1965 Memphis

5–⁠5, coached by Billy Murphy.

Schedule and results

Memphis in 1965, game by game: lost vs. Ole Miss 14–34; lost at Southern Miss 16–21; lost at Tulsa 28–32; won vs. No. 10 Mississippi State 33–13; won vs. McNeese 28–0; won vs. West Texas 27–12; won vs. Utah State 7–0; won at North Texas 28–0; lost vs. Wake Forest 20–21; lost at Quantico Marines 14–20+28−20Lost 14–34 vs. Ole Miss-20Ole MissLost 16–21 at Southern Miss-5Southern MissLost 28–32 at Tulsa-4TulsaWon 33–13 vs. No. 10 Mississippi State+20No. 10 Mississippi Sta…Won 28–0 vs. McNeese+28McNeeseWon 27–12 vs. West Texas+15West TexasWon 7–0 vs. Utah State+7Utah StateWon 28–0 at North Texas+28North TexasLost 20–21 vs. Wake Forest-1Wake ForestLost 14–20 at Quantico Marines-6Quantico Marines
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Quantico Marines 20–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 24th-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 1965.

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
215–⁠153
Coach
Billy Murphy
Elo
1551 −10 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.0 No. 45 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Don McClard, Billy Fletcher and Harry Day

Drafted in 1966

The 1966 draft
Rd 6Bob Sherlag DBPhiladelphia Eagles