Rivalry leaderboard
Cincinnati-Memphis Greatest Games
The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 45/100
- Overtime
- 0
Series context
- Completed meetings
- 37
- Series record
- Cincinnati 14-23 Memphis
- Tracked years
- 1966-2020
- Trophy
- No named trophy
Series ranking
The rivalry's top 25 games
3 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 2019Week 15
Cincinnati at Memphis
Cincinnati 24, Memphis 29
Winner: Memphis
No. 21 Cincinnati vs. No. 16 Memphis · 5-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
Full Game · 2019 Memphis vs. Cincinnati (American Football Championship Full Game)
- 2001Week 14
Cincinnati at Memphis
Cincinnati 36, Memphis 34
Winner: Cincinnati
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Memphis · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1996Week 7
Cincinnati at Memphis
Cincinnati 16, Memphis 18
Winner: Memphis
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Memphis · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 2000Week 12
Cincinnati at Memphis
Cincinnati 13, Memphis 10
Winner: Cincinnati
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Memphis · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1997Week 7
Memphis at Cincinnati
Memphis 17, Cincinnati 20
Winner: Cincinnati
Unranked Memphis vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1993Week 10
Memphis at Cincinnati
Memphis 20, Cincinnati 23
Winner: Cincinnati
Unranked Memphis vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1980Week 11
Memphis at Cincinnati
Memphis 10, Cincinnati 14
Winner: Cincinnati
Unranked Memphis vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1973Week 13
Memphis at Cincinnati
Memphis 17, Cincinnati 13
Winner: Memphis
Unranked Memphis vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1970Week 14
Cincinnati at Memphis
Cincinnati 10, Memphis 14
Winner: Memphis
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Memphis · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 2003Week 14
Cincinnati at Memphis
Cincinnati 16, Memphis 21
Winner: Memphis
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Memphis · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
30
Game score
- 1979Week 13
Cincinnati at Memphis
Cincinnati 17, Memphis 23
Winner: Memphis
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Memphis · 6-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
29
Game score
- 1974Week 6
Cincinnati at Memphis
Cincinnati 7, Memphis 13
Winner: Memphis
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Memphis · 6-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
29
Game score
- 1999Week 13
Memphis at Cincinnati
Memphis 21, Cincinnati 13
Winner: Memphis
Unranked Memphis vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 8-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
27
Game score
- 1982Week 7
Cincinnati at Memphis
Cincinnati 16, Memphis 7
Winner: Cincinnati
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Memphis · 9-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
26
Game score
- 1975Week 3
Memphis at Cincinnati
Memphis 3, Cincinnati 13
Winner: Cincinnati
Unranked Memphis vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 10-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
25
Game score
- 1966Week 11
Cincinnati at Memphis
Cincinnati 14, Memphis 26
Winner: Memphis
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Memphis · 12-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
23
Game score
- 1989Week 7
Memphis at Cincinnati
Memphis 34, Cincinnati 17
Winner: Memphis
Unranked Memphis vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 17-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
18
Game score
- 1967Week 4
Cincinnati at Memphis
Cincinnati 0, Memphis 17
Winner: Memphis
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Memphis · 17-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
18
Game score
- 1998Week 8
Cincinnati at Memphis
Cincinnati 23, Memphis 41
Winner: Memphis
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Memphis · 18-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 17/35 · Overtime 0/15
17
Game score
- 1992Week 7
Cincinnati at Memphis
Cincinnati 14, Memphis 34
Winner: Memphis
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Memphis · 20-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
15
Game score
- 1978Week 13
Cincinnati at Memphis
Cincinnati 34, Memphis 14
Winner: Cincinnati
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Memphis · 20-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
15
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.