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. Share
- 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
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0–3 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 2–6 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 3–3 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 3–5 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 4–1 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 1–5 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 1–0 |
- 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
- Cincinnati’s biggest win2020: Cincinnati 49, Memphis 10by 39 points
- Memphis’s biggest win1969: Memphis 52, Cincinnati 6by 46 points
- Upset2014: Memphis 41, Cincinnati 14Memphis had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown2019: Memphis 34, Cincinnati 24No. 18 Cincinnati at No. 17 Memphis
- Ranked showdown2019: Memphis 29, Cincinnati 24No. 21 Cincinnati at No. 16 Memphis
Coach against coach
| Years | Cincinnati | Series | Memphis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–1971 | Ray Callahan | 0–3 | Billy Murphy |
| 1978–1980 | Ralph Staub | 2–1 | Richard Williamson |
| 1989–1993 | Tim Murphy | 1–2 | Chuck Stobart |
| 1995–2000 | Rick Minter | 3–3 | Rip Scherer |
| 2001–2003 | Rick Minter | 2–1 | Tommy West |
| 2013–2015 | Tommy Tuberville | 1–2 | Justin 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
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 Cincinnati | 31 of 53, 557 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT | 2015 Passing | |
| Damonte Coxie Memphis | 9 catches, 165 yards | 2019 Receiving |
Named most valuable
| Antonio Gibson Memphis | 2019 |
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
Every game is listed as played on the field.