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1987 Cincinnati

4–⁠7, coached by Dave Currey.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1987, game by game: lost vs. Rutgers 7–10; won at Louisville 25–0; lost at No. 20 Penn State 0–41; won vs. Miami (OH) 31–26; lost at East Carolina 28–56; lost at West Virginia 17–45; lost vs. No. 3 Miami 10–48; won vs. Tennessee Tech 38–17; lost vs. Indiana State 16–40; won vs. Austin Peay 42–10; lost at Virginia Tech 20–21+32−41Lost 7–10 vs. Rutgers-3RutgersWon 25–0 at Louisville+25LouisvilleLost 0–41 at No. 20 Penn State-41No. 20 Penn StateWon 31–26 vs. Miami (OH)+5Miami (OH)Lost 28–56 at East Carolina-28East CarolinaLost 17–45 at West Virginia-28West VirginiaLost 10–48 vs. No. 3 Miami-38No. 3 MiamiWon 38–17 vs. Tennessee Tech+21Tennessee TechLost 16–40 vs. Indiana State-24Indiana StateWon 42–10 vs. Austin Peay+32Austin PeayLost 20–21 at Virginia Tech-1Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsRutgersL 7–⁠1054%
Sep 12atLouisvilleW 25–⁠049%
Sep 19at20Penn StateL 0–⁠4117%
Sep 26vsMiami (OH)W 31–⁠2649%
Oct 10atEast CarolinaL 28–⁠5655%
Oct 17atWest VirginiaL 17–⁠4534%
Oct 24vs3MiamiL 10–⁠4815%
Oct 31vsTennessee TechW 38–⁠1773%
Nov 7vsIndiana StateL 16–⁠4070%
Nov 14vsAustin PeayW 42–⁠1066%
Nov 21atVirginia TechL 20–⁠2141%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 21–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 82nd-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 1987.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
234–⁠314
Coach
Dave Currey
Elo
1380 −60 this season
SP+ rating
-11.8 No. 81 of 101; offense No. 68, defense No. 84
SRS
−8.9 No. 75 of 104 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Defensive coordinator
Dave Ritchie