Cincinnati Bearcats All-Time Record and Rivalries

Most common matchups

Titles and postseason^[2]

Achievement	Total	Seasons
Conference titles	16	AAC: 2021, 2020, 2014; Big East: 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008; C-USA: 2002; MVC: 1964, 1963; MAC: 1952, 1951, 1949, 1947; Buckeye: 1934, 1933
Division titles	1	2019 (AAC East)

Home venues^[1]

1893 Home venue unknown
1896 to 1900 League Park
1903 to 1909 Burnet Woods
Since 1915 Nippert Stadium

Upcoming

Date	Matchup	Round
Sat Oct 31	Utah Utes at Cincinnati Bearcats	Week 9
Sat Nov 7	Cincinnati Bearcats at Houston Cougars	Week 10
Sat Nov 14	Cincinnati Bearcats at Iowa State Cyclones	Week 11
Sat Nov 21	Colorado Buffaloes at Cincinnati Bearcats	Week 12
Sat Nov 28	Cincinnati Bearcats at BYU Cougars	Week 13

Against conferences

Conference	vs members at the time	vs current members
vs ACC	8-12	56-69-1
vs American	55-27	95-104-4
vs Atlantic 10 Conference	1-0	0-0
vs Atlantic Sun Conference	1-0	0-0
vs Big 12	12-23	41-63-2
vs Big East Conference	42-30	0-0
vs Big Eight Conference	2-4	0-0
vs Big Seven Conference	2-0	0-0
vs Big Ten Conference	9-26	22-48-1
vs Big West Conference	2-0	0-0
vs Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association	7-2-1	0-0
vs C-USA	32-34	2-0
vs Colonial	1-0	2-0
vs Gateway Football Conference	2-1	0-0
vs Independent	103-143-6	14-4
vs Ivy Group	1-0	2-0
vs MAC	60-49-1	60-49-1
vs Mid-eastern	1-0	2-0
vs Missouri Valley	37-42-5	0-0
vs Missouri Valley Football Conference	1-0	8-3
vs Mountain West	1-1	4-4
vs North Central Conference	1-0	0-0
vs OVC–Big South	0-0	3-0
vs Ohio Valley Conference	18-3	0-0
vs PAC-12	2-0	5-2
vs Pacific Coast Athletic Association	1-0	0-0
vs Pacific-10 Conference	2-0	0-0
vs Pacific-8 Conference	0-1	0-0
vs Patriot	1-0	9-7
vs Pioneer Football League	0-0	13-6-1
vs SEC	6-37-1	9-48-1
vs Southern	11-5	6-0
vs Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association	2-6	0-0
vs Southland	5-3	3-0
vs Southwest Conference	3-0-1	0-0
vs Southwestern Athletic Conference	2-0	2-0
vs Sun Belt	1-1	22-12
vs Triangular Football League	1-0	0-0
vs UAC	1-0	10-0
vs Western Athletic Conference	4-2	0-0

"At the time" counts opponents by their conference in the season each game was played; "current" counts every game against today's members.

Against divisions

Division	vs members at the time	vs current members
vs ACC Atlantic Division	2-2	0-0
vs ACC Coastal Division	4-5	0-0
vs American East Division	13-12	0-0
vs American West Division	7-9	0-0
vs Big 12 North Division	1-1	0-0
vs Big 12 South Division	0-2	0-0
vs Big Ten East Division	2-3	0-0
vs Big Ten Leaders Division	1-1	0-0
vs Big Ten West Division	1-0	0-0
vs C-USA East Division	4-1	0-0
vs MAC East Division	26-7	0-0
vs MAC West Division	3-2	0-0
vs Mountain West West Division	0-1	0-0
vs PAC-12 South Division	2-0	0-0
vs SEC Eastern Division	3-7	0-0
vs SEC Western Division	0-2	0-0
vs Southwestern Athletic East Division	2-0	2-0
vs Western Athletic Mountain Division	1-0	0-0

"At the time" counts opponents by their division in the season each game was played; "current" counts every game against today's members.

Every opponent

ACC

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Boston College Eagles	5-4	9	2026
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Duke Blue Devils	1-0	1	2012
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Florida State Seminoles	0-6	6	1990
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Louisville Cardinals	22-23-1	46	2022
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Miami Hurricanes	2-11	13	2015
Cincinnati Bearcats vs NC State Wolfpack	1-1	2	2011
Cincinnati Bearcats vs North Carolina Tar Heels	0-3	3	2013
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Pittsburgh Panthers	5-9	14	2024
Cincinnati Bearcats vs SMU Mustangs	6-1	7	2022
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Syracuse Orange	8-5	13	2012
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Virginia Tech Hokies	6-6	12	2018

American

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Army Black Knights	4-3	7	2020
Cincinnati Bearcats vs East Carolina Pirates	13-13	26	2022
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Memphis Tigers	14-23	37	2020
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Navy Midshipmen	3-4	7	2025
Cincinnati Bearcats vs North Texas Mean Green	7-9-1	17	2002
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Rice Owls	1-0	1	1974
Cincinnati Bearcats vs South Florida Bulls	13-7	20	2022
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Temple Owls	10-13-1	24	2022
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Tulane Green Wave	7-12	19	2022
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane	18-17-2	37	2022
Cincinnati Bearcats vs UAB Blazers	5-3	8	2004

Big 12

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Arizona State Sun Devils	3-0	3	2024
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Arizona Wildcats	0-2	2	2026
Cincinnati Bearcats vs BYU Cougars	0-4	4	2025
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Baylor Bears	1-1	2	2025
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Colorado Buffaloes	0-2	2	2024
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Houston Cougars	15-15	30	2024
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Iowa State Cyclones	1-2	3	2025
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Kansas Jayhawks	2-2	4	2025
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Kansas State Wildcats	5-3	8	2026
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Oklahoma State Cowboys	2-3	5	2025
Cincinnati Bearcats vs TCU Horned Frogs	2-3	5	2025
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Texas Tech Red Raiders	1-1-1	3	2026
Cincinnati Bearcats vs UCF Knights	6-5	11	2025
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Utah Utes	0-1	1	2025
Cincinnati Bearcats vs West Virginia Mountaineers	3-19-1	23	2026

Big Ten Conference

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Illinois Fighting Illini	1-1	2	2013
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Indiana Hoosiers	5-8	13	2022
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Iowa Hawkeyes	0-1	1	1990
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Maryland Terrapins	0-2	2	1976
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Michigan State Spartans	1-1	2	1946
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Michigan Wolverines	0-1	1	2017
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Nebraska Cornhuskers	0-2	2	2025
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Northwestern Wildcats	0-2	2	1924
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Ohio State Buckeyes	0-8	8	2019
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Penn State Nittany Lions	1-8	9	2005
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Purdue Boilermakers	2-1	3	2016
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights	9-9-1	19	2013
Cincinnati Bearcats vs UCLA Bruins	2-0	2	2019
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Washington Huskies	0-1	1	1974
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Wisconsin Badgers	1-3	4	2000

C-USA

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Kennesaw State Owls	1-0	1	2022
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	1-0	1	1991

Colonial

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Rhode Island Rams	1-0	1	2003
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Towson Tigers	1-0	1	2024

Independent

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1-1	2	2021
Cincinnati Bearcats vs UConn Huskies	13-3	16	2019

Ivy Group

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Cornell Big Red	1-0	1	1983
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Dartmouth Big Green	1-0	1	1898

MAC

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Akron Zips	4-2	6	2011
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Ball State Cardinals	1-0	1	1993
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Bowling Green State Falcons	1-4	5	2025
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Central Michigan Chippewas	0-1	1	1990
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Eastern Michigan Eagles	1-0	1	2005
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Kent State Golden Flashes	5-0	5	1999
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Miami RedHawks	36-34-1	71	2026
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Ohio Bobcats	9-5	14	2018
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Toledo Rockets	2-3	5	2014
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Western Michigan Broncos	1-0	1	2006

Mid-eastern

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Delaware State Hornets	1-0	1	2012
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Morgan State Bears	1-0	1	1982

Missouri Valley Football Conference

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Indiana State Sycamores	4-1	5	2010
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Murray State Racers	1-0	1	2021
Cincinnati Bearcats vs South Dakota Coyotes	1-0	1	1965
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Youngstown State Penguins	2-2	4	1985

Mountain West

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Air Force Falcons	0-1	1	1961
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors	1-1	2	2008
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Nevada Wolf Pack	0-1	1	1949
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Northern Illinois Huskies	1-1	2	1995
Cincinnati Bearcats vs UTEP Miners	2-0	2	1951

OVC–Big South

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Southeast Missouri State Redhawks	2-0	2	2009
Cincinnati Bearcats vs UT Martin Skyhawks	1-0	1	2016

PAC-12

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Fresno State Bulldogs	1-1	2	2010
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Oregon State Beavers	2-0	2	2009
Cincinnati Bearcats vs San Diego State Aztecs	1-1	2	2015
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Utah State Aggies	1-0	1	1997

Patriot

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Fordham Rams	1-0	1	2012
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Georgetown Hoyas	0-1	1	1936
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Richmond Spiders	3-3	6	1981
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Villanova Wildcats	2-2	4	1980
Cincinnati Bearcats vs William & Mary Tribe	3-1	4	1970

Pioneer Football League

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Butler	2-0	2	1933
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Dayton Flyers	10-5-1	16	1971
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Drake Bulldogs	1-0	1	1963
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Morehead State	0-1	1	1989

SEC

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Alabama Crimson Tide	0-6	6	2021
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Arkansas Razorbacks	0-1	1	2022
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Auburn Tigers	0-2	2	1986
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Florida Gators	0-2	2	2009
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Georgia Bulldogs	0-3	3	2020
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Kentucky Wildcats	4-19-1	24	1996
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Mississippi State Bulldogs	1-1	2	1949
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Oklahoma Sooners	0-3	3	2023
Cincinnati Bearcats vs South Carolina Gamecocks	0-2	2	1982
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Tennessee Volunteers	1-5	6	2011
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Texas A&M Aggies	1-0	1	1971
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Vanderbilt Commodores	2-4	6	2011

Southern

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Chattanooga Mocs	1-0	1	1974
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles	1-0	1	1987
Cincinnati Bearcats vs VMI Keydets	2-0	2	1953
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Western Carolina Catamounts	2-0	2	2026

Southland

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Northwestern State Demons	3-0	3	2025

Southwestern Athletic Conference

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Alabama A&M Bulldogs	2-0	2	2018

Sun Belt

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Arkansas State Red Wolves	1-1	2	1998
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	3-1	4	1978
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Marshall Thundering Herd	4-2	6	2019
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles	8-7	15	2007
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Troy Trojans	1-1	2	1999
Cincinnati Bearcats vs UL Monroe Warhawks	5-0	5	2001

UAC

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Austin Peay Governors	7-0	7	2020
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Eastern Kentucky Colonels	3-0	3	2023

Other opponents

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Carlisle	0-4	4	1906
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Carnegie Mellon	1-0	1	1940
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Chicago Maroons	0-1	1	1893
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Detroit Mercy	5-4-1	10	1964
Cincinnati Bearcats vs George Washington	1-1	2	1965
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Hardin-Simmons Cowboys	5-1-1	7	1960
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Long Beach State	1-0	1	1982
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Marquette Warriors	6-2	8	1960
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Pacific Tigers	5-2	7	1959
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Tampa	1-0	1	1968
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Washington & Lee	1-0	1	1952
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Washington (MO)	0-1	1	1903
Cincinnati Bearcats vs West Texas A&M	0-1	1	1950
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Wichita State	14-7-2	23	1986
Cincinnati Bearcats vs Xavier Musketeers	11-9	20	1973