1956 Cincinnati

4–⁠5, coached by George Blackburn.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1956, game by game: lost vs. Dayton 13–19; won vs. Tulsa 7–6; lost at Pacific 15–21; lost vs. Xavier 14–34; lost at Navy 7–13; won at Marquette 33–13; won vs. Detroit Mercy 33–7; won vs. Wichita State 21–0; lost vs. Miami (OH) 13–27+26−20Lost 13–19 vs. Dayton-6DaytonWon 7–6 vs. Tulsa+1TulsaLost 15–21 at Pacific-6PacificLost 14–34 vs. Xavier-20XavierLost 7–13 at Navy-6NavyWon 33–13 at Marquette+20MarquetteWon 33–7 vs. Detroit Mercy+26Detroit MercyWon 21–0 vs. Wichita State+21Wichita StateLost 13–27 vs. Miami (OH)-14Miami (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) 27–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1956.

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
156–⁠140
Coach
George Blackburn
Elo
1407 −1 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−1.7 No. 64 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Jack Gordon