Cincinnati 2026 — The Chapter Being Written

Record 5-3

Final result In-progress

AP final — post-bowls

SP+ +0.9 last-week

Era —

The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below

Who carried it

JC FrenchQB1,773 passing yards
Cole TabbRB752 rushing yards
Gi'Bran PayneRB485 rushing yards
JaVonnie GibsonWR461 receiving yards
Malachi HenryWR334 receiving yards
Isaiah JohnsonWR259 receiving yards
Antwan Peek Jr.LB62 tackles
Jonathan ThompsonLB60 tackles
Jasper BeelerS58 tackles
Patrick BauerEDGE3.5 sacks
Josh HoughDL3 sacks
Simeon ColemanLB2.5 sacks

Season leaders, 2026.

Defining moments

The statement

The 2026 season's largest margin: Cincinnati 62, Western Carolina 10. A 52-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Cincinnati 7, Arizona 34. A 27-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Go Bearcats"

— Cincinnati fanbase voice · 2026· synthesized

What it meant

2026 is a middle chapter for Cincinnati — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.