Cincinnati vs. Florida State

Cincinnati and Florida State have 6 meetings on file, the first in 1977; Florida State leads the series 6–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Florida State 6–⁠0, and Florida State has won the last 6.

Cincinnati wins
0
Florida State wins
6
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1977
Longest streak
6 Florida State
Current streak
6 Florida State
Last 10 meetings
Florida State 6–⁠0
Most recent
1990

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s0–⁠3
1980s0–⁠2
1990s0–⁠1
Average margin
17.7 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Cincinnati
0–⁠1 Cincinnati’s record at home
At Florida State
5–⁠0 Florida State’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. Florida State’s biggest win1990: Florida State 70, Cincinnati 21by 49 points

Coach against coach

YearsCincinnatiSeriesFlorida State
1977–⁠1979Ralph Staub0–⁠3Bobby Bowden

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Cincinnati’s side (Staub 0–⁠3 against Bowden). 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 Florida State, 1977 on13001500170019801990200020102020

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

Nov 10, 199012Florida State 70, Cincinnati 21at Florida State
Oct 15, 1983Florida State 43, Cincinnati 17at Florida State
Sep 4, 1982Florida State 38, Cincinnati 31at Florida State
Nov 3, 19796Florida State 26, Cincinnati 21at Cincinnati
Oct 7, 197818Florida State 26, Cincinnati 21at Florida State
Oct 8, 1977Florida State 14, Cincinnati 0at Florida State

Every game is listed as played on the field.