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1977 Cincinnati

5–⁠4–⁠2, coached by Ralph Staub.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1977, game by game: won vs. Northwestern State 41–0; tied at Louisville 17–17; won vs. UL Monroe 63–0; won vs. Southern Miss 17–6; lost at Florida State 0–14; lost at Tulane 13–16; won vs. Tulsa 28–0; tied vs. Temple 17–17; won at Ohio 38–26; lost at Vanderbilt 9–13; lost vs. Miami (OH) 7–12+63−14Won 41–0 vs. Northwestern State+41Northwestern St…Tied 17–17 at Louisville0LouisvilleWon 63–0 vs. UL Monroe+63UL MonroeWon 17–6 vs. Southern Miss+11Southern MissLost 0–14 at Florida State-14Florida StateLost 13–16 at Tulane-3TulaneWon 28–0 vs. Tulsa+28TulsaTied 17–17 vs. Temple0TempleWon 38–26 at Ohio+12OhioLost 9–13 at Vanderbilt-4VanderbiltLost 7–12 vs. Miami (OH)-5Miami (OH)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10vsNorthwestern StateW 41–⁠092%
Sep 17atLouisvilleT 17–⁠1766%
Sep 24vsUL MonroeW 63–⁠088%
Oct 1vsSouthern MissW 17–⁠671%
Oct 8atFlorida StateL 0–⁠1452%
Oct 15atTulaneL 13–⁠1668%
Oct 22vsTulsaW 28–⁠079%
Oct 29vsTempleT 17–⁠1773%
Nov 5atOhioW 38–⁠2672%
Nov 19atVanderbiltL 9–⁠1376%
Nov 24vsMiami (OH)L 7–⁠1249%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami (OH) 12–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 25th-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 1977.

Record
5–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
250–⁠121
Coach
Ralph Staub
Elo
1533 −46 this season
SP+ rating
3.9 No. 68 of 140; offense No. 98, defense No. 35
SRS
3.7 No. 57 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Mark Duffner
Captains
Gardner Cobb, Howie Kurnick, Napolean Outlaw, Dan Rains and Mike Woods

Drafted in 1978

The 1978 draft
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