Cincinnati Bearcats

Team History

SEASON	NAME	W	L	T	W%	CONFERENCE	POSTSEASON
2026	Cincinnati Bearcats	2	0	0	1.000	2nd
2025	Cincinnati Bearcats	7	5	0	.583	10th	Lost Liberty Bowl
2024	Cincinnati Bearcats	5	7	0	.417	11th
2023	Cincinnati Bearcats	3	9	0	.250	14th
2022	Cincinnati Bearcats	9	3	0	.750	2nd	Lost Fenway Bowl
2021	Cincinnati Bearcats	13	0	0	1.000	1st	Lost CFP Semifinal
2020	Cincinnati Bearcats	9	0	0	1.000	1st	Lost Peach Bowl
2019	Cincinnati Bearcats	10	3	0	.769	3rd	Won Birmingham Bowl
2018	Cincinnati Bearcats	10	2	0	.833	2nd	Won Military Bowl
2017	Cincinnati Bearcats	4	8	0	.333	9th
2016	Cincinnati Bearcats	4	8	0	.333	10th
2015	Cincinnati Bearcats	7	5	0	.583	6th	Lost Hawai'i Bowl
2014	Cincinnati Bearcats	9	3	0	.750	2nd	Lost Military Bowl
2013	Cincinnati Bearcats	9	3	0	.750	3rd	Lost Belk Bowl
2012	Cincinnati Bearcats	9	3	0	.750	1st	Won Belk Bowl
2011	Cincinnati Bearcats	9	3	0	.750	1st	Won Liberty Bowl
2010	Cincinnati Bearcats	4	8	0	.333
2009	Cincinnati Bearcats	12	0	0	1.000	1st	Lost Sugar Bowl
2008	Cincinnati Bearcats	11	2	0	.846	1st	Lost Orange Bowl
2007	Cincinnati Bearcats	9	3	0	.750		Won PapaJohns.com Bowl
2006	Cincinnati Bearcats	7	5	0	.583		Won International Bowl
2005	Cincinnati Bearcats	4	7	0	.364
2004	Cincinnati Bearcats	6	5	0	.545		Won Fort Worth Bowl
2003	Cincinnati Bearcats	5	7	0	.417
2002	Cincinnati Bearcats	7	6	0	.538	1st	Lost New Orleans Bowl
2001	Cincinnati Bearcats	7	4	0	.636		Lost Motor City Bowl
2000	Cincinnati Bearcats	7	4	0	.636		Lost Motor City Bowl
1999	Cincinnati Bearcats	3	8	0	.273
1998	Cincinnati Bearcats	2	9	0	.182
1997	Cincinnati Bearcats	7	4	0	.636		Won Humanitarian Bowl
1996	Cincinnati Bearcats	6	5	0	.545
1995	Cincinnati Bearcats	6	5	0	.545
1994	Cincinnati Bearcats	2	8	1	.227
1993	Cincinnati Bearcats	8	3	0	.727
1992	Cincinnati Bearcats	3	8	0	.273
1991	Cincinnati Bearcats	4	7	0	.364
1990	Cincinnati Bearcats	1	10	0	.091
1989	Cincinnati Bearcats	1	9	1	.136
1988	Cincinnati Bearcats	3	8	0	.273
1987	Cincinnati Bearcats	4	7	0	.364
1986	Cincinnati Bearcats	5	6	0	.455
1985	Cincinnati Bearcats	5	6	0	.455
1984	Cincinnati Bearcats	2	9	0	.182
1983	Cincinnati Bearcats	4	6	1	.409
1982	Cincinnati Bearcats	6	5	0	.545
1981	Cincinnati Bearcats	6	5	0	.545
1980	Cincinnati Bearcats	2	9	0	.182
1979	Cincinnati Bearcats	2	9	0	.182
1978	Cincinnati Bearcats	5	6	0	.455
1977	Cincinnati Bearcats	5	4	2	.545
1976	Cincinnati Bearcats	8	3	0	.727
1975	Cincinnati Bearcats	6	5	0	.545
1974	Cincinnati Bearcats	7	4	0	.636
1973	Cincinnati Bearcats	4	7	0	.364
1972	Cincinnati Bearcats	2	9	0	.182
1971	Cincinnati Bearcats	7	4	0	.636
1970	Cincinnati Bearcats	7	4	0	.636
1969	Cincinnati Bearcats	4	6	0	.400
1968	Cincinnati Bearcats	5	4	1	.550
1967	Cincinnati Bearcats	3	6	0	.333
1966	Cincinnati Bearcats	3	7	0	.300
1965	Cincinnati Bearcats	5	5	0	.500
1964	Cincinnati Bearcats	8	2	0	.800	1st
1963	Cincinnati Bearcats	6	4	0	.600	1st
1962	Cincinnati Bearcats	2	8	0	.200
1961	Cincinnati Bearcats	3	7	0	.300
1960	Cincinnati Bearcats	4	6	0	.400
1959	Cincinnati Bearcats	5	4	1	.550
1958	Cincinnati Bearcats	6	2	2	.700
1957	Cincinnati Bearcats	5	4	1	.550
1956	Cincinnati Bearcats	4	5	0	.444
1955	Cincinnati Bearcats	1	6	2	.222
1954	Cincinnati Bearcats	8	2	0	.800
1953	Cincinnati Bearcats	3	1	0	.750
1952	Cincinnati Bearcats	2	1	1	.625
1951	Cincinnati Bearcats	5	0	0	1.000
1950	Cincinnati Bearcats	3	2	0	.600		Lost Sun Bowl
1949	Cincinnati Bearcats	2	2	0	.500
1948	Cincinnati Bearcats	0	4	1	.100
1947	Cincinnati Bearcats	1	1	0	.500
1946	Cincinnati Bearcats	2	2	0	.500		Won Sun Bowl
1945	Cincinnati Bearcats	1	2	0	.333
1942	Cincinnati Bearcats	0	2	0	.000
1941	Cincinnati Bearcats	0	1	0	.000
1940	Cincinnati Bearcats	1	1	1	.500
1939	Cincinnati Bearcats	0	1	0	.000
1937	Cincinnati Bearcats	0	1	0	.000
1936	Cincinnati Bearcats	0	3	0	.000
1935	Cincinnati Bearcats	1	0	0	1.000
1934	Cincinnati Bearcats	0	2	0	.000
1933	Cincinnati Bearcats	1	1	0	.500
1932	Cincinnati Bearcats	1	0	0	1.000
1931	Cincinnati Bearcats	0	1	0	.000
1930	Cincinnati Bearcats	0	1	0	.000
1924	Cincinnati Bearcats	0	1	0	.000
1923	Cincinnati Bearcats	0	1	0	.000
1922	Cincinnati Bearcats	0	3	0	.000
1921	Cincinnati Bearcats	0	2	0	.000
1920	Cincinnati Bearcats	0	1	0	.000
1919	Cincinnati Bearcats	1	2	0	.333
1916	Cincinnati Bearcats	0	1	0	.000
1915	Cincinnati Bearcats	0	1	0	.000
1909	Cincinnati Bearcats	0	1	0	.000
1908	Cincinnati Bearcats	0	1	0	.000
1906	Cincinnati Bearcats	0	2	0	.000
1905	Cincinnati Bearcats	0	2	0	.000
1904	Cincinnati Bearcats	1	0	0	1.000
1903	Cincinnati Bearcats	0	2	0	.000
1900	Cincinnati Bearcats	0	1	0	.000
1899	Cincinnati Bearcats	0	1	0	.000
1898	Cincinnati Bearcats	1	0	0	1.000
1897	Cincinnati Bearcats	0	1	0	.000
1896	Cincinnati Bearcats	0	1	0	.000
1893	Cincinnati Bearcats	0	1	0	.000

History


Seasons	114 (1893 to present)
Conference	Big 12
Regular Season	429-437-15 (.495)
Postseason	9-13 (.409)
National Championships	0

Franchise Leaders

PASS YDS

10,998

Gino Guidugli

RUSH YDS

4,242

Reggie Taylor

REC YDS

2,804

Mardy Gilyard

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

896

Maiava

795

Stokes

794

Alejado

Rush Yards Leaders

375

Carter

374

Sheppard

319

Bates

Rec Yards Leaders

376

Legree

333

Duff

330

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

10

Maiava

9

Hejny

8

Weaver

Rush TD Leaders

6

Carter

6

Knight

5

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

5

Duff

5

Dixon

5

Becker

QB Rating Leaders

284.5

Stockton

271.7

Mensah

243.9

Jennings

Sack Leaders

5.0

Umanmielen

4.0

Lewis

4.0

Lester

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

66.5

61.0

59.0

58.5

55.0

54.5

Opp PPG Rankings

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.5

Total Yards Rankings

702.5

620.5

586.0

576.5

573.5

569.0

Rush Yards Rankings

394.0

376.0

341.5

336.0

319.0

314.0

Pass Yards Rankings

442.0

427.0

389.5

358.0

356.0

346.0

Sack Leaders

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	2	0	1.000
2	Auburn	2	0	1.000
3	Florida	2	0	1.000
4	Georgia	2	0	1.000
5	LSU	2	0	1.000
6	Mississippi State	2	0	1.000
7	Missouri	2	0	1.000
8	Ole Miss	2	0	1.000
9	South Carolina	2	0	1.000
10	Tennessee	2	0	1.000
11	Texas	2	0	1.000
12	Texas A&M	2	0	1.000
13	Vanderbilt	2	0	1.000
14	Arkansas	1	1	.500
15	Oklahoma	1	1	.500
16	Kentucky	1	1	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Appalachian State	2	0	1.000
2	Troy	2	0	1.000
3	Georgia State	2	0	1.000
4	James Madison	2	0	1.000
5	Arkansas State	1	1	.500
6	Coastal Carolina	1	1	.500
7	Georgia Southern	1	1	.500
8	Louisiana	1	1	.500
9	Louisiana Tech	1	1	.500
10	Marshall	1	1	.500
11	Old Dominion	1	1	.500
12	South Alabama	1	1	.500
13	Southern Miss	1	1	.500
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	2	.000

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	2	0	1.000
2	Cincinnati	2	0	1.000
3	Colorado	2	0	1.000
4	Houston	2	0	1.000
5	Kansas State	2	0	1.000
6	Texas Tech	2	0	1.000
7	Utah	2	0	1.000
8	West Virginia	2	0	1.000
9	Arizona State	1	1	.500
10	Baylor	1	1	.500
11	Iowa State	1	1	.500
12	Kansas	1	1	.500
13	Oklahoma State	1	1	.500
14	TCU	1	1	.500
15	UCF	1	1	.500
16	Arizona	1	1	.500

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Colorado State	2	0	1.000
2	Boise State	1	1	.500
3	Fresno State	1	1	.500
4	San Diego State	1	1	.500
5	Oregon State	0	2	.000
6	Texas State	0	2	.000
7	Utah State	0	2	.000
8	Washington State	0	2	.000

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	2	.333
2	UMass	2	0	1.000
3	Akron	1	1	.500
4	Ball State	1	1	.500
5	Buffalo	1	1	.500
6	Central Michigan	1	1	.500
7	Kent State	1	1	.500
8	Miami (OH)	1	1	.500
9	Ohio	1	1	.500
10	Toledo	1	1	.500
11	Western Michigan	1	1	.500
12	Bowling Green	0	2	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	2	.333

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	2	0	1.000
2	SMU	2	0	1.000
3	Virginia	2	0	1.000
4	California	1	1	.500
5	Duke	2	0	1.000
6	North Carolina	2	0	1.000
7	Pittsburgh	2	0	1.000
8	Virginia Tech	2	0	1.000
9	Wake Forest	2	0	1.000
10	Boston College	1	1	.500
11	Clemson	1	1	.500
12	Louisville	1	1	.500
13	Georgia Tech	0	2	.000
14	Florida State	1	1	.500
15	NC State	1	1	.500
16	Stanford	1	1	.500
17	Syracuse	1	1	.500

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	2	0	1.000
2	UConn	1	1	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	2	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	1	1	.500
3	Tulsa	2	0	1.000
4	UTSA	2	0	1.000
5	Memphis	2	1	.667
6	North Texas	1	1	.500
7	Rice	1	1	.500
8	Temple	1	1	.500
9	Tulane	1	1	.500
10	UAB	1	1	.500
11	Charlotte	0	2	.000
12	East Carolina	0	2	.000
13	Army	1	1	.500
14	Navy	1	1	.500

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	USC	3	0	1.000
2	Indiana	2	0	1.000
3	Iowa	2	0	1.000
4	Maryland	2	0	1.000
5	Michigan	2	0	1.000
6	Michigan State	2	0	1.000
7	Nebraska	2	0	1.000
8	Penn State	2	0	1.000
9	UCLA	2	0	1.000
10	Washington	2	0	1.000
11	Northwestern	1	0	1.000
12	Illinois	1	1	.500
13	Minnesota	1	1	.500
14	Ohio State	1	1	.500
15	Oregon	1	1	.500
16	Purdue	1	1	.500
17	Wisconsin	1	1	.500
18	Rutgers	0	2	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Delaware	1	1	.500
2	Florida International	1	1	.500
3	Kennesaw State	1	1	.500
4	Liberty	1	1	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	1	1	.500
6	Missouri State	1	1	.500
7	Jacksonville State	1	2	.333
8	New Mexico State	1	2	.333
9	Sam Houston	0	2	.000
10	Western Kentucky	0	2	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	3	0	1.000
2	UNLV	1	2	.333
3	New Mexico	2	0	1.000
4	San Jose State	2	1	.667
5	Nevada	1	1	.500
6	UTEP	1	1	.500
7	Wyoming	1	1	.500
8	Northern Illinois	0	2	.000
9	Air Force	1	1	.500
10	Hawai'i	1	2	.333

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 8/29	UNC	@	TCU	15-10
Sat 8/29	SJSU	@	USC	26-42
Sat 8/29	NCST	@	UVA	8-34
Sat 8/29	JVST	@	NDSU	7-33
Sat 8/29	SAC	@	EMU	17-28

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	SYR	@	PITT	7:30 PM
Fri 9/18	MIA	@	WAKE	7:30 PM
Fri 9/18	HOU	@	TTU	8:00 PM
Fri 9/18	PRST	@	ORE	10:30 PM
Sat 9/19	CCAR	@	DEL	11:30 AM