Big 12

Cincinnati Bearcats

Cincinnati, Ohio

Season

Cincinnati

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 169 116

Points / Game 33.8 23.2

Total Offense

Total Yards 2,138 2,008

Plays 325 344

Yards / Play 6.58 5.84

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 194 157

Rushing Yards 1,154 708

Yards / Attempt 5.95 4.51

Rushing Touchdowns 17 8

Passing

Pass Completions 94 114

Pass Attempts 131 187

Completion % 71.8% 61.0%

Net Passing Yards 984 1,300

Yards / Attempt 7.51 6.95

Passing Touchdowns 6 5

Interceptions Thrown 0 4

First Downs

First Downs 102 112

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 31 31

3rd Down Attempts 64 68

3rd Down % 48.4% 45.6%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 6 2

4th Down Attempts 10 7

4th Down % 60.0% 28.6%

Turnovers

Turnovers 2 7

Fumbles Lost 2 3

Interceptions Thrown 0 4

Fumbles Recovered 3 2

Defense

Sacks 10 8

Tackles for Loss 26 28

Interceptions 4 —

Interception Return Yards 0 —

Interception Return Touchdowns 0 —

Penalties

Penalties 36 34

Penalty Yards 332 259

Possession

Possession Time 145:47 154:13

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 8 9

Kick Return Yards 166 219

Yards / Return 20.75 24.33

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 1

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 8 3

Punt Return Yards 80 0

Yards / Return 10.00 0.00

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 4.66

Success Rate 46.3%

PPA 0.286

Explosiveness 1.350

Opportunities 35

Drives 56

Plays 326

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 13.2%

Power Success 81.5%

Line Yards 3.59

Second-Level Yards 1.50

Open-Field Yards 2.02

Line Yards Total 653

Second-Level Yards Total 273

Open-Field Yards Total 367

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 47.3%

PPA 0.311

Explosiveness 1.230

Play Rate 55.8%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 46.4%

PPA 0.286

Explosiveness 1.517

Play Rate 42.3%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 52.0%

Standard Downs PPA 0.282

Standard Downs Explosiveness 1.144

Standard Downs Rate 69.6%

Passing Downs Success Rate 33.3%

Passing Downs PPA 0.296

Passing Downs Explosiveness 2.083

Passing Downs Rate 30.4%

Field Position

Average Start 69.7

Average Predicted Points 1.427

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 11.7%

Front Seven Havoc 10.4%

Defensive Back Havoc 1.2%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.439

Adjusted Success Rate 10.5%

Adjusted PPA 0.262

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.040

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.565

Adjusted Stuff Rate 9.8%

Adjusted Power Success 23.3%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 9.6%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 4.19

Success Rate Allowed 43.0%

PPA Allowed 0.132

Explosiveness Allowed 1.197

Opportunities Faced 26

Drives Faced 55

Plays Faced 349

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 19.5%

Power Success Allowed 68.4%

Line Yards Allowed 3.23

Second-Level Yards Allowed 1.26

Open-Field Yards Allowed 1.16

Line Yards Total Allowed 482

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 187

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 46.3%

PPA Allowed 0.114

Explosiveness Allowed 0.891

Play Rate Faced 42.7%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 41.7%

PPA Allowed 0.267

Explosiveness Allowed 1.466

Play Rate Faced 53.6%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 46.4%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed 0.045

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.004

Standard Downs Rate Faced 67.3%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 36.0%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.310

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.709

Passing Downs Rate Faced 32.7%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 75.7

Average Predicted Points -0.977

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 16.0%

Front Seven Havoc 10.3%

Defensive Back Havoc 5.7%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.353

Adjusted Success Rate 4.3%

Adjusted PPA 0.141

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.148

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.869

Adjusted Stuff Rate 2.2%

Adjusted Power Success 8.6%

Adjusted Havoc 3.1%