1988 Cincinnati

3–⁠8, coached by Dave Currey.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1988, game by game: lost at Boston College 7–41; won vs. Austin Peay 52–7; won at Miami (OH) 34–18; lost at Rutgers 9–38; lost at Penn State 9–35; lost vs. Virginia Tech 14–41; lost at No. 4 Miami 3–57; lost vs. Louisville 6–21; lost vs. No. 4 West Virginia 13–51; won vs. Indiana State 40–21; lost vs. East Carolina 14–49+45−54Lost 7–41 at Boston College-34Boston CollegeWon 52–7 vs. Austin Peay+45Austin PeayWon 34–18 at Miami (OH)+16Miami (OH)Lost 9–38 at Rutgers-29RutgersLost 9–35 at Penn State-26Penn StateLost 14–41 vs. Virginia Tech-27Virginia TechLost 3–57 at No. 4 Miami-54No. 4 MiamiLost 6–21 vs. Louisville-15LouisvilleLost 13–51 vs. No. 4 West Virginia-38No. 4 West VirginiaWon 40–21 vs. Indiana State+19Indiana StateLost 14–49 vs. East Carolina-35East Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to East Carolina 49–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 92nd-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 1988.

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
201–⁠379
Coach
Dave Currey
Elo
1319 −101 this season
SP+ rating
-25.5 No. 98 of 102; offense No. 94, defense No. 97
SRS
−20.9 No. 96 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Defensive coordinator
Dave Ritchie

Drafted in 1989

The 1989 draft
Rd 4Andrew Stewart DECleveland Browns