1999 Memphis
5–6 (4–2 Conference USA), coached by Rip Scherer. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Tulane 49–7Oct 30
By 42 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs Ole Miss | L 0–3 | 38% |
| Sep 11 | at Mississippi State | L 10–13 | 21% |
| Sep 18 | vs Arkansas State | W 31–26 | 68% |
| Sep 25 | at 7Tennessee | L 16–17 | 10% |
| Oct 2 | vs Missouri | L 17–27 | 32% |
| Oct 9 | at UAB | W 38–14 | 30% |
| Oct 16 | vs Louisville | L 31–32 | 51% |
| Oct 30 | at Tulane | W 49–7 | 25% |
| Nov 6 | vs 25Southern Miss | L 5–20 | 40% |
| Nov 13 | vs Army | W 14–10 | 64% |
| Nov 20 | at Cincinnati | W 21–13 | 52% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Cincinnati 21–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Conference USA.
In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 4–2 tied for 2nd in Conference USA
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 232–182
- Coach
- Rip Scherer
- Elo
- 1487 +93 this season
- SP+ rating
- 8.6 No. 40 of 114; offense No. 84, defense No. 10
- SRS
- 6.0 No. 37 of 114 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinators
- Rusty Burns and Mac McWhorter
- Defensive coordinator
- John Thompson
1999 Conference USA standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Miss | 6–0 | 9–3 | 14 |
 East Carolina | 4–2 | 9–3 | |
| Louisville | 4–2 | 7–5 | |
| UAB | 4–2 | 5–6 | |
 Memphis | 4–2 | 5–6 | |
 Houston | 3–3 | 7–4 | |
| Army | 1–5 | 3–8 | |
| Tulane | 1–5 | 3–8 | |
| Cincinnati | 0–6 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.