Cincinnati 42, West Virginia 45 · Box Score

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Final · Week 7 · Sat, Oct 17, 2026

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CIN	7	14	7	14	42
WVU	0	14	7	24	45

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Team stats

CIN		WVU
28	First downs	27
622	Total yards	598
389	Passing yards	464
22-30	Comp-Att	25-33
13.0	Yards per pass	14.1
233	Rushing yards	134
40	Rushes	46
5.8	Yards per rush	2.9
7-13	3rd down	6-13
1-2	4th down	2-2
8-49	Penalties-yards	4-31
0	Turnovers	0
0	Fumbles lost	0
0	Interceptions thrown	0
31:56	Time of possession	28:04
3	Sacks	2
9	Tackles for loss	4
2	QB hurries	0
1	Passes defended	1
0	Defensive TDs	0
16	Kick return yards	32
3	Passing TDs	3
3	Rushing TDs	3
6	Kicking points	9

Advanced stats

CIN		WVU
+0.58	EPA per play	+0.42
54%	Success rate	46%
1.56	Explosiveness	1.53
+0.27	Rushing EPA per play	+0.04
50%	Rushing success rate	33%
+0.90	Passing EPA per play	+0.91
56%	Passing success rate	61%
51%	Standard downs success	50%
60%	Passing downs success	33%
3.45	Line yards per rush	2.57
1.53	Second-level yards	0.67
1.71	Open-field yards	0.44
26%	Stuff rate	16%
33%	Power success	100%
12%	Havoc caused	7%
7	Scoring chances	8
6.00	Points per chance	5.62
Own 25	Avg. starting field position	Own 23
7	Explosive plays	9
83%	Postgame win expectancy	17%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q18:53
CincinnatiTD
(08:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short left to #11 J.Gibson caught at WVU00, for 4 yards to the WVU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:53 #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
Drive: 13 plays, 75 yds
7-0
Q211:56
West VirginiaTD
(12:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Hawkins Jr. rush right for 12 yards gain to the CIN00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:56 #42 J.Cassidy kick attempt good (H: #83 B.Hansen, LS: #38 M.Moss)
Drive: 10 plays, 81 yds
7-7
Q24:55
CincinnatiTD
(05:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short right to #0 I.Johnson caught at CIN49, for 51 yards to the WVU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:55, 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner was inbounds". CALL UPHELD #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
Drive: 5 plays, 77 yds
14-7
Q22:19
West VirginiaTD
(02:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Hawkins Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the CIN00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:19. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner broke the plane". CALL UPHELD #42 J.Cassidy kick attempt good (H: #83 B.Hansen, LS: #38 M.Moss)
Drive: 7 plays, 78 yds
14-14
Q21:22
CincinnatiTD
(01:29) Shotgun #3 C.Tabb rush left for 28 yards gain to the WVU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:22, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY WVU Illegal Use Of Hands (#99 D.Afogho) 10 yards from WVU00 to WVU03, 1ST DOWN #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein) #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein). #93 N.Gabriel injured on the play
Drive: 4 plays, 75 yds
21-14
Q312:32
West VirginiaTD
(12:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Hawkins Jr. pass complete short middle to #0 J.Sapp caught at CIN00, for 4 yards to the CIN00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:32 #42 J.Cassidy kick attempt good (H: #83 B.Hansen, LS: #38 M.Moss)
Drive: 7 plays, 75 yds
21-21
Q31:34
CincinnatiTD
(01:34) #4 J.French IV rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WVU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:34 #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
Drive: 13 plays, 78 yds
28-21
Q414:51
West VirginiaTD
(14:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Hawkins Jr. pass complete short right to #2 D.Epps caught at CIN26, for 37 yards to the CIN00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:51, 1ST DOWN. #44 M.Weedon injured on the play #42 J.Cassidy kick attempt good (H: #83 B.Hansen, LS: #38 M.Moss)
Drive: 6 plays, 75 yds
28-28
Q411:23
CincinnatiTD
Cole Tabb 11 Yd pass from JC French IV (Stephen Rusnak Kick)
Drive: 8 plays, 65 yds
35-28
Q47:29
West VirginiaTD
(07:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Latimer rush middle for 3 yards gain to the CIN00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:29 #42 J.Cassidy kick attempt good (H: #83 B.Hansen, LS: #38 M.Moss)
Drive: 9 plays, 75 yds
35-35
Q45:35
CincinnatiTD
(05:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 C.Tabb rush middle for 6 yards gain to the WVU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:35, 1ST DOWN #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein) #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein). #76 Z.Taylor injured on the play
Drive: 5 plays, 75 yds
42-35
Q43:44
West VirginiaTD
(03:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Hawkins Jr. pass complete short left to #4 C.Cook caught at CIN44, for 40 yards to the CIN00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:44, 1ST DOWN #42 J.Cassidy kick attempt good (H: #83 B.Hansen, LS: #38 M.Moss)
Drive: 5 plays, 75 yds
42-42
Q40:03
West VirginiaFG
Jack Cassidy 35 Yd Field Goal
Drive: 8 plays, 82 yds
42-45

Score shown CIN-WVU.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
JC French	22/30	389	13.0	3	0	75.9

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Cole Tabb	15	118	7.9	2	37
JC French	13	52	4.0	1	25
Zylan Perry	5	37	7.4	0	12
Gi'Bran Payne	7	26	3.7	0	9

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Malachi Henry	2	128	64.0	0	69
Isaiah Johnson	3	85	28.3	1	51
JaVonnie Gibson	7	75	10.7	1	19
Cole Tabb	4	51	12.8	1	19
Gavin Grover	2	18	9.0	0	12
Zylan Perry	1	17	17.0	0	17
Giyahni Kontosis	1	6	6.0	0	6
Lyviel Waters	1	5	5.0	0	5
Ka'Maurri Smith	1	4	4.0	0	4

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD	QB Hur
Jonathan Thompson	15	8	0	0	0	1
Jasper Beeler	11	4	0	0	0	0
Patrick Bauer	8	6	1.5	3.5	0	0
Mark Cannon Jr.	7	5	0	0	0	0
Antwan Peek Jr.	7	5	0.5	1.5	0	0
Simeon Coleman	7	2	1	1	0	0
Jacob Finley	4	4	0	0	1	0
KK Meier	4	4	0	1	0	0
Drew Logan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Kenny Worthy III	3	3	0	0	0	0
Marqavious Saboor	3	1	0	0	0	0
Marquaze Parker	3	1	0	0	0	0
Damaine Wilson	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylon White-McClain	2	2	0	1	0	0
Brian Simms III	2	1	0	0	0	0
D'Angelo Hutchinson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Chidera Otutu	1	1	0	1	0	0
Jonathan Rulo	1	0	0	0	0	0
Elijah Gunn	0	0	0	0	0	1

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
JC French	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Stephen Rusnak	0/0	0.0	0	6/6	6

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Max Fletcher	4	179	44.8	0	3	66

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Zylan Perry	1	14	14.0	14	0
Gavin Grover	1	2	2.0	2	0