Cincinnati vs. Tennessee

Cincinnati and Tennessee have 6 meetings on file, the first in 1904; Tennessee leads the series 5–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Tennessee 5–⁠1, and Tennessee has won the last 5.

Cincinnati wins
1
Tennessee wins
5
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1904
Longest streak
5 Tennessee
Current streak
5 Tennessee
Last 10 meetings
Tennessee 5–⁠1
Most recent
2011

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s1–⁠0
1910s0–⁠1
1940s0–⁠2
1990s0–⁠1
2010s0–⁠1
Average margin
25.8 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Tennessee
5–⁠1 Tennessee’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 win1904: Cincinnati 35, Tennessee 0by 35 points
  2. Tennessee’s biggest win1992: Tennessee 40, Cincinnati 0by 40 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Cincinnati and Tennessee, 1904 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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

Tyler Bray Tennessee34 of 41, 405 yards, 4 TD2011 Passing

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

Every game

Sep 10, 2011Tennessee 45, Cincinnati 23at Tennessee
Sep 26, 19928Tennessee 40, Cincinnati 0at Tennessee
Nov 7, 194213Tennessee 34, Cincinnati 12at Tennessee
Oct 25, 1941Tennessee 21, Cincinnati 6at Tennessee
Nov 15, 1919Tennessee 33, Cincinnati 12at Tennessee
Nov 16, 1904Cincinnati 35, Tennessee 0at Tennessee

Every game is listed as played on the field.