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1983 Cincinnati

4–⁠6–⁠1, coached by Watson Brown.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1983, game by game: won at No. 20 Penn State 14–3; lost vs. Oklahoma State 17–27; lost at Louisville 23–31; won vs. Cornell 48–20; won vs. Temple 31–16; lost at Florida State 17–43; lost vs. No. 8 Miami 7–17; tied at Kentucky 13–13; won vs. Rutgers 18–7; lost vs. Memphis 10–43; lost at Miami (OH) 10–14+28−33Won 14–3 at No. 20 Penn State+11No. 20 Penn StateLost 17–27 vs. Oklahoma State-10Oklahoma StateLost 23–31 at Louisville-8LouisvilleWon 48–20 vs. Cornell+28CornellWon 31–16 vs. Temple+15TempleLost 17–43 at Florida State-26Florida StateLost 7–17 vs. No. 8 Miami-10No. 8 MiamiTied 13–13 at Kentucky0KentuckyWon 18–7 vs. Rutgers+11RutgersLost 10–43 vs. Memphis-33MemphisLost 10–14 at Miami (OH)-4Miami (OH)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10at20Penn StateW 14–⁠315%
Sep 17vsOklahoma StateL 17–⁠2753%
Sep 24atLouisvilleL 23–⁠3138%
Oct 1vsCornellW 48–⁠2063%
Oct 8vsTempleW 31–⁠1657%
Oct 15atFlorida StateL 17–⁠4327%
Oct 22vs8MiamiL 7–⁠1727%
Oct 29atKentuckyT 13–⁠1339%
Nov 5vsRutgersW 18–⁠761%
Nov 12vsMemphisL 10–⁠4362%
Nov 19atMiami (OH)L 10–⁠1439%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami (OH) 14–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 63rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
4–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
208–⁠234
Coach
Watson Brown
Elo
1422 −11 this season
SP+ rating
-0.4 No. 62 of 108; offense No. 80, defense No. 39
SRS
−1.8 No. 61 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Dick Hopkins
Captains
Gene Beck, Bill Booze, Don Goodman, George Jamison and Linwood Marshall