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1989 Cincinnati

1–⁠9–⁠1, coached by Tim Murphy.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1989, game by game: tied vs. Rutgers 17–17; lost vs. East Carolina 14–21; won at Miami (OH) 30–14; lost at Louisville 17–37; lost at No. 2 Miami 0–56; lost vs. Memphis 17–34; lost at No. 18 West Virginia 3–69; lost at Akron 0–31; lost at Kentucky 0–31; lost vs. Morehead State 10–13; lost vs. Northern Illinois 3–56+16−66Tied 17–17 vs. Rutgers0RutgersLost 14–21 vs. East Carolina-7East CarolinaWon 30–14 at Miami (OH)+16Miami (OH)Lost 17–37 at Louisville-20LouisvilleLost 0–56 at No. 2 Miami-56No. 2 MiamiLost 17–34 vs. Memphis-17MemphisLost 3–69 at No. 18 West Virginia-66No. 18 West VirginiaLost 0–31 at Akron-31AkronLost 0–31 at Kentucky-31KentuckyLost 10–13 vs. Morehead State-3Morehead StateLost 3–56 vs. Northern Illinois-53Northern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsRutgersT 17–⁠1742%
Sep 16vsEast CarolinaL 14–⁠2144%
Sep 23atMiami (OH)W 30–⁠1448%
Sep 30atLouisvilleL 17–⁠3727%
Oct 7at2MiamiL 0–⁠567%
Oct 14vsMemphisL 17–⁠3452%
Oct 21at18West VirginiaL 3–⁠6910%
Oct 28atAkronL 0–⁠3130%
Nov 4atKentuckyL 0–⁠3119%
Nov 11vsMorehead StateL 10–⁠1364%
Nov 18vsNorthern IllinoisL 3–⁠5626%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Illinois 56–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 95th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
1–⁠9–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
111–⁠379
Coach
Tim Murphy
Elo
1266 −113 this season
SP+ rating
-24.1 No. 101 of 103; offense No. 101, defense No. 95
SRS
−20.9 No. 101 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
John Lovett