BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – In front of a Birmingham Bowl-record crowd of 59,430, the Memphis Tigers overcame a 10-point first half deficit, however, Auburn scored all of the game's 21 second-half points en route to a 31-10 win at Legion Field.
The historic record-breaking season for Memphis ended with a 9-4 overall record, and the program's second straight bowl game appearance. During the season the team set single-season records with 522 points, 64 touchdowns, 6,331 offensive yards, and 322 first downs.
The record-breaking season added two more notches to its belt when Memphis recorded its 95th third-down conversion of the season, breaking the record previously set in 2007, and ending with 101 for the season.