memphis state became university of memphis on july 1, 1994.
when did memphis state became university of memphis?
july 1 , 1994
in 1973, dr. billy mac jones became president. also that year, the memphis state tiger men's basketball team reached the finals of the ncaa tournament, only to fall at the hands of a ucla team led by future nba superstar and hall of famer bill walton in the ncaa basketball championship game in st. louis, missouri. in 1980, thomas carpenter became president of msu; he was succeeded by v. lane rawlins in 1991. on july 1, 1994, memphis state university changed its name again, to the university of memphis.
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the tigers finished 7–4 in 1975. they began the season on september 6 with a 17–7 loss to mississippi state. after a 31–20 upset victory over #7 auburn, memphis state lost their next two; 13–3 to cincinnati and 29–10 to arkansas state. the tigers defeated north texas by a margin of 21–19 on october 4. after a 21–7 loss to rival southern miss, williamson's team won their last five games of the season; defeating rival louisville 41–7 on october 18, tulsa 16–14 on october 25, wichita state 13–7 on november 1, florida state 17–14 on november 8 and houston 14–7 on november 15. memphis state went 8–3 in 1976. the tigers started the season with a 21–16 win over ole miss on september 4 and a 21–12 win over florida state on september 11. after a close 16–14 loss to tulsa, memphis state defeated smu by a count of 27–13 and auburn by a margin of 28–27. after a 42–33 loss to mississippi state, the tigers shut out wichita state by a count of 31–0 and defeated tulane by a score of 14–7. after a 21–14 loss to in-state foe tennessee, the tigers defeated louisville by a score of 26–14 and suffered a 14–12 letdown at the hands of rival southern miss in the season finale. williamson's tigers finished with a 6–5 record in 1977. in their first game after the death of rock-n-roll legend and longtime memphis resident elvis presley, the tigers lost to ole miss in jackson, mississippi by a score of 7–3. memphis state rebounded to win their next three; defeating tulane by a score of 27–9, utah state by a margin of 31–26 and virginia tech by a count of 21–20. after dropping a 14–13 nail biter to louisville on october 1, the tigers defeated mississippi state by a margin of 21–13 on october 15. memphis state then lost a nail biter to north texas by a count of 20–19. after a 42–14 victory over southern miss in the black and blue bowl, williamson's squad lost to tennessee by a score of 27–14 and #16 florida state by a count of 30–9. memphis state defeated wichita state by a margin of 28–14 in the season's last game on november 19.
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