1960 Cincinnati

4–⁠6 (1–⁠2 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by George Blackburn.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1960, game by game: won vs. Hardin Simmons 15–14; won vs. Dayton 27–21; won at North Texas 21–0; lost at Detroit Mercy 0–14; lost vs. Wichita State 8–25; lost vs. Tulsa 3–34; lost vs. Xavier 0–5; lost at Houston 0–14; won at Marquette 33–13; lost vs. Miami (OH) 6–10+21−31Won 15–14 vs. Hardin Simmons+1Hardin SimmonsWon 27–21 vs. Dayton+6DaytonWon 21–0 at North Texas+21North TexasLost 0–14 at Detroit Mercy-14Detroit MercyLost 8–25 vs. Wichita State-17Wichita StateLost 3–34 vs. Tulsa-31TulsaLost 0–5 vs. Xavier-5XavierLost 0–14 at Houston-14HoustonWon 33–13 at Marquette+20MarquetteLost 6–10 vs. Miami (OH)-4Miami (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) 10–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 64th-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 1960.

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠2 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
113–⁠150
Coach
George Blackburn
Elo
1419 −101 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.8 No. 98 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Howard Converse

Drafted in 1961

The 1961 draft
Rd 2Ron Kostelnik OTGreen Bay Packers

1960 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wichita State3–⁠08–⁠2
Tulsa2–⁠15–⁠5
Cincinnati1–⁠24–⁠6
North Texas0–⁠32–⁠6–⁠1

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