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1982 Memphis

1–⁠10, coached by Rex Dockery.

Schedule and results

Memphis in 1982, game by game: lost at Ole Miss 10–27; lost vs. Vanderbilt 14–24; lost vs. Mississippi State 17–41; lost vs. Georgia Tech 20–24; lost at Southern Miss 14–34; lost vs. Cincinnati 7–16; lost at Tulane 10–17; lost at No. 3 Georgia 3–34; lost at Tennessee 3–29; lost vs. Louisville 19–38; won vs. Arkansas State 12–0+12−31Lost 10–27 at Ole Miss-17Ole MissLost 14–24 vs. Vanderbilt-10VanderbiltLost 17–41 vs. Mississippi State-24Mississippi Sta…Lost 20–24 vs. Georgia Tech-4Georgia TechLost 14–34 at Southern Miss-20Southern MissLost 7–16 vs. Cincinnati-9CincinnatiLost 10–17 at Tulane-7TulaneLost 3–34 at No. 3 Georgia-31No. 3 GeorgiaLost 3–29 at Tennessee-26TennesseeLost 19–38 vs. Louisville-19LouisvilleWon 12–0 vs. Arkansas State+12Arkansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atOle MissL 10–⁠2729%
Sep 11vsVanderbiltL 14–⁠2446%
Sep 18vsMississippi StateL 17–⁠4120%
Sep 25vsGeorgia TechL 20–⁠2445%
Oct 2atSouthern MissL 14–⁠3414%
Oct 16vsCincinnatiL 7–⁠1629%
Oct 23atTulaneL 10–⁠1721%
Oct 30at3GeorgiaL 3–⁠345%
Nov 6atTennesseeL 3–⁠2913%
Nov 20vsLouisvilleL 19–⁠3834%
Nov 27vsArkansas StateW 12–⁠023%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arkansas State 12–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 67th-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
129–⁠284
Coach
Rex Dockery
Elo
1280 −77 this season
SP+ rating
-19.6 No. 106 of 109; offense No. 103, defense No. 92
SRS
−11.6 No. 89 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1983

The 1983 draft
Rd 2Richard Williams RBWashington Redskins