Week 14 · 2021

Houston at Cincinnati

Sat 12/04/2021 04:00 PMNippert StadiumCincinnati pregame77%Pregame win probability: 77% for Cincinnati. Cincinnati favored, and won.Conference

49°Cloudy4 mph N · 34% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Houston

20

12–2

Cincinnati

35

13–1

Attendance

37,978

reported

HOU8 plays, 50 yd · Field goal

15:001st & 10own 35Alex Bales kickoff for 63 yds , Marcus Jones return for 28 yds to the Houst 30+28
14:441st & 10own 30Clayton Tune pass complete to Jake Herslow for 15 yds to the Houst 45 for a 1ST down+15
14:101st & 10own 45Alton McCaskill run for 18 yds to the Cincy 37 for a 1ST down+18
13:301st & 10opp 37Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 22 yds to the Cincy 15 for a 1ST down+22
13:061st & 10opp 15Alton McCaskill run for 1 yd to the Cincy 14+1
12:342nd & 9opp 14Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Nathaniel Dell0
12:153rd & 9opp 14Clayton Tune sacked by Curtis Brooks and Jabari Taylor for a loss of 6 yards to the Cincy 20−6
11:554th & 15opp 20Dalton Witherspoon 37 yd FG GOOD+37

CIN6 plays, 82 yd · Touchdown

11:554th & 15own 35Bubba Baxa kickoff for 64 yds , Tre Tucker return for 17 yds to the Cincy 18+17
11:401st & 10own 18Desmond Ridder pass complete to Jerome Ford for 17 yds to the Cincy 35 for a 1ST down+17
11:141st & 10own 35Jerome Ford run for 6 yds to the Cincy 41+6
10:302nd & 4own 41Desmond Ridder pass complete to Tre Tucker for 17 yds to the Houst 42 for a 1ST down+17
10:101st & 10opp 42Desmond Ridder pass complete to Josh Whyle for 17 yds to the Houst 25 for a 1ST down+17
9:381st & 10opp 25Desmond Ridder pass complete to Tyler Scott for 25 yds for a TD, (Christian Lowery KICK)+25

HOU12 plays, 74 yd · Touchdown

9:381st & 10own 35Alex Bales kickoff for 61 yds , Marcus Jones return for 22 yds to the Houst 26+22
9:231st & 10own 26Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Nathaniel Dell0
9:152nd & 10own 26Ta'Zhawn Henry run for 3 yds to the Houst 29+3
8:503rd & 7own 29Clayton Tune run for 9 yds to the Houst 38 for a 1ST down+9
8:051st & 10own 38Alton McCaskill run for 2 yds to the Houst 40+2
7:252nd & 8own 40Alton McCaskill run for a loss of 2 yards to the Houst 38−2
7:003rd & 10own 38Clayton Tune pass complete to Jake Herslow for 14 yds to the Cincy 48 for a 1ST down+14
6:201st & 10opp 48Clayton Tune run for no gain to the Cincy 480
5:392nd & 10opp 48Clayton Tune pass complete to Jake Herslow for 14 yds to the Cincy 34 for a 1ST down+14
5:011st & 10opp 34Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 13 yds to the Cincy 21 for a 1ST down+13
4:331st & 10opp 21CINCINNATI Penalty, Defensive Offside (Marcus Brown) to the Cincy 16+5
4:231st & 5opp 16Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 16 yds for a TD, (Dalton Witherspoon KICK)+16

CIN3 plays, 79 yd · Touchdown

4:231st & 5own 35Bubba Baxa kickoff for 65 yds , Tre Tucker return for 21 yds to the Cincy 21+21
4:061st & 10own 21Jerome Ford run for 79 yds for a TD, (Christian Lowery KICK)+79
4:061st & 0opp 3HOUSTON Penalty, Defensive Offside (2 Yards) to the Houst 1+2

HOU16 plays, 44 yd · Field goal

4:061st & 8own 35Alex Bales kickoff for 56 yds , Marcus Jones return for 18 yds to the Houst 27+18
3:481st & 10own 27Ta'Zhawn Henry run for 4 yds to the Houst 31+4
3:002nd & 6own 31Clayton Tune pass complete to Jeremy Singleton for 8 yds to the Houst 39 for a 1ST down+8
2:321st & 10own 39Clayton Tune run for 4 yds to the Houst 43+4
1:562nd & 6own 43Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 7 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down+7
1:231st & 10midfieldAlton McCaskill run for 11 yds to the Cincy 39 for a 1ST down+11
1:001st & 10opp 39Clayton Tune sacked by Joel Dublanko for a loss of 8 yards to the Cincy 47−8
0:012nd & 18opp 47Clayton Tune run for 10 yds to the Cincy 37+10
0:00opp 47End of 1st Quarter0
14:453rd & 8opp 37Clayton Tune run for 5 yds to the Cincy 32+5
14:004th & 3opp 32Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 5 yds to the Cincy 27 for a 1ST down+5
13:321st & 10opp 27HOUSTON Penalty, Offensive Holding (Tank Jenkins) to the Cincy 37−10
12:581st & 20opp 37Alton McCaskill run for 1 yd to the Cincy 36+1
12:222nd & 19opp 36Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Jeremy Singleton0
12:103rd & 19opp 36Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 7 yds to the Cincy 29+7
11:404th & 12opp 29Dalton Witherspoon 46 yd FG GOOD+46

CIN8 plays, 35 yd · Missed FG

11:404th & 12own 35Bubba Baxa kickoff for 57 yds , Tre Tucker return for 37 yds to the CINCINNATI 28 HOUSTON Penalty, Horse Collar Tackle (William White) to the Houst 40+37
11:261st & 10opp 40Desmond Ridder pass incomplete to Alec Pierce0
11:102nd & 10opp 40Desmond Ridder pass complete to Ryan Montgomery for 19 yds to the Houst 21 for a 1ST down+19
10:491st & 10opp 21Desmond Ridder run for 13 yds to the Houst 8 for a 1ST down+13
10:261st & goalopp 8Desmond Ridder pass incomplete to Alec Pierce0
10:162nd & goalopp 8Jerome Ford run for 2 yds to the Houst 6+2
9:403rd & goalopp 6Jerome Ford run for 1 yd to the Houst 5+1
9:044th & 0opp 5Christian Lowery 23 yd FG MISSED+23

HOU6 plays, 35 yd · Punt

8:561st & 10own 20Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 5 yds to the Houst 25+5
8:162nd & 5own 25Clayton Tune pass complete to Seth Green for 23 yds to the Houst 48 for a 1ST down+23
7:441st & 10own 48Ta'Zhawn Henry run for 3 yds to the Cincy 49+3
7:092nd & 7opp 49Clayton Tune run for 4 yds to the Cincy 45+4
6:333rd & 3opp 45Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Nathaniel Dell0
6:274th & 3opp 45Laine Wilkins punt for 30 yds, fair catch by Ryan Montgomery at the Cincy 150

CIN5 plays, -13 yd · Punt

6:181st & 10own 15Desmond Ridder run for 2 yds to the Cincy 17+2
5:492nd & 8own 17Desmond Ridder pass incomplete to Alec Pierce0
5:493rd & 8own 17CINCINNATI Penalty, False Start (Jeremy Cooper) to the Cincy 12−5
5:303rd & 13own 12Desmond Ridder sacked by Logan Hall for a loss of 10 yards to the Cincy 2−10
4:554th & 23own 2Mason Fletcher punt for 50 yds, downed at the Houst 480

HOU11 plays, 9 yd · Punt

4:431st & 10own 48Clayton Tune run for 5 yds to the Cincy 47+5
4:022nd & 5opp 47Alton McCaskill run for 2 yds to the Cincy 45+2
3:153rd & 3opp 45Clayton Tune run for 5 yds to the Cincy 40 for a 1ST down+5
2:531st & 10opp 40Alton McCaskill run for a loss of 4 yards to the Cincy 44−4
1:552nd & 14opp 44Clayton Tune sacked by Ahmad Gardner for a loss of 9 yards to the Houst 47−9
1:363rd & 23own 47HOUSTON Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Houst 42−5
1:133rd & 28own 42Ta'Zhawn Henry run for 10 yds to the Cincy 48+10
1:134th & 18opp 48Timeout CINCINNATI, clock 01:130
1:134th & 18opp 48CINCINNATI Penalty, Defensive Offside (5 Yards) to the Cincy 43+5
1:134th & 13opp 43Timeout HOUSTON, clock 01:130
1:044th & 13opp 43Laine Wilkins punt for 20 yds, downed at the Cincy 230

CIN5 plays, 9 yd · Punt

1:001st & 10own 23Jerome Ford run for 9 yds to the Cincy 32+9
0:552nd & 1own 32Desmond Ridder pass incomplete to Tre Tucker0
0:453rd & 2own 32Ryan Montgomery run for no gain to the Cincy 320
0:454th & 2own 32Timeout HOUSTON, clock 00:450
0:384th & 2own 32Mason Fletcher punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Marcus Jones at the Houst 220

HOU2 plays, -1 yd · End of period

0:011st & 10own 22TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Houst 21−1
0:00own 22End of 2nd Quarter0

CIN8 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

15:001st & 10own 35Bubba Baxa kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
14:521st & 10own 25Jerome Ford run for 5 yds to the Cincy 30+5
14:102nd & 5own 30Desmond Ridder pass complete to Alec Pierce for 44 yds to the Houst 26 for a 1ST down+44
13:371st & 10opp 26Jerome Ford run for 2 yds to the Houst 24+2
13:182nd & 8opp 24Jerome Ford run for 1 yd to the Houst 23+1
12:403rd & 7opp 23Jerome Ford run for 4 yds to the Houst 19+4
12:094th & 3opp 19HOUSTON Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Marcus Jones) to the Houst 8 for a 1ST down+11
12:021st & goalopp 8Desmond Ridder pass complete to Leonard Taylor for 8 yds for a TD, (Christian Lowery KICK)+8

HOU2 plays, 0 yd · Turnover

12:021st & 10own 35Alex Bales kickoff for 61 yds , Marcus Jones return for 24 yds to the Houst 28+24
11:451st & 10own 28Clayton Tune pass intercepted Joel Dublanko return for 9 yds to the Houst 23+9

CIN2 plays, 23 yd · Touchdown

11:371st & 10opp 23Jerome Ford run for 2 yds to the Houst 21+2
11:042nd & 8opp 21Desmond Ridder pass complete to Alec Pierce for 21 yds for a TD, (Christian Lowery KICK)+21

HOU6 plays, -8 yd · Punt

11:042nd & 8own 35Alex Bales kickoff for 38 yds , Seth Green return for 1 yd to the Houst 28+1
11:001st & 10own 28Ta'Zhawn Henry run for no gain to the Houst 280
10:152nd & 10own 28Clayton Tune sacked by Jowon Briggs for a loss of 7 yards to the Houst 21−7
9:593rd & 17own 21HOUSTON Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Houst 16−5
9:313rd & 22own 16Ta'Zhawn Henry run for 4 yds to the Houst 20+4
8:564th & 18own 20Laine Wilkins punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Ryan Montgomery at the Cincy 380

CIN3 plays, 62 yd · Touchdown

8:301st & 10own 38Desmond Ridder run for 2 yds to the Cincy 40+2
8:002nd & 8own 40Desmond Ridder pass complete to Josh Whyle for 18 yds to the Houst 42 for a 1ST down+18
7:381st & 10opp 42Jerome Ford run for 42 yds for a TD, (Christian Lowery KICK)+42

HOU7 plays, 3 yd · Punt

7:381st & 10own 35Alex Bales kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
7:191st & 10own 25Clayton Tune run for 10 yds to the Houst 35 for a 1ST down+10
6:541st & 10own 35Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Jeremy Singleton0
6:302nd & 10own 35Alton McCaskill run for 1 yd to the Houst 36+1
6:263rd & 9own 36Timeout HOUSTON, clock 06:260
6:003rd & 9own 36TEAM run for a loss of 8 yards to the Houst 28 TEAM fumbled, recovered by Houst Dennis Bardwell−8
5:394th & 17own 28Laine Wilkins punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Ryan Montgomery at the Cincy 340

CIN5 plays, 21 yd · On downs

5:151st & 10own 34Jerome Ford run for 12 yds to the Cincy 46 for a 1ST down+12
5:001st & 10own 46Jerome Ford run for 2 yds to the Cincy 48+2
4:302nd & 8own 48Tre Tucker run for 3 yds to the Houst 49 Tre Tucker fumbled, forced by Marcus Jones, recovered by Cincy+3
4:003rd & 5opp 49Desmond Ridder pass complete to Ryan Montgomery for 4 yds to the Houst 45+4
3:264th & 1opp 45Jerome Ford run for no gain to the Houst 450

HOU4 plays, -6 yd · Punt

3:001st & 10own 45Clayton Tune run for 7 yds to the Cincy 48+7
2:302nd & 3opp 48Clayton Tune sacked by Joel Dublanko for a loss of 2 yards to the 50 yard line−2
2:003rd & 5midfieldClayton Tune sacked by Curtis Brooks for a loss of 11 yards to the Houst 39−11
1:114th & 16own 39Laine Wilkins punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Ryan Montgomery at the Cincy 250

CIN7 plays, 25 yd · Punt

0:511st & 10own 25Jerome Ford run for 6 yds to the Cincy 31+6
0:242nd & 4own 31Jerome Ford run for 18 yds to the Cincy 49 for a 1ST down+18
0:00own 31End of 3rd Quarter0
14:481st & 10own 49Desmond Ridder pass complete to Josh Whyle for no gain to the Cincy 490
14:002nd & 10own 49Ryan Montgomery run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line+1
13:403rd & 9midfieldDesmond Ridder pass incomplete to Jerome Ford0
13:344th & 9midfieldMason Fletcher punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Marcus Jones at the Houst 100

HOU15 plays, 90 yd · Touchdown

13:251st & 10own 10Alton McCaskill run for 2 yds to the Houst 12+2
12:432nd & 8own 12Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Jake Herslow0
12:253rd & 8own 12CINCINNATI Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Arquon Bush) to the Houst 27 for a 1ST down+15
12:061st & 10own 27Clayton Tune run for 3 yds to the Houst 30+3
11:152nd & 7own 30Ta'Zhawn Henry run for a loss of 1 yard to the Houst 29−1
10:303rd & 8own 29Clayton Tune pass complete to Jake Herslow for 7 yds to the Houst 36+7
10:074th & 1own 36Clayton Tune run for 7 yds to the Houst 43 for a 1ST down+7
9:301st & 10own 43Clayton Tune sacked by Malik Vann for a loss of 4 yards to the Houst 39−4
8:452nd & 14own 39Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Nathaniel Dell0
8:313rd & 14own 39Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 53 yds to the Cincy 8 for a 1ST down+53
8:001st & goalopp 8Clayton Tune run for a loss of 2 yards to the Cincy 10 for a 1ST down CINCINNATI Penalty, Unnecessary Roughness (Jowon Briggs) to the Cincy 5 for a 1ST down+3
7:151st & goalopp 5Alton McCaskill run for 3 yds to the Cincy 2+3
6:592nd & 0opp 2HOUSTON Penalty, Offensive Holding (Cam'Ron Johnson) to the Cincy 12−10
6:252nd & goalopp 12Clayton Tune run for 5 yds to the Cincy 7+5
6:063rd & goalopp 7Clayton Tune pass complete to Jake Herslow for 7 yds for a TD, (Dalton Witherspoon KICK)+7

CIN8 plays, 1 yd · Punt

6:063rd & 12own 35Bubba Baxa kickoff for 61 yds0
5:361st & 10own 35Jerome Ford run for a loss of 4 yards to the Cincy 31−4
5:222nd & 14own 31Desmond Ridder pass incomplete to Tyler Scott0
5:223rd & 14own 31Timeout HOUSTON, clock 05:220
5:143rd & 14own 31Desmond Ridder run for 10 yds to the Cincy 41+10
5:144th & 4own 41Timeout HOUSTON, clock 05:140
5:144th & 4own 41CINCINNATI Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Cincy 36−5
5:074th & 9own 36Mason Fletcher punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Marcus Jones at the Houst 180

HOU7 plays, 34 yd · On downs

4:451st & 10own 18Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 24 yds to the Houst 42 for a 1ST down+24
4:181st & 10own 42Alton McCaskill run for 3 yds to the Houst 45+3
3:402nd & 7own 45Clayton Tune pass complete to Peyton Sawyer for 10 yds to the Cincy 45 for a 1ST down+10
3:051st & 10opp 45Alton McCaskill run for 1 yd to the Cincy 44+1
2:232nd & 9opp 44Clayton Tune run for 3 yds to the Cincy 41+3
2:103rd & 6opp 41Clayton Tune pass incomplete to Jake Herslow0
2:034th & 6opp 41Clayton Tune sacked by Myjai Sanders and Marcus Brown for a loss of 7 yards to the Cincy 48−7

CIN7 plays, 2 yd · Punt

1:591st & 10own 48Jerome Ford run for no gain to the Cincy 480
1:592nd & 10own 48Timeout HOUSTON, clock 01:590
1:352nd & 10own 48Desmond Ridder run for 3 yds to the Houst 49+3
1:133rd & 7opp 49Timeout CINCINNATI, clock 01:130
1:053rd & 7opp 49Desmond Ridder run for a loss of 1 yard to the 50 yard line−1
0:274th & 8midfieldTimeout CINCINNATI, clock 00:270
0:164th & 8midfieldMason Fletcher punt for 42 yds , Marcus Jones returns for 14 yds to the Houst 22+14

HOU3 plays, 12 yd · End of period

0:101st & 10own 22Chandler Smith run for 12 yds to the Houst 34 for a 1ST down+12
0:011st & 10own 34Chandler Smith run for no gain to the Houst 340
0:00own 34End of 4th Quarter0

Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.

Previous 10 meetings vs. Team

Cincinnati 7–3 vs Houston

  • 2020 · wk 10Houston 10 @ Cincinnati 38
  • 2019 · wk 7Cincinnati 38 @ Houston 23
  • 2016 · wk 3Houston 40 @ Cincinnati 16
  • 2015 · wk 10Cincinnati 30 @ Houston 33
  • 2014 · wk 15Houston 31 @ Cincinnati 38
  • 2013 · wk 13Cincinnati 24 @ Houston 17
  • 2002 · wk 13Houston 14 @ Cincinnati 47
  • 2001 · wk 9Cincinnati 29 @ Houston 28
  • 2000 · wk 7Houston 31 @ Cincinnati 48
  • 1999 · wk 7Cincinnati 20 @ Houston 23

Previous 2 meetings vs. Luke Fickell

Houston 0–2 vs Luke Fickell

  • 2020 · wk 10Houston 10 @ Cincinnati 38
  • 2019 · wk 7Cincinnati 38 @ Houston 23

Previous 3 meetings vs. Dana Holgorsen

Cincinnati 2–1 vs Dana Holgorsen

  • 2020 · wk 10Houston 10 @ Cincinnati 38
  • 2019 · wk 7Cincinnati 38 @ Houston 23
  • 2011 · wk 11West Virginia 24 @ Cincinnati 21

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