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1989 Memphis

2–⁠9, coached by Chuck Stobart.

Schedule and results

Memphis in 1989, game by game: lost vs. Ole Miss 13–20; lost vs. Arkansas State 13–17; lost at No. 16 Alabama 7–35; lost vs. Florida 13–38; won vs. Vanderbilt 13–10; won at Cincinnati 34–17; lost at Mississippi State 10–35; lost vs. Southern Miss 7–31; lost at Tulane 34–38; lost vs. Louisville 10–40; lost at No. 5 Florida State 20–57+17−37Lost 13–20 vs. Ole Miss-7Ole MissLost 13–17 vs. Arkansas State-4Arkansas StateLost 7–35 at No. 16 Alabama-28No. 16 AlabamaLost 13–38 vs. Florida-25FloridaWon 13–10 vs. Vanderbilt+3VanderbiltWon 34–17 at Cincinnati+17CincinnatiLost 10–35 at Mississippi State-25Mississippi Sta…Lost 7–31 vs. Southern Miss-24Southern MissLost 34–38 at Tulane-4TulaneLost 10–40 vs. Louisville-30LouisvilleLost 20–57 at No. 5 Florida State-37No. 5 Florida State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsOle MissL 13–⁠2060%
Sep 9vsArkansas StateL 13–⁠1772%
Sep 16at16AlabamaL 7–⁠3521%
Sep 23vsFloridaL 13–⁠3844%
Oct 7vsVanderbiltW 13–⁠1056%
Oct 14atCincinnatiW 34–⁠1748%
Oct 21atMississippi StateL 10–⁠3545%
Oct 28vsSouthern MissL 7–⁠3140%
Nov 4atTulaneL 34–⁠3843%
Nov 11vsLouisvilleL 10–⁠4041%
Nov 18at5Florida StateL 20–⁠575%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida State 57–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
174–⁠338
Coach
Chuck Stobart
Elo
1348 −147 this season
SP+ rating
-17.2 No. 93 of 103; offense No. 91, defense No. 88
SRS
−12.1 No. 87 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Darrell Dickey
Defensive coordinator
Pete Kuharchek

Drafted in 1990

The 1990 draft
Rd 5Charles Wilson WRGreen Bay Packers