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1980 Cincinnati

2–⁠9, coached by Ralph Staub.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1980, game by game: lost at West Virginia 27–41; lost at Tulsa 13–31; lost at Rutgers 7–24; lost vs. Wichita State 8–13; lost at Villanova 6–23; lost at No. 15 South Carolina 7–49; lost at Temple 7–23; lost at Richmond 10–24; won vs. Memphis 14–10; lost at Louisville 0–20; won vs. Miami (OH) 23–13+10−42Lost 27–41 at West Virginia-14West VirginiaLost 13–31 at Tulsa-18TulsaLost 7–24 at Rutgers-17RutgersLost 8–13 vs. Wichita State-5Wichita StateLost 6–23 at Villanova-17VillanovaLost 7–49 at No. 15 South Carolina-42No. 15 South CarolinaLost 7–23 at Temple-16TempleLost 10–24 at Richmond-14RichmondWon 14–10 vs. Memphis+4MemphisLost 0–20 at Louisville-20LouisvilleWon 23–13 vs. Miami (OH)+10Miami (OH)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6atWest VirginiaL 27–⁠4139%
Sep 13atTulsaL 13–⁠3129%
Sep 20atRutgersL 7–⁠2418%
Sep 27vsWichita StateL 8–⁠1357%
Oct 4atVillanovaL 6–⁠2335%
Oct 18at15South CarolinaL 7–⁠4912%
Oct 25atTempleL 7–⁠2323%
Nov 1atRichmondL 10–⁠2436%
Nov 8vsMemphisW 14–⁠1053%
Nov 15atLouisvilleL 0–⁠2027%
Nov 22vsMiami (OH)W 23–⁠1325%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Miami (OH) 23–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 89th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
122–⁠271
Coach
Ralph Staub
Elo
1336 −84 this season
SP+ rating
-15.9 No. 121 of 133; offense No. 126, defense No. 95
SRS
−11.3 No. 111 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Defensive coordinator
Mark Duffner