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1991 Memphis

5–⁠6, coached by Chuck Stobart.

Schedule and results

Memphis in 1991, game by game: won at No. 16 USC 24–10; lost vs. Ole Miss 0–10; lost at East Carolina 13–20; won vs. Arkansas State 31–21; lost at Missouri 21–31; won vs. Southern Miss 17–12; won at Mississippi State 28–23; lost vs. Tulsa 28–33; lost at No. 14 Tennessee 24–52; won vs. Louisville 35–7; lost vs. No. 7 Alabama 7–10+28−28Won 24–10 at No. 16 USC+14No. 16 USCLost 0–10 vs. Ole Miss-10Ole MissLost 13–20 at East Carolina-7East CarolinaWon 31–21 vs. Arkansas State+10Arkansas StateLost 21–31 at Missouri-10MissouriWon 17–12 vs. Southern Miss+5Southern MissWon 28–23 at Mississippi State+5Mississippi Sta…Lost 28–33 vs. Tulsa-5TulsaLost 24–52 at No. 14 Tennessee-28No. 14 TennesseeWon 35–7 vs. Louisville+28LouisvilleLost 7–10 vs. No. 7 Alabama-3No. 7 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2at16USCW 24–⁠1021%
Sep 7vsOle MissL 0–⁠1043%
Sep 14atEast CarolinaL 13–⁠2040%
Sep 21vsArkansas StateW 31–⁠2175%
Oct 5atMissouriL 21–⁠3144%
Oct 12vsSouthern MissW 17–⁠1242%
Oct 19atMississippi StateW 28–⁠2332%
Oct 26vsTulsaL 28–⁠3362%
Nov 2at14TennesseeL 24–⁠5219%
Nov 9vsLouisvilleW 35–⁠765%
Nov 16vs7AlabamaL 7–⁠1031%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 10–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1991.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
228–⁠229
Coach
Chuck Stobart
Elo
1467 +30 this season
SP+ rating
-0.7 No. 61 of 104; offense No. 65, defense No. 50
SRS
0.2 No. 54 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Joe Lee Dunn
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5