CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

1968 Memphis

6–⁠4 (4–⁠0 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Billy Murphy.

Schedule and results

Memphis in 1968, game by game: lost vs. Ole Miss 7–21; lost at No. 16 Tennessee 17–24; won at North Texas 30–12; won vs. West Texas 42–21; lost at Florida State 10–20; won vs. Southern Miss 29–7; won at Tulsa 32–6; lost vs. No. 13 Houston 7–27; won vs. Wichita State 40–18; won at Louisville 44–14+30−20Lost 7–21 vs. Ole Miss-14Ole MissLost 17–24 at No. 16 Tennessee-7No. 16 TennesseeWon 30–12 at North Texas+18North TexasWon 42–21 vs. West Texas+21West TexasLost 10–20 at Florida State-10Florida StateWon 29–7 vs. Southern Miss+22Southern MissWon 32–6 at Tulsa+26TulsaLost 7–27 vs. No. 13 Houston-20No. 13 HoustonWon 40–18 vs. Wichita State+22Wichita StateWon 44–14 at Louisville+30Louisville
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsOle MissL 7–⁠2153%
Sep 28at16TennesseeL 17–⁠2426%
Oct 5atNorth TexasW 30–⁠1232%
Oct 12vsWest TexasW 42–⁠2158%
Oct 19atFlorida StateL 10–⁠2038%
Oct 26vsSouthern MissW 29–⁠760%
Nov 2atTulsaW 32–⁠654%
Nov 9vs13HoustonL 7–⁠2754%
Nov 16vsWichita StateW 40–⁠1888%
Nov 30atLouisvilleW 44–⁠1462%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Louisville 44–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

Missouri Valley Conference champions4–⁠0 in the conference

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠0 first in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
258–⁠170
Coach
Billy Murphy
Elo
1609 +64 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
10.4 No. 30 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1968 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Memphis4–⁠06–⁠4
North Texas4–⁠18–⁠2
Cincinnati2–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Louisville2–⁠35–⁠5
Tulsa2–⁠33–⁠7
Wichita State0–⁠50–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.