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1981 Memphis

1–⁠10, coached by Rex Dockery.

Schedule and results

Memphis in 1981, game by game: lost at No. 14 Mississippi State 3–20; lost at No. 18 Florida State 5–10; lost vs. Ole Miss 3–7; won at Georgia Tech 28–15; lost at Virginia Tech 13–17; lost vs. Louisville 7–14; lost vs. Southern Miss 0–10; lost vs. Tennessee 9–28; lost at Vanderbilt 0–26; lost at Cincinnati 7–38; lost vs. Tulane 7–24+13−31Lost 3–20 at No. 14 Mississippi State-17No. 14 Mississippi Sta…Lost 5–10 at No. 18 Florida State-5No. 18 Florida StateLost 3–7 vs. Ole Miss-4Ole MissWon 28–15 at Georgia Tech+13Georgia TechLost 13–17 at Virginia Tech-4Virginia TechLost 7–14 vs. Louisville-7LouisvilleLost 0–10 vs. Southern Miss-10Southern MissLost 9–28 vs. Tennessee-19TennesseeLost 0–26 at Vanderbilt-26VanderbiltLost 7–38 at Cincinnati-31CincinnatiLost 7–24 vs. Tulane-17Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5at14Mississippi StateL 3–⁠2021%
Sep 12at18Florida StateL 5–⁠1011%
Sep 19vsOle MissL 3–⁠738%
Sep 26atGeorgia TechW 28–⁠1534%
Oct 3atVirginia TechL 13–⁠1723%
Oct 10vsLouisvilleL 7–⁠1441%
Oct 17vsSouthern MissL 0–⁠1024%
Oct 24vsTennesseeL 9–⁠2835%
Oct 31atVanderbiltL 0–⁠2640%
Nov 7atCincinnatiL 7–⁠3827%
Nov 14vsTulaneL 7–⁠2430%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulane 24–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

Record
1–⁠10
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
82–⁠209
Coach
Rex Dockery
Elo
1285 −103 this season
SP+ rating
-14.8 No. 115 of 132; offense No. 130, defense No. 57
SRS
−7.1 No. 103 of 137 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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