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AmericanBearcats

Cincinnati

102nd of 1304–8

Rank

102nd

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−11.0

90% range −21.4 to −0.6

Offense

21.4

108th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

32.4

91st: points allowed vs an average team

Record

4–8

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Aug 31 · 7:00 PM ET vs Austin Peay W 26–14
Rating change−3.7
Wk 2Sep 9 · 12:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#4 Michigan L 14–36
Rating change+2.2
Wk 3Sep 16 · 8:00 PM ET at Miami (OH) W 21–17
Rating change+1.4
Wk 4Sep 23 · 3:30 PM ET at Navy L 32–42
Rating change−0.3
Wk 5Sep 30 · 7:00 PM ET vs Marshall L 21–38
Rating change−0.6
Wk 6Oct 7 · 8:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#21 UCF L 23–51
Rating change−3.5
Wk 7Oct 14 · 7:30 PM ET at South Florida L 3–33
Rating change+0.6
Wk 8Oct 21 · 4:00 PM ET vs SMU L 28–31
Rating change+1.0
Wk 10Nov 4 · 4:00 PM ET at Tulane W 17–16
Rating change+1.8
Wk 11Nov 10 · 7:00 PM ET vs Temple L 24–35
Rating change−1.2
Wk 12Nov 18 · 12:00 PM ET at East Carolina L 20–48
Rating change−3.0
Wk 13Nov 25 · 12:00 PM ET vs UConn W 22–21
Rating change+0.3

Rating through 2017

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2016American90 of 128−7.921.929.84–8—
2015American74 of 128−1.132.033.17–6—

Profile

CIN offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com