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1978-79 Memphis Tigers Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 13-15 (5-5, 3rd in Metro MBB)

Coach: Wayne Yates

PS/G: 79.5 (60th of 262)

PA/G: 77.5 (194th of 262)

SRS: 0.72 (114th of 256)

SOS: 2.20 (80th of 256)

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AP Poll Summary

1978-79 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/27	12/4	12/11	12/18	12/25	1/3	1/8	1/15	1/22	1/29	2/5	2/12	2/19	2/26	3/5	Final
Memphis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Schedules prior to the 1992-93 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Dec 2, 1978	REG	@	Jacksonville	Sun Belt	-0.13	L	87	91		0	1	L 1	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum
2	Thu, Dec 7, 1978	REG		Mississippi State	SEC	12.37	L	64	93		0	2	L 2	Mid-South Coliseum
3	Sat, Dec 9, 1978	REG		Southern Mississippi	Ind	-5.67	L	89	91		0	3	L 3	Mid-South Coliseum
4	Sat, Dec 16, 1978	REG	@	Drake	MVC	0.59	L	91	109		0	4	L 4	Veterans Memorial Auditorium
5	Sat, Dec 23, 1978	REG		Murray State	OVC	-13.27	W	79	54		1	4	W 1	Mid-South Coliseum
6	Tue, Dec 26, 1978	REG	N	Mississippi	SEC	6.47	L	89	92		1	5	L 1	Mississippi Coliseum
7	Thu, Dec 28, 1978	REG		Eastern Michigan	MAC	-10.44	W	86	58		2	5	W 1	Mid-South Coliseum
8	Sat, Dec 30, 1978	REG	@	Arkansas (20)	SWC	13.63	L	69	82		2	6	L 1	Barton Coliseum
9	Sun, Jan 7, 1979	REG	@	Saint Louis	Metro	-2.29	W	77	65		3	6	W 1	St. Louis Arena
10	Sat, Jan 13, 1979	REG		Dayton	Ind	7.41	L	73	75		3	7	L 1	Mid-South Coliseum
11	Tue, Jan 16, 1979	REG		Georgia Tech	Ind	8.13	L	84	89		3	8	L 2	Mid-South Coliseum
12	Thu, Jan 18, 1979	REG		Florida State	Metro	1.66	L	86	93		3	9	L 3	Mid-South Coliseum
13	Sat, Jan 20, 1979	REG	@	Tulane	Metro	-5.02	W	87	81		4	9	W 1	Avron B. Fogelman Arena
14	Mon, Jan 22, 1979	REG		Cincinnati	Metro	3.39	L	61	63		4	10	L 1	Mid-South Coliseum
15	Sat, Jan 27, 1979	REG		Saint Louis	Metro	-2.29	W	88	77		5	10	W 1	Mid-South Coliseum
16	Sat, Feb 3, 1979	REG		Tulane	Metro	-5.02	W	89	82		6	10	W 2	Mid-South Coliseum
17	Mon, Feb 5, 1979	REG	@	Louisville (5)	Metro	14.27	L	82	103		6	11	L 1	Freedom Hall
18	Sat, Feb 10, 1979	REG	@	Cincinnati	Metro	3.39	L	79	87		6	12	L 2	Riverfront Coliseum
19	Sat, Feb 17, 1979	REG		Louisville (9)	Metro	14.27	W	60	53		7	12	W 1	Mid-South Coliseum
20	Thu, Feb 22, 1979	REG	@	Georgia Tech	Ind	8.13	L	63	79		7	13	L 1	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
21	Sun, Feb 25, 1979	REG	@	Florida State	Metro	1.66	L	87	90		7	14	L 2	Tully Gymnasium
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
22	Thu, Mar 1, 1979	CTOURN		Saint Louis	Metro	-2.29	W	62	58		8	14	W 1	Mid-South Coliseum
23	Fri, Mar 2, 1979	CTOURN		Florida State	Metro	1.66	L	34	35		8	15	L 1	Mid-South Coliseum