Cincinnati record by year
Since 1893
440-451-15
Win %
.494
Bowl trips
0
Winning seasons
45
Best year
13-1 (2021)
| Season | W | L | T | Win % | PF | PA | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 169 | 116 | In progress |
| 2025 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 394 | 333 | Lost AutoZone Liberty Bowl |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 302 | 295 | No bowl |
| 2023 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 289 | 360 | No bowl |
| 2022 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 380 | 268 | Lost Wasabi Fenway Bowl |
| 2021 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 516 | 236 | Lost CFP Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic |
| 2020 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 375 | 168 | Lost Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl |
| 2019 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 415 | 288 | Won TICKETSMARTER BIRMINGHAM BOWL |
| 2018 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 454 | 224 | Won Bowl game |
| 2017 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 251 | 382 | No bowl |
| 2016 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 232 | 323 | No bowl |
| 2015 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 440 | 405 | Lost HAWAI'I BOWL |
| 2014 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 442 | 354 | Lost MILITARY BOWL PRESENTED BY NORTHROP GRUMMAN |
| 2013 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 417 | 273 | Lost BELK BOWL |
| 2012 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 420 | 240 | Won BELK BOWL |
| 2011 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 433 | 264 | Won AutoZone LIBERTY BOWL |
| 2010 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 325 | 336 | No bowl |
| 2009 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 502 | 300 | Lost ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL |
| 2008 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 362 | 282 | Lost FEDEX ORANGE BOWL |
| 2007 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 472 | 244 | Won Bowl game |
| 2006 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 274 | 255 | Won INTERNATIONAL BOWL AT TORONTO ON |
| 2005 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 192 | 345 | No bowl |
| 2004 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 344 | 320 | Won Bowl game |
| 2003 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 303 | 319 | No bowl |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 409 | 329 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2001 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 336 | 290 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2000 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 289 | 285 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1999 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 275 | 289 | No bowl |
| 1998 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 259 | 456 | No bowl |
| 1997 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 321 | 252 | Won Bowl game |
| 1996 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 228 | 212 | No bowl |
| 1995 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 252 | 197 | No bowl |
| 1994 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .227 | 159 | 301 | No bowl |
| 1993 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 302 | 197 | No bowl |
| 1992 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 199 | 276 | No bowl |
| 1991 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 201 | 323 | No bowl |
| 1990 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 172 | 460 | No bowl |
| 1989 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .136 | 111 | 379 | No bowl |
| 1988 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 201 | 379 | No bowl |
| 1987 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 234 | 314 | No bowl |
| 1986 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 267 | 345 | No bowl |
| 1985 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 199 | 261 | No bowl |
| 1984 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 198 | 424 | No bowl |
| 1983 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 208 | 234 | No bowl |
| 1982 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 281 | 206 | No bowl |
| 1981 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 171 | 187 | No bowl |
| 1980 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 122 | 271 | No bowl |
| 1979 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 156 | 281 | No bowl |
| 1978 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 279 | 224 | No bowl |
| 1977 | 5 | 4 | 2 | .545 | 250 | 121 | No bowl |
| 1976 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 204 | 114 | No bowl |
| 1975 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 209 | 182 | No bowl |
| 1974 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 227 | 175 | No bowl |
| 1973 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 210 | 109 | No bowl |
| 1972 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 138 | 323 | No bowl |
| 1971 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 225 | 188 | No bowl |
| 1970 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 229 | 108 | No bowl |
| 1969 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 192 | 329 | No bowl |
| 1968 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 300 | 327 | No bowl |
| 1967 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 111 | 189 | No bowl |
| 1966 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 141 | 201 | No bowl |
| 1965 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 163 | 172 | No bowl |
| 1964 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 211 | 99 | No bowl |
| 1963 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 238 | 138 | No bowl |
| 1962 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 142 | 202 | No bowl |
| 1961 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 97 | 142 | No bowl |
| 1960 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 113 | 150 | No bowl |
| 1959 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 193 | 148 | No bowl |
| 1958 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .700 | 139 | 104 | No bowl |
| 1957 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 130 | 101 | No bowl |
| 1956 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 156 | 140 | No bowl |
| 1955 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .222 | 97 | 199 | No bowl |
| 1954 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 249 | 107 | No bowl |
| 1953 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 145 | 45 | No bowl |
| 1952 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .625 | 87 | 34 | No bowl |
| 1951 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 173 | 72 | No bowl |
| 1950 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 99 | 89 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1949 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 74 | 76 | No bowl |
| 1948 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .100 | 20 | 104 | No bowl |
| 1947 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 20 | 27 | No bowl |
| 1946 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 58 | 65 | Won Bowl game |
| 1945 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 23 | 40 | No bowl |
| 1942 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 25 | 69 | No bowl |
| 1941 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 21 | No bowl |
| 1940 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 14 | 27 | No bowl |
| 1939 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | No bowl |
| 1937 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 27 | No bowl |
| 1936 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 74 | No bowl |
| 1935 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | No bowl |
| 1934 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 59 | No bowl |
| 1933 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 34 | 10 | No bowl |
| 1932 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | 7 | No bowl |
| 1931 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 67 | No bowl |
| 1930 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 32 | No bowl |
| 1924 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 42 | No bowl |
| 1923 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 14 | No bowl |
| 1922 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 87 | No bowl |
| 1921 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 71 | No bowl |
| 1920 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 7 | No bowl |
| 1919 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 19 | 79 | No bowl |
| 1916 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 32 | No bowl |
| 1915 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 27 | No bowl |
| 1909 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | No bowl |
| 1908 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 16 | No bowl |
| 1906 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 59 | No bowl |
| 1905 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 81 | No bowl |
| 1904 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 35 | 0 | No bowl |
| 1903 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 58 | No bowl |
| 1900 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 58 | No bowl |
| 1899 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 35 | No bowl |
| 1898 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 17 | 12 | No bowl |
| 1897 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | No bowl |
| 1896 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 28 | No bowl |
| 1893 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 26 | No bowl |
About this table
These are the Cincinnati records for every season since 1893, bowl and playoff games included, with the postseason result on the right. The numbers come straight from the game logs and update as each season plays out. For national titles and the program story, see the Cincinnati team page.
Every Cincinnati season since 1893. Win-loss record, win percentage and how each year ended.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Cincinnati record since 1893?
Cincinnati is 440-451-15 since 1893, a .494 win percentage, with 0 bowl or playoff appearances.
What was the best Cincinnati season since 1893?
Cincinnati went 13-1 in 2021, the best record since 1893.
How many bowl games has Cincinnati played since 1893?
Cincinnati has played in the postseason 0 times since 1893.