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1973 Memphis

8–⁠3, coached by Fred Pancoast.

Schedule and results

Memphis in 1973, game by game: won vs. Louisville 28–21; won vs. North Texas 24–3; won at Ole Miss 17–13; lost vs. No. 15 Houston 21–35; lost at Kansas State 16–21; won vs. Tulsa 28–16; won at Florida State 13–10; won vs. Virginia Tech 49–16; lost vs. Southern Miss 10–13; won vs. Louisiana 41–6; won at Cincinnati 17–13+35−14Won 28–21 vs. Louisville+7LouisvilleWon 24–3 vs. North Texas+21North TexasWon 17–13 at Ole Miss+4Ole MissLost 21–35 vs. No. 15 Houston-14No. 15 HoustonLost 16–21 at Kansas State-5Kansas StateWon 28–16 vs. Tulsa+12TulsaWon 13–10 at Florida State+3Florida StateWon 49–16 vs. Virginia Tech+33Virginia TechLost 10–13 vs. Southern Miss-3Southern MissWon 41–6 vs. Louisiana+35LouisianaWon 17–13 at Cincinnati+4Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsLouisvilleW 28–⁠2143%
Sep 15vsNorth TexasW 24–⁠383%
Sep 22atOle MissW 17–⁠1340%
Sep 29vs15HoustonL 21–⁠3551%
Oct 6atKansas StateL 16–⁠2146%
Oct 13vsTulsaW 28–⁠1664%
Oct 20atFlorida StateW 13–⁠1058%
Nov 3vsVirginia TechW 49–⁠1671%
Nov 10vsSouthern MissL 10–⁠1374%
Nov 17vsLouisianaW 41–⁠693%
Nov 24atCincinnatiW 17–⁠1358%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cincinnati 17–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 27th-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 1973.

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
264–⁠167
Coach
Fred Pancoast
Elo
1545 +53 this season
SP+ rating
8.5 No. 43 of 123; offense No. 55, defense No. 42
SRS
3.9 No. 54 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1974

The 1974 draft
Rd 3Cliff Taylor RBChicago Bears