CFB TEAM RESEARCH · Big 12
Cincinnati
Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.
SEASON SNAPSHOT
2026 regular season
2026 regular season · 5 completed games · Big 12. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #51; PPG allowed #66. ATS coverage 5/5; totals coverage 5/5. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.
Overall record including postseason: 4-1. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.
SEASON LEADERSHIP
Coaching staff
Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.
RECRUITING CLASS
Incoming signing class
2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.
ADVANCED METRICS
Offense and defense
CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.
SEASON LEADERS
Players who led the team
Passing Leader
JC French
FBS #69 · 949 season total
86CMP123ATT949Yards6TD0INT69.92%CMP%150.83NCAA rating
Rushing Leader
Gi'Bran Payne
FBS #37 · 392 season total
62Carries392Yards2TD6.32Yards/carry
Receiving Leader
JaVonnie Gibson
FBS #109 · 267 season total
18REC267Yards3TD14.83Yards/REC
Tackles Leader
Antwan Peek Jr.
FBS #48 · 38 season total
38Total20Solo18Assists1TFL1Sacks
Sacks Leader
Josh Hough
FBS #44 · 3 season total
3Sacks4.50TFL2QB hurries15Tackles
Defensive Interceptions Leader
Mark Cannon Jr.
FBS #14 · 2 season total
2INT3Passes defended0Defensive TDs0Return yards22Tackles
Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.
FULL SEASON SCHEDULE
Results and market lines
| Wk | Date | Site | Opponent | Result | Score | Spread | ATS | Total | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-05 | H | Boston College | W | 34–15 | -7 | W | 51 | U |
| 2 | 2026-09-12 | H | Western Carolina | W | 62–10 | -36.5 | W | 61.5 | O |
| 3 | 2026-09-19 | H | Miami (OH) | W | 35–31 | -14.5 | L | 50.5 | O |
| 4 | 2026-09-26 | H | Kansas State | W | 31–26 | +6 | W | 55.5 | O |
| 5 | 2026-10-04 | A | Arizona | L | 7–34 | +6.5 | L | 55.5 | U |
| 7 | 2026-10-17 | A | West Virginia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | 2026-10-24 | H | Texas Tech | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | 2026-10-31 | H | Utah | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | 2026-11-07 | A | Houston | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | 2026-11-14 | A | Iowa State | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | 2026-11-21 | H | Colorado | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | 2026-11-28 | A | BYU | — | — | — | — | — | — |
H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.
Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.