TicketsCINCINNATI – West Virginia's trip to Cincinnati for a Thursday or Friday night game and Arizona State's first visit to Historic Nippert Stadium are among the highlights of the 2024 Cincinnati football schedule.
The Big 12 Conference released the full schedule for the 2024 fall season on Tuesday.
After welcoming Towson (Aug. 31) and Pitt (Sept. 7) to Nippert Stadium to open the season, the Bearcats travel to Oxford, Ohio, for their first true road game at Miami (Ohio) since a 21-17 victory in 2017.
The Bearcats open Big 12 play by hosting Houston on Sept. 21 and also host conference opponents Arizona State (Oct. 19), West Virginia (Nov. 7 or Nov. 8) and TCU (Nov. 30) to wrap up the regular season.
In league play, Cincinnati hits the road to face Texas Tech (Sept. 28), UCF (Oct. 12), Colorado (Oct. 26), Iowa State (Nov. 16) and Kansas State (Nov. 23).
Cincinnati's bye weeks will be on Oct. 5 and Nov. 2.
2024 Schedule (home games in bold)
Towson – Aug. 31
Pitt – Sept. 7
at Miami (Ohio) – Sept. 14
Houston – Sept. 21
at Texas Tech – Sept. 28
BYE WEEK – Oct. 5
at UCF – Oct. 12
Arizona State – Oct. 19
at Colorado – Oct. 26
BYE WEEK – Nov. 2
West Virginia – Nov. 7, Nov. 8 or Nov. 9
at Iowa State – Nov. 16
at Kansas State – Nov. 23
TCU – Nov. 30
Fans can purchase season tickets HERE and information on away game tickets can be found HERE.
2024 Opponent Capsules
Towson (Aug. 31)
2023 Record: 5-6
Series Record: First Meeting
Last Meeting: First Meeting
Cincinnati will look to win its 23rd consecutive home-opener against Towson in a matchup that will also mark UC's first game against a CAA opponent since beating Rhode Island in 2003.
Pitt (Sept. 7)
2023 Record: 3-9
Series Record: Pitt leads 8-5
Last Meeting: Cincinnati won 27-21 in 2023
The "River City Rivalry" returns to Cincinnati for the first time since 2012. The Bearcats picked up a 27-21 road win at Pitt last fall behind a 153-yard, one-touchdown performance from running back Corey Kiner.
at Miami [Ohio] (Sept. 14)
2023 Record: 11-3
Series Record: Tied 60-60-7
Last Meeting: Miami (Ohio) won 31-24 in 2023
The matchup with Miami (Ohio) will be the 128th Battle for the Victory Bell in a series that is tied 60-60-7 following the Redhawks 31-24 overtime upset win at Nippert Stadium in 2023. UC travels to Yager Stadium for the first time since 2017. The UC-Miami series is the oldest non-conference college football rivalry with the first game being played on Dec. 8, 1888.
Houston (Sept. 21)
2023 Record: 4-8
Series Record: Houston leads 15-14
Last Meeting: Cincinnati won 24-14 in 2023
The Bearcats picked up their first Big 12 win, 24-14, over the Cougars in Houston last season. Houston returns to Nippert Stadium for the first time since UC used a 35-20 win over UH in the 2021 AAC Championship Game to cap a 13-0 season and propel Cincinnati into the College Football Playoff.
at Texas Tech (Sept. 28)
2023 Record: 7-6
Series Record: 0-0-1
Last Meeting: 10-10 tie in 1968
Cincinnati and Texas Tech will meet for the first time since a 10-10 tie in Lubbock, Texas to open the 1968 season.
at UCF (Oct. 12)
2023 Record: 6-7
Series Record: UCF leads 5-4
Last Meeting: UCF won 28-26 in 2023
Cincinnati and UCF have seen four of their last five matchups be decided by 4 or fewer points. The two teams were the premier Group of 5 programs headed into the last wave of realignment with Cincinnati capturing AAC Championships and New Year's Six bowl bids in 2020 and 2021 and UCF doing the same in 2017 and 2018.
Arizona State (Oct. 19)
2023 Record: 3-9
Series Record: Cincinnati leads 2-0
Last Meeting: Cincinnati won 14-0 in 1976
The Bearcats will host the Sun Devils for the first time ever in ASU's first season in the Big 12. UC picked up a 34-7 victory in Tempe, Ariz., in 1954, and a 14-0 win at Arizona State in 1976. The victory in 1954 (Nov. 6) marked legendary coach Sid Gillman's final victory as the Bearcats' head coach. He took over as the Los Angeles Rams coach in the NFL the next season.
at Colorado (Oct. 26)
2023 Record: 4-8
Series Record: Colorado leads 1-0
Last Meeting: Colorado won 56-14 in 1972
Cincinnati's more-than-1,200-mile trip to Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo. will be its longest away trip of the season as the Bearcats will welcome the Buffaloes back to the Big 12, which they were in from 1996-2010.
West Virginia (Nov. 7, Nov. 8 or Nov. 9)
2023 Record: 9-4
Series Record: West Virginia leads 17-3-1
Last Meeting: WVU won 42-21 in 2023
The excitement will be palpable when Cincinnati hosts West Virginia for a likely "Nippert at Night" event on either a Thursday or Friday. It will be the Mountaineers first trip back to Nippert Stadium since Isaiah Pead rushed for 175 yards and an injured Tony Pike split time at quarterback with Zach Collaros to lead Cincinnati to a 24-21 victory in 2009. The win kept UC a perfect 10-0 on the season.
at Iowa State (Nov. 16)
2023 Record: 7-6
Series Record: Iowa State leads 1-0
Last Meeting: ISU won 30-10 in 2023
Cincinnati will make its first trip to Ames, Iowa to face the Cyclones in Jack Trice Stadium. The Bearcats' new defensive coordinator Tyson Veidt served as Iowa State's associate head coach/linebackers for the last eight seasons.
at Kansas State (Nov. 23)
2023 Record: 9-4
Series Record: Cincinnati leads 4-2
Last Meeting: KSU won 35-0 in 1996
Cincinnati travels to Manhattan, Kansas to face the Wildcats for the first time since 1996. UC picked up home-away sweeps over Kansas State in 1951-52 and 1965-66 before falling twice 1995-96.
TCU (Nov. 30)
2023 Record: 4-8
Series Record: Cincinnati leads 2-1
Last Meeting: Cincinnati won 21-10 in 2004
TCU (2022) and Cincinnati (2021) – the last two current Big 12 teams to advance to the College Football Playoff – will meet for the first time since three straight Conference USA matchups from 2002 to 2004. The Bearcats' 36-29 overtime victory over TCU at Nippert Stadium in 2002 kicked off a home-opener win streak that continues to this day (22 straight).
The Big 12 Conference released the full schedule for the 2024 fall season on Tuesday.
After welcoming Towson (Aug. 31) and Pitt (Sept. 7) to Nippert Stadium to open the season, the Bearcats travel to Oxford, Ohio, for their first true road game at Miami (Ohio) since a 21-17 victory in 2017.
The Bearcats open Big 12 play by hosting Houston on Sept. 21 and also host conference opponents Arizona State (Oct. 19), West Virginia (Nov. 7 or Nov. 8) and TCU (Nov. 30) to wrap up the regular season.
In league play, Cincinnati hits the road to face Texas Tech (Sept. 28), UCF (Oct. 12), Colorado (Oct. 26), Iowa State (Nov. 16) and Kansas State (Nov. 23).
Cincinnati's bye weeks will be on Oct. 5 and Nov. 2.
2024 Schedule (home games in bold)
Towson – Aug. 31
Pitt – Sept. 7
at Miami (Ohio) – Sept. 14
Houston – Sept. 21
at Texas Tech – Sept. 28
BYE WEEK – Oct. 5
at UCF – Oct. 12
Arizona State – Oct. 19
at Colorado – Oct. 26
BYE WEEK – Nov. 2
West Virginia – Nov. 7, Nov. 8 or Nov. 9
at Iowa State – Nov. 16
at Kansas State – Nov. 23
TCU – Nov. 30
Fans can purchase season tickets HERE and information on away game tickets can be found HERE.
2024 Opponent Capsules
Towson (Aug. 31)
2023 Record: 5-6
Series Record: First Meeting
Last Meeting: First Meeting
Cincinnati will look to win its 23rd consecutive home-opener against Towson in a matchup that will also mark UC's first game against a CAA opponent since beating Rhode Island in 2003.
Pitt (Sept. 7)
2023 Record: 3-9
Series Record: Pitt leads 8-5
Last Meeting: Cincinnati won 27-21 in 2023
The "River City Rivalry" returns to Cincinnati for the first time since 2012. The Bearcats picked up a 27-21 road win at Pitt last fall behind a 153-yard, one-touchdown performance from running back Corey Kiner.
at Miami [Ohio] (Sept. 14)
2023 Record: 11-3
Series Record: Tied 60-60-7
Last Meeting: Miami (Ohio) won 31-24 in 2023
The matchup with Miami (Ohio) will be the 128th Battle for the Victory Bell in a series that is tied 60-60-7 following the Redhawks 31-24 overtime upset win at Nippert Stadium in 2023. UC travels to Yager Stadium for the first time since 2017. The UC-Miami series is the oldest non-conference college football rivalry with the first game being played on Dec. 8, 1888.
Houston (Sept. 21)
2023 Record: 4-8
Series Record: Houston leads 15-14
Last Meeting: Cincinnati won 24-14 in 2023
The Bearcats picked up their first Big 12 win, 24-14, over the Cougars in Houston last season. Houston returns to Nippert Stadium for the first time since UC used a 35-20 win over UH in the 2021 AAC Championship Game to cap a 13-0 season and propel Cincinnati into the College Football Playoff.
at Texas Tech (Sept. 28)
2023 Record: 7-6
Series Record: 0-0-1
Last Meeting: 10-10 tie in 1968
Cincinnati and Texas Tech will meet for the first time since a 10-10 tie in Lubbock, Texas to open the 1968 season.
at UCF (Oct. 12)
2023 Record: 6-7
Series Record: UCF leads 5-4
Last Meeting: UCF won 28-26 in 2023
Cincinnati and UCF have seen four of their last five matchups be decided by 4 or fewer points. The two teams were the premier Group of 5 programs headed into the last wave of realignment with Cincinnati capturing AAC Championships and New Year's Six bowl bids in 2020 and 2021 and UCF doing the same in 2017 and 2018.
Arizona State (Oct. 19)
2023 Record: 3-9
Series Record: Cincinnati leads 2-0
Last Meeting: Cincinnati won 14-0 in 1976
The Bearcats will host the Sun Devils for the first time ever in ASU's first season in the Big 12. UC picked up a 34-7 victory in Tempe, Ariz., in 1954, and a 14-0 win at Arizona State in 1976. The victory in 1954 (Nov. 6) marked legendary coach Sid Gillman's final victory as the Bearcats' head coach. He took over as the Los Angeles Rams coach in the NFL the next season.
at Colorado (Oct. 26)
2023 Record: 4-8
Series Record: Colorado leads 1-0
Last Meeting: Colorado won 56-14 in 1972
Cincinnati's more-than-1,200-mile trip to Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo. will be its longest away trip of the season as the Bearcats will welcome the Buffaloes back to the Big 12, which they were in from 1996-2010.
West Virginia (Nov. 7, Nov. 8 or Nov. 9)
2023 Record: 9-4
Series Record: West Virginia leads 17-3-1
Last Meeting: WVU won 42-21 in 2023
The excitement will be palpable when Cincinnati hosts West Virginia for a likely "Nippert at Night" event on either a Thursday or Friday. It will be the Mountaineers first trip back to Nippert Stadium since Isaiah Pead rushed for 175 yards and an injured Tony Pike split time at quarterback with Zach Collaros to lead Cincinnati to a 24-21 victory in 2009. The win kept UC a perfect 10-0 on the season.
at Iowa State (Nov. 16)
2023 Record: 7-6
Series Record: Iowa State leads 1-0
Last Meeting: ISU won 30-10 in 2023
Cincinnati will make its first trip to Ames, Iowa to face the Cyclones in Jack Trice Stadium. The Bearcats' new defensive coordinator Tyson Veidt served as Iowa State's associate head coach/linebackers for the last eight seasons.
at Kansas State (Nov. 23)
2023 Record: 9-4
Series Record: Cincinnati leads 4-2
Last Meeting: KSU won 35-0 in 1996
Cincinnati travels to Manhattan, Kansas to face the Wildcats for the first time since 1996. UC picked up home-away sweeps over Kansas State in 1951-52 and 1965-66 before falling twice 1995-96.
TCU (Nov. 30)
2023 Record: 4-8
Series Record: Cincinnati leads 2-1
Last Meeting: Cincinnati won 21-10 in 2004
TCU (2022) and Cincinnati (2021) – the last two current Big 12 teams to advance to the College Football Playoff – will meet for the first time since three straight Conference USA matchups from 2002 to 2004. The Bearcats' 36-29 overtime victory over TCU at Nippert Stadium in 2002 kicked off a home-opener win streak that continues to this day (22 straight).