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Cincinnati Bearcats

5-2 (2-2 Big 12)Last: W 37-24 vs Texas TechNext: vs Utah

Scott Satterfield · 4th season · .455 at Cincinnati · .590 career since 2014

Rating
+2.557
Adj Off
30.140
Adj Def
27.676
WAP
-0.7339

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate55.0%2945.0%118
Plays per game67.07372.412
Time of possession29:348030:2657
Yards per pass attempt8.1437.7104
Yards per rush6.054.279
Points per game35.43526.496
Points per opportunity4.77144.33125
Starting field positionOwn 3052Own 257

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.29315+0.154109
Adj. EPA per play+0.18330+0.15391
Success rate46.9%3843.0%101
Explosiveness1.38111.2268
Rushing EPA per play+0.2834+0.08892
Passing EPA per play+0.34331+0.316114
Std downs success51.2%4247.7%88
Passing downs success36.7%2232.7%107

Situational

Red zone finishing, ball security, discipline, and money downs.

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate63.6%5766.7%117
Turnovers per game0.5791.4336
Penalties per game7.0877.338
Penalty yards per game62.39253.677
3rd down conversion46.7%2641.7%104
4th down tries per game2.14481.7177
4th down conversion53.3%7450.0%54

Rank out of 138 FBS teams. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like tempo and run rate.

Schedule and resultsProjected 6.7-5.3

DateOpponentResult / projectionWAPOff EPADef EPA
Sep 5Wk 187Boston CollegeW34-15+0.06+0.24-0.04
Sep 12Wk 2Western Carolina(FCS)W62-100.00+0.570.00
Sep 19Wk 3105Miami (OH)W35-31+0.03+0.23+0.22
Sep 26Wk 431Kansas StateW31-26+0.25+0.37+0.21
Oct 3Wk 5@30Arizona#25L7-34-0.59-0.08+0.23
Oct 17Wk 7@78West VirginiaL42-45-0.84+0.58+0.42
Oct 24Wk 817Texas Tech#8W37-24+0.35+0.04-0.03
Oct 31Wk 912Utah#10+11.124%+0.42——
Nov 7Wk 10@19Houston#14+13.520%+0.48——
Nov 14Wk 11@53Iowa State+3.641%+0.25——
Nov 21Wk 1284Colorado-9.172%+0.07——
Nov 28Wk 13@11BYU#2+17.214%+0.57——

Unplayed games show the projected spread from this team's view (negative = favored) and its win probability, from the ratings; their WAP is what a win would be worth. How the ratings work.

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareC/ACmp%YdsY/ATDINT
4JC FrenchFR96%127/18369.4%15108.3132

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
6Gi'Bran PayneFR25%694186.125
3Cole TabbFR24%656219.6914
7Zylan PerryFR9%261686.516
13Zion JohnsonFR5%15493.311

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
11JaVonnie GibsonWR FR15%2938513.34
0Isaiah JohnsonWR FR14%262459.41
2Larenzo FennerWR FR6%1215713.11
87Gavin GroverTE FR5%1010610.60
9Malachi HenryWR FR5%927130.12
85Lyviel WatersTE FR3%6406.72

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
10Patrick BauerEDGE FR257.53.511
95Josh HoughDL FR154.53.022
17Brian Simms IIIEDGE FR142.01.000
91Drew LoganEDGE FR133.02.010
4Marquaze ParkerDL FR131.00.011
16Jaylon White-McClainEDGE FR102.50.000

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
22Jonathan ThompsonLB FR574.52.000
3Antwan Peek Jr.LB FR543.01.520
31Simeon ColemanLB FR484.02.500
9Damaine WilsonLB FR370.50.010
5Marqavious SaboorLB FR140.00.011

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
18Jasper BeelerS FR53102.5
2Mark Cannon Jr.S FR37431.0
0Jacob FinleyCB FR35600.5
8Kenny Worthy IIICB FR23311.0
14KK MeierCB FR9001.0
30D'Angelo HutchinsonS FR4100.0
19CJ JonesS FR3000.0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
99Stephen RusnakFR4/667%5432/3244
93Max LemastersFR0/0—00/10

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
31Max FletcherFR2545.970112