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1987 Memphis

5–⁠5–⁠1, coached by Charlie Bailey.

Schedule and results

Memphis in 1987, game by game: won vs. Ole Miss 16–10; lost at Vanderbilt 17–27; lost at No. 7 Florida State 24–41; lost at Mississippi State 6–9; won vs. No. 15 Alabama 13–10; won vs. Tulane 45–36; lost vs. Southern Miss 14–17; tied vs. Arkansas State 21–21; lost at Louisiana 7–31; won vs. Louisville 43–8; won at Tulsa 14–0+35−24Won 16–10 vs. Ole Miss+6Ole MissLost 17–27 at Vanderbilt-10VanderbiltLost 24–41 at No. 7 Florida State-17No. 7 Florida StateLost 6–9 at Mississippi State-3Mississippi Sta…Won 13–10 vs. No. 15 Alabama+3No. 15 AlabamaWon 45–36 vs. Tulane+9TulaneLost 14–17 vs. Southern Miss-3Southern MissTied 21–21 vs. Arkansas State0Arkansas StateLost 7–31 at Louisiana-24LouisianaWon 43–8 vs. Louisville+35LouisvilleWon 14–0 at Tulsa+14Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsOle MissW 16–⁠1029%
Sep 12atVanderbiltL 17–⁠2741%
Sep 19at7Florida StateL 24–⁠4112%
Oct 3atMississippi StateL 6–⁠926%
Oct 10vs15AlabamaW 13–⁠1016%
Oct 17vsTulaneW 45–⁠3645%
Oct 24vsSouthern MissL 14–⁠1744%
Oct 31vsArkansas StateT 21–⁠2164%
Nov 7atLouisianaL 7–⁠3132%
Nov 14vsLouisvilleW 43–⁠863%
Nov 21atTulsaW 14–⁠035%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulsa 14–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

Record
5–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
220–⁠210
Coach
Charlie Bailey
Elo
1418 +78 this season
SP+ rating
-2.8 No. 60 of 101; offense No. 85, defense No. 38
SRS
1.2 No. 49 of 104 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Buddy Geis
Defensive coordinator
Pete Kuharchek

Drafted in 1988

The 1988 draft
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