Houston Cougars vs Cincinnati Bearcats, American Athletic Conference Championship Game

College Football

#21Houston

11-2

20-35

Final

#4Cincinnati

13-0

Nippert Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Punt
Downs
Punt
Touchdown
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	10	3	0	7	20
CIN	14	0	21	0	35

Who won: Cincinnati 35-20

The Cincinnati Bearcats beat the Houston Cougars 35-20 in American Athletic Conference Championship Game on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at Nippert Stadium. The Cincinnati outscored the Houston 21-0 in the 3rd quarter. Desmond Ridder led the Cincinnati in passing yards (11/17, 190 YDS, 3 TD). Clayton Tune led the Houston in passing yards (17/26, 250 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT).

Player of the game

Jerome Ford

CIN · 18 CAR, 187 YDS, 2 TD

8.7

Win probability

100%CIN final

HOUCIN

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Play by play

Q4 0:00HOU
End of game
End of 4th Quarter
Q4 0:01HOU
Rush
Chandler Smith run for no gain to the Houst 34
1st & 10 at HOU 34
Q4 0:10HOU
12 yd run
Chandler Smith run for 12 yds to the Houst 34 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at HOU 22
Q4 0:16CIN
Punt, 14 yds
Mason Fletcher punt for 42 yds , Marcus Jones returns for 14 yds to the Houst 22
4th & 8 · 4th & 8 at 50
Q4 0:27CIN
Timeout
Timeout CINCINNATI, clock 00:27
Q4 1:05CIN
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Desmond Ridder run for a loss of 1 yard to the 50 yard line
3rd & 7 · 3rd & 7 at HOU 49
Q4 1:13CIN
Timeout
Timeout CINCINNATI, clock 01:13
Q4 1:35CIN
Rush
Desmond Ridder run for 3 yds to the Houst 49
2nd & 10 at CIN 48
Q4 1:59CIN
Timeout
Timeout HOUSTON, clock 01:59
Q4 1:59CIN
No gain on the run
Jerome Ford run for no gain to the Cincy 48
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at CIN 48
Q4 2:03HOU
Sacked for a loss of 7
Clayton Tune sacked by Myjai Sanders and Marcus Brown for a loss of 7 yards to the Cincy 48
4th & 6 · 4th & 6 at CIN 41
Q4 2:10HOU
Pass incompletion
Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Jake Herslow
3rd & 6 at CIN 41
Q4 2:23HOU
Rush
Clayton Tune run for 3 yds to the Cincy 41
2nd & 9 at CIN 44
Q4 3:05HOU
1 yd run
Alton McCaskill run for 1 yd to the Cincy 44
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at CIN 45
Q4 3:40HOU
10 yd completion
Clayton Tune pass complete to Peyton Sawyer for 10 yds to the Cincy 45 for a 1ST down
2nd & 7 · 2nd & 7 at HOU 45
Q4 4:18HOU
3 yd run
Alton McCaskill run for 3 yds to the Houst 45
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at HOU 42
Q4 4:45HOU
24 yd completion
Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 24 yds to the Houst 42 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at HOU 18
Q4 5:07CIN
Punt, 0 yds
Mason Fletcher punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Marcus Jones at the Houst 18
4th & 9 · 4th & 9 at CIN 36
Q4 5:14CIN
FLAG
Flag: penalty
CINCINNATI Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Cincy 36
4th & 4 · 4th & 4 at CIN 41
Q4 5:14CIN
Timeout
Timeout HOUSTON, clock 05:14
Q4 5:14CIN
10 yd run
Desmond Ridder run for 10 yds to the Cincy 41
3rd & 14 · 3rd & 14 at CIN 31
Q4 5:22CIN
Timeout
Timeout HOUSTON, clock 05:22
Q4 5:22CIN
Incomplete
Desmond Ridder pass incomplete to Tyler Scott
2nd & 14 · 2nd & 14 at CIN 31
Q4 5:36CIN
Stuffed for a loss of 4
Jerome Ford run for a loss of 4 yards to the Cincy 31
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at CIN 35
Q4 6:06HOU
Kickoff, touchback
Bubba Baxa kickoff for 61 yds