Cincinnati at SMU

Saturday, October 24, 2020

No. 9 Cincinnati beat No. 16 SMU 42–⁠13. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Cincinnati led the series 4–⁠1.

Away9Cincinnati9–⁠1 in 2020
42
Home16SMU7–⁠3 in 2020
13

Final at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University ParkTV: ESPN2Attendance 7,898

At kickoff
60°F, mostly cloudy, wind 6 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Dallas Love Field Airport (KDAL), 5 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Luke Richmond; umpire Hilbert Byers; head linesman Dan Harrington; line judge Colin Gaynor; side judge Jake Dishaw; field judge Ben Vasconcells; back judge Ken Bushey; center judge Alex AmayaGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Cincinnati140141442
SMU0100313

Standouts

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Player stats

Cincinnati

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Desmond Ridder13/2112610
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Desmond Ridder8179391
Gerrid Doaks20105235
Jerome Ford424025
Charles McClelland3507
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tre Tucker224016
Alec Pierce322010
Jayshon Jackson221019
Michael Young119019
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jarell White13210
Coby Bryant6000
Joel Dublanko5100
Darrick Forrest5000
Sauce Gardner4001
Myjai Sanders3210
Marcus Brown2210
Ethan Tucky1110

SMU

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Shane Buechele23/4421611
Tyler Page0/1000
Terrance Gipson1/1-100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ulysses Bentley IV1640013
Tyler Lavine93007
Shane Buechele1114010
TaMerik Williams2402
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Kylen Granson468024
Rashee Rice564124
Tyler Page328016
Ulysses Bentley IV319010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Delano Robinson8000
Elijah Chatman5200
Ar’mani Johnson3000
Chace Cromartie3000

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

CincinnatiSMU
439Total yards303
126Passing yards215
313Rushing yards88
6.0Yards per pass4.7
8.9Yards per rush2.3
17First downs21
7–⁠13Third downs7–⁠20
1–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠4
2Turnovers1
11–⁠120Penalties7–⁠87
27:15Possession32:15
4Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

CincinnatiSMU
48%Success rate31%
0.28EPA per play−0.20
1.50Explosiveness0.98
0.27Rushing EPA−0.04
0.29Passing EPA−0.31
50%Passing-down success26%
0.43First-down EPA−0.18
−0.63Second-down EPA−0.27
0.88Third-down EPA0.20
19%Havoc by its defense16%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

SMU 54% to win. Cincinnati pulled the upset.

The line

SMU −1, over/under 57.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were SMU 53%, Cincinnati 47%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

SMU end zoneCincinnati end zoneQ1 SMUPunt, 6 playsQ1 CincinnatiTouchdown, 12 playsQ1 SMUPunt, 3 playsQ1 CincinnatiTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 SMUPunt, 3 playsQ1 CincinnatiPunt, 6 playsQ2 SMUTouchdown, 17 playsQ2 CincinnatiFumble, 2 playsQ2 SMUMissed FG, 6 playsQ2 CincinnatiPunt, 3 playsQ2 SMUField goal, 8 playsQ3 CincinnatiPunt, 3 playsQ3 SMUPunt, 4 playsQ3 CincinnatiTouchdown, 11 playsQ3 SMUPunt, 3 playsQ3 CincinnatiTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 SMUInterception, 4 playsQ3 CincinnatiPunt, 3 playsQ3 SMUField goal, 11 playsQ4 CincinnatiResult not recorded, 2 playsQ4 SMUTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 CincinnatiPunt, 3 playsQ4 SMUTurnover on downs, 11 playsQ4 CincinnatiTouchdown, 1 playQ4 SMUTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 CincinnatiTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 SMUResult not recorded, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. SMU drives left to right, Cincinnati right to left.
  1. Q1 SMUPunt, 6 plays, 19 yards
  2. Q1 CincinnatiTouchdown, 12 plays, 70 yards
  3. Q1 SMUPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  4. Q1 CincinnatiTouchdown, 4 plays, 50 yards
  5. Q1 SMUPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  6. Q1 CincinnatiPunt, 6 plays, 17 yards
  7. Q2 SMUTouchdown, 17 plays, 83 yards
  8. Q2 CincinnatiFumble, 2 plays, 6 yards
  9. Q2 SMUMissed FG, 6 plays, 14 yards
  10. Q2 CincinnatiPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  11. Q2 SMUField goal, 8 plays, 7 yards
  12. Q3 CincinnatiPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  13. Q3 SMUPunt, 4 plays, −4 yards
  14. Q3 CincinnatiTouchdown, 11 plays, 70 yards
  15. Q3 SMUPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  16. Q3 CincinnatiTouchdown, 3 plays, 64 yards
  17. Q3 SMUInterception, 4 plays, 28 yards
  18. Q3 CincinnatiPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  19. Q3 SMUField goal, 11 plays, 82 yards
  20. Q4 CincinnatiResult not recorded, 2 plays, −10 yards
  21. Q4 SMUTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 20 yards
  22. Q4 CincinnatiPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  23. Q4 SMUTurnover on downs, 11 plays, 32 yards
  24. Q4 CincinnatiTouchdown, 1 play, 91 yards
  25. Q4 SMUTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 8 yards
  26. Q4 CincinnatiTouchdown, 3 plays, 43 yards
  27. Q4 SMUResult not recorded, 3 plays, 3 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Cincinnati 14, SMU 0
SMU Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Cole Smith kickoff for 65 yds , Bryan Massey return for 20 yds to the SMU 45 SMU Penalty, Offensive Holding (Austin Upshaw) to the SMU 10
14:521st & 10 at own 10Ulysses Bentley IV run for a loss of 3 yards to the SMU 7
14:002nd & 13 at own 7Ulysses Bentley IV run for 3 yds to the SMU 10
13:353rd & 10 at own 10Shane Buechele pass complete to Tyler Page for 16 yds to the SMU 26 for a 1ST down
13:011st & 10 at own 26Shane Buechele pass incomplete
12:502nd & 10 at own 26Shane Buechele pass complete to Danny Gray for 3 yds to the SMU 29
12:453rd & 7 at own 29Shane Buechele run for 1 yd to the SMU 29 Shane Buechele fumbled, forced by Curtis Brooks, recovered by SMU Alan Ali
11:374th & 7 at own 29Chris Naggar punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Ryan Montgomery at the Cincy 30
Cincinnati Touchdown, 12 plays
11:331st & 10 at own 30Desmond Ridder pass incomplete to Jayshon Jackson
11:262nd & 10 at own 30Desmond Ridder run for 7 yds to the Cincy 37
10:533rd & 3 at own 37Desmond Ridder run for 4 yds to the Cincy 41 for a 1ST down
10:211st & 10 at own 41Desmond Ridder pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 19 yds to the SMU 40 for a 1ST down
9:481st & 10 at opp 40Desmond Ridder pass complete to Josh Whyle for 9 yds to the SMU 31
9:022nd & 1 at opp 31Desmond Ridder pass complete to Tre Tucker for 8 yds to the SMU 23 for a 1ST down
8:431st & 10 at opp 23Desmond Ridder pass incomplete to Alec Pierce
8:312nd & 10 at opp 23Desmond Ridder pass complete to Gerrid Doaks for 5 yds to the SMU 18
7:483rd & 5 at opp 18Gerrid Doaks run for 9 yds to the SMU 9 for a 1ST down
7:071st & goal at opp 9Gerrid Doaks run for 2 yds to the SMU 7
6:312nd & goal at opp 7Gerrid Doaks run for no gain to the SMU 7
6:103rd & 0 at opp 7Timeout CINCINNATI, clock 06:10
6:053rd & goal at opp 7Desmond Ridder pass complete to Josh Whyle for 7 yds for a TD (Cole Smith KICK)Cincinnati 7, SMU 0
SMU Punt, 3 plays
6:053rd & 8 at own 35Cole Smith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:401st & 10 at own 25Shane Buechele sacked by Jarell D – White and TEAM for a loss of 11 yards to the SMU 14
5:092nd & 21 at own 14Ulysses Bentley IV run for 5 yds to the SMU 19
4:293rd & 16 at own 19Shane Buechele pass complete to Ulysses Bentley IV for 8 yds to the SMU 27
4:014th & 8 at own 27Chris Naggar punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Ryan Montgomery at the CINCINNATI 35 SMU Penalty, Kick Catching Interference (Bryan Massey) to the 50 yard line
Cincinnati Touchdown, 4 plays
3:581st & 10 at the 50Desmond Ridder pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 2 yds to the SMU 48
3:182nd & 8 at opp 48Gerrid Doaks run for 9 yds to the SMU 39 for a 1ST down
2:541st & 5 at opp 34Gerrid Doaks run for 19 yds to the SMU 15 for a 1ST down
2:541st & 10 at own 39SMU Penalty, Defensive Offside (Gary Wiley) to the SMU 34
2:201st & 10 at opp 15Desmond Ridder run for 15 yds for a TD (Cole Smith KICK)Cincinnati 14, SMU 0
SMU Punt, 3 plays
2:201st & 10 at own 35Cole Smith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:051st & 10 at own 25Shane Buechele pass complete to Danny Gray for 5 yds to the SMU 30
1:452nd & 5 at own 30Shane Buechele pass incomplete
1:423rd & 5 at own 30Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Kylen Granson
1:344th & 5 at own 30Chris Naggar punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Phil Thomas at the Cincy 26
Cincinnati Punt, 6 plays
1:271st & 10 at own 26Desmond Ridder pass incomplete
1:002nd & 10 at own 26Charles McClelland run for a loss of 3 yards to the Cincy 23
0:343rd & 13 at own 23Desmond Ridder pass complete to Tre Tucker for 16 yds to the Cincy 39 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 39Desmond Ridder run for 9 yds to the Cincy 48
Q2 14:552nd & 1 at own 48Desmond Ridder pass incomplete
Q2 14:383rd & 1 at own 48Gerrid Doaks run for no gain to the Cincy 48
Q2 14:094th & 1 at own 48CINCINNATI Penalty, False Start (Dylan O’Quinn) to the Cincy 43
Q2 13:424th & 6 at own 43James Smith punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Tyler Page at the SMU 17
2nd quarter5 drives, then Cincinnati 14, SMU 10
SMU Touchdown, 17 plays
13:171st & 10 at own 17Ulysses Bentley IV run for 9 yds to the SMU 26
13:002nd & 1 at own 26Ulysses Bentley IV run for 2 yds to the SMU 28 for a 1ST down
12:301st & 10 at own 28Shane Buechele pass complete to Kylen Granson for 11 yds to the SMU 39 for a 1ST down
12:171st & 10 at own 39Shane Buechele pass incomplete
12:062nd & 10 at own 39Ulysses Bentley IV run for a loss of 1 yard to the SMU 38
11:323rd & 11 at own 38Timeout SMU, clock 11:32
11:253rd & 11 at own 38CINCINNATI Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Ahmad D – Gardner) to the Cincy 47 for a 1ST down
11:191st & 10 at opp 47Ulysses Bentley IV run for no gain to the Cincy 47
10:382nd & 10 at opp 47Tyler Lavine run for 3 yds to the Cincy 44
10:053rd & 7 at opp 44Shane Buechele run for 6 yds to the Cincy 38
9:444th & 1 at opp 38Tyler Lavine run for 1 yd to the Cincy 37 for a 1ST down
9:211st & 10 at opp 37Tyler Lavine run for 3 yds to the Cincy 34
8:592nd & 7 at opp 34Shane Buechele pass complete to Rashee Rice for 2 yds to the Cincy 32
8:123rd & 5 at opp 32Ulysses Bentley IV run for 13 yds to the Cincy 19 for a 1ST down
7:501st & 10 at opp 19Ulysses Bentley IV run for 3 yds to the Cincy 16
7:402nd & 7 at opp 16Shane Buechele pass complete to Tyler Page for 7 yds to the Cincy 9 for a 1ST down
7:081st & goal at opp 9Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Kylen Granson
6:412nd & goal at opp 9Tyler Lavine run for no gain to the Cincy 9
6:233rd & goal at opp 9Shane Buechele pass complete to Rashee Rice for 9 yds for a TD (Chris Naggar KICK)Cincinnati 14, SMU 7
Cincinnati Fumble, 2 plays
6:233rd & 10 at own 35Chris Naggar kickoff for 64 yds
6:151st & 10 at own 35Desmond Ridder pass complete to Alec Pierce for 6 yds to the Cincy 41
5:442nd & 4 at own 41Gerrid Doaks run for 2 yds to the Cincy 43 Gerrid Doaks fumbled, forced by Junior Aho, recovered by SMU Nelson Paul
SMU Missed FG, 6 plays
5:301st & 10 at opp 43Ulysses Bentley IV run for a loss of 4 yards to the Cincy 47
5:002nd & 14 at opp 47Shane Buechele pass complete to Rashee Rice for 15 yds to the Cincy 32 for a 1ST down
4:311st & 10 at opp 32Ulysses Bentley IV run for 3 yds to the Cincy 29
4:252nd & 7 at opp 29Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Kylen Granson
4:213rd & 7 at opp 29Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Rashee Rice
4:164th & 7 at opp 29Chris Naggar 46 yd FG MISSED
Cincinnati Punt, 3 plays
4:101st & 10 at own 29Jerome Ford run for a loss of 1 yard to the Cincy 28
3:302nd & 11 at own 28Jerome Ford run for no gain to the Cincy 28
2:583rd & 11 at own 28Desmond Ridder pass incomplete to Michael Young Jr.
2:504th & 11 at own 28James Smith punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Tyler Page at the SMU 28
SMU Field goal, 8 plays
2:431st & 10 at own 28SMU Penalty, Offensive Holding (Hayden Howerton) to the SMU 18
2:141st & 20 at own 18Shane Buechele pass complete to Tyler Lavine for 1 yd to the SMU 19
1:592nd & 19 at own 19CINCINNATI Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Ahmad Gardner) to the SMU 34 for a 1ST down
1:451st & 10 at own 34Tyler Lavine run for 7 yds to the SMU 41
1:242nd & 3 at own 41Shane Buechele pass complete to Rashee Rice for 14 yds to the Cincy 45 for a 1ST down
1:061st & 10 at opp 45Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Kylen Granson
0:512nd & 10 at opp 35Shane Buechele pass complete to Ulysses Bentley IV for 10 yds to the Cincy 35 for a 1ST down CINCINNATI Penalty, Roughing Passer (Myjai Sanders) to the Cincy 20 for a 1ST down
0:461st & 10 at opp 20Shane Buechele pass complete to Austin Upshaw for 8 yds to the Cincy 12
0:202nd & 2 at opp 12Shane Buechele pass complete to Danny Gray for 3 yds to the Cincy 9 for a 1ST down
0:001st & goal at opp 9Chris Naggar 26 yd FG GOODCincinnati 14, SMU 10
3rd quarter8 drives, then Cincinnati 28, SMU 10
Cincinnati Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Chris Naggar kickoff for 65 yds , Tre Tucker return for 21 yds to the Cincy 21
14:401st & 10 at own 21Gerrid Doaks run for 3 yds to the Cincy 24
13:552nd & 7 at own 24Gerrid Doaks run for 2 yds to the Cincy 26
13:343rd & 5 at own 26Desmond Ridder pass incomplete
13:214th & 5 at own 26James Smith punt for 47 yds , Tyler Page returns for 16 yds to the SMU 43
SMU Punt, 4 plays
13:141st & 10 at own 43Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Danny Gray
13:022nd & 10 at the 50Shane Buechele run for 7 yds to the 50 yard line SMU Penalty, Offensive Holding (Tyler Page) to the SMU 40
12:452nd & 13 at own 40Ulysses Bentley IV run for a loss of 2 yards to the SMU 38
12:103rd & 15 at own 38Shane Buechele pass complete to Ulysses Bentley IV for 1 yd to the SMU 39
11:354th & 14 at own 39Chris Naggar punt for 31 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Cincy 30
Cincinnati Touchdown, 11 plays
11:151st & 10 at own 30Desmond Ridder pass complete to Michael Young Jr. for 19 yds to the Cincy 49 for a 1ST down
10:591st & 10 at own 49Charles McClelland run for 7 yds to the SMU 44
10:202nd & 3 at opp 44Desmond Ridder run for a loss of 3 yards to the SMU 47
10:013rd & 6 at opp 47Desmond Ridder run for 24 yds to the SMU 23 for a 1ST down
9:151st & 10 at opp 23Charles McClelland run for 1 yd to the SMU 22
8:512nd & 9 at opp 22Desmond Ridder pass complete to Leonard Taylor for 7 yds to the SMU 15
8:043rd & 2 at opp 15Desmond Ridder pass complete to Alec Pierce for 6 yds to the SMU 9 for a 1ST down
7:461st & goal at opp 9Gerrid Doaks run for 1 yd to the SMU 8
6:492nd & goal at opp 8Gerrid Doaks run for 6 yds to the SMU 2
6:283rd & goal at opp 2Gerrid Doaks run for 1 yd to the SMU 1
6:134th & goal at opp 1Gerrid Doaks run for 1 yd for a TD (Cole Smith KICK)Cincinnati 21, SMU 10
SMU Punt, 3 plays
6:134th & 17 at own 20Cole Smith kickoff for 80 yds for a touchback
6:051st & 10 at own 25Ulysses Bentley IV run for 2 yds to the SMU 27
5:432nd & 8 at own 27Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Rashee Rice
5:203rd & 8 at own 27Shane Buechele sacked by Ethan Tucky for a loss of 5 yards to the SMU 22
5:034th & 13 at own 22Chris Naggar punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Ryan Montgomery at the Cincy 36
Cincinnati Touchdown, 3 plays
4:551st & 10 at own 36Jerome Ford run for 25 yds to the SMU 39 Jerome Ford fumbled, recovered by Cincy Jerome Ford for a 1ST down
4:051st & 10 at opp 39Desmond Ridder pass complete to Jordan Jones for 12 yds to the SMU 27 for a 1ST down
3:511st & 10 at opp 27CINCINNATI Penalty, False Start (Leonard Taylor) to the SMU 32
3:221st & 15 at opp 32Desmond Ridder run for 32 yds for a TD (Cole Smith KICK)Cincinnati 28, SMU 10
SMU Interception, 4 plays
3:221st & 15 at own 35Cole Smith kickoff for 65 yds , Bryan Massey return for 26 yds to the SMU 26
3:051st & 10 at own 26Shane Buechele pass complete to Kylen Granson for 24 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
2:551st & 10 at the 50Tyler Lavine run for 4 yds to the Cincy 46
2:252nd & 6 at opp 46Shane Buechele pass complete to Danny Gray for no gain to the Cincy 46
1:553rd & 6 at opp 46Shane Buechele pass intercepted Ahmad Gardner return for a loss of 2 yards to the Cincy 34
Cincinnati Punt, 3 plays
1:451st & 10 at own 34Gerrid Doaks run for 3 yds to the Cincy 37
0:452nd & 7 at own 37Gerrid Doaks run for no gain to the Cincy 37
0:353rd & 7 at own 37Desmond Ridder pass incomplete
0:234th & 7 at own 37James Smith punt for 50 yds, fair catch by Tyler Page at the SMU 13
SMU Field goal, 11 plays
0:151st & 10 at own 13Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Rashee Rice
0:002nd & 10 at own 13Tyler Lavine run for 7 yds to the SMU 20
Q4 14:553rd & 3 at own 20Shane Buechele pass complete to Kylen Granson for 17 yds to the SMU 37 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:291st & 10 at own 37CINCINNATI Penalty, Personal Foul (Coby Bryant) to the Cincy 48 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:161st & 10 at opp 48Ulysses Bentley IV run for 5 yds to the Cincy 43
Q4 13:462nd & 5 at opp 43Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Rashee Rice
Q4 13:273rd & 5 at opp 43Shane Buechele run for 6 yds to the Cincy 37 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:051st & 10 at opp 37Shane Buechele pass complete to Rashee Rice for 24 yds to the Cincy 13 for a 1ST down
Q4 12:451st & 10 at opp 13Tyler Lavine run for 5 yds to the Cincy 8
Q4 12:202nd & 5 at opp 8Tyler Lavine run for no gain to the Cincy 8
Q4 11:573rd & 5 at opp 8Shane Buechele run for 3 yds to the Cincy 5
Q4 11:574th & 2 at opp 5Chris Naggar 22 yd FG GOODCincinnati 28, SMU 13
4th quarter8 drives, then Cincinnati 42, SMU 13
Cincinnati Result not recorded, 2 plays
11:574th & 2 at own 35Chris Naggar kickoff for 65 yds , Tre Tucker return for 22 yds to the Cincy 22
11:511st & 10 at own 22Desmond Ridder pass complete to Alec Pierce for 10 yds to the Cincy 32 for a 1ST down
11:031st & 10 at own 32Jerome Ford run for no gain to the Cincy 32 Jerome Ford fumbled, forced by Trevor Denbow, recovered by SMU Brandon Stephens
SMU Turnover on downs, 4 plays
10:581st & 10 at opp 32CINCINNATI Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Arquon Bush) to the Cincy 17 for a 1ST down
10:511st & 10 at opp 17Shane Buechele pass incomplete
10:412nd & 10 at opp 17CINCINNATI Penalty, Defensive Offside (Marcus Brown) to the Cincy 12
10:382nd & 5 at opp 12Shane Buechele pass incomplete
10:363rd & 5 at opp 12Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Kylen Granson
10:294th & 5 at opp 12Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Kylen Granson
Cincinnati Punt, 3 plays
10:001st & 10 at own 12Gerrid Doaks run for 2 yds to the Cincy 14
9:322nd & 8 at own 14Gerrid Doaks run for 2 yds to the Cincy 16
8:493rd & 6 at own 16CINCINNATI Penalty, Delay of Game (Desmond Ridder) to the Cincy 11
8:313rd & 11 at own 11Desmond Ridder pass incomplete to Alec Pierce
8:194th & 11 at own 11James Smith punt for 48 yds , Tyler Page returns for 2 yds to the SMU 43
SMU Turnover on downs, 11 plays
8:001st & 10 at own 43Ulysses Bentley IV run for 4 yds to the SMU 47
7:452nd & 6 at own 47Ulysses Bentley IV run for 1 yd to the SMU 48
7:203rd & 5 at own 48Shane Buechele run for 10 yds to the Cincy 42 for a 1ST down
7:101st & 10 at opp 42Shane Buechele pass incomplete
6:552nd & 10 at opp 42Shane Buechele pass complete to Tyler Page for 5 yds to the Cincy 37
6:313rd & 5 at opp 37Shane Buechele pass complete to Tyler Lavine for 17 yds to the Cincy 20 for a 1ST down
6:221st & 10 at opp 20SMU Penalty, Offensive Offside (-5 Yards) to the Cincy 25
6:051st & 5 at opp 25Tyler Lavine run for 10 yds to the Cincy 15 for a 1ST down
5:581st & 10 at opp 21Shane Buechele sacked by Marcus Brown for a loss of 6 yards to the Cincy 21 for a 1ST down CINCINNATI Penalty, Face Mask (10 yards) (Marcus Brown) to the Cincy 11 for a 1ST down
5:501st & 10 at opp 11Shane Buechele pass incomplete
5:472nd & 10 at opp 11Tyler Page pass incomplete to Shane Buechele
5:043rd & 20 at opp 21Shane Buechele sacked by Myjai Sanders for a loss of 4 yards to the Cincy 25
4:554th & 24 at opp 25Shane Buechele pass complete to Kylen Granson for 16 yds to the Cincy 9
Cincinnati Touchdown, 1 play
4:391st & 10 at own 9Desmond Ridder run for 91 yds for a TD (Cole Smith KICK)Cincinnati 35, SMU 13
SMU Turnover on downs, 4 plays
4:391st & 10 at own 35Cole Smith kickoff for 52 yds , Bryan Massey return for 22 yds to the SMU 35
4:251st & 10 at own 35Shane Buechele run for 8 yds to the SMU 43
4:002nd & 2 at own 43Shane Buechele pass complete to TaMerik Williams for no gain to the SMU 43
3:513rd & 2 at own 43Shane Buechele pass incomplete
3:344th & 2 at own 43Shane Buechele pass incomplete
Cincinnati Touchdown, 3 plays
3:251st & 10 at opp 43Gerrid Doaks run for 5 yds to the SMU 38
2:552nd & 5 at opp 38Gerrid Doaks run for 3 yds to the SMU 35
2:033rd & 2 at opp 35Gerrid Doaks run for 35 yds for a TD (Cole Smith KICK)Cincinnati 42, SMU 13
SMU Result not recorded, 3 plays
2:033rd & 2 at own 35Cole Smith kickoff for 56 yds , Bryan Massey return for 17 yds to the SMU 26
1:551st & 10 at own 26TaMerik Williams run for 2 yds to the SMU 28
1:002nd & 8 at own 28TaMerik Williams run for 2 yds to the SMU 30
0:303rd & 6 at own 30Terrance Gipson pass complete to Donald Clay for a loss of 1 yard to the SMU 29

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Cincinnati leads 6–⁠1 in seven meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2022Cincinnati 29, SMU 27
2021Cincinnati 48, SMU 14
2020Cincinnati 42, SMU 13
2018Cincinnati 26, SMU 20
2017SMU 31, Cincinnati 28
2014Cincinnati 41, SMU 3

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