Cincinnati vs. East Carolina

Cincinnati and East Carolina have 26 meetings on file, the first in 1986; the series is tied 13–⁠13 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Cincinnati 9–⁠1, and Cincinnati has won the last 5.

Cincinnati wins
13
East Carolina wins
13
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1986
Longest streak
7 East Carolina
Current streak
5 Cincinnati
Last 10 meetings
Cincinnati 9–⁠1
Most recent
2022

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1980s0–⁠4
1990s2–⁠7
2000s3–⁠1
2010s5–⁠1
2020s3–⁠0
Average margin
16.4 points; 10 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Cincinnati
8–⁠5 Cincinnati’s record at home
At East Carolina
8–⁠5 East Carolina’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Cincinnati’s biggest win2018: Cincinnati 56, East Carolina 6by 50 points
  2. East Carolina’s biggest win1988: East Carolina 49, Cincinnati 14by 35 points

Coach against coach

YearsCincinnatiSeriesEast Carolina
1986–⁠1988Dave Currey0–⁠3Art Baker
1989–⁠1991Tim Murphy0–⁠3Bill Lewis
1994–⁠2002Rick Minter2–⁠5Steve Logan
2019–⁠2022Luke Fickell4–⁠0Mike Houston

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Cincinnati’s side (Currey 0–⁠3 against Baker). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Cincinnati and East Carolina, 1986 on13001500170019901995200020052010201520202025

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.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Holton Ahlers East Carolina32 of 52, 535 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT2019 Passing
Gardner Minshew East Carolina31 of 45, 444 yards, 4 TD2017 Passing
Shane Carden East Carolina35 of 61, 425 yards, 2 TD2014 Passing
Trevon Brown East Carolina9 catches, 270 yards, 2 TD2017 Receiving
C.J. Johnson East Carolina12 catches, 283 yards, 1 TD2019 Receiving

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Nov 11, 2022Cincinnati 27, East Carolina 25at Cincinnati
Nov 26, 20214Cincinnati 35, East Carolina 13at East Carolina
Nov 13, 20207Cincinnati 55, East Carolina 17at Cincinnati
Nov 2, 201917Cincinnati 46, East Carolina 43at East Carolina
Nov 23, 2018Cincinnati 56, East Carolina 6at Cincinnati
Nov 18, 2017East Carolina 48, Cincinnati 20at East Carolina
Oct 22, 2016Cincinnati 31, East Carolina 19at Cincinnati
Nov 28, 2015Cincinnati 19, East Carolina 16at East Carolina
Nov 13, 2014Cincinnati 54, East Carolina 46at Cincinnati
Sep 25, 2004Cincinnati 24, East Carolina 19at East Carolina
Sep 1, 2003Cincinnati 40, East Carolina 3at Cincinnati
Dec 6, 2002Cincinnati 42, East Carolina 26at East Carolina
Nov 10, 2001East Carolina 28, Cincinnati 26at Cincinnati
Nov 13, 199924East Carolina 48, Cincinnati 34at East Carolina
Nov 5, 1998East Carolina 24, Cincinnati 21at Cincinnati
Nov 13, 1997East Carolina 14, Cincinnati 7at East Carolina
Oct 7, 1995Cincinnati 13, East Carolina 10at Cincinnati
Oct 29, 1994East Carolina 35, Cincinnati 21at East Carolina
Nov 20, 1993Cincinnati 34, East Carolina 14at Cincinnati
Oct 17, 1992East Carolina 42, Cincinnati 21at East Carolina
Nov 23, 199113East Carolina 30, Cincinnati 19at Cincinnati
Oct 20, 1990East Carolina 56, Cincinnati 32at East Carolina
Sep 16, 1989East Carolina 21, Cincinnati 14at Cincinnati
Nov 19, 1988East Carolina 49, Cincinnati 14at Cincinnati
Oct 10, 1987East Carolina 56, Cincinnati 28at East Carolina
Nov 15, 1986East Carolina 32, Cincinnati 19at East Carolina

Every game is listed as played on the field.