American · 2018 · Final

Cincinnati Bearcats 2018

11-26-2 in conference
Final TDC rank
#31
of 130 FBS teams
Rating
+6.0
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
-1.2
76th in FBS
Defense
+7.2
16th in FBS
Schedule
-4.4
100th toughest
Preseason
-5.6
rating going in

2018 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

+6.0 now, -5.6 preseason · up 80 spots since preseason
-50+5FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Bowls#31

Results

Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 1@91UCLAW 26–17+7.6—ESPN
2Sep 8@74Miami (OH)W 21–0+23.0—ESPN3
3Sep 15vsAlabama A&M FCSW 63–7+11.4—ESPN3
4Sep 22vs32OhioW 34–30+7.3—ESPNU
5Sep 29@129UConnCONFW 49–7+12.9—CBSSN
6Oct 6vs81TulaneCONFW 37–21+11.5—ESPNU
7—Bye
8Oct 20@56TempleCONFL 17–24-2.6—ESPNU
9Oct 27@94SMUCONFW 26–20+3.5—CBSSN
10Nov 3vs96NavyCONFW 42–0+22.2—ESPNU
11Nov 10vs97South FloridaCONFW 35–23+3.5—ESPNU
12Nov 17@8UCFCONFL 13–38-8.8—ABC
13Nov 23vs117East CarolinaCONFW 56–6+17.7—CBSSN
BowlsDec 31vs77Virginia TechNEUTRALW 35–31+3.3—ESPN

Team Stats

Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted

StatOffenseFBS rankDefense (allowed)FBS rank
Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play)
Success rate45.5%36th33.9%3rd
Rushing success rate47.1%35th35.8%12th
Passing success rate43.4%45th32.4%3rd
Explosive run rate18.8%19th10.8%12th
Explosive pass rate11.1%68th9.8%47th
Line yards / carry3.2525th2.5713th
Opportunity rate39.2%58th36.1%42nd
Stuff rate16.4%31st20.7%40th
Sack rate5.5%47th6.3%54th
3rd-down conversion49.7%8th28.7%5th
Red-zone TD rate69.8%29th57.1%33rd
Havoc rate8.8%8th17.0%2nd
Box score · season totals
Points / game46.68th20.414th
Yards / game458.523rd——
Yards / play5.9737th——
Pass yards / game219.076th——
Yards / pass att.7.6158th——
Completion %60.7%53rd——
Rush yards / game239.515th——
Yards / carry5.1925th——
3rd-down conv. %48.2%7th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)————
Sacks / game (allowed · made)1.9250th——
Penalty yards / game73.7124th——

Players

70 players who recorded a stat in 2018 (from box scores)

70 players

Final ratings for 2018, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2018 box scores are missing most defensive stats, so players’ tackles, TFL, sacks and breakups are rebuilt from the play-by-play (they run about 10% below official totals). Ratings are in points on a neutral field. All 2018 power rankings →