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One of the biggest games on the 2014 Tiger football schedule is a trip to UCLA on September 6th. How many games has the U of M played against current members of the Pac-12?

Exactly one. The Tigers opened the 1991 season at the Los Angeles Coliseum against 16th-ranked USC. Led by, among others, a running back named Larry Porter, the Tigers upset the Trojans, 24-10. Native Memphian Cybill Shepherd delivered a pregame speech and was given the game ball after the victory. Those Tigers went on to finish 5-6, playing a schedule that included Ole Miss, Tennessee, and Alabama.

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By Frank Murtaugh

Frank Murtaugh is the managing editor of Memphis magazine. He's covered sports for the Flyer for two decades. "From My Seat" debuted on the Flyer site in 2002 and "Tiger Blue" in 2009.