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Cincinnati

MVC · 1961 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–7
0.300 Win %
Conference
3rd
1–2 in MVC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
73
1954–2026
All-Time Record
412–395–12
0.510 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
2021
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 10
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Cincinnati head-to-head · History & Eras

1961 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 19Dayton (DAYTON)H2HIND FBSI2–8W 16–12
5Week 5 · Sep 26Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI4–6L 0–23
6Week 6 · Oct 3Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC8–3L 13–21
7Week 7 · Oct 10Xavier (XAVIER)H2HIND FBSI6–4L 12–17
8Week 8 · Oct 17Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND FBSI3–7L 6–8
9Week 9 · Oct 24Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND FBSI5–4–1L 7–13
10Week 10 · Oct 31North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND MVC5–4–1W 21–9
11Week 11 · Nov 7Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC2–8L 0–19
13Week 13 · Nov 21MIAMI (OH)Unranked—L 3–7
14Week 14 · Nov 28Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2HIND FBSI5–4W 19–13

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
6.185
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-20
-32+12
  • North Texas +5
  • Detroit Mercy +5
  • Dayton +2
  • Wichita State -3
  • Xavier -4
  • Houston -4
  • Boston College -6
  • Air Force -7
  • Tulsa -8

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #97Better than 30%
Win % Place 89thBetter than 36%

0.300 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#98W14#97Regular Season Final#97Post-Season W1#97Post-Season W2#97Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+4
-23
-8
-5
-2
-6
+12
-19
-4
+6

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#721956#731957#251958#581959#821960

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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