1965 Cincinnati

5–⁠5 (1–⁠2 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Charles Studley.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1965, game by game: won vs. Dayton 28–0; lost at Houston 6–21; won vs. Wichita State 14–6; lost vs. Xavier 3–14; won at George Washington 13–3; lost at Tulsa 6–49; lost vs. North Texas 24–28; won at Kansas State 21–14; won vs. South Dakota 41–0; lost vs. Miami (OH) 7–37+41−43Won 28–0 vs. Dayton+28DaytonLost 6–21 at Houston-15HoustonWon 14–6 vs. Wichita State+8Wichita StateLost 3–14 vs. Xavier-11XavierWon 13–3 at George Washington+10George Washingt…Lost 6–49 at Tulsa-43TulsaLost 24–28 vs. North Texas-4North TexasWon 21–14 at Kansas State+7Kansas StateWon 41–0 vs. South Dakota+41South DakotaLost 7–37 vs. Miami (OH)-30Miami (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) 37–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 43rd-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 1965.

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
1–⁠2 4th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
163–⁠172
Coach
Charles Studley
Elo
1470 −99 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.1 No. 100 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Dick Fugere

1965 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa4–⁠08–⁠3
Louisville2–⁠16–⁠4
North Texas2–⁠23–⁠7
Cincinnati1–⁠25–⁠5
Wichita State0–⁠42–⁠7

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