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1974 Cincinnati

7–⁠4, coached by Tony Mason.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1974, game by game: lost at Washington 17–21; won at Rice 28–21; won vs. Louisville 7–6; lost at Memphis 7–13; won at Wichita State 43–0; lost at Houston 6–27; won vs. No. 19 Temple 22–20; won vs. Ohio 35–13; lost vs. No. 12 Miami (OH) 7–27; won vs. Chattanooga 35–20; won vs. UL Monroe 20–7+43−21Lost 17–21 at Washington-4WashingtonWon 28–21 at Rice+7RiceWon 7–6 vs. Louisville+1LouisvilleLost 7–13 at Memphis-6MemphisWon 43–0 at Wichita State+43Wichita StateLost 6–27 at Houston-21HoustonWon 22–20 vs. No. 19 Temple+2No. 19 TempleWon 35–13 vs. Ohio+22OhioLost 7–27 vs. No. 12 Miami (OH)-20No. 12 Miami (OH)Won 35–20 vs. Chattanooga+15ChattanoogaWon 20–7 vs. UL Monroe+13UL Monroe
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14atWashingtonL 17–⁠2145%
Sep 21atRiceW 28–⁠2136%
Sep 28vsLouisvilleW 7–⁠655%
Oct 12atMemphisL 7–⁠1329%
Oct 19atWichita StateW 43–⁠066%
Oct 25atHoustonL 6–⁠2721%
Nov 2vs19TempleW 22–⁠2039%
Nov 9vsOhioW 35–⁠1349%
Nov 16vs12Miami (OH)L 7–⁠2727%
Nov 23vsChattanoogaW 35–⁠2089%
Nov 30vsUL MonroeW 20–⁠774%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UL Monroe 20–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 35th-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
227–⁠175
Coach
Tony Mason
Elo
1508 +70 this season
SP+ rating
4.0 No. 61 of 124; offense No. 65, defense No. 52
SRS
3.6 No. 53 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Tom Rose and Tom Marvaso

Drafted in 1975

The 1975 draft
Rd 5Jeff West PCincinnati Bengals