1962 Cincinnati

2–⁠8 (1–⁠2 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Charles Studley.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1962, game by game: won vs. Dayton 13–0; lost vs. Indiana 6–26; won vs. Wichita State 27–15; lost at North Texas 8–14; lost vs. Richmond 20–21; lost vs. Tulsa 18–24; lost at Detroit Mercy 14–15; lost vs. Miami (OH) 16–38; lost vs. Xavier 6–7; lost at Houston 14–42+13−28Won 13–0 vs. Dayton+13DaytonLost 6–26 vs. Indiana-20IndianaWon 27–15 vs. Wichita State+12Wichita StateLost 8–14 at North Texas-6North TexasLost 20–21 vs. Richmond-1RichmondLost 18–24 vs. Tulsa-6TulsaLost 14–15 at Detroit Mercy-1Detroit MercyLost 16–38 vs. Miami (OH)-22Miami (OH)Lost 6–7 vs. Xavier-1XavierLost 14–42 at Houston-28Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Houston 42–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 88th-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 1962.

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠2 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
142–⁠202
Coach
Charles Studley
Elo
1341 −81 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.1 No. 90 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Rufus Simmons and Phil Goldner

1962 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa3–⁠05–⁠5
North Texas2–⁠16–⁠4
Cincinnati1–⁠22–⁠8
Wichita State0–⁠33–⁠7

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