2019 The Ten-Win Year

Cincinnati's 2019 season (11-3) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 11-3
Final Result 11-win season
AP Final #23 post-bowls
SP+ +5.4 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs UCLA 24-14 L @ Ohio St 0-42 W vs Miam (OH 35-13 W @ Marshall 52-14 W vs UCF 27-24 W @ Houston 38-23 W vs Tulsa 24-13 W @ East Car 46-43 W vs UConn 48-3 W @ Sout Flo 20-17 W vs Temple 15-13 L @ Memphis 24-34 L @ Memphis 24-29 W vs Bost Col 38-6 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2019.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2019 season's largest margin: Cincinnati 48, UConn 3. A 45-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Cincinnati 0, Ohio State 42. A 42-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Cincinnati beat Boston College 38-6 in the postseason.

"Go Bearcats"
— Cincinnati fanbase voice · 2019· synthesized
What It Meant

2019 is a middle chapter for Cincinnati — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.