AmericanBearcats

Cincinnati

29th of 13011–3

Rank

29th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+8.7

90% range −0.5 to 17.9

Offense

28.5

57th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

19.9

21st: points allowed vs an average team

Record

11–3

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

14 games, 11–3

Schedule

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

Wk 1Aug 29 · 7:00 PM ET vs

UCLA W 24–14

Rating change+1.5

Wk 2Sep 7 · 12:00 PM ET at#5

Ohio State L 0–42

Rating change−4.3

Wk 3Sep 14 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Miami (OH) W 35–13

Rating change−0.1

Wk 5Sep 28 · 5:00 PM ET at

Marshall W 52–14

Rating change+4.8

Wk 6Oct 4 · 8:00 PM ET vs#14

UCF W 27–24

Rating change+0.2

Wk 7Oct 12 · 3:30 PM ET at

Houston W 38–23

Rating change+0.5

Wk 8Oct 19 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Tulsa W 24–13

Rating change−1.9

Wk 10Nov 2 · 7:00 PM ET at

East Carolina W 46–43

Rating change−2.5

Wk 11Nov 9 · 3:30 PM ET vs

UConn W 48–3

Rating change+1.6

Wk 12Nov 16 · 7:00 PM ET at

South Florida W 20–17

Rating change−2.1

Wk 13Nov 23 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Temple W 15–13

Rating change−2.5

Wk 14Nov 29 · 3:30 PM ET at#17

Memphis L 24–34

Rating change−0.3

Wk 15Dec 7 · 3:30 PM ET at#18

Memphis L 24–29

Rating change+1.4

PostJan 2 · 3:00 PM ET vs

Boston CollegeTICKETSMARTER BIRMINGHAM BOWL W 38–6

Rating change+4.5

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2019

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2018	American	35 of 130	7.7	30.7	23.0	11–2	—
2017	American	102 of 130	−11.0	21.4	32.4	4–8	—
2016	American	90 of 128	−7.9	21.9	29.8	4–8	—
2015	American	74 of 128	−1.1	32.0	33.1	7–6	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

CIN offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles