Cincinnati vs. TCU

Cincinnati and TCU have 5 meetings on file, the first in 2002; TCU leads the series 3–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s TCU 3–⁠2, and TCU has won the last 2.

Scheduled 2027 at Cincinnati. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Cincinnati wins
2
TCU wins
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2002
Longest streak
2 TCU
Current streak
2 TCU
Last 10 meetings
TCU 3–⁠2
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s2–⁠1
2020s0–⁠2
Average margin
16 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Cincinnati
2–⁠1 Cincinnati’s record at home
At TCU
2–⁠0 TCU’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 21, TCU 10by 11 points
  2. TCU’s biggest win2003: TCU 43, Cincinnati 10by 33 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Cincinnati and TCU, 2002 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.

On television

2025FOX2.7 million viewers

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game

Nov 29, 2025TCU 45, Cincinnati 23at TCU
Nov 30, 2024TCU 20, Cincinnati 13at Cincinnati
Oct 30, 2004Cincinnati 21, TCU 10at Cincinnati
Nov 15, 200310TCU 43, Cincinnati 10at TCU
Sep 2, 2002Cincinnati 36, TCU 29at Cincinnati

Every game is listed as played on the field.