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Cincinnati

FBSI · 1979 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–9
0.182 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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 18Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI6–4–1L 6–24
5Week 5 · Sep 25Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND FBSI4–6–1L 19–22
6Week 6 · Oct 2Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 27–13
7Week 7 · Oct 9North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC8–3–1L 14–35
8Week 8 · Oct 16Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI11–1L 0–35
9Week 9 · Oct 23Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 14–35
10Week 10 · Oct 30Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND FBSI0–11W 17–14
11Week 11 · Nov 6Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI11–1L 21–26
12Week 12 · Nov 13Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC6–5L 7–27
13Week 13 · Nov 20Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC6–5L 14–27
14Week 14 · Nov 27Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 17–23

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
5.807
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-28
-33+5
  • Villanova +5
  • Richmond 0
  • Pittsburgh -1
  • Florida State -1
  • Temple -2
  • North Carolina -3
  • Southern Miss -4
  • Ohio -5
  • Miami (OH) -5
  • Louisville -6
  • Memphis -6

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 #117Better than 15%
Win % Place 125thBetter than 9%

0.182 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#117Regular Season Final#117Post-Season W2#117Post-Season W3#117Post-Season W4#117Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-18
-3
+14
-21
-35
-21
+3
-5
-20
-13
-6

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

Final Rank by Season
#401974#471975#281976#651977#641978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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