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2007 Cincinnati

10–⁠3 (4–⁠3 Big East), coached by Brian Kelly, finished No. 17 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 2007, game by game: won vs. Southeast Missouri State 59–3; won vs. Oregon State 34–3; won at Miami (OH) 47–10; won vs. Marshall 40–14; won at San Diego State 52–23; won at No. 21 Rutgers 28–23; lost vs. Louisville 24–28; lost at Pittsburgh 17–24; won at No. 20 South Florida 38–33; won vs. No. 16 UConn 27–3; lost vs. No. 5 West Virginia 23–28; won at Syracuse 52–31; won vs. Southern Miss 31–21+56−7Won 59–3 vs. Southeast Missouri State+56Southeast Misso…Won 34–3 vs. Oregon State+31Oregon StateWon 47–10 at Miami (OH)+37Miami (OH)Won 40–14 vs. Marshall+26MarshallWon 52–23 at San Diego State+29San Diego StateWon 28–23 at No. 21 Rutgers+5No. 21 RutgersLost 24–28 vs. Louisville-4LouisvilleLost 17–24 at Pittsburgh-7PittsburghWon 38–33 at No. 20 South Florida+5No. 20 South FloridaWon 27–3 vs. No. 16 UConn+24No. 16 UConnLost 23–28 vs. No. 5 West Virginia-5No. 5 West VirginiaWon 52–31 at Syracuse+21SyracuseWon 31–21 vs. Southern Miss+10Southern Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 59–⁠390%
Sep 6vsOregon StateW 34–⁠352%
Sep 15atMiami (OH)W 47–⁠1066%
Sep 22vsMarshallW 40–⁠1482%
Sep 29atSan Diego StateW 52–⁠2370%
Oct 6at21RutgersW 28–⁠2348%
Oct 13vsLouisvilleL 24–⁠2863%
Oct 20atPittsburghL 17–⁠2468%
Nov 3at20South FloridaW 38–⁠3340%
Nov 10vs16UConnW 27–⁠360%
Nov 17vs5West VirginiaL 23–⁠2844%
Nov 24atSyracuseW 52–⁠3182%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvsSouthern MissPapaJohns.com BowlW 31–⁠2165%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Southern Miss 31–⁠21 in the PapaJohns.com Bowl; No. 17 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big East.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 24
  2. Wk 6: 20
  3. Wk 7: 15
  4. Wk 8: 23
  5. Wk 12: 21
  6. Wk 13: 24
  7. Wk 14: 20
  8. Final: 17

Consensus All-AmericanKevin Huber, P

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Big East
AP final
No. 17 peak No. 15
Points
472–⁠244
Coach
Brian Kelly
Elo
1666 +118 this season
SP+ rating
17.5 No. 18 of 120; offense No. 22, defense No. 36, special teams No. 56
SRS
14.8 No. 12 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 87
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Quinn
Defensive coordinator
Joe Tresey
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense29th of 119
  • Defense59th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0839%1.0929th of 119
Defense0.0443%0.8659th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 342% allowed
Defense0.0own 293% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Ricardo Thompson OLB★★★No. 865
O.J. Woodard WR★★★No. 874
Zach Collaros DUAL★★★No. 879
Chazz Anderson DUAL★★★No. 1027
Armon Binns WR★★★No. 1167

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks32.70.795
Running backs22.00.722
Receivers42.50.772
Offensive line32.00.758
Defensive line32.70.797
Linebackers22.50.801
Athletes and specialists12.00.722
Whole class182.40.773

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 6Haruki Nakamura SBaltimore Ravens
Rd 7Angelo Craig OLBCincinnati Bengals

2007 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia5–⁠211–⁠26
UConn5–⁠29–⁠4
Cincinnati4–⁠310–⁠317
South Florida4–⁠39–⁠4
Rutgers3–⁠48–⁠5
Louisville3–⁠46–⁠6
Pittsburgh3–⁠45–⁠7
Syracuse1–⁠62–⁠10

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