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1988 Memphis

6–⁠5, coached by Charlie Bailey.

Schedule and results

Memphis in 1988, game by game: lost at Ole Miss 6–24; won vs. Arkansas State 9–7; lost at Louisville 18–29; lost at Tulane 19–20; won vs. Mississippi State 31–10; won at No. 14 Florida 17–11; lost vs. Tennessee 25–38; lost at Southern Miss 27–34; won vs. Louisiana 20–3; won vs. Tulsa 26–20; won vs. Vanderbilt 28–9+21−18Lost 6–24 at Ole Miss-18Ole MissWon 9–7 vs. Arkansas State+2Arkansas StateLost 18–29 at Louisville-11LouisvilleLost 19–20 at Tulane-1TulaneWon 31–10 vs. Mississippi State+21Mississippi Sta…Won 17–11 at No. 14 Florida+6No. 14 FloridaLost 25–38 vs. Tennessee-13TennesseeLost 27–34 at Southern Miss-7Southern MissWon 20–3 vs. Louisiana+17LouisianaWon 26–20 vs. Tulsa+6TulsaWon 28–9 vs. Vanderbilt+19Vanderbilt
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atOle MissL 6–⁠2441%
Sep 10vsArkansas StateW 9–⁠771%
Sep 17atLouisvilleL 18–⁠2956%
Sep 24atTulaneL 19–⁠2033%
Oct 1vsMississippi StateW 31–⁠1053%
Oct 8at14FloridaW 17–⁠1117%
Oct 22vsTennesseeL 25–⁠3857%
Oct 29atSouthern MissL 27–⁠3422%
Nov 5vsLouisianaW 20–⁠341%
Nov 12vsTulsaW 26–⁠2063%
Nov 19vsVanderbiltW 28–⁠962%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Vanderbilt 28–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
226–⁠205
Coach
Charlie Bailey
Elo
1492 +47 this season
SP+ rating
-3.2 No. 66 of 102; offense No. 76, defense No. 46
SRS
0.4 No. 55 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Darrell Dickey
Defensive coordinator
Pete Kuharchek

Drafted in 1989

The 1989 draft
Rd 7Mike Nettles DBSeattle Seahawks