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1975 Memphis

7–⁠4, coached by Richard Williamson.

Schedule and results

Memphis in 1975, game by game: lost vs. Mississippi State 7–17; won at No. 7 Auburn 31–20; lost at Cincinnati 3–13; lost vs. Arkansas State 10–29; won vs. North Texas 21–19; lost vs. Southern Miss 7–21; won vs. Louisville 41–7; won at Tulsa 16–14; won at Wichita State 13–7; won at Florida State 17–14; won vs. Houston 14–7+34−19Lost 7–17 vs. Mississippi State-10Mississippi Sta…Won 31–20 at No. 7 Auburn+11No. 7 AuburnLost 3–13 at Cincinnati-10CincinnatiLost 10–29 vs. Arkansas State-19Arkansas StateWon 21–19 vs. North Texas+2North TexasLost 7–21 vs. Southern Miss-14Southern MissWon 41–7 vs. Louisville+34LouisvilleWon 16–14 at Tulsa+2TulsaWon 13–7 at Wichita State+6Wichita StateWon 17–14 at Florida State+3Florida StateWon 14–7 vs. Houston+7Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsMississippi StateL 7–⁠1754%
Sep 13at7AuburnW 31–⁠2028%
Sep 20atCincinnatiL 3–⁠1346%
Sep 27vsArkansas StateL 10–⁠2960%
Oct 4vsNorth TexasW 21–⁠1972%
Oct 11vsSouthern MissL 7–⁠2164%
Oct 18vsLouisvilleW 41–⁠773%
Oct 25atTulsaW 16–⁠1426%
Nov 1atWichita StateW 13–⁠772%
Nov 8atFlorida StateW 17–⁠1458%
Nov 15vsHoustonW 14–⁠768%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Houston 14–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
180–⁠168
Coach
Richard Williamson
Elo
1528 −8 this season
SP+ rating
4.8 No. 60 of 132; offense No. 91, defense No. 34
SRS
1.3 No. 63 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jim Ragland
Captains
Jerry Dandridge and Lum Wright