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1979 Memphis

5–⁠6, coached by Richard Williamson.

Schedule and results

Memphis in 1979, game by game: won at Mississippi State 14–13; lost vs. Ole Miss 34–38; won at Wichita State 16–10; lost vs. Texas A&M 7–17; lost vs. UL Monroe 20–21; lost at Southern Miss 0–22; won vs. North Texas 22–0; lost at Vanderbilt 3–13; won vs. Louisville 10–6; lost at No. 5 Florida State 17–66; won vs. Cincinnati 23–17+22−49Won 14–13 at Mississippi State+1Mississippi Sta…Lost 34–38 vs. Ole Miss-4Ole MissWon 16–10 at Wichita State+6Wichita StateLost 7–17 vs. Texas A&M-10Texas A&MLost 20–21 vs. UL Monroe-1UL MonroeLost 0–22 at Southern Miss-22Southern MissWon 22–0 vs. North Texas+22North TexasLost 3–13 at Vanderbilt-10VanderbiltWon 10–6 vs. Louisville+4LouisvilleLost 17–66 at No. 5 Florida State-49No. 5 Florida StateWon 23–17 vs. Cincinnati+6Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8atMississippi StateW 14–⁠1333%
Sep 15vsOle MissL 34–⁠3854%
Sep 22atWichita StateW 16–⁠1062%
Sep 29vsTexas A&ML 7–⁠1741%
Oct 13vsUL MonroeL 20–⁠2171%
Oct 20atSouthern MissL 0–⁠2227%
Oct 27vsNorth TexasW 22–⁠043%
Nov 3atVanderbiltL 3–⁠1370%
Nov 10vsLouisvilleW 10–⁠642%
Nov 17at5Florida StateL 17–⁠6611%
Nov 24vsCincinnatiW 23–⁠1763%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cincinnati 23–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
166–⁠223
Coach
Richard Williamson
Elo
1448 −13 this season
SP+ rating
-11.3 No. 113 of 135; offense No. 117, defense No. 85
SRS
−4.4 No. 88 of 140 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jim Ragland
Captains
Wayne Weedon and Leo Cage