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1991 Cincinnati

4–⁠7, coached by Tim Murphy.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1991, game by game: lost at No. 5 Penn State 0–81; lost at North Carolina 16–51; lost at Bowling Green 16–20; lost vs. Miami (OH) 9–22; won at Louisville 30–7; won at Kent State 38–19; lost at Virginia Tech 9–56; won vs. Southern Miss 17–7; lost at Kentucky 17–20; won vs. Middle Tennessee 30–10; lost vs. No. 13 East Carolina 19–30+23−81Lost 0–81 at No. 5 Penn State-81No. 5 Penn StateLost 16–51 at North Carolina-35North CarolinaLost 16–20 at Bowling Green-4Bowling GreenLost 9–22 vs. Miami (OH)-13Miami (OH)Won 30–7 at Louisville+23LouisvilleWon 38–19 at Kent State+19Kent StateLost 9–56 at Virginia Tech-47Virginia TechWon 17–7 vs. Southern Miss+10Southern MissLost 17–20 at Kentucky-3KentuckyWon 30–10 vs. Middle Tennessee+20Middle TennesseeLost 19–30 vs. No. 13 East Carolina-11No. 13 East Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7at5Penn StateL 0–⁠819%
Sep 14atNorth CarolinaL 16–⁠5123%
Sep 21atBowling GreenL 16–⁠2026%
Sep 28vsMiami (OH)L 9–⁠2233%
Oct 5atLouisvilleW 30–⁠711%
Oct 12atKent StateW 38–⁠1949%
Oct 19atVirginia TechL 9–⁠5624%
Oct 26vsSouthern MissW 17–⁠733%
Nov 2atKentuckyL 17–⁠2042%
Nov 9vsMiddle TennesseeW 30–⁠1070%
Nov 23vs13East CarolinaL 19–⁠3026%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to East Carolina 30–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 78th-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 1991.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
201–⁠323
Coach
Tim Murphy
Elo
1386 +63 this season
SP+ rating
-6.8 No. 73 of 104; offense No. 55, defense No. 79
SRS
−9.2 No. 80 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
John Lovett