Cincinnati vs. Marquette

Cincinnati and Marquette first met in 1953 and have played 8 times; Cincinnati leads the series 6–⁠2. Over the last 8 meetings it’s Cincinnati 6–⁠2.

Cincinnati wins
6
Marquette wins
2
Ties
0
First meeting
1953
Longest streak
5 Cincinnati
Current streak
1 Cincinnati
Last 10 meetings
Cincinnati 6–⁠2
Most recent
1960

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s5–⁠2
1960s1–⁠0
Average margin
14 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Cincinnati
2–⁠1 Cincinnati’s record at home
At Marquette
1–⁠4 Marquette’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Cincinnati’s biggest win1960: Cincinnati 33, Marquette 13by 20 points
  2. Marquette’s biggest win1953: Marquette 31, Cincinnati 7by 24 points
  3. Upset1959: Marquette 35, Cincinnati 34Marquette had a 16% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Cincinnati and Marquette, 1953 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

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 12, 1960Cincinnati 33, Marquette 13at Marquette
Nov 14, 1959Marquette 35, Cincinnati 34at Cincinnati
Nov 15, 1958Cincinnati 15, Marquette 0at Marquette
Oct 19, 1957Cincinnati 14, Marquette 0at Cincinnati
Oct 27, 1956Cincinnati 33, Marquette 13at Marquette
Oct 15, 1955Cincinnati 13, Marquette 12at Cincinnati
Oct 9, 1954Cincinnati 30, Marquette 13at Marquette
Sep 26, 1953Marquette 31, Cincinnati 7at Marquette

Every game is listed as played on the field.