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Rivalry History

Battle for the Bell

Cincinnati and Miami (OH) have met 128 times since 1888. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series snapshot

Record
35-34-1
Current streak
Cincinnati 1 game
Longest streak
Cincinnati 16 games (2006-2022)
Avg. margin / points
2.4 / 42.3

Series overview

Cincinnati 35-34-1 Miami (OH). Current streak: Cincinnati 1 game.

Last five meetings

Cincinnati 4 | Miami (OH) 1

Largest margin

42 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1888 through 2024.
  • 70 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Sep 14, 2024.

Related pages

Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.

Recent rivalry results

The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.

10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Sep 14, 2024Cincinnati at Miami (OH)Cincinnati 27, Miami (OH) 16Venue unavailableCincinnati
Sep 16, 2023Miami (OH) at CincinnatiCincinnati 24, Miami (OH) 31Venue unavailableMiami (OH)
Sep 17, 2022Cincinnati at Miami (OH)Cincinnati 38, Miami (OH) 17Neutral siteCincinnati
Sep 4, 2021Miami (OH) at CincinnatiCincinnati 49, Miami (OH) 14Venue unavailableCincinnati
Sep 14, 2019Miami (OH) at CincinnatiCincinnati 35, Miami (OH) 13Venue unavailableCincinnati
Sep 9, 2018Cincinnati at Miami (OH)Cincinnati 21, Miami (OH) 0Venue unavailableCincinnati
Sep 17, 2017Cincinnati at Miami (OH)Cincinnati 21, Miami (OH) 17Venue unavailableCincinnati
Sep 24, 2016Miami (OH) at CincinnatiCincinnati 27, Miami (OH) 20Venue unavailableCincinnati
Sep 19, 2015Cincinnati at Miami (OH)Cincinnati 37, Miami (OH) 33Venue unavailableCincinnati
Sep 20, 2014Miami (OH) at CincinnatiCincinnati 31, Miami (OH) 24Venue unavailableCincinnati