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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.

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Series snapshot

Record
35-34-1
Current streak
Cincinnati 1 game
Longest streak
Cincinnati 16 games (2006-2022)
Avg. margin / points
14.1 / 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.

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Rivalry guide

What this rivalry is

Cincinnati and Miami (OH) have a tracked series that starts in 1888 and spans 128 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Victory Bell gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.

Series history

Status
Active series
Years
1888-2024
Busiest era
1960s, 10 games
Longest pause
1 years (2019-2021)
  • 1960s10 games
  • 1970s10 games
  • 1980s10 games
  • 1990s10 games

Biggest games and recent trend

Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.

4 featured games

Latest meeting

2024 - Sep 14, 2024

Cincinnati 27, Miami (OH) 16. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1994 - Sep 17, 1994

Cincinnati 17, Miami (OH) 17. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

1999 - Oct 30, 1999

Cincinnati 52, Miami (OH) 42. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

2010 - Oct 9, 2010

Cincinnati 45, Miami (OH) 3. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Cincinnati 4, Miami (OH) 1 across 5 games
Last ten
Cincinnati 9, Miami (OH) 1 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Balanced scoring profile; average total 42.3, average margin 14.1.
Current streak
Cincinnati 1 game

Players and coaches from recent chapters

Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.

  • Brendan Sorsby

    Cincinnati, 2024

    Passing Yards: 2813

  • Corey Kiner

    Cincinnati, 2024

    Rushing Yards: 1153

  • Xzavier Henderson

    Cincinnati, 2024

    Receiving Yards: 735

  • Brett Gabbert

    Miami (OH), 2024

    Passing Yards: 2921

  • Javon Tracy

    Miami (OH), 2024

    Receiving Yards: 818

  • Keyon Mozee

    Miami (OH), 2024

    Rushing Yards: 1098

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • Chuck Martin

    Miami (OH) - 2019-2024 - 41-27

  • Luke Fickell

    Cincinnati - 2019-2022 - 33-7

  • Scott Satterfield

    Cincinnati - 2023-2024 - 8-16

  • Kerry Coombs

    Cincinnati - 2022 - 0-1

Weather, rankings, and research links

5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 77F.

Ranking context is available through the rankings archive and team season-result pages.

Cincinnati team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Miami (OH) team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Cincinnati season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Miami (OH) season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Cincinnati weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Miami (OH) weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Game stats archive

Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.

Rankings

Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.

College football records

National record and history context.

Historical comparison

Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.

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

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