2022 The Winning Chapter

Cincinnati's 2022 season (9-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 9-4
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final #21 post-bowls
SP+ +4.6 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ Arkansas 24-31 W vs Kenn Sta 63-10 W @ Miam (OH 38-17 W vs Indiana 45-24 W @ Tulsa 31-21 W vs Sout Flo 28-24 W @ SMU 29-27 L @ UCF 21-25 W vs Navy 20-10 W vs East Car 27-25 W @ Temple 23-3 L vs Tulane 24-27 L @ Louisv 7-24 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2022.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2022 season's largest margin: Cincinnati 63, Kennesaw State 10. A 53-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Cincinnati 7, Louisville 24. A 17-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Cincinnati fell to Louisville 7-24 in the postseason.

"Go Bearcats"
— Cincinnati fanbase voice · 2022· synthesized
What It Meant

2022 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.