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1978 Cincinnati

5–⁠6, coached by Ralph Staub.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1978, game by game: won vs. Southern Miss 26–14; lost vs. Louisville 14–28; lost at Richmond 28–51; lost at No. 18 Florida State 21–26; lost at Temple 13–16; lost vs. Tulsa 26–27; won at Louisiana 38–13; won vs. UL Monroe 20–7; won vs. Ohio 35–0; lost at Miami (OH) 24–28; won at Memphis 34–14+35−23Won 26–14 vs. Southern Miss+12Southern MissLost 14–28 vs. Louisville-14LouisvilleLost 28–51 at Richmond-23RichmondLost 21–26 at No. 18 Florida State-5No. 18 Florida StateLost 13–16 at Temple-3TempleLost 26–27 vs. Tulsa-1TulsaWon 38–13 at Louisiana+25LouisianaWon 20–7 vs. UL Monroe+13UL MonroeWon 35–0 vs. Ohio+35OhioLost 24–28 at Miami (OH)-4Miami (OH)Won 34–14 at Memphis+20Memphis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vsSouthern MissW 26–⁠1459%
Sep 23vsLouisvilleL 14–⁠2868%
Sep 30atRichmondL 28–⁠5160%
Oct 7at18Florida StateL 21–⁠2621%
Oct 14atTempleL 13–⁠1635%
Oct 21vsTulsaL 26–⁠2755%
Oct 28atLouisianaW 38–⁠1343%
Nov 4vsUL MonroeW 20–⁠771%
Nov 11vsOhioW 35–⁠081%
Nov 18atMiami (OH)L 24–⁠2828%
Nov 25atMemphisW 34–⁠1445%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Memphis 34–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
279–⁠224
Coach
Ralph Staub
Elo
1530 +7 this season
SP+ rating
10.5 No. 40 of 133; offense No. 26, defense No. 64
SRS
2.3 No. 60 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Mark Duffner
Captains
Dwayne Berry, Jim Daley, Howie Kurnick and Mike Rock