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1997 Cincinnati

8–⁠4 (2–⁠4 Conference USA), coached by Rick Minter.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1997, game by game: won vs. Tulsa 34–24; lost at Tulane 17–31; won vs. Kansas 34–7; won at Boston College 24–6; won vs. Memphis 20–17; won vs. UAB 33–29; lost at Houston 38–41; won at Miami (OH) 34–31; lost vs. No. 24 Southern Miss 17–24; won vs. Louisville 28–9; lost at East Carolina 7–14; won vs. Utah State 35–19+27−14Won 34–24 vs. Tulsa+10TulsaLost 17–31 at Tulane-14TulaneWon 34–7 vs. Kansas+27KansasWon 24–6 at Boston College+18Boston CollegeWon 20–17 vs. Memphis+3MemphisWon 33–29 vs. UAB+4UABLost 38–41 at Houston-3HoustonWon 34–31 at Miami (OH)+3Miami (OH)Lost 17–24 vs. No. 24 Southern Miss-7No. 24 Southern MissWon 28–9 vs. Louisville+19LouisvilleLost 7–14 at East Carolina-7East CarolinaWon 35–19 vs. Utah State+16Utah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsTulsaW 34–⁠2469%
Sep 6atTulaneL 17–⁠3162%
Sep 20vsKansasW 34–⁠749%
Sep 27atBoston CollegeW 24–⁠648%
Oct 4vsMemphisW 20–⁠1776%
Oct 11vsUABW 33–⁠2977%
Oct 18atHoustonL 38–⁠4165%
Oct 25atMiami (OH)W 34–⁠3129%
Nov 1vs24Southern MissL 17–⁠2448%
Nov 8vsLouisvilleW 28–⁠983%
Nov 13atEast CarolinaL 7–⁠1449%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsUtah StateHumanitarian BowlW 35–⁠1953%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Utah State 35–⁠19 in the Humanitarian Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 21st-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 1997.

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 4th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
321–⁠252
Coach
Rick Minter
Elo
1559 +54 this season
SP+ rating
2.1 No. 58 of 112; offense No. 64, defense No. 47
SRS
−0.4 No. 59 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Greg Seamon
Defensive coordinator
Rex Ryan
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4 or 4–⁠3

Drafted in 1998

The 1998 draft
Rd 2Artrell Hawkins DBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 3Brad Jackson LBMiami Dolphins
Rd 4Jason Fabini OTNew York Jets
Rd 6Derrick Ransom DTKansas City Chiefs
Rd 7Rodrick Monroe TEDallas Cowboys

1997 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Southern Miss6–⁠09–⁠319
Tulane5–⁠17–⁠4
East Carolina4–⁠25–⁠6
Cincinnati2–⁠48–⁠4
Memphis2–⁠44–⁠7
Houston2–⁠43–⁠8
Louisville0–⁠61–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.