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1985 Cincinnati

5–⁠6, coached by Dave Currey.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1985, game by game: won vs. Virginia Tech 31–14; won vs. Austin Peay 31–9; won at Youngstown State 29–27; lost at No. 16 Alabama 10–45; lost at Kentucky 7–27; lost vs. Temple 16–28; lost at Miami 0–38; won at Louisville 31–9; won vs. Boston College 24–17; lost vs. No. 2 Penn State 10–31; lost at Miami (OH) 10–16+22−38Won 31–14 vs. Virginia Tech+17Virginia TechWon 31–9 vs. Austin Peay+22Austin PeayWon 29–27 at Youngstown State+2Youngstown StateLost 10–45 at No. 16 Alabama-35No. 16 AlabamaLost 7–27 at Kentucky-20KentuckyLost 16–28 vs. Temple-12TempleLost 0–38 at Miami-38MiamiWon 31–9 at Louisville+22LouisvilleWon 24–17 vs. Boston College+7Boston CollegeLost 10–31 vs. No. 2 Penn State-21No. 2 Penn StateLost 10–16 at Miami (OH)-6Miami (OH)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsVirginia TechW 31–⁠1431%
Sep 7vsAustin PeayW 31–⁠973%
Sep 14atYoungstown StateW 29–⁠2757%
Sep 21at16AlabamaL 10–⁠4522%
Sep 28atKentuckyL 7–⁠2726%
Oct 5vsTempleL 16–⁠2840%
Oct 12atMiamiL 0–⁠3813%
Oct 19atLouisvilleW 31–⁠955%
Oct 26vsBoston CollegeW 24–⁠1738%
Nov 9vs2Penn StateL 10–⁠3127%
Nov 23atMiami (OH)L 10–⁠1622%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami (OH) 16–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The tied 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
199–⁠261
Coach
Dave Currey
Elo
1403 +42 this season
SP+ rating
-4.4 No. 68 of 106; offense No. 78, defense No. 54
SRS
−5.3 No. 70 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Robin Ross
Captains
Nick Frankos and Reggie Taylor