Cincinnati vs. South Florida

Cincinnati and South Florida have 20 meetings on file, the first in 2003; Cincinnati leads the series 13–⁠7 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Cincinnati 6–⁠4, and Cincinnati has won the last 5.

Cincinnati wins
13
South Florida wins
7
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2003
Longest streak
5 Cincinnati
Current streak
5 Cincinnati
Last 10 meetings
Cincinnati 6–⁠4
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
2000s5–⁠2
2010s5–⁠5
2020s3–⁠0
Both ranked
1 meeting: Cincinnati 1, South Florida 0
Average margin
14.9 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Cincinnati
8–⁠2 Cincinnati’s record at home
At South Florida
5–⁠5 South Florida’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 win2004: Cincinnati 45, South Florida 23by 22 points
  2. South Florida’s biggest win2015: South Florida 65, Cincinnati 27by 38 points
  3. Upset2013: South Florida 26, Cincinnati 20South Florida had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2010: South Florida 38, Cincinnati 30South Florida had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Ranked showdown2009: Cincinnati 34, South Florida 17No. 8 Cincinnati at No. 21 South Florida

Coach against coach

YearsCincinnatiSeriesSouth Florida
2004–⁠2006Mark Dantonio2–⁠1Jim Leavitt
2007–⁠2009Brian Kelly3–⁠0Jim Leavitt
2010–⁠2012Butch Jones2–⁠1Skip Holtz
2013–⁠2016Tommy Tuberville1–⁠3Willie Taggart
2017–⁠2019Luke Fickell2–⁠1Charlie Strong
2020–⁠2022Luke Fickell3–⁠0Jeff Scott

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Cincinnati’s side (Dantonio 2–⁠1 against Leavitt). 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 South Florida, 2003 on13001500170020052010201520202025

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

Zach Collaros Cincinnati30 of 53, 463 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT2010 Passing
Charles McClelland Cincinnati21 carries, 179 yards, 2 TD2022 Rushing

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

Every game

Oct 8, 202224Cincinnati 28, South Florida 24at Cincinnati
Nov 12, 20212Cincinnati 45, South Florida 28at South Florida
Oct 3, 202015Cincinnati 28, South Florida 7at Cincinnati
Nov 16, 201917Cincinnati 20, South Florida 17at South Florida
Nov 10, 201825Cincinnati 35, South Florida 23at Cincinnati
Oct 14, 201718South Florida 33, Cincinnati 3at South Florida
Oct 1, 2016South Florida 45, Cincinnati 20at Cincinnati
Nov 20, 2015South Florida 65, Cincinnati 27at South Florida
Oct 24, 2014Cincinnati 34, South Florida 17at Cincinnati
Oct 5, 2013South Florida 26, Cincinnati 20at South Florida
Nov 23, 2012Cincinnati 27, South Florida 10at Cincinnati
Oct 22, 2011Cincinnati 37, South Florida 34at South Florida
Oct 22, 2010South Florida 38, Cincinnati 30at Cincinnati
Oct 15, 20098Cincinnati 34, 21South Florida 17at South Florida
Oct 30, 2008Cincinnati 24, 24South Florida 10at Cincinnati
Nov 3, 2007Cincinnati 38, 20South Florida 33at South Florida
Oct 22, 2006Cincinnati 23, South Florida 6at Cincinnati
Nov 19, 2005South Florida 31, Cincinnati 16at South Florida
Nov 20, 2004Cincinnati 45, South Florida 23at Cincinnati
Oct 31, 2003South Florida 24, Cincinnati 17at South Florida

Every game is listed as played on the field.