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1978 Memphis

4–⁠7, coached by Richard Williamson.

Schedule and results

Memphis in 1978, game by game: lost at Ole Miss 7–14; won vs. Houston 17–3; lost vs. Mississippi State 14–44; lost at No. 8 Texas A&M 0–58; won vs. Wichita State 26–13; lost vs. Southern Miss 10–13; lost at Tulane 24–41; won vs. Vanderbilt 35–14; won at Louisville 29–22; lost vs. North Texas 24–41; lost vs. Cincinnati 14–34+21−58Lost 7–14 at Ole Miss-7Ole MissWon 17–3 vs. Houston+14HoustonLost 14–44 vs. Mississippi State-30Mississippi Sta…Lost 0–58 at No. 8 Texas A&M-58No. 8 Texas A&MWon 26–13 vs. Wichita State+13Wichita StateLost 10–13 vs. Southern Miss-3Southern MissLost 24–41 at Tulane-17TulaneWon 35–14 vs. Vanderbilt+21VanderbiltWon 29–22 at Louisville+7LouisvilleLost 24–41 vs. North Texas-17North TexasLost 14–34 vs. Cincinnati-20Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9atOle MissL 7–⁠1446%
Sep 16vsHoustonW 17–⁠351%
Sep 23vsMississippi StateL 14–⁠4451%
Sep 30at8Texas A&ML 0–⁠5824%
Oct 14vsWichita StateW 26–⁠1366%
Oct 21vsSouthern MissL 10–⁠1356%
Oct 28atTulaneL 24–⁠4154%
Nov 4vsVanderbiltW 35–⁠1477%
Nov 11atLouisvilleW 29–⁠2231%
Nov 18vsNorth TexasL 24–⁠4138%
Nov 25vsCincinnatiL 14–⁠3455%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cincinnati 34–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
200–⁠297
Coach
Richard Williamson
Elo
1442 −87 this season
SP+ rating
-6.8 No. 91 of 133; offense No. 77, defense No. 109
SRS
−4.7 No. 89 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jim Ragland
Captains
Earnest Gray and Pete Scatamacchia

Drafted in 1979

The 1979 draft
Rd 2Earnest Gray WRNew York Giants
Rd 2Eddie Hill RBLos Angeles Rams
Rd 7Judson Flint DBNew England Patriots