1951 Cincinnati
5–0, coached by Sid Gillman. The season’s Wikipedia article records 10–1, over 11 games to the five on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat UTEP 53–18Oct 27
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vs VMI | W 26–7 | 60% |
| Sep 22 | at Kansas State | W 34–0 | 71% |
| Sep 29 | vs Tulsa | W 47–35 | 55% |
| Oct 27 | vs UTEP | W 53–18 | 78% |
| Nov 3 | atHardin Simmons | W 13–12 | 50% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Hardin Simmons 13–12; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.
In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list six games of Cincinnati’s 1951 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vsHawai’i | W 34–0 | Cincinnati’s article |
| Oct 13 | vsLouisville | W 38–0 | Cincinnati’s article, Louisville’s article |
| Oct 20 | vsWestern Reserve | W 41–0 | Cincinnati’s article |
| Nov 10 | atOhio | W 40–0 | Cincinnati’s article |
| Nov 17 | vsXavier | L 0–26 | Cincinnati’s article |
| Nov 24 | vsMiami (OH) | W 19–14 | Cincinnati’s article, Miami (OH)‘s article |
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 8: 20
Mid-American Conference championsthe conference title
- Record
- 5–0
- Conference
- 3–0 first in the Mid-American Conference (Wikipedia)
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 20
- Points
- 173–72
- Coach
- Sid Gillman
- Elo
- 1593 +87 this season
- SP+ rating
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- Recruiting class
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- Captains
- Ralph Staub and Nick Shundrich