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1960 Memphis

8–⁠2, coached by Billy Murphy.

Schedule and results

Memphis in 1960, game by game: won vs. Texas–Arlington 35–0; won vs. Tennessee Tech 37–6; lost vs. No. 1 Ole Miss 20–31; won at North Texas 44–0; won vs. Hardin Simmons 42–7; lost at Mississippi State 0–21; won vs. VMI 21–8; won vs. Abilene Christian 55–6; won vs. Chattanooga 42–0; won at Southern Miss 7–6+49−21Won 35–0 vs. Texas–Arlington+35Texas–ArlingtonWon 37–6 vs. Tennessee Tech+31Tennessee TechLost 20–31 vs. No. 1 Ole Miss-11No. 1 Ole MissWon 44–0 at North Texas+44North TexasWon 42–7 vs. Hardin Simmons+35Hardin SimmonsLost 0–21 at Mississippi State-21Mississippi Sta…Won 21–8 vs. VMI+13VMIWon 55–6 vs. Abilene Christian+49Abilene Christi…Won 42–0 vs. Chattanooga+42ChattanoogaWon 7–6 at Southern Miss+1Southern Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsTexas–ArlingtonW 35–⁠083%
Sep 24vsTennessee TechW 37–⁠691%
Oct 1vs1Ole MissL 20–⁠3121%
Oct 8atNorth TexasW 44–⁠032%
Oct 15vsHardin SimmonsW 42–⁠772%
Oct 22atMississippi StateL 0–⁠2151%
Oct 29vsVMIW 21–⁠836%
Nov 5vsAbilene ChristianW 55–⁠690%
Nov 12vsChattanoogaW 42–⁠092%
Nov 18atSouthern MissW 7–⁠641%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Southern Miss 7–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1960.

Led the nationCharley Johnson: passing touchdowns (13 TD)

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
303–⁠85
Coach
Billy Murphy
Elo
1523 +104 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
6.6 No. 42 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Wayne Armstrong and Miller Matthews

Drafted in 1961

The 1961 draft
Rd 3Jim Wright QBPhiladelphia Eagles