Cincinnati

FBS

Big 12 · Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

436-450-15

All-time

0.484

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Greatest games

Cincinnati's top games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Bowl	Match	Designation	Game Score
1	Dec 31, 2021	2021	Cotton Bowl	#4 Cincinnati 6-27 #1 Alabama AT&T Stadium, Dallas, Texas Playoff	Playoff	1.07
2	Jan 1, 2021	2020	Peach Bowl	#8 Cincinnati 21-24 #7 Georgia Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.85
3	Dec 19, 2020	2020	American Athletic Championship Game	#6 Cincinnati 27-24 #22 Tulsa Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio Conf Title	Conf Title	0.82
4	Jan 1, 2010	2009	Sugar Bowl	#4 Cincinnati 24-51 #5 Florida Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.77
5	Dec 4, 2021	2021	American Athletic Championship Game	#3 Cincinnati 35-20 #16 Houston Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio Conf Title	Conf Title	0.77
6	Dec 5, 2009	2009		#5 Cincinnati 45-44 #14 Pittsburgh Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Conf Game	Conf Game	0.77
7	Nov 29, 2019	2019		#18 Cincinnati 24-34 #17 Memphis Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tennessee Conf Game	Conf Game	0.64
8	Nov 13, 2009	2009		#5 Cincinnati 24-21 West Virginia Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio Conf Game	Conf Game	0.61
9	Dec 7, 2019	2019	American Athletic Championship Game	#21 Cincinnati 24-29 #16 Memphis Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tennessee Conf Title	Conf Title	0.61
10	Nov 21, 2020	2020		#7 Cincinnati 36-33 Central Florida Bounce House, Orlando, Florida Conf Game	Conf Game	0.60

Season by season (major seasons)

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Champ App	Conf Champ	AP	Coach	High	Bowl
2026	Cincinnati	0-0	Big 12
2025	Cincinnati	7-6	Big 12		5-4					#17	Liberty Bowl (L)
2024	Cincinnati	5-7	Big 12		3-6
2023	Cincinnati	3-9	Big 12		1-8
2022	Cincinnati	9-4	American Athletic		6-2					#20	Fenway Bowl (L)
2021	Cincinnati	13-1	American Athletic	West	9-0	✓	★	#4	#4	#2	Cotton Bowl (L)MajorCFP
2020	Cincinnati	9-1	American Athletic	West	7-0	✓	★	#8	#8	#6	Peach Bowl (L)MajorCFP
2019	Cincinnati	11-3	American Athletic	East	7-1	✓		#21	#21	#17	Birmingham Bowl (W)
2018	Cincinnati	11-2	American Athletic	East	6-2			#24	#23	#19	Military Bowl (W)
2017	Cincinnati	4-8	American Athletic	East	2-6
2016	Cincinnati	4-8	American Athletic	East	1-7
2015	Cincinnati	7-6	American Athletic	East	4-4						Hawaii Bowl (L)
2014	Cincinnati	9-4	American Athletic		7-1		★				Military Bowl (L)
2013	Cincinnati	9-4	American Athletic		6-2						Belk Bowl (L)
2012	Cincinnati	10-3	Big East		5-2		★		#22	#21	Belk Bowl (W)
2011	Cincinnati	10-3	Big East		5-2		★	#25	#21	#23	Liberty Bowl (W)
2010	Cincinnati	4-8	Big East		2-5
2009	Cincinnati	12-1	Big East		7-0		★	#8	#9	#4	Sugar Bowl (L)MajorBCS
2008	Cincinnati	11-3	Big East		6-1		★	#17	#17	#12	Orange Bowl (L)MajorBCS
2007	Cincinnati	10-3	Big East		4-3			#17	#20	#15	Papajohns.com Bowl (W)
2006	Cincinnati	8-5	Big East		4-3						International Bowl (W)
2005	Cincinnati	4-7	Big East		2-5
2004	Cincinnati	7-5	Conference USA		5-3						Fort Worth Bowl (W)
2003	Cincinnati	5-7	Conference USA		2-6
2002	Cincinnati	7-7	Conference USA		6-2		★				New Orleans Bowl (L)
2001	Cincinnati	7-5	Conference USA		5-2						Motor City Bowl (L)
2000	Cincinnati	7-5	Conference USA		5-2						Motor City Bowl (L)
1999	Cincinnati	3-8	Conference USA		0-6
1998	Cincinnati	2-9	Conference USA		1-5
1997	Cincinnati	8-4	Conference USA		2-4						Humanitarian Bowl (W)
1996	Cincinnati	6-5	Conference USA		2-3
1995	Cincinnati	6-5	Independent
1994	Cincinnati	2-8-1	Independent
1993	Cincinnati	8-3	Independent
1992	Cincinnati	3-8	Independent
1991	Cincinnati	4-7	Independent
1990	Cincinnati	1-10	Independent
1989	Cincinnati	1-9-1	Independent
1988	Cincinnati	3-8	Independent
1987	Cincinnati	4-7	Independent
1986	Cincinnati	5-6	Independent
1985	Cincinnati	5-6	Independent
1984	Cincinnati	2-9	Independent
1983	Cincinnati	4-6-1	Independent
1982	Cincinnati	6-5	Independent
1981	Cincinnati	6-5	Independent
1980	Cincinnati	2-9	Independent
1979	Cincinnati	2-9	Independent
1978	Cincinnati	5-6	Independent
1977	Cincinnati	5-4-2	Independent
1976	Cincinnati	8-3	Independent							#20
1975	Cincinnati	6-5	Independent
1974	Cincinnati	7-4	Independent
1973	Cincinnati	4-7	Independent
1972	Cincinnati	2-9	Independent
1971	Cincinnati	7-4	Independent
1970	Cincinnati	7-4	Independent
1969	Cincinnati	4-6	Missouri Valley		2-3
1968	Cincinnati	5-4-1	Missouri Valley		2-2
1967	Cincinnati	3-6	Missouri Valley		2-2
1966	Cincinnati	3-7	Missouri Valley		2-2
1965	Cincinnati	5-5	Missouri Valley		1-2
1964	Cincinnati	8-2	Missouri Valley		3-0		★
1963	Cincinnati	6-4	Missouri Valley		2-1		★
1962	Cincinnati	2-8	Missouri Valley		1-2
1961	Cincinnati	3-7	Missouri Valley		1-2
1960	Cincinnati	4-6	Missouri Valley		1-2
1959	Cincinnati	5-4-1	Missouri Valley		0-3-1
1958	Cincinnati	6-2-2	Missouri Valley		1-1-2
1957	Cincinnati	5-4-1	Missouri Valley		1-2
1956	Cincinnati	4-5	Independent
1955	Cincinnati	1-6-2	Independent
1954	Cincinnati	8-2	Independent							#12

Award winners

8 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Year	Player	Pos	Award
2022	Ivan Pace Jr.	LB	Consensus All-American
2021	Luke Fickell	Coach	AFCA Coach of the Year Award
2021	Sauce Gardner	DB	Consensus All-American
2021	Coby Bryant	DB	Jim Thorpe Award
2008	Kevin Huber	P	Consensus All-American
2007	Kevin Huber	P	Consensus All-American
2000	Jonathan Ruffin	PK	Consensus All-American
2000	Jonathan Ruffin	PK	Lou Groza Award