1975 Memphis State Tigers football team

The 1975 Memphis State Tigers football team represented Memphis State University (now known as the University of Memphis) as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In its first season under head coach Richard Williamson, the team compiled an 7–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 180 to 168.[1][2] The team played its home games at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.

1975 Memphis State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
1975 record7–4
Head coach
CaptainJerry Dandridge, Lum Wright
Home stadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Rutgers      9 2 0
No. 10 Penn State      9 3 0
No. 20 West Virginia      9 3 0
Notre Dame      8 3 0
Virginia Tech      8 3 0
No. 15 Pittsburgh      8 4 0
Boston College      7 4 0
Georgia Tech      7 4 0
Memphis State      7 4 0
Navy      7 4 0
North Texas State      7 4 0
Southern Miss      7 4 0
South Carolina      7 5 0
Colgate      6 4 0
Cincinnati      6 5 0
Hawaii      6 5 0
Syracuse      6 5 0
Temple      6 5 0
Utah State      6 5 0
Indiana State      5 5 0
Dayton      5 6 0
Northeast Louisiana      4 6 1
Tulane      4 7 0
Villanova      4 7 0
Florida State      3 8 0
Air Force      2 8 1
Houston      2 8 0
Miami (FL)      2 8 0
Army      2 9 0
Marshall      2 9 0
Southern Illinois      1 9 1
Holy Cross      1 10 0
Louisville      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Lloyd Patterson with 371 passing yards, Terdell Middleton with 586 rushing yards and 42 points scored, and Ricky Rivas with 224 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 6Mississippi StateL 7–17
September 13at No. 7 AuburnW 31–20
September 20at CincinnatiL 3–13
September 27Arkansas State
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 10–29
October 4North Texas State
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 21–19
October 11Southern Miss
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN (rivalry)
L 7–21
October 18Louisville
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN (rivalry)
W 41–7
October 25at TulsaW 16–14
November 1at Wichita StateW 13–7
November 8at Florida StateW 17–14
November 15Houston
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 14–7
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1975 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. "Memphis Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Memphis. p. 270. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  3. "1975 Memphis Tigers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
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