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1992 Cincinnati

3–⁠8, coached by Tim Murphy.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1992, game by game: lost vs. No. 8 Penn State 20–24; lost at Miami (OH) 14–17; lost at No. 8 Tennessee 0–40; won vs. Kent State 31–0; lost at Memphis 14–34; lost at East Carolina 21–42; lost at Southern Miss 17–31; lost vs. Louisville 17–27; won vs. Rutgers 26–24; won vs. Kentucky 17–13; lost vs. Akron 22–24+31−40Lost 20–24 vs. No. 8 Penn State-4No. 8 Penn StateLost 14–17 at Miami (OH)-3Miami (OH)Lost 0–40 at No. 8 Tennessee-40No. 8 TennesseeWon 31–0 vs. Kent State+31Kent StateLost 14–34 at Memphis-20MemphisLost 21–42 at East Carolina-21East CarolinaLost 17–31 at Southern Miss-14Southern MissLost 17–27 vs. Louisville-10LouisvilleWon 26–24 vs. Rutgers+2RutgersWon 17–13 vs. Kentucky+4KentuckyLost 22–24 vs. Akron-2Akron
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vs8Penn StateL 20–⁠2423%
Sep 19atMiami (OH)L 14–⁠1735%
Sep 26at8TennesseeL 0–⁠4014%
Oct 3vsKent StateW 31–⁠072%
Oct 10atMemphisL 14–⁠3435%
Oct 17atEast CarolinaL 21–⁠4227%
Oct 24atSouthern MissL 17–⁠3130%
Oct 31vsLouisvilleL 17–⁠2752%
Nov 7vsRutgersW 26–⁠2436%
Nov 14vsKentuckyW 17–⁠1350%
Nov 21vsAkronL 22–⁠2442%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Akron 24–⁠22; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The tied 84th-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 1992.

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
199–⁠276
Coach
Tim Murphy
Elo
1363 −61 this season
SP+ rating
-8.0 No. 84 of 105; offense No. 80, defense No. 69
SRS
−8.5 No. 84 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
John Lovett

Drafted in 1993

The 1993 draft
Rd 6Ronnie Dixon DTNew Orleans Saints