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1986 Cincinnati

5–⁠6, coached by Dave Currey.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1986, game by game: won at Virginia Tech 24–20; won vs. Miami (OH) 45–38; lost at Rutgers 28–48; lost vs. Kentucky 20–37; won vs. Louisville 24–17; lost at No. 5 Penn State 17–23; lost vs. No. 1 Miami 13–45; won at Wichita State 24–19; won vs. Indiana State 46–14; lost at No. 9 Auburn 7–52; lost at East Carolina 19–32+32−45Won 24–20 at Virginia Tech+4Virginia TechWon 45–38 vs. Miami (OH)+7Miami (OH)Lost 28–48 at Rutgers-20RutgersLost 20–37 vs. Kentucky-17KentuckyWon 24–17 vs. Louisville+7LouisvilleLost 17–23 at No. 5 Penn State-6No. 5 Penn StateLost 13–45 vs. No. 1 Miami-32No. 1 MiamiWon 24–19 at Wichita State+5Wichita StateWon 46–14 vs. Indiana State+32Indiana StateLost 7–52 at No. 9 Auburn-45No. 9 AuburnLost 19–32 at East Carolina-13East Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6atVirginia TechW 24–⁠2028%
Sep 13vsMiami (OH)W 45–⁠3842%
Sep 20atRutgersL 28–⁠4846%
Sep 27vsKentuckyL 20–⁠3750%
Oct 4vsLouisvilleW 24–⁠1768%
Oct 11at5Penn StateL 17–⁠2315%
Oct 18vs1MiamiL 13–⁠4518%
Oct 25atWichita StateW 24–⁠1958%
Nov 1vsIndiana StateW 46–⁠1478%
Nov 8at9AuburnL 7–⁠5214%
Nov 15atEast CarolinaL 19–⁠3263%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to East Carolina 32–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1986.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
267–⁠345
Coach
Dave Currey
Elo
1409 −26 this season
SP+ rating
-4.2 No. 66 of 101; offense No. 31, defense No. 87
SRS
−6.0 No. 72 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1987

The 1987 draft
Rd 2Alex Gordon LBNew York Jets