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1983 Memphis

6–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Rex Dockery.

Schedule and results

Memphis in 1983, game by game: won vs. Ole Miss 37–17; lost at No. 8 North Carolina 10–24; lost vs. Virginia Tech 10–17; lost at No. 6 Alabama 13–44; won vs. Tulane 28–25; lost vs. Southern Miss 20–27; won at Vanderbilt 24–7; won at Mississippi State 30–13; won at Cincinnati 43–10; tied vs. Arkansas State 14–14; won at Louisville 45–7+38−31Won 37–17 vs. Ole Miss+20Ole MissLost 10–24 at No. 8 North Carolina-14No. 8 North CarolinaLost 10–17 vs. Virginia Tech-7Virginia TechLost 13–44 at No. 6 Alabama-31No. 6 AlabamaWon 28–25 vs. Tulane+3TulaneLost 20–27 vs. Southern Miss-7Southern MissWon 24–7 at Vanderbilt+17VanderbiltWon 30–13 at Mississippi State+17Mississippi Sta…Won 43–10 at Cincinnati+33CincinnatiTied 14–14 vs. Arkansas State0Arkansas StateWon 45–7 at Louisville+38Louisville
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsOle MissW 37–⁠1743%
Sep 10at8North CarolinaL 10–⁠2414%
Sep 17vsVirginia TechL 10–⁠1743%
Oct 1at6AlabamaL 13–⁠4411%
Oct 8vsTulaneW 28–⁠2546%
Oct 15vsSouthern MissL 20–⁠2725%
Oct 29atVanderbiltW 24–⁠727%
Nov 5atMississippi StateW 30–⁠1335%
Nov 12atCincinnatiW 43–⁠1038%
Nov 19vsArkansas StateT 14–⁠1474%
Nov 24atLouisvilleW 45–⁠757%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Louisville 45–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

Record
6–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
274–⁠205
Coach
Rex Dockery
Elo
1520 +167 this season
SP+ rating
9.6 No. 35 of 108; offense No. 32, defense No. 42
SRS
11.3 No. 27 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Greg Montgomery and Derrick Crawford