1971 Cincinnati

7–⁠4, coached by Ray Callahan.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1971, game by game: lost at Dayton 3–16; won vs. Kent State 42–20; lost vs. Houston 3–12; won at Texas A&M 17–0; won vs. Xavier 30–7; won vs. Wichita State 20–7; lost vs. Memphis 21–45; won vs. North Texas 40–7; won at Ohio 23–15; lost at Miami (OH) 7–43; won at Louisville 19–16+33−36Lost 3–16 at Dayton-13DaytonWon 42–20 vs. Kent State+22Kent StateLost 3–12 vs. Houston-9HoustonWon 17–0 at Texas A&M+17Texas A&MWon 30–7 vs. Xavier+23XavierWon 20–7 vs. Wichita State+13Wichita StateLost 21–45 vs. Memphis-24MemphisWon 40–7 vs. North Texas+33North TexasWon 23–15 at Ohio+8OhioLost 7–43 at Miami (OH)-36Miami (OH)Won 19–16 at Louisville+3Louisville
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Louisville 19–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
225–⁠188
Coach
Ray Callahan
Elo
1529 +10 this season
SP+ rating
3.2 No. 52 of 120; offense No. 72, defense No. 53
SRS
−1.0 No. 71 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Albert Johnson, Ken Weingart, Craig Heneveld and Ron Bryant