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1973 Cincinnati

4–⁠7, coached by Tony Mason.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1973, game by game: won vs. Xavier 40–7; lost at Villanova 7–14; lost at Tulsa 13–16; lost at Temple 15–16; won vs. Louisiana 27–0; won vs. Wichita State 27–6; lost at Louisville 8–10; won vs. North Texas 52–3; lost at Ohio 8–14; lost at No. 17 Miami (OH) 0–6; lost vs. Memphis 13–17+49−7Won 40–7 vs. Xavier+33XavierLost 7–14 at Villanova-7VillanovaLost 13–16 at Tulsa-3TulsaLost 15–16 at Temple-1TempleWon 27–0 vs. Louisiana+27LouisianaWon 27–6 vs. Wichita State+21Wichita StateLost 8–10 at Louisville-2LouisvilleWon 52–3 vs. North Texas+49North TexasLost 8–14 at Ohio-6OhioLost 0–6 at No. 17 Miami (OH)-6No. 17 Miami (OH)Lost 13–17 vs. Memphis-4Memphis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsXavierW 40–⁠773%
Sep 22atVillanovaL 7–⁠1449%
Sep 29atTulsaL 13–⁠1639%
Oct 6atTempleL 15–⁠1632%
Oct 13vsLouisianaW 27–⁠075%
Oct 20vsWichita StateW 27–⁠663%
Oct 27atLouisvilleL 8–⁠1028%
Nov 3vsNorth TexasW 52–⁠361%
Nov 10atOhioL 8–⁠1448%
Nov 17at17Miami (OH)L 0–⁠613%
Nov 24vsMemphisL 13–⁠1742%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Memphis 17–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
210–⁠109
Coach
Tony Mason
Elo
1406 +8 this season
SP+ rating
8.2 No. 44 of 123; offense No. 93, defense No. 12
SRS
−1.0 No. 68 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Evan Jolitz

Drafted in 1974

The 1974 draft
Rd 3Evan Jolitz LBCincinnati Bengals