Cincinnati Football: Complete non-conference rundown for the Bearcats

The Bearcats are just days away from the season opener against Arkansas as the quest for another historic campaign begins. Following the trip, Luke Fickell’s team will return home for three games prior to conference play. Check out the complete non-conference rundown for this season!

Cincinnati Football: Complete non-conference rundown for the Bearcats

Week 1 at Arkansas Razorbacks

• Saturday, September 3
• 3:30 PM on ESPN
• Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas
• First ever matchup between teams
• Spread: Arkansas (-6)
• Moneyline: Cincinnati (+196)
• Over/under point total: 52

Week 2 vs Kennesaw State Owls

Saturday, September 10

3:30 PM on ESPN+

Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio

First matchup between programs

Bearcats have won 27 straight home games

Kennesaw State went 11-2 last year

Cincinnati will be favored by double digits

Week 3 vs Miami (Ohio) RedHawks

• Saturday, September 17
• 12:00 PM on ESPNU
• Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio
• Bearcats lead series 54-53-4
• Cincinnati won 49-14 last season
• RedHawks last win was in 2006
• First matchup was a scoreless tie in 1888

Week 4 vs Indiana Hoosiers

Saturday, September 24

Kick off time to be determined

Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio

Hoosiers lead series 8-4-2

Bearcats won 38-24 last September

Cincinnati lost five straight before last year

First matchup occurred in 1896

After the non-conference schedule wraps up in late September, the Bearcats will travel to Tulsa as conference play kicks off. Homecoming is scheduled for Saturday, October 8 against South Florida before a bye week and road trips to SMU and UCF.

The Bearcats will host Navy and East Carolina in early November, followed by a game at Temple the week before Thanksgiving. Senior Night is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, November 26 against Tulane but could be moved to Friday at Nippert Stadium.

We’ll make sure to create another breakdown for the conference schedule with game information, odds, series history and more. Cincinnati has a realistic chance to go undefeated during non-conference play for a third year in a row but Arkansas and Indiana will likely present challenges.