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1982 Cincinnati

6–⁠5, coached by Mike Gottfried.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1982, game by game: lost at Florida State 31–38; won vs. Louisville 38–16; won vs. Youngstown State 57–3; lost at South Carolina 10–37; won vs. Long Beach State 34–14; won at Memphis 16–7; lost at No. 7 Alabama 3–21; lost at Temple 7–41; won vs. Morgan State 52–0; won vs. Miami (OH) 20–10; lost at Miami 13–19+54−34Lost 31–38 at Florida State-7Florida StateWon 38–16 vs. Louisville+22LouisvilleWon 57–3 vs. Youngstown State+54Youngstown StateLost 10–37 at South Carolina-27South CarolinaWon 34–14 vs. Long Beach State+20Long Beach StateWon 16–7 at Memphis+9MemphisLost 3–21 at No. 7 Alabama-18No. 7 AlabamaLost 7–41 at Temple-34TempleWon 52–0 vs. Morgan State+52Morgan StateWon 20–10 vs. Miami (OH)+10Miami (OH)Lost 13–19 at Miami-6Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atFlorida StateL 31–⁠3831%
Sep 11vsLouisvilleW 38–⁠1658%
Sep 25vsYoungstown StateW 57–⁠380%
Oct 2atSouth CarolinaL 10–⁠3741%
Oct 9vsLong Beach StateW 34–⁠1467%
Oct 16atMemphisW 16–⁠771%
Oct 23at7AlabamaL 3–⁠2118%
Oct 30atTempleL 7–⁠4138%
Nov 13vsMorgan StateW 52–⁠092%
Nov 18vsMiami (OH)W 20–⁠1046%
Nov 27atMiamiL 13–⁠1923%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami 19–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 38th-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
281–⁠206
Coach
Mike Gottfried
Elo
1499 +20 this season
SP+ rating
2.1 No. 54 of 109; offense No. 59, defense No. 53
SRS
−0.5 No. 57 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Captains
Danny Barrett, Mike Gates, Antonio Gibson, Joe Olding and George Warhop