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2024 Cincinnati

5–⁠7 (3–⁠6 Big 12), coached by Scott Satterfield.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 2024, game by game: won vs. Towson 38–20; lost vs. Pittsburgh 27–28; won at Miami (OH) 27–16; won vs. Houston 34–0; lost at Texas Tech 41–44; won at UCF 19–13; won vs. Arizona State 24–14; lost at Colorado 23–34; lost vs. West Virginia 24–31; lost at Iowa State 17–34; lost at Kansas State 15–41; lost vs. TCU 13–20+34−26Won 38–20 vs. Towson+18TowsonLost 27–28 vs. Pittsburgh-1PittsburghWon 27–16 at Miami (OH)+11Miami (OH)Won 34–0 vs. Houston+34HoustonLost 41–44 at Texas Tech-3Texas TechWon 19–13 at UCF+6UCFWon 24–14 vs. Arizona State+10Arizona StateLost 23–34 at Colorado-11ColoradoLost 24–31 vs. West Virginia-7West VirginiaLost 17–34 at Iowa State-17Iowa StateLost 15–41 at Kansas State-26Kansas StateLost 13–20 vs. TCU-7TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsTowsonW 38–⁠2078%
Sep 7vsPittsburghL 27–⁠2856%
Sep 14atMiami (OH)W 27–⁠1631%
Sep 21vsHoustonW 34–⁠066%
Sep 28atTexas TechL 41–⁠4436%
Oct 12atUCFW 19–⁠1346%
Oct 19vsArizona StateW 24–⁠1458%
Oct 26atColoradoL 23–⁠3443%
Nov 9vsWest VirginiaL 24–⁠3154%
Nov 16atIowa StateL 17–⁠3429%
Nov 23atKansas StateL 15–⁠4125%
Nov 30vsTCUL 13–⁠2044%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to TCU 20–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠6 tied for 11th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
302–⁠295
Coach
Scott Satterfield
Elo
1466 +3 this season
SP+ rating
-0.1 No. 72 of 134; offense No. 79, defense No. 57, special teams No. 88
SRS
4.4 No. 52 of 134 in FBS
Returning
31% of last season’s EPA, No. 100 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 51 roster talent No. 60 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Brad Glenn
Defensive coordinators
Tyson Veidt and Nate Fuqua
Offense
Spread option
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense68th of 134
  • Defense71st of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted52nd of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted58th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1143%1.2668th of 134
Defense0.1243%1.2571st of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.14 off
0.09 def		45% off
40% def		—52nd off
58th 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
Offense3.3own 2616% allowed
Defense3.5own 3316% caused

CORE rating 6.6, 44th of 134 (offense 3.9, defense -2.6).

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 yardsBrendan Sorsby QB2,813 yds
Passing touchdownsBrendan Sorsby QB18 TD
Rushing yardsCorey Kiner RB1,153 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrendan Sorsby QB9 TD
Receiving yardsXzavier Henderson WR735 yds
Receiving touchdownsTony Johnson WR6 TD
TacklesJared Bartlett LB70 tkl
SacksJared Bartlett LB8 sacks
InterceptionsJosh Minkins DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Samaj Jones QB★★★★No. 474
Daniel James CB★★★No. 524
Marqavious Saboor S★★★No. 666
Gavin Grover TE★★★No. 734
Kale Woodburn WR★★★No. 826

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.891
Running backs13.00.856
Receivers52.80.846
Offensive line33.00.863
Defensive line43.00.850
Linebackers23.00.868
Defensive backs72.90.853
Whole class233.00.855

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 7John Williams OTGreen Bay Packers

Roster 115

The 2024 roster

115 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 58 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 24

The 2024 portal
Brendan Sorsby QB★★★★from Indiana
Derrick Canteen CB★★★from Virginia Tech
Evan Pryor RB★★★from Ohio State
Mehki Miller S★★★from New Mexico State
Tony Johnson WR★★★from Florida Atlantic
Tyrin Smith WR★★★from UTEP
Chance Williams RB★★★from Grambling
Darian Varner DL★★★from Wisconsin
Jake Golday LB★★★from Central Arkansas
Jared Bartlett DE★★★from West Virginia
Joe Royer TE★★★from Ohio State
Kye Stokes S★★★from Ohio State

And 12 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 32

Myles Montgomery RB★★★to UCF
Byron Threats S★★★to UCF
Deshawn Pace S★★★to UCF
Jayden Davis S★★★to Georgia Tech
Dorian Jones LB★★★to Virginia
Justin Wodtly DE★★★to Arizona State
Donovan Ollie WR★★★to Colorado State
Jah-Mal Williams DE★★★to Troy
Justin Harris CB★★★to Texas State
Sammy Anderson CB★★★to Charlotte
Tyler Gillison DE★★★to Michigan State
Mao Glynn II OL★★★to Massachusetts

And 20 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big 12

3 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2024 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2024 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠211–⁠213
Arizona State7–⁠211–⁠37
Iowa State7–⁠211–⁠315
Colorado7–⁠29–⁠425
TCU6–⁠39–⁠4
Texas Tech6–⁠38–⁠5
Kansas State6–⁠49–⁠4
Baylor6–⁠48–⁠5
West Virginia5–⁠46–⁠7
Kansas4–⁠55–⁠7
Cincinnati3–⁠65–⁠7
Houston3–⁠64–⁠8
Utah3–⁠75–⁠7
UCF2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona2–⁠84–⁠8
Oklahoma State0–⁠93–⁠9

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