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Cincinnati

USA · 2002 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
7–7
0.500 Win %
Conference
4th
6–2 in USA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
73
1954–2026
All-Time Record
412–395–12
0.510 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
2021
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 10
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Cincinnati head-to-head · History & Eras

2002 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 3TCUH2HUSA10–2W 36–29
4Week 4 · Sep 17West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND BE9–4L 32–35
5Week 5 · Sep 24Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1014–0L 19–23
6Week 6 · Oct 1Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND BE4–8W 35–22
7Week 7 · Oct 8Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC7–5L 26–31
8Week 8 · Oct 15Tulane (TULANE)H2HUSA8–5L 17–35
9Week 9 · Oct 22Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HUSA7–6L 14–23
10Week 10 · Oct 29Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HUSA3–9W 48–10
12Week 12 · Nov 12Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HUSA7–6W 24–14
13Week 13 · Nov 19Houston (HOUSTON)H2HUSA5–7W 47–14
14Week 14 · Nov 26Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC10–4L 19–20
15Week 15 · Dec 3UABH2HUSA5–7W 31–23
16Regular Season Final · Dec 10East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HUSA4–8W 42–26
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 24North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HSUN8–5L 19–24

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.000
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+9
-29+38
  • TCU +10
  • Louisville +7
  • Houston +5
  • UAB +5
  • Temple +4
  • East Carolina +4
  • Memphis +3
  • Ohio State 0
  • West Virginia -4
  • Hawai'i -4
  • Miami (OH) -5
  • Tulane -5
  • North Texas -5
  • Southern Miss -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #57Better than 59%
Win % Place 62ndBetter than 55%

0.500 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#52W15#49Regular Season Final#56Post-Season W2#56Post-Season W3#57Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
-3
-4
+13
-5
-18
-9
+38
+10
+33
-1
+8
+16
-5

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#381997#1051998#931999#452000#562001

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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