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2022 Cincinnati

9–⁠4 (6–⁠2 American Athletic Conference), coached by Luke Fickell, then Kerry Coombs (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 2022, game by game: lost at No. 19 Arkansas 24–31; won vs. Kennesaw State 63–10; won vs. Miami (OH) 38–17; won vs. Indiana 45–24; won at Tulsa 31–21; won vs. South Florida 28–24; won at SMU 29–27; lost at UCF 21–25; won vs. Navy 20–10; won vs. East Carolina 27–25; won at Temple 23–3; lost vs. No. 19 Tulane 24–27; lost vs. Louisville 7–24+53−17Lost 24–31 at No. 19 Arkansas-7No. 19 ArkansasWon 63–10 vs. Kennesaw State+53Kennesaw StateWon 38–17 vs. Miami (OH)+21Miami (OH)Won 45–24 vs. Indiana+21IndianaWon 31–21 at Tulsa+10TulsaWon 28–24 vs. South Florida+4South FloridaWon 29–27 at SMU+2SMULost 21–25 at UCF-4UCFWon 20–10 vs. Navy+10NavyWon 27–25 vs. East Carolina+2East CarolinaWon 23–3 at Temple+20TempleLost 24–27 vs. No. 19 Tulane-3No. 19 TulaneLost 7–24 vs. Louisville-17Louisville
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3at19ArkansasL 24–⁠3160%
Sep 10vsKennesaw StateW 63–⁠1085%
Sep 17vsMiami (OH)W 38–⁠1771%
Sep 24vsIndianaW 45–⁠2483%
Oct 1atTulsaW 31–⁠2166%
Oct 8vsSouth FloridaW 28–⁠2493%
Oct 22atSMUW 29–⁠2767%
Oct 29atUCFL 21–⁠2561%
Nov 5vsNavyW 20–⁠1087%
Nov 11vsEast CarolinaW 27–⁠2576%
Nov 19atTempleW 23–⁠387%
Nov 25vs19TulaneL 24–⁠2774%
Dec 17Bowls & playoffvsLouisvilleFenway BowlL 7–⁠2465%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisville 24–⁠7 in the Fenway Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 23
  2. Wk 6: 24
  3. Wk 7: 21
  4. Wk 8: 21
  5. Wk 9: 20
  6. Wk 12: 22
  7. Wk 13: 21

Consensus All-AmericanIvan Pace Jr., LB

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 20
Points
380–⁠268
Coach
Luke Fickell, then Kerry Coombs (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1666 −31 this season
SP+ rating
13.1 No. 24 of 131; offense No. 62, defense No. 17, special teams No. 13
SRS
5.7 No. 40 of 131 in FBS
Returning
27% of last season’s EPA, No. 113 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 42 roster talent No. 49 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Gino Guidugli
Defensive coordinators
Mike Tressel and Colin Hitschler
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense57th of 131
  • Defense22nd of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted56th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted20th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1240%1.3057th of 131
Defense0.0238%1.2422nd of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
0.01 def		40% off
38% def		—56th off
20th 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
Offense3.9own 2915% allowed
Defense3.5own 2719% caused

CORE rating 3.3, 54th of 131 (offense -3.8, defense -7.0).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsBen Bryant QB2,732 yds
Passing touchdownsBen Bryant QB21 TD
Rushing yardsCharles McClelland RB849 yds
Rushing touchdownsCharles McClelland RB7 TD
Receiving yardsTyler Scott WR899 yds
Receiving touchdownsTyler Scott WR9 TD
TacklesIvan Pace Jr. LB121 tkl
SacksIvan Pace Jr. LB10 sacks
InterceptionsJa’von Hicks S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Mario Eugenio DE★★★★No. 276
J.Q. Hardaway S★★★★No. 340
Derrick Shepard Jr. DL★★★★No. 384
Oliver Bridges CB★★★No. 636
JoJo Bermudez WR★★★No. 651

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.869
Running backs13.00.874
Receivers33.00.868
Offensive line33.00.858
Defensive line53.40.867
Linebackers13.00.853
Defensive backs63.20.866
Whole class203.20.865

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 2023

The 2023 draft
Rd 3Tre Tucker WRLas Vegas Raiders
Rd 4Tyler Scott WRChicago Bears
Rd 5Josh Whyle TETennessee Titans

Roster 115

The 2022 roster

115 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 64 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 7

The 2022 portal
Corey Kiner RB★★★★from LSU
Ivan Pace Jr. ILB★★★from Miami (OH)
Nick Mardner WR★★★from Hawai’i
Dartanyan Tinsley OL★★★from Kentucky Christian
Ben Bryant QB★★★from Eastern Michigan
Noah Potter DL★★★★from Ohio State
Ryan Coe Kfrom Delaware

Transfers out 10

Zeiqui Lawton SDE★★★to West Virginia
Marcelo Mendiola OT★★★to Bowling Green
Cam’Ron McCoy QB★★to Eastern Michigan
De’Arre McDonald CB★★★to Middle Tennessee
Iesa Jarmon CB★★★to Buffalo
Jalen Monrrow SDE★★★no new school on file
Luke Collinsworth OT★★★no new school on file
Marquez Bell WR★★★to Old Dominion
Sterling Miles DE★★★no new school on file
Alex Bales Kno new school on file

2022 American Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulane7–⁠112–⁠29
Cincinnati6–⁠29–⁠4
UCF6–⁠29–⁠5
Houston5–⁠38–⁠5
SMU5–⁠37–⁠6
East Carolina4–⁠48–⁠5
Navy4–⁠44–⁠8
Memphis3–⁠57–⁠6
Tulsa3–⁠55–⁠7
Temple1–⁠73–⁠9
South Florida0–⁠81–⁠11

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