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2015 Cincinnati

7–⁠6 (4–⁠4 American Athletic Conference), coached by Tommy Tuberville.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 2015, game by game: won vs. Alabama A&M 52–10; lost vs. Temple 26–34; won at Miami (OH) 37–33; lost at Memphis 46–53; won vs. Miami 34–23; lost at BYU 24–38; won vs. UConn 37–13; won vs. UCF 52–7; lost at No. 18 Houston 30–33; won vs. Tulsa 49–38; lost at South Florida 27–65; won at East Carolina 19–16; lost vs. San Diego State 7–42+45−38Won 52–10 vs. Alabama A&M+42Alabama A&MLost 26–34 vs. Temple-8TempleWon 37–33 at Miami (OH)+4Miami (OH)Lost 46–53 at Memphis-7MemphisWon 34–23 vs. Miami+11MiamiLost 24–38 at BYU-14BYUWon 37–13 vs. UConn+24UConnWon 52–7 vs. UCF+45UCFLost 30–33 at No. 18 Houston-3No. 18 HoustonWon 49–38 vs. Tulsa+11TulsaLost 27–65 at South Florida-38South FloridaWon 19–16 at East Carolina+3East CarolinaLost 7–42 vs. San Diego State-35San Diego State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsAlabama A&MW 52–⁠1090%
Sep 12vsTempleL 26–⁠3465%
Sep 19atMiami (OH)W 37–⁠3370%
Sep 24atMemphisL 46–⁠5334%
Oct 1vsMiamiW 34–⁠2352%
Oct 16atBYUL 24–⁠3838%
Oct 24vsUConnW 37–⁠1376%
Oct 31vsUCFW 52–⁠777%
Nov 7at18HoustonL 30–⁠3330%
Nov 14vsTulsaW 49–⁠3874%
Nov 20atSouth FloridaL 27–⁠6552%
Nov 28atEast CarolinaW 19–⁠1648%
Dec 24Bowls & playoffvsSan Diego StateHawai’i BowlL 7–⁠4236%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to San Diego State 42–⁠7 in the Hawai’i Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
440–⁠405
Coach
Tommy Tuberville
Elo
1523 −39 this season
SP+ rating
5.3 No. 55 of 128; offense No. 38, defense No. 68, special teams No. 88
SRS
−1.2 No. 76 of 128 in FBS
Returning
90% of last season’s EPA, No. 10 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 68 roster talent No. 71 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Eddie Gran
Defensive coordinators
Robert Prunty and Steve Clinkscale
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense36th of 128
  • Defense93rd of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted31st of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted97th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1549%1.2036th of 128
Defense0.1444%1.1393rd of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.16 off
0.13 def		49% off
44% def		—31st off
97th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.7own 273% allowed
Defense3.4own 322% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsGunner Kiel QB2,777 yds
Passing touchdownsGunner Kiel QB19 TD
Rushing yardsHosey Williams RB777 yds
Rushing touchdownsMike Boone RB9 TD
Receiving yardsShaq Washington WR982 yds
Receiving touchdownsChris Moore WR7 TD
InterceptionsZach Edwards S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Joshuwa Holloman RB★★★No. 893
Bryce Jenkinson OLB★★★No. 1240
Doug Bates TE★★★No. 1478
Taylor Boose FB★★★No. 1527
Norman Oglesby DT★★★No. 1571

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.00.839
Receivers42.80.813
Offensive line22.50.794
Defensive line23.00.817
Linebackers13.00.839
Defensive backs22.50.805
Athletes and specialists13.00.823
Whole class142.80.816

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 4Parker Ehinger OGKansas City Chiefs
Rd 4Chris Moore WRBaltimore Ravens

Roster 100

The 2015 roster

100 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 27 have a stat line. See the roster

2015 American Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Houston7–⁠113–⁠18
Navy7–⁠111–⁠218
Temple7–⁠110–⁠4
South Florida6–⁠28–⁠5
Memphis5–⁠39–⁠4
Cincinnati4–⁠47–⁠6
UConn4–⁠46–⁠7
Tulsa3–⁠56–⁠7
East Carolina3–⁠55–⁠7
Tulane1–⁠73–⁠9
SMU1–⁠72–⁠10
UCF0–⁠80–⁠12

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.