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Cincinnati

2021 Season Performance

#10
Rank
13-0
Record
184.3
Points
0.509
SOS

Current Form

W13 streak
Last 3 3-0
Last 5 5-0

Key Games

Best W @ #4 Notre Dame 24-13

Record Splits

Home 7-0
Away 6-0
Conference 9-0
Non-Conf 4-0
Close (7 pts or less) 1-0
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#1
#14
#27
#40
#54
Pre
#9
W3
#18
W6
#8
W9
#12
W12
#12
W15
#10

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/04
W
NR vs #116 Miami (OH)
49-14
+12.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.1 7.9
Margin Scaling
+4.3 12.2
Total 12.2 pts
2
09/11
W
#33 vs FCS Murray State
42-7
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
3
09/18
W
#44 @ #93 Indiana
38-24
+13.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-2.6 10.9
Margin Scaling
+2.6 13.5
Total 13.5 pts
5
10/02
W
#32 @ #4 Notre Dame
24-13
+40.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+14.7 28.2
Margin Scaling
+3.3 31.4
Quality Win Bonuses
+3.0 34.4
Recency Weighting
+6.2 40.6
Total 40.6 pts
6
10/08
W
#6 vs #65 Temple
52-3
+9.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.7 5.3
Margin Scaling
+4.1 9.4
Total 9.4 pts
7
10/16
W
#8 vs #72 UCF
56-21
+15.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.3 10.3
Margin Scaling
+4.8 15.1
Total 15.1 pts
8
10/23
W
#9 @ #115 Navy
27-20
+11.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-3.0 10.5
Margin Scaling
+1.3 11.8
Total 11.8 pts
9
10/30
W
#10 @ #117 Tulane
31-12
+10.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-6.2 7.3
Margin Scaling
+2.9 10.1
Total 10.1 pts
10
11/06
W
#12 vs #105 Tulsa
28-20
+10.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.5 8.5
Margin Scaling
+2.2 10.7
Total 10.7 pts
11
11/12
W
#13 @ #117 South Florida
45-28
+10.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-6.2 7.3
Margin Scaling
+2.8 10.2
Total 10.2 pts
12
11/20
W
#14 vs #34 SMU
48-14
+15.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.4 10.4
Margin Scaling
+4.9 15.3
Total 15.3 pts
13
11/26
W
#12 @ #53 East Carolina
35-13
+18.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+0.8 14.3
Margin Scaling
+4.2 18.5
Total 18.5 pts
14
12/04
W
#10 vs #29 Houston
35-20
+16.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+3.8 12.8
Margin Scaling
+3.6 16.4
Total 16.4 pts
Total
13-0 Record
183.9

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
78-46
Record
63%
Win Rate
#57
Avg Rank
#6
Best Rank
0.557
Avg SOS
1
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#98
2017
#106
2018
#31
2019
#22
2020
#17
2021
#10
2022
#34
2023
#116
2024
#78
2025
#60
2026
#53

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Big 12 4-1 (80%) #53 #20 24.7 0.539 -
2025 Big 12 7-5 (58%) #60 #19 41.2 0.660 -
2024 Big 12 5-7 (42%) #78 #34 17.5 0.665 -
2023 Big 12 3-9 (25%) #116 #16 -55.1 0.648 -
2022 American Athletic 9-3 (75%) #34 #18 77.4 0.540 -
2021 American Athletic 13-0 (100%) #10 #6 184.3 0.509 American
2020 American Athletic 9-0 (100%) #17 #8 121.4 0.532 -
2019 American Athletic 10-3 (77%) #22 #16 100.6 0.542 -
2018 American Athletic 10-2 (83%) #31 #12 88.9 0.447 -
2017 American Athletic 4-8 (33%) #106 #54 -41.0 0.517 -
2016 American Athletic 4-8 (33%) #98 #12 -35.5 0.533 -