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1990 Cincinnati

1–⁠10, coached by Tim Murphy.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1990, game by game: lost vs. Bowling Green 20–34; lost at Central Michigan 0–34; lost at Iowa 10–63; lost vs. Miami (OH) 12–16; won at Kent State 27–24; lost at West Virginia 20–28; lost at East Carolina 32–56; lost at Tulane 7–49; lost vs. No. 25 Louisville 16–41; lost at No. 12 Florida State 21–70; lost at Alabama 7–45+7−53Lost 20–34 vs. Bowling Green-14Bowling GreenLost 0–34 at Central Michigan-34Central MichiganLost 10–63 at Iowa-53IowaLost 12–16 vs. Miami (OH)-4Miami (OH)Won 27–24 at Kent State+3Kent StateLost 20–28 at West Virginia-8West VirginiaLost 32–56 at East Carolina-24East CarolinaLost 7–49 at Tulane-42TulaneLost 16–41 vs. No. 25 Louisville-25No. 25 LouisvilleLost 21–70 at No. 12 Florida State-49No. 12 Florida StateLost 7–45 at Alabama-38Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsBowling GreenL 20–⁠3450%
Sep 8atCentral MichiganL 0–⁠3422%
Sep 15atIowaL 10–⁠6321%
Sep 22vsMiami (OH)L 12–⁠1656%
Sep 29atKent StateW 27–⁠2439%
Oct 13atWest VirginiaL 20–⁠2812%
Oct 20atEast CarolinaL 32–⁠5621%
Oct 27atTulaneL 7–⁠4929%
Nov 3vs25LouisvilleL 16–⁠4116%
Nov 10at12Florida StateL 21–⁠704%
Nov 17atAlabamaL 7–⁠456%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 45–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 96th-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 1990.

Record
1–⁠10
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
172–⁠460
Coach
Tim Murphy
Elo
1234 −110 this season
SP+ rating
-20.9 No. 97 of 104; offense No. 71, defense No. 101
SRS
−24.0 No. 103 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Defensive coordinator
John Lovett