Game notes: Texas Tech at Cincinnati
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The matchup
- Texas Tech (6–0, 3–0 in conference) at Cincinnati (4–2, 1–2 in conference), Saturday, October 24, kickoff time not yet set, Nippert Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their third meeting; Texas Tech leads the series 1–0–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, September 28, 2024: Texas Tech 44, Cincinnati 41.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- Last two meetings: 2024: Texas Tech 44–41 (at Texas Tech); 1968: Texas Tech 10–10 (at Texas Tech).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Texas Tech
- Texas Tech is 6–0 (3–0 in conference games), 1–0 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 33–10 vs. Abilene Christian; W 35–24 at Oregon State; W 28–26 vs. No. 22 Houston; W 49–14 vs. Sam Houston; W 29–7 at Colorado; W 53–25 vs. Arizona State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Texas Tech has won six straight, since losing 23–0 to Oregon (Jan. 1, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Texas Tech is No. 9 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Texas Tech is one of six FBS teams that are unbeaten this season, with BYU, James Madison, Miami, UCLA and Utah.resultsFBS teams with no losses this season (four games or more).
- Joey McGuire is 41–18 in his fifth season at Texas Tech.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Joey McGuire is 1–0 against Cincinnati.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Will Hammond (QB): 1,334 passing yards, 6 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- J’Koby Williams (RB): 538 rushing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Austin Romaine (LB): 41 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 2 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, Texas Tech lost to No. 17 Oklahoma 63–27.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Cincinnati
- Cincinnati is 4–2 (1–2 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 34–15 vs. Boston College; W 62–10 vs. Western Carolina; W 35–31 vs. Miami (OH); W 31–26 vs. Kansas State; L 7–34 at Arizona; L 42–45 at West Virginia.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Cincinnati has lost two straight, since beating Kansas State 31–26 (Sept. 26, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Cincinnati is No. 72 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Cincinnati came back from 21 points down to beat Miami (OH) 35–31, the biggest comeback in FBS this season.resultsThe largest deficit overcome by a winner in any game with an FBS team this season, read from the score after every scoring play.
- Scott Satterfield is 19–24 in his fourth season at Cincinnati and 91–64 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Scott Satterfield is 0–1 against Texas Tech.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- J.C. French (QB): 1,338 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Cole Tabb (RB): 448 rushing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jonathan Thompson (LB): 51 tackles, 2 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Cincinnati beat No. 16 SMU 42–13.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Scott Satterfield is 0–1 against Joey McGuire’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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