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1968 Cincinnati

5–⁠4–⁠1 (2–⁠2 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Homer Rice.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1968, game by game: tied at Texas Tech 10–10; won vs. Xavier 17–14; lost at No. 12 Houston 33–71; won vs. Tampa 31–28; won at Wichita State 40–27; lost vs. Tulsa 27–34; lost at North Texas 34–55; won vs. Louisville 37–7; lost vs. No. 17 Ohio 48–60; won vs. Miami (OH) 23–21+30−38Tied 10–10 at Texas Tech0Texas TechWon 17–14 vs. Xavier+3XavierLost 33–71 at No. 12 Houston-38No. 12 HoustonWon 31–28 vs. Tampa+3TampaWon 40–27 at Wichita State+13Wichita StateLost 27–34 vs. Tulsa-7TulsaLost 34–55 at North Texas-21North TexasWon 37–7 vs. Louisville+30LouisvilleLost 48–60 vs. No. 17 Ohio-12No. 17 OhioWon 23–21 vs. Miami (OH)+2Miami (OH)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atTexas TechT 10–⁠1031%
Sep 28vsXavierW 17–⁠1457%
Oct 4at12HoustonL 33–⁠7122%
Oct 12vsTampaW 31–⁠2866%
Oct 19atWichita StateW 40–⁠2758%
Oct 26vsTulsaL 27–⁠3456%
Nov 2atNorth TexasL 34–⁠5527%
Nov 9vsLouisvilleW 37–⁠744%
Nov 16vs17OhioL 48–⁠6031%
Nov 23vsMiami (OH)W 23–⁠2130%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Miami (OH) 23–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 49th-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 1968.

Led the nationGreg Cook: passing yards (3,272 yds), total offense (3,210 yds), total offense per game (321.0); Jim O’Brien: points (142 pts), points per game (14.20)

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠2 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
300–⁠327
Coach
Homer Rice
Elo
1461 +34 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.1 No. 83 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Greg Cook and Milt Balkum

Drafted in 1969

The 1969 draft
Rd 1Greg Cook QBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 4Clem Turner RBCincinnati Bengals

1968 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Memphis4–⁠06–⁠4
North Texas4–⁠18–⁠2
Cincinnati2–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Louisville2–⁠35–⁠5
Tulsa2–⁠33–⁠7
Wichita State0–⁠50–⁠10

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