school is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.[4]
Athletics
The football program has won 3 bowl games (while losing 1).[5]
It is better known for its basketball teams which have had success in the NCAA tournament (though during both of its major runs, their wins were later vacated by the NCAA for rules violations).
Notes
- ↑ Memphis Tigers Official Athletic Site (English). University of Memphis.
- ↑ History (English). University of Memphis.
- ↑ National Universities: Tier 4 (English). US News.
- ↑ Facts at a Glance (English). University of Memphis.
- ↑ MEMPHIS FOOTBALL HISTORY DATABASE (English). National Champs.