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1984 Cincinnati

2–⁠9, coached by Dave Currey.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1984, game by game: won vs. Akron 28–27; lost vs. Youngstown State 23–27; lost at Memphis 7–47; lost at Rutgers 15–43; lost vs. No. 10 Miami 25–49; lost at No. 17 Florida 17–48; won vs. Louisville 40–21; lost at Temple 10–42; lost at No. 20 Auburn 0–60; lost vs. Alabama 7–29; lost vs. Miami (OH) 26–31+19−60Won 28–27 vs. Akron+1AkronLost 23–27 vs. Youngstown State-4Youngstown StateLost 7–47 at Memphis-40MemphisLost 15–43 at Rutgers-28RutgersLost 25–49 vs. No. 10 Miami-24No. 10 MiamiLost 17–48 at No. 17 Florida-31No. 17 FloridaWon 40–21 vs. Louisville+19LouisvilleLost 10–42 at Temple-32TempleLost 0–60 at No. 20 Auburn-60No. 20 AuburnLost 7–29 vs. Alabama-22AlabamaLost 26–31 vs. Miami (OH)-5Miami (OH)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsAkronW 28–⁠2767%
Sep 15vsYoungstown StateL 23–⁠2767%
Sep 22atMemphisL 7–⁠4725%
Sep 29atRutgersL 15–⁠4324%
Oct 13vs10MiamiL 25–⁠4915%
Oct 20at17FloridaL 17–⁠488%
Oct 27vsLouisvilleW 40–⁠2154%
Nov 3atTempleL 10–⁠4228%
Nov 10at20AuburnL 0–⁠608%
Nov 17vsAlabamaL 7–⁠2927%
Nov 22vsMiami (OH)L 26–⁠3138%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami (OH) 31–⁠26; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 93rd-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
198–⁠424
Coach
Dave Currey
Elo
1292 −89 this season
SP+ rating
-18.5 No. 100 of 106; offense No. 54, defense No. 106
SRS
−16.0 No. 99 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Defensive coordinator
Robin Ross
Captains
Troy Bodine and Tom Egenoff