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1985 Louisville

2–⁠9, coached by Howard Schnellenberger.

Schedule and results

Louisville in 1985, game by game: lost at West Virginia 13–52; lost at Indiana 28–41; won vs. Western Kentucky 23–14; lost vs. Houston 27–49; lost at Syracuse 0–48; lost vs. Southern Miss 12–42; lost vs. Cincinnati 9–31; lost at No. 15 Miami 7–45; won vs. UCF 42–21; lost at Virginia Tech 17–41; lost vs. Eastern Kentucky 21–45+21−48Lost 13–52 at West Virginia-39West VirginiaLost 28–41 at Indiana-13IndianaWon 23–14 vs. Western Kentucky+9Western KentuckyLost 27–49 vs. Houston-22HoustonLost 0–48 at Syracuse-48SyracuseLost 12–42 vs. Southern Miss-30Southern MissLost 9–31 vs. Cincinnati-22CincinnatiLost 7–45 at No. 15 Miami-38No. 15 MiamiWon 42–21 vs. UCF+21UCFLost 17–41 at Virginia Tech-24Virginia TechLost 21–45 vs. Eastern Kentucky-24Eastern Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7atWest VirginiaL 13–⁠5217%
Sep 14atIndianaL 28–⁠4140%
Sep 21vsWestern KentuckyW 23–⁠1465%
Sep 28vsHoustonL 27–⁠4937%
Oct 5atSyracuseL 0–⁠4821%
Oct 12vsSouthern MissL 12–⁠4232%
Oct 19vsCincinnatiL 9–⁠3145%
Oct 26at15MiamiL 7–⁠455%
Nov 2vsUCFW 42–⁠2171%
Nov 9atVirginia TechL 17–⁠4113%
Nov 16vsEastern KentuckyL 21–⁠4551%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Eastern Kentucky 45–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 82 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
199–⁠429
Coach
Howard Schnellenberger
Elo
1228 −129 this season
SP+ rating
-30.6 No. 106 of 106; offense No. 83, defense No. 106
SRS
−24.3 No. 109 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1986

The 1986 draft
Rd 2Ernest Givins WRHouston Oilers