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AmericanBearcats

Cincinnati

17th of 1279–1

Rank

17th

of 127 FBS teams

Rating

+14.2

90% range 4.8 to 23.5

Offense

33.6

28th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

19.5

13th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

9–1

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 3Sep 19 · 12:00 PM ET vs Austin Peay W 55–20
Rating change+0.3
Wk 4Sep 26 · 3:30 PM ET vs Army W 24–10
Rating change−0.2
Wk 5Oct 3 · 3:30 PM ET vs South Florida W 28–7
Rating change−1.0
Wk 8Oct 24 · 9:00 PM ET at SMU W 42–13
Rating change+3.6
Wk 9Oct 31 · 12:00 PM ET vs Memphis W 49–10
Rating change+3.6
Wk 10Nov 7 · 3:30 PM ET vs Houston W 38–10
Rating change+2.5
Wk 11Nov 13 · 7:30 PM ET vs East Carolina W 55–17
Rating change+1.1
Wk 12Nov 21 · 3:30 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#23 UCF W 36–33
Rating change+1.0
Wk 16Dec 19 · 8:00 PM ET vs Tulsa W 27–24
Rating change−2.0
PostJan 1 · 12:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#6 GeorgiaChick-fil-A Peach Bowl L 21–24
Rating change+1.4

Rating through 2020

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2019American29 of 1308.728.519.911–3—
2018American35 of 1307.730.723.011–2—
2017American102 of 130−11.021.432.44–8—
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