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1986 Memphis

1–⁠10, coached by Charlie Bailey.

Schedule and results

Memphis in 1986, game by game: lost at Ole Miss 6–28; lost vs. Arkansas State 10–30; lost vs. Louisiana 10–26; lost at Louisville 8–34; lost vs. Mississippi State 17–34; lost at No. 2 Alabama 0–37; lost at Southern Miss 9–14; won at Vanderbilt 22–21; lost at Tennessee 3–33; lost at Tulane 6–15; lost vs. New Mexico 13–20+7−37Lost 6–28 at Ole Miss-22Ole MissLost 10–30 vs. Arkansas State-20Arkansas StateLost 10–26 vs. Louisiana-16LouisianaLost 8–34 at Louisville-26LouisvilleLost 17–34 vs. Mississippi State-17Mississippi Sta…Lost 0–37 at No. 2 Alabama-37No. 2 AlabamaLost 9–14 at Southern Miss-5Southern MissWon 22–21 at Vanderbilt+1VanderbiltLost 3–33 at Tennessee-30TennesseeLost 6–15 at Tulane-9TulaneLost 13–20 vs. New Mexico-7New Mexico
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6atOle MissL 6–⁠2838%
Sep 13vsArkansas StateL 10–⁠3069%
Sep 20vsLouisianaL 10–⁠2649%
Sep 27atLouisvilleL 8–⁠3446%
Oct 4vsMississippi StateL 17–⁠3429%
Oct 11at2AlabamaL 0–⁠376%
Oct 18atSouthern MissL 9–⁠1420%
Nov 1atVanderbiltW 22–⁠2134%
Nov 8atTennesseeL 3–⁠3314%
Nov 15atTulaneL 6–⁠1533%
Nov 22vsNew MexicoL 13–⁠2047%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New Mexico 20–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 68th-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
104–⁠292
Coach
Charlie Bailey
Elo
1260 −184 this season
SP+ rating
-24.9 No. 100 of 101; offense No. 101, defense No. 81
SRS
−18.4 No. 98 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Buddy Geis
Defensive coordinator
Larry Coyer

Drafted in 1987

The 1987 draft
Rd 3David Brandon LBBuffalo Bills