Cincinnati Bearcats @ West Virginia Mountaineers — Oct 17, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 17, 2026
Bearcats Cincinnati CIN 3-2, 0-2 Away
42
Final
45
Mountaineers West Virginia WVU 3-3, 2-2 Home
1 2 3 4 T
CIN 7 14 7 14 42
WVU 0 14 7 24 45
Top Performers
Passing Yards
J. French QB CIN
389 PASS
M. Hawkins QB WVU
464 PASS
Rushing Yards
C. Tabb RB CIN
118 RUSH
M. Hawkins QB WVU
77 RUSH
Receiving Yards
M. Henry ATH CIN
128 REC
D. Epps WR WVU
163 REC
Passing
Cincinnati
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. French 22/30 389 3 0 2 148.6
West Virginia
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
M. Hawkins 25/33 464 3 0 3 147.6
Rushing
Cincinnati
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. French 13 52 4.0 1 25
G. Payne 7 26 3.7 0 9
C. Tabb 15 118 7.9 2 37
Z. Perry 5 37 7.4 0 12
West Virginia
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
C. Cook 16 40 2.5 0 7
M. Hawkins 26 77 3.0 2 16
D. Epps 1 3 3.0 0 3
A. Latimer 4 14 3.5 1 5
Receiving
Cincinnati
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Gibson 7 11 75 10.7 1 19 0
C. Tabb 4 4 51 12.8 1 19 0
G. Grover 2 2 18 9.0 0 12 0
M. Henry 2 3 128 64.0 0 69 0
K. Smith 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
E. Jones 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Z. Perry 1 1 17 17.0 0 17 0
I. Johnson 3 5 85 28.3 1 51 0
L. Waters 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
G. Kontosis 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
West Virginia
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
C. Cook 2 3 41 20.5 1 40 0
J. Bray 2 5 16 8.0 0 10 0
J. Neider 1 1 19 19.0 0 19 0
C. Traugh 3 4 40 13.3 0 18 0
D. Epps 8 10 163 20.4 1 43 0
A. Latimer 2 2 38 19.0 0 22 0
R. Ward 3 3 59 19.7 0 36 0
J. Sapp 1 1 4 4.0 1 4 0
P. Strachan 3 3 84 28.0 0 41 0
Defense
Cincinnati
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
S. Coleman 7 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0
K. Worthy 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Logan 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. White 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
P. Bauer 8 6 2 1.5 3 0 0 0 0
M. Saboor 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Cannon 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Thompson 14 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Peek 7 5 2 0.5 1 0 0 0 0
J. Finley 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Beeler 11 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Simms 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
O. Chidera 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Rulo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Parker 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Wilson 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Meier 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
West Virginia
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
N. Gabriel 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Afogho 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Thomas 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. McIntyre 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Torbor 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Cutter 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Latimer 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Powdrell 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Sieg 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
A. Woods 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Henson 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H. Holloman 5 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
K. Wilson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Patterson 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Reddic 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
C. Diagne 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Chambers 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Hall 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Durham-Campbell 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
M. Agbo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. LeBlanc 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Y. Mack 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Cincinnati
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
S. Rusnak 0/0 6/6 6 0
West Virginia
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
J. Cassidy 1/2 6/6 9 0
Returns
Cincinnati
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
G. Grover 1 2 2.0 0 2 1
Z. Perry 1 14 14.0 0 14 1
West Virginia
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Neider 1 11 11.0 0 11 0
D. Epps 1 21 21.0 0 21 1
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Cincinnati
West Virginia
622 Total Yards 598
28 First Downs 27
14 Passing 18
12 Rushing 8
1 Penalty 1
7/13 3rd Down Eff. 6/13
389 Passing Yards 464
233 Rushing Yards 134
0 Turnovers 0
8-49 Penalties 4-31
31:59 Possession 27:53
4/5 Red Zone 5/5
Play-by-Play
Q4 14 - 24 42 - 45
42 - 45
J. Cassidy FG
42 - 42 3:42
J. Cassidy XP
42 - 41 3:44
C. Cook TD
XP S. Rusnak
42 - 35 5:35
TD C. Tabb
41 - 35 5:35
35 - 35 7:29
J. Cassidy XP
35 - 34 7:29
A. Latimer TD
XP S. Rusnak
35 - 28 11:23
TD C. Tabb
34 - 28 11:23
28 - 28 14:51
J. Cassidy XP
28 - 27 14:51
D. Epps TD
Q3 7 - 7 28 - 21
XP S. Rusnak
28 - 21 1:34
TD J. French
27 - 21 1:34
21 - 21 12:32
J. Cassidy XP
21 - 20 12:32
J. Sapp TD
Q2 14 - 14 21 - 14
XP S. Rusnak
21 - 14 1:22
TD C. Tabb
20 - 14 1:22
14 - 14 2:19
J. Cassidy XP
14 - 13 2:19
M. Hawkins TD
XP S. Rusnak
14 - 7 4:50
TD I. Johnson
13 - 7 4:55
7 - 7 11:49
J. Cassidy XP
7 - 6 11:56
M. Hawkins TD
Q1 7 - 0 7 - 0
XP S. Rusnak
7 - 0 8:50
TD J. Gibson
6 - 0 8:53
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: CIN +7 Times Tied: 6
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 17, 2026
Time
4:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m