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1974 Memphis

7–⁠4, coached by Fred Pancoast.

Schedule and results

Memphis in 1974, game by game: won at Louisville 16–10; lost vs. Southern Miss 0–6; won vs. Ole Miss 15–7; won at Colorado State 20–18; won vs. Cincinnati 13–7; lost vs. Mississippi State 28–29; won at North Texas 41–0; won vs. Florida State 42–14; lost at Tennessee 6–34; lost at No. 14 Houston 10–13; won vs. Wichita State 34–10+41−28Won 16–10 at Louisville+6LouisvilleLost 0–6 vs. Southern Miss-6Southern MissWon 15–7 vs. Ole Miss+8Ole MissWon 20–18 at Colorado State+2Colorado StateWon 13–7 vs. Cincinnati+6CincinnatiLost 28–29 vs. Mississippi State-1Mississippi Sta…Won 41–0 at North Texas+41North TexasWon 42–14 vs. Florida State+28Florida StateLost 6–34 at Tennessee-28TennesseeLost 10–13 at No. 14 Houston-3No. 14 HoustonWon 34–10 vs. Wichita State+24Wichita State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7atLouisvilleW 16–⁠1045%
Sep 14vsSouthern MissL 0–⁠664%
Sep 21vsOle MissW 15–⁠751%
Sep 28atColorado StateW 20–⁠1862%
Oct 12vsCincinnatiW 13–⁠771%
Oct 19vsMississippi StateL 28–⁠2959%
Oct 26atNorth TexasW 41–⁠072%
Nov 2vsFlorida StateW 42–⁠1487%
Nov 9atTennesseeL 6–⁠3445%
Nov 16at14HoustonL 10–⁠1326%
Nov 23vsWichita StateW 34–⁠1088%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wichita State 34–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
225–⁠148
Coach
Fred Pancoast
Elo
1554 +24 this season
SP+ rating
4.6 No. 58 of 124; offense No. 79, defense No. 33
SRS
5.8 No. 45 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
James Thompson