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Cincinnati

FBSI · 1978 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

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

1978 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 19Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI7–4W 26–14
5Week 5 · Sep 26Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 14–28
6Week 6 · Oct 3Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND FBSI3–8L 28–51
7Week 7 · Oct 10Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 21–26
8Week 8 · Oct 17Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI7–3–1L 13–16
9Week 9 · Oct 24Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC9–2L 26–27
10Week 10 · Oct 31Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HIND SLC3–8W 38–13
11Week 11 · Nov 7UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)H2HIND FBSI6–4–1W 20–7
12Week 12 · Nov 14Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC3–8W 35–0
13Week 13 · Nov 21Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC8–2–1L 24–28
14Week 14 · Nov 28Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 34–14

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
3.263
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+1
-22+23
  • Southern Miss +7
  • UL Monroe +6
  • Memphis +4
  • Louisiana +3
  • Ohio +3
  • Tulsa -2
  • Miami (OH) -2
  • Florida State -3
  • Temple -3
  • Louisville -4
  • Richmond -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 #64Better than 54%
Win % Place 74thBetter than 47%

0.455 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#66Regular Season Final#65Post-Season W1#66Post-Season W2#63Post-Season W3#64Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+12
-14
-23
-5
-3
-1
+25
+13
+35
-4
+20

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

Final Rank by Season
#811973#401974#471975#281976#651977

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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