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2000 Cincinnati

7–⁠5 (5–⁠2 Conference USA), coached by Rick Minter.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 2000, game by game: won vs. Army 23–17; won vs. Syracuse 12–10; lost at No. 4 Wisconsin 25–28; lost at Indiana 6–42; lost at Tulane 19–24; won vs. Houston 48–31; lost at Louisville 24–38; won vs. Miami (OH) 45–15; won vs. UAB 33–21; won at Memphis 13–10; won vs. No. 24 Southern Miss 27–24; lost vs. Marshall 14–25+30−36Won 23–17 vs. Army+6ArmyWon 12–10 vs. Syracuse+2SyracuseLost 25–28 at No. 4 Wisconsin-3No. 4 WisconsinLost 6–42 at Indiana-36IndianaLost 19–24 at Tulane-5TulaneWon 48–31 vs. Houston+17HoustonLost 24–38 at Louisville-14LouisvilleWon 45–15 vs. Miami (OH)+30Miami (OH)Won 33–21 vs. UAB+12UABWon 13–10 at Memphis+3MemphisWon 27–24 vs. No. 24 Southern Miss+3No. 24 Southern MissLost 14–25 vs. Marshall-11Marshall
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsArmyW 23–⁠1760%
Sep 9vsSyracuseW 12–⁠1037%
Sep 16at4WisconsinL 25–⁠2815%
Sep 23atIndianaL 6–⁠4246%
Sep 30atTulaneL 19–⁠2437%
Oct 7vsHoustonW 48–⁠3149%
Oct 14atLouisvilleL 24–⁠3825%
Oct 28vsMiami (OH)W 45–⁠1545%
Nov 4vsUABW 33–⁠2151%
Nov 11atMemphisW 13–⁠1042%
Nov 18vs24Southern MissW 27–⁠2434%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsMarshallMotor City BowlL 14–⁠2539%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Marshall 25–⁠14 in the Motor City Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 40th-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 2000.

Lou Groza AwardJonathan Ruffin, K

Consensus All-AmericanJonathan Ruffin, K

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
289–⁠285
Coach
Rick Minter
Elo
1495 +78 this season
SP+ rating
1.4 No. 65 of 116; offense No. 76, defense No. 52
SRS
−2.2 No. 72 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 44
Offensive coordinator
Joe Daniels
Defensive coordinator
Rick Smith
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 2001

The 2001 draft
Rd 6Mario Monds DTWashington Redskins

2000 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisville6–⁠19–⁠3
East Carolina5–⁠28–⁠4
Cincinnati5–⁠27–⁠5
Southern Miss4–⁠38–⁠4
UAB3–⁠37–⁠4
Tulane3–⁠46–⁠5
Memphis2–⁠54–⁠7
Houston2–⁠53–⁠8
Army1–⁠61–⁠10

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