Cincinnati vs. Memphis

Cincinnati and Memphis have 37 meetings on file, the first in 1966; Memphis leads the series 23–⁠14 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Memphis 6–⁠4.

Cincinnati wins
14
Memphis wins
23
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1966
Longest streak
8 Memphis
Current streak
1 Cincinnati
Last 10 meetings
Memphis 6–⁠4
Most recent
2020

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s0–⁠3
1970s2–⁠6
1980s3–⁠3
1990s3–⁠5
2000s4–⁠1
2010s1–⁠5
2020s1–⁠0
Both ranked
2 meetings: Cincinnati 0, Memphis 2
Average margin
16.9 points; 14 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Cincinnati
9–⁠8 Cincinnati’s record at home
At Memphis
15–⁠5 Memphis’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. Cincinnati’s biggest win2020: Cincinnati 49, Memphis 10by 39 points
  2. Memphis’s biggest win1969: Memphis 52, Cincinnati 6by 46 points
  3. Upset2014: Memphis 41, Cincinnati 14Memphis had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Ranked showdown2019: Memphis 34, Cincinnati 24No. 18 Cincinnati at No. 17 Memphis
  5. Ranked showdown2019: Memphis 29, Cincinnati 24No. 21 Cincinnati at No. 16 Memphis

Coach against coach

YearsCincinnatiSeriesMemphis
1969–⁠1971Ray Callahan0–⁠3Billy Murphy
1978–⁠1980Ralph Staub2–⁠1Richard Williamson
1989–⁠1993Tim Murphy1–⁠2Chuck Stobart
1995–⁠2000Rick Minter3–⁠3Rip Scherer
2001–⁠2003Rick Minter2–⁠1Tommy West
2013–⁠2015Tommy Tuberville1–⁠2Justin Fuente

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Cincinnati’s side (Callahan 0–⁠3 against Murphy). 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 Memphis, 1966 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

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

Hayden Moore Cincinnati31 of 53, 557 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT2015 Passing
Damonte Coxie Memphis9 catches, 165 yards2019 Receiving

Named most valuable

Antonio Gibson Memphis2019

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game

Oct 31, 20207Cincinnati 49, Memphis 10at Cincinnati
Dec 7, 201916Memphis 29, 21Cincinnati 24at MemphisAmerican Athletic Championship Game
Nov 29, 201917Memphis 34, 18Cincinnati 24at Memphis
Nov 18, 2016Memphis 34, Cincinnati 7at Cincinnati
Sep 24, 2015Memphis 53, Cincinnati 46at Memphis
Oct 4, 2014Memphis 41, Cincinnati 14at Cincinnati
Oct 30, 2013Cincinnati 34, Memphis 21at Memphis
Oct 23, 2004Cincinnati 49, Memphis 10at Cincinnati
Nov 22, 2003Memphis 21, Cincinnati 16at Memphis
Oct 26, 2002Cincinnati 48, Memphis 10at Cincinnati
Nov 24, 2001Cincinnati 36, Memphis 34at Memphis
Nov 11, 2000Cincinnati 13, Memphis 10at Memphis
Nov 20, 1999Memphis 21, Cincinnati 13at Cincinnati
Oct 17, 1998Memphis 41, Cincinnati 23at Memphis
Oct 4, 1997Cincinnati 20, Memphis 17at Cincinnati
Oct 5, 1996Memphis 18, Cincinnati 16at Memphis
Oct 21, 1995Cincinnati 28, Memphis 3at Cincinnati
Oct 22, 1994Memphis 26, Cincinnati 3at Memphis
Oct 30, 1993Cincinnati 23, Memphis 20at Cincinnati
Oct 10, 1992Memphis 34, Cincinnati 14at Memphis
Oct 14, 1989Memphis 34, Cincinnati 17at Cincinnati
Sep 22, 1984Memphis 47, Cincinnati 7at Memphis
Nov 12, 1983Memphis 43, Cincinnati 10at Cincinnati
Oct 16, 1982Cincinnati 16, Memphis 7at Memphis
Nov 7, 1981Cincinnati 38, Memphis 7at Cincinnati
Nov 8, 1980Cincinnati 14, Memphis 10at Cincinnati
Nov 24, 1979Memphis 23, Cincinnati 17at Memphis
Nov 25, 1978Cincinnati 34, Memphis 14at Memphis
Sep 20, 1975Cincinnati 13, Memphis 3at Cincinnati
Oct 12, 1974Memphis 13, Cincinnati 7at Memphis
Nov 24, 1973Memphis 17, Cincinnati 13at Cincinnati
Nov 11, 1972Memphis 49, Cincinnati 24at Memphis
Oct 30, 1971Memphis 45, Cincinnati 21at Cincinnati
Nov 28, 1970Memphis 14, Cincinnati 10at Memphis
Oct 11, 1969Memphis 52, Cincinnati 6at Cincinnati
Sep 30, 1967Memphis 17, Cincinnati 0at Memphis
Nov 19, 1966Memphis 26, Cincinnati 14at Memphis

Every game is listed as played on the field.