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1979 Cincinnati

2–⁠9, coached by Ralph Staub.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1979, game by game: lost at Southern Miss 6–24; lost at Louisville 19–22; won vs. Villanova 27–13; lost at No. 18 North Carolina 14–35; lost at Pittsburgh 0–35; lost at Temple 14–35; won vs. Richmond 17–14; lost vs. No. 6 Florida State 21–26; lost vs. Ohio 7–27; lost at Miami (OH) 14–27; lost at Memphis 17–23+14−35Lost 6–24 at Southern Miss-18Southern MissLost 19–22 at Louisville-3LouisvilleWon 27–13 vs. Villanova+14VillanovaLost 14–35 at No. 18 North Carolina-21No. 18 North CarolinaLost 0–35 at Pittsburgh-35PittsburghLost 14–35 at Temple-21TempleWon 17–14 vs. Richmond+3RichmondLost 21–26 vs. No. 6 Florida State-5No. 6 Florida StateLost 7–27 vs. Ohio-20OhioLost 14–27 at Miami (OH)-13Miami (OH)Lost 17–23 at Memphis-6Memphis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15atSouthern MissL 6–⁠2443%
Sep 22atLouisvilleL 19–⁠2247%
Sep 29vsVillanovaW 27–⁠1367%
Oct 6at18North CarolinaL 14–⁠3529%
Oct 13atPittsburghL 0–⁠3527%
Oct 20atTempleL 14–⁠3522%
Oct 27vsRichmondW 17–⁠1477%
Nov 3vs6Florida StateL 21–⁠2623%
Nov 10vsOhioL 7–⁠2768%
Nov 17atMiami (OH)L 14–⁠2723%
Nov 24atMemphisL 17–⁠2337%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Memphis 23–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
156–⁠281
Coach
Ralph Staub
Elo
1381 −139 this season
SP+ rating
-2.4 No. 81 of 135; offense No. 78, defense No. 76
SRS
−5.6 No. 91 of 140 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Mark Duffner

Drafted in 1980

The 1980 draft
Rd 6Farley Bell LBWashington Redskins