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1962 Memphis

8–⁠1, coached by Billy Murphy.

Schedule and results

Memphis in 1962, game by game: won vs. Tennessee Tech 12–6; lost vs. No. 6 Ole Miss 7–21; won at North Texas 14–6; won vs. Louisville 49–0; won vs. Southern Miss 8–6; won at Mississippi State 28–7; won at The Citadel 60–13; won vs. Texas–Arlington 50–0; won vs. Detroit Mercy 33–8+50−14Won 12–6 vs. Tennessee Tech+6Tennessee TechLost 7–21 vs. No. 6 Ole Miss-14No. 6 Ole MissWon 14–6 at North Texas+8North TexasWon 49–0 vs. Louisville+49LouisvilleWon 8–6 vs. Southern Miss+2Southern MissWon 28–7 at Mississippi State+21Mississippi Sta…Won 60–13 at The Citadel+47The CitadelWon 50–0 vs. Texas–Arlington+50Texas–ArlingtonWon 33–8 vs. Detroit Mercy+25Detroit Mercy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsTennessee TechW 12–⁠696%
Sep 22vs6Ole MissL 7–⁠2143%
Sep 29atNorth TexasW 14–⁠655%
Oct 6vsLouisvilleW 49–⁠066%
Oct 13vsSouthern MissW 8–⁠666%
Oct 27atMississippi StateW 28–⁠752%
Nov 10atThe CitadelW 60–⁠1377%
Nov 17vsTexas–ArlingtonW 50–⁠095%
Nov 24vsDetroit MercyW 33–⁠888%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Detroit Mercy 33–⁠8; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 5th-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 1962.

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
261–⁠67
Coach
Billy Murphy
Elo
1652 +86 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
17.0 No. 17 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Jerry Bell and Wayne Evans

Drafted in 1963

The 1963 draft
Rd 4John Griffin BLos Angeles Rams