Akron vs. Cincinnati

Akron and Cincinnati have 6 meetings on file, the first in 1984; Cincinnati leads the series 4–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Cincinnati 4–⁠2, and Cincinnati has won the last 3.

Scheduled 2030 at Cincinnati. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Akron wins
2
Cincinnati wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1984
Longest streak
3 Cincinnati
Current streak
3 Cincinnati
Last 10 meetings
Cincinnati 4–⁠2
Most recent
2011

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1980s1–⁠1
1990s1–⁠0
2000s0–⁠2
2010s0–⁠1
Average margin
14.5 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Akron
1–⁠1 Akron’s record at home
At Cincinnati
3–⁠1 Cincinnati’s record at home
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Akron’s biggest win1989: Akron 31, Cincinnati 0by 31 points
  2. Cincinnati’s biggest win2011: Cincinnati 59, Akron 14by 45 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Akron and Cincinnati, 1984 on1300150017001990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Sep 17, 2011Cincinnati 59, Akron 14at Cincinnati
Sep 27, 2008Cincinnati 17, Akron 15at Akron
Oct 7, 2006Cincinnati 20, Akron 14at Cincinnati
Nov 21, 1992Akron 24, Cincinnati 22at Cincinnati
Oct 28, 1989Akron 31, Cincinnati 0at Akron
Sep 8, 1984Cincinnati 28, Akron 27at Cincinnati

Every game is listed as played on the field.