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Memphis

FBSI · 1987 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–5–1
0.500 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
67
1960–2026
All-Time Record
379–366–8
0.509 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1963
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 10
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Memphis head-to-head · History & Eras

1987 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC3–8W 16–10
3Week 3 · Sep 15Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC4–7L 17–27
4Week 4 · Sep 22Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI11–1L 24–41
6Week 6 · Oct 6Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC4–7L 6–9
7Week 7 · Oct 13Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC7–5W 13–10
8Week 8 · Oct 20Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI6–6W 45–36
9Week 9 · Oct 27Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 14–17
10Week 10 · Nov 3ARKANSAS STATEUnranked—T 21–21
11Week 11 · Nov 10Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 7–31
12Week 12 · Nov 17Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND FBSI3–7–1W 43–8
13Week 13 · Nov 24Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 14–0

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.647
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-3
-25+22
  • Alabama +7
  • Tulane +6
  • Ole Miss +3
  • Louisville +3
  • Tulsa +3
  • Florida State -1
  • Southern Miss -5
  • Louisiana -5
  • Vanderbilt -7
  • Mississippi State -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #56Better than 60%
Win % Place 47thBetter than 66%

0.500 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#56Regular Season Final#56Post-Season W1#56Post-Season W2#55Post-Season W3#56Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+6
-10
-17
-3
+3
+9
-3
0
-24
+35
+14

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1021982#431983#671984#831985#1021986

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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