1999 Cincinnati
3–8 (0–6 Conference USA), coached by Rick Minter. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 9 Wisconsin 17–12Sep 18
Wisconsin was ranked No. 9, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs Kent State | W 41–3 | 73% |
| Sep 11 | vs Troy | L 24–31 | 74% |
| Sep 18 | vs 9Wisconsin | W 17–12 | 23% |
| Sep 25 | at 12Ohio State | L 20–34 | 13% |
| Oct 9 | at Houston | L 20–23 | 40% |
| Oct 16 | vs UAB | L 21–24 | 56% |
| Oct 23 | at 21Southern Miss | L 20–28 | 15% |
| Oct 30 | at Miami (OH) | W 52–42 | 16% |
| Nov 6 | vs Louisville | L 13–23 | 47% |
| Nov 13 | at 24East Carolina | L 34–48 | 23% |
| Nov 20 | vs Memphis | L 13–21 | 48% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Memphis 21–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Conference USA.
In program history: The 83rd-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 1999.
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 0–6 9th in Conference USA
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 275–289
- Coach
- Rick Minter
- Elo
- 1375 −32 this season
- SP+ rating
- 7.8 No. 41 of 114; offense No. 42, defense No. 43
- SRS
- 3.9 No. 46 of 114 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Jimbo Fisher
- Defensive coordinator
- Rick Smith
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
1999 Conference USA standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Miss | 6–0 | 9–3 | 14 |
| East Carolina | 4–2 | 9–3 | |
| Louisville | 4–2 | 7–5 | |
| UAB | 4–2 | 5–6 | |
| Memphis | 4–2 | 5–6 | |
| Houston | 3–3 | 7–4 | |
 Army | 1–5 | 3–8 | |
 Tulane | 1–5 | 3–8 | |
 Cincinnati | 0–6 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.