1957 Cincinnati

5–⁠4–⁠1 (1–⁠2 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by George Blackburn.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1957, game by game: tied vs. Dayton 13–13; won at Wichita State 19–13; lost vs. Houston 0–7; won vs. Xavier 23–14; won vs. Marquette 14–0; won vs. Pacific 7–2; lost vs. Detroit Mercy 12–20; won at Indiana 21–0; lost at Tulsa 7–12; lost vs. Miami (OH) 14–20+21−8Tied 13–13 vs. Dayton0DaytonWon 19–13 at Wichita State+6Wichita StateLost 0–7 vs. Houston-7HoustonWon 23–14 vs. Xavier+9XavierWon 14–0 vs. Marquette+14MarquetteWon 7–2 vs. Pacific+5PacificLost 12–20 vs. Detroit Mercy-8Detroit MercyWon 21–0 at Indiana+21IndianaLost 7–12 at Tulsa-5TulsaLost 14–20 vs. Miami (OH)-6Miami (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) 20–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 56th-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 1957.

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠2 4th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
130–⁠101
Coach
George Blackburn
Elo
1439 +1 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.4 No. 73 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Dick Seomin and Ron Couch

1957 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Houston3–⁠05–⁠4–⁠1
North Texas1–⁠05–⁠5
Tulsa2–⁠24–⁠6
Cincinnati1–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Wichita State0–⁠31–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.