Utah Utes vs Cincinnati Bearcats

College Football

#6Utah

8-0

49-25

Final

Cincinnati

5-3

Nippert Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Half
Downs
Downs
Fumble
Touchdown
Touchdown

Team	1	2	3	4	T
UTAH	14	28	7	0	49
CIN	3	3	13	6	25

Who won: Utah 49-25

The Utah Utes beat the Cincinnati Bearcats 49-25 on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at Nippert Stadium. The Utah outscored the Cincinnati 28-3 in the 2nd quarter. Devon Dampier led the Utah in passing yards (22/29, 260 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT). JC French IV led the Cincinnati in passing yards (16/30, 263 YDS, 1 INT).

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Chirp Recap

Utah routs Cincinnati 49-25 to stay unbeaten at 8-0

Utah ran away in the second quarter and beat Cincinnati 49-25 at Nippert Stadium. The Utes scored 28 points in the period and turned a 14-3 lead into a 42-6 margin by halftime. Utah is now 8-0. Cincinnati fell to 5-3.

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Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

UTAHCIN

271st Downs18

7-113rd down efficiency3-11

0-24th down efficiency0-2

534Total Yards456

266Passing263

23/31Comp/Att16/30

8.6Yards per pass8.8

268Rushing193

42Rushing Attempts32

6.4Yards per rush6.0

3-25Penalties6-42

2Turnovers2

1Fumbles lost1

1Interceptions thrown1

35:30Possession24:30

Player of the game

Jacob Finley

CIN · 10 TKL, 1 INT, 1 TFL, TD

8.4

Win probability

100%UTAH final

UTAHCIN

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Play by play

Q4 0:00CIN
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:21
4 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV rush middle for 4 yards gain to the UC26, End Of Play
J. French IV · 7 CAR, -2 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at CIN 22
Q4 0:21
Incomplete to J. Gibson
No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass incomplete deep right to #11 J.Gibson thrown to UC45
J. French IV · 16/30, 263 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at CIN 22
Q4 0:33
11 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV rush right for 11 yards gain to the UC22 (#5 J.Chenault Jr.), 1ST DOWN
J. French IV · 7 CAR, -2 YDS · 2nd & 1 · 2nd & 1 at CIN 11
Q4 0:43CIN
FLAG
Flag: penalty
PENALTY UTAH Disconcerting Signals (#45 P.Sepulona) 5 yards from UC06 to UC11. NO PLAY
2nd & 6 · 2nd & 6 at CIN 6
Q4 1:10
4 yd run
Shotgun #6 G.Payne rush middle for 4 yards gain to the UC06 (#45 P.Sepulona)
G. Payne · 9 CAR, 67 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at CIN 2
Q4 1:17
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Shotgun #15 B.Ficklin rush middle for 1 yard loss to the UC02 (#2 M.Cannon; #6 Z.Johnson), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
B. Ficklin · 5 CAR, 20 YDS · 4th & Goal · 4th & Goal at CIN 1
Q4 1:22UTA
Timeout
Timeout Utah, clock 01:22
Q4 1:22
Incomplete to W. Monney
Shotgun #15 B.Ficklin pass incomplete short right to #86 W.Monney thrown to UC02 QB hurried by #93 K.Horn and #2 M.Cannon
B. Ficklin · 1/2, 6 YDS · 3rd & Goal · 3rd & Goal at CIN 1
Q4 1:55UTA
Rush
No Huddle #20 M.Helu rush right for 0 yards to the UC01 (#4 M.Parker; #2 M.Cannon)
2nd & Goal at CIN 1
Q4 2:00UTA
Timeout
Timeout Utah, clock 02:00
Q4 2:09
1 yd run
No Huddle #20 M.Helu rush right for 1 yard gain to the UC01 (#93 K.Horn; #9 D.Wilson)
M. Helu · 8 CAR, 27 YDS · 1st & Goal · 1st & Goal at CIN 2
Q4 2:20
FLAG
Flag: penalty
No Huddle-Shotgun #15 B.Ficklin pass incomplete short right to #12 L.Simmons thrown to UC00 broken up by #6 Z.Johnson PENALTY UC Pass Interference (#6 Z.Johnson) 2 yards from UC04 to UC02, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
B. Ficklin · 1/2, 6 YDS · 3rd & Goal · 3rd & Goal at CIN 4
Q4 3:01
No gain on the run
No Huddle-Shotgun #20 M.Helu rush left for 0 yards to the UC04 (#30 D.Hutchinson; #16 J.White-McLain)
M. Helu · 8 CAR, 27 YDS · 2nd & Goal · 2nd & Goal at CIN 4
Q4 3:51
Stuffed for a loss of 1
No Huddle-Shotgun #20 M.Helu rush middle for 1 yard loss to the UC04 (#9 D.Wilson; #5 M.Saboor)
M. Helu · 8 CAR, 27 YDS · 1st & Goal · 1st & Goal at CIN 3
Q4 4:37
4 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #20 M.Helu rush middle for 4 yards gain to the UC03 (#30 D.Hutchinson), 1ST DOWN
M. Helu · 8 CAR, 27 YDS · 2nd & 3 · 2nd & 3 at CIN 7
Q4 5:21
7 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #15 B.Ficklin rush middle for 7 yards gain to the UC07 (#93 K.Horn)
B. Ficklin · 5 CAR, 20 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at CIN 14
Q4 5:40
FLAG
3 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #20 M.Helu rush right for 3 yards gain to the UC29 (#4 M.Parker) PENALTY UC Personal Foul (#99 J.Rulo) 15 yards from UC29 to UC14, 1ST DOWN
M. Helu · 8 CAR, 27 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at CIN 32
Q4 6:19UTA
Rush
No Huddle-Shotgun #15 B.Ficklin rush right for 4 yards gain to the UC32 (#17 B.Simms III), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
2nd & 3 at CIN 36
Q4 7:04
7 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #20 M.Helu rush middle for 7 yards gain to the UC36 (#31 S.Coleman; #17 B.Simms III)
M. Helu · 8 CAR, 27 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at CIN 43
Q4 7:50
13 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #20 M.Helu rush middle for 13 yards gain to the UC43 (#3 A.Peek Jr.), 1ST DOWN
M. Helu · 8 CAR, 27 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UTAH 44
Q4 7:59
Incomplete to C. Tabb
No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass incomplete short right to #3 C.Tabb thrown to UTAH44, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
J. French IV · 16/30, 263 YDS · 4th & 3 · 4th & 3 at UTAH 44
Q4 8:33
6 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 C.Tabb rush right for 6 yards gain to the UTAH44 (#6 N.Ritchie; #10 T.Reynolds)
C. Tabb · 14 CAR, 131 YDS · 3rd & 9 · 3rd & 9 at 50
Q4 9:16
Stuffed for a loss of 1
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 C.Tabb rush middle for 1 yard loss to the UTAH50 (#7 J.Hall; #6 N.Ritchie)
C. Tabb · 14 CAR, 131 YDS · 2nd & 8 · 2nd & 8 at UTAH 49
Q4 9:44
2 yd run
Shotgun #3 C.Tabb rush right for 2 yards gain to the UTAH49 (#7 J.Hall)
C. Tabb · 14 CAR, 131 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at CIN 49