AmericanBearcats

Cincinnati

10th of 13013–1

Rank

10th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+16.0

90% range 7.1 to 24.8

Offense

34.2

18th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

18.2

9th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

13–1

Playoff

Seed 4

national champion

14 games, 13–1

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 4 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Miami (OH) W 49–14

Rating change+6.3

Wk 2Sep 11 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Murray State W 42–7

Rating change−0.3

Wk 3Sep 18 · 12:00 PM ET at

Indiana W 38–24

Rating change−1.0

Wk 5Oct 2 · 2:30 PM ET at#16

Notre Dame W 24–13

Rating change+1.8

Wk 6Oct 8 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Temple W 52–3

Rating change+0.4

Wk 7Oct 16 · 12:00 PM ET vs

UCF W 56–21

Rating change+2.5

Wk 8Oct 23 · 12:00 PM ET at

Navy W 27–20

Rating change−2.9

Wk 9Oct 30 · 12:00 PM ET at

Tulane W 31–12

Rating change−0.4

Wk 10Nov 6 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Tulsa W 28–20

Rating change−2.6

Wk 11Nov 12 · 6:00 PM ET at

South Florida W 45–28

Rating change+0.4

Wk 12Nov 20 · 3:30 PM ET vs

SMU W 48–14

Rating change+3.2

Wk 13Nov 26 · 3:30 PM ET at

East Carolina W 35–13

Rating change+0.8

Wk 14Dec 4 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Houston W 35–20

Rating change+0.3

PostDec 31 · 3:30 PM ET vs#3

AlabamaSemifinals · Cotton Bowl L 6–27

Rating change−1.6

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2021

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
2020	American	17 of 127	14.2	33.6	19.5	9–1	—
2019	American	29 of 130	8.7	28.5	19.9	11–3	—
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