1954 Cincinnati

8–⁠2, coached by Sid Gillman.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1954, game by game: won at Detroit Mercy 21–13; won vs. Dayton 42–13; won vs. Tulsa 40–7; won at Marquette 30–13; won vs. Hardin Simmons 27–13; won vs. Xavier 33–0; won vs. Pacific 13–7; won at Arizona State 34–7; lost vs. Wichita State 0–13; lost vs. Miami (OH) 9–21+33−13Won 21–13 at Detroit Mercy+8Detroit MercyWon 42–13 vs. Dayton+29DaytonWon 40–7 vs. Tulsa+33TulsaWon 30–13 at Marquette+17MarquetteWon 27–13 vs. Hardin Simmons+14Hardin SimmonsWon 33–0 vs. Xavier+33XavierWon 13–7 vs. Pacific+6PacificWon 34–7 at Arizona State+27Arizona StateLost 0–13 vs. Wichita State-13Wichita StateLost 9–21 vs. Miami (OH)-12Miami (OH)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami (OH) 21–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 20
  2. Wk 8: 13
  3. Wk 9: 12
Record
8–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 12
Points
249–⁠107
Coach
Sid Gillman
Elo
1581 +24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.9 No. 40 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Dick Goist