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1981 Cincinnati

6–⁠5, coached by Mike Gottfried.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1981, game by game: lost vs. Youngstown State 13–19; lost at No. 9 Penn State 0–52; lost at No. 7 Pittsburgh 7–38; won vs. Rutgers 10–0; won at Ohio 19–9; won vs. Richmond 27–18; lost vs. Temple 13–24; won vs. Tulane 17–13; won vs. Memphis 38–7; won vs. Louisville 24–0; lost at Miami (OH) 3–7+31−52Lost 13–19 vs. Youngstown State-6Youngstown StateLost 0–52 at No. 9 Penn State-52No. 9 Penn StateLost 7–38 at No. 7 Pittsburgh-31No. 7 PittsburghWon 10–0 vs. Rutgers+10RutgersWon 19–9 at Ohio+10OhioWon 27–18 vs. Richmond+9RichmondLost 13–24 vs. Temple-11TempleWon 17–13 vs. Tulane+4TulaneWon 38–7 vs. Memphis+31MemphisWon 24–0 vs. Louisville+24LouisvilleLost 3–7 at Miami (OH)-4Miami (OH)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsYoungstown StateL 13–⁠1973%
Sep 12at9Penn StateL 0–⁠5211%
Sep 19at7PittsburghL 7–⁠389%
Sep 26vsRutgersW 10–⁠026%
Oct 10atOhioW 19–⁠930%
Oct 17vsRichmondW 27–⁠1862%
Oct 24vsTempleL 13–⁠2444%
Oct 31vsTulaneW 17–⁠1346%
Nov 7vsMemphisW 38–⁠773%
Nov 14vsLouisvilleW 24–⁠061%
Nov 21atMiami (OH)L 3–⁠731%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami (OH) 7–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
171–⁠187
Coach
Mike Gottfried
Elo
1468 +77 this season
SP+ rating
9.0 No. 40 of 132; offense No. 75, defense No. 19
SRS
4.1 No. 51 of 137 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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