Game notes: Cincinnati at BYU
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The matchup
- Cincinnati (4–2, 1–2 in conference) at BYU (6–0, 3–0 in conference), Saturday, November 28, kickoff time not yet set, LaVell Edwards 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 fifth meeting; BYU leads the series 4–0.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 22, 2025: BYU 26, Cincinnati 14.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2015: BYU 38, Cincinnati 24.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Last four meetings: 2025: BYU 26–14 (at Cincinnati); 2023: BYU 35–27 (at BYU); 2016: BYU 20–3 (at Cincinnati); 2015: BYU 38–24 (at BYU).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
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 0–2 against BYU.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 2015, Cincinnati beat East Carolina 19–16.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.
BYU
- BYU 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 63–7 vs. Utah Tech; W 28–17 vs. Arizona; W 41–23 at Colorado State; W 17–10 at TCU; W 24–10 vs. Iowa State; W 28–24 vs. No. 2 Notre Dame.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- BYU has won seven straight, since losing 34–7 to Texas Tech (Dec. 6, 2025).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- BYU is No. 8 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- BYU is one of six FBS teams that are unbeaten this season, with James Madison, Miami, Texas Tech, UCLA and Utah.resultsFBS teams with no losses this season (four games or more).
- Kalani Sitake is 90–45 in his 11th season at BYU.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Kalani Sitake is 3–0 against Cincinnati.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Bear Bachmeier (QB): 1,257 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Legend Glasker (WR): 24 catches, 444 yards, 3 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Cade Uluave (LB): 35 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- L.J. Martin needs 15 yards to pass Tyler Allgeier (2,904, 2018–21) for fifth on BYU’s career rushing yards list. He has 2,890 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2009, BYU beat No. 22 Utah 26–23.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
- Kalani Sitake is 2–0 against Scott Satterfield’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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