| 14:52 | 1st & 10 | OWN 10 | Ulysses Bentley IV run for a loss of 3 yards to the SMU 7 | -3 | -0.46 |
| 14:00 | 2nd & 13 | OWN 7 | Ulysses Bentley IV run for 3 yds to the SMU 10 | +3 | -0.04 |
| 13:35 | 3rd & 10 | OWN 10 | Shane Buechele pass complete to Tyler Page for 16 yds to the SMU 26 for a 1ST down | +16 | 1.29 |
| 13:01 | 1st & 10 | OWN 26 | Shane Buechele pass incomplete | 0 | -0.73 |
| 12:50 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 26 | Shane Buechele pass complete to Danny Gray for 3 yds to the SMU 29 | +3 | -0.16 |
| 12:45 | 3rd & 7 | OWN 29 | Shane Buechele run for 1 yd to the SMU 29 Shane Buechele fumbled, forced by Curtis Brooks, recovered by SMU Alan Ali | +1 | -0.24 |
| 11:37 | 4th & 7 | OWN 29 | Chris Naggar punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Ryan Montgomery at the Cincy 30 |
| 11:33 | 1st & 10 | OWN 30 | Desmond Ridder pass incomplete to Jayshon Jackson | 0 | -0.86 |
| 11:26 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 30 | Desmond Ridder run for 7 yds to the Cincy 37 | +7 | 0.39 |
| 10:53 | 3rd & 3 | OWN 37 | Desmond Ridder run for 4 yds to the Cincy 41 for a 1ST down | +4 | 1.51 |
| 10:21 | 1st & 10 | OWN 41 | Desmond Ridder pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 19 yds to the SMU 40 for a 1ST down | +19 | 1.47 |
| 9:48 | 1st & 10 | OPP 40 | Desmond Ridder pass complete to Josh Whyle for 9 yds to the SMU 31 | +9 | 0.84 |
| 9:02 | 2nd & 1 | OPP 31 | Desmond Ridder pass complete to Tre Tucker for 8 yds to the SMU 23 for a 1ST down | +8 | -0.31 |
| 8:43 | 1st & 10 | OPP 23 | Desmond Ridder pass incomplete to Alec Pierce | 0 | -0.42 |
| 8:31 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 23 | Desmond Ridder pass complete to Gerrid Doaks for 5 yds to the SMU 18 | +5 | 0.04 |
| 7:48 | 3rd & 5 | OPP 18 | Gerrid Doaks run for 9 yds to the SMU 9 for a 1ST down | +9 | 0.61 |
| 7:07 | 1st & 9 | OPP 9 | Gerrid Doaks run for 2 yds to the SMU 7 | +2 | -0.18 |
| 6:31 | 2nd & 7 | OPP 7 | Gerrid Doaks run for no gain to the SMU 7 | 0 | -0.28 |
| 6:10 | 3rd & goal | OPP 7 | Timeout CINCINNATI, clock 06:10 | ||
| 6:05 | 3rd & 7 | OPP 7 | Desmond Ridder pass complete to Josh Whyle for 7 yds for a TD (Cole Smith KICK) | +7 | 2.88 |
| 5:40 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | Shane Buechele sacked by Jarell D - White and TEAM for a loss of 11 yards to the SMU 14 | -11 | -1.24 |
| 5:09 | 2nd & 21 | OWN 14 | Ulysses Bentley IV run for 5 yds to the SMU 19 | +5 | 0.01 |
| 4:29 | 3rd & 16 | OWN 19 | Shane Buechele pass complete to Ulysses Bentley IV for 8 yds to the SMU 27 | +8 | 0.08 |
| 4:01 | 4th & 8 | OWN 27 | Chris Naggar punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Ryan Montgomery at the CINCINNATI 35 SMU Penalty, Kick Catching Interference (Bryan Massey) to the 50 yard line |
| 3:58 | 1st & 10 | 50 | Desmond Ridder pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 2 yds to the SMU 48 | +2 | -0.63 |
| 3:18 | 2nd & 8 | OPP 48 | Gerrid Doaks run for 9 yds to the SMU 39 for a 1ST down | +9 | 1.33 |
| 2:54 | 1st & 5 | OPP 34 | Gerrid Doaks run for 19 yds to the SMU 15 for a 1ST down | +19 | -0.28 |
| 2:54 | 1st & 10 | OWN 39 | SMU Penalty, Defensive Offside (Gary Wiley) to the SMU 34 | +27 | |
| 2:20 | 1st & 10 | OPP 15 | Desmond Ridder run for 15 yds for a TD (Cole Smith KICK) | +15 | 2.56 |
| 2:05 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | Shane Buechele pass complete to Danny Gray for 5 yds to the SMU 30 | +5 | 0.09 |
| 1:45 | 2nd & 5 | OWN 30 | Shane Buechele pass incomplete | 0 | -0.75 |
| 1:42 | 3rd & 5 | OWN 30 | Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Kylen Granson | 0 | -0.37 |
| 1:34 | 4th & 5 | OWN 30 | Chris Naggar punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Phil Thomas at the Cincy 26 |
| 1:27 | 1st & 10 | OWN 26 | Desmond Ridder pass incomplete | 0 | -0.73 |
| 1:00 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 26 | Charles McClelland run for a loss of 3 yards to the Cincy 23 | -3 | -0.49 |
| 0:34 | 3rd & 13 | OWN 23 | Desmond Ridder pass complete to Tre Tucker for 16 yds to the Cincy 39 for a 1ST down | +16 | 2.38 |
| 0:00 | 1st & 10 | OWN 39 | Desmond Ridder run for 9 yds to the Cincy 48 | +9 | 1.35 |
| 0:00 | OPP 0 | End of 1st Quarter | |||
| 14:55 | 2nd & 1 | OWN 48 | Desmond Ridder pass incomplete | 0 | -1.41 |
| 14:38 | 3rd & 1 | OWN 48 | Gerrid Doaks run for no gain to the Cincy 48 | 0 | -1.12 |
| 14:09 | 4th & 1 | OWN 48 | CINCINNATI Penalty, False Start (Dylan O'Quinn) to the Cincy 43 | -5 | |
| 13:42 | 4th & 6 | OWN 43 | James Smith punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Tyler Page at the SMU 17 |
| 13:17 | 1st & 10 | OWN 17 | Ulysses Bentley IV run for 9 yds to the SMU 26 | +9 | 1.02 |
| 13:00 | 2nd & 1 | OWN 26 | Ulysses Bentley IV run for 2 yds to the SMU 28 for a 1ST down | +2 | -0.34 |
| 12:30 | 1st & 10 | OWN 28 | Shane Buechele pass complete to Kylen Granson for 11 yds to the SMU 39 for a 1ST down | +11 | 1.00 |
| 12:17 | 1st & 10 | OWN 39 | Shane Buechele pass incomplete | 0 | -1.11 |
| 12:06 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 39 | Ulysses Bentley IV run for a loss of 1 yard to the SMU 38 | -1 | -0.83 |
| 11:32 | 3rd & 11 | OWN 38 | Timeout SMU, clock 11:32 | ||
| 11:25 | 3rd & 11 | OWN 38 | CINCINNATI Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Ahmad D - Gardner) to the Cincy 47 for a 1ST down | +15 | |
| 11:19 | 1st & 10 | OPP 47 | Ulysses Bentley IV run for no gain to the Cincy 47 | 0 | -1.05 |
| 10:38 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 47 | Tyler Lavine run for 3 yds to the Cincy 44 | +3 | -0.40 |
| 10:05 | 3rd & 7 | OPP 44 | Shane Buechele run for 6 yds to the Cincy 38 | +6 | 0.31 |
| 9:44 | 4th & 1 | OPP 38 | Tyler Lavine run for 1 yd to the Cincy 37 for a 1ST down | +1 | 1.70 |
| 9:21 | 1st & 10 | OPP 37 | Tyler Lavine run for 3 yds to the Cincy 34 | +3 | -0.24 |
| 8:59 | 2nd & 7 | OPP 34 | Shane Buechele pass complete to Rashee Rice for 2 yds to the Cincy 32 | +2 | -0.45 |
| 8:12 | 3rd & 5 | OPP 32 | Ulysses Bentley IV run for 13 yds to the Cincy 19 for a 1ST down | +13 | 1.14 |
| 7:50 | 1st & 10 | OPP 19 | Ulysses Bentley IV run for 3 yds to the Cincy 16 | +3 | -0.11 |
| 7:40 | 2nd & 7 | OPP 16 | Shane Buechele pass complete to Tyler Page for 7 yds to the Cincy 9 for a 1ST down | +7 | 0.29 |
| 7:08 | 1st & 9 | OPP 9 | Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Kylen Granson | 0 | -0.32 |
| 6:41 | 2nd & 9 | OPP 9 | Tyler Lavine run for no gain to the Cincy 9 | 0 | -0.27 |
| 6:23 | 3rd & 9 | OPP 9 | Shane Buechele pass complete to Rashee Rice for 9 yds for a TD (Chris Naggar KICK) | +9 | 3.01 |
| 6:15 | 1st & 10 | OWN 35 | Desmond Ridder pass complete to Alec Pierce for 6 yds to the Cincy 41 | +6 | 0.40 |
| 5:44 | 2nd & 4 | OWN 41 | Gerrid Doaks run for 2 yds to the Cincy 43 Gerrid Doaks fumbled, forced by Junior Aho, recovered by SMU Nelson Paul | -2.16 |
| 5:30 | 1st & 10 | OPP 43 | Ulysses Bentley IV run for a loss of 4 yards to the Cincy 47 | -4 | -1.84 |
| 5:00 | 2nd & 14 | OPP 47 | Shane Buechele pass complete to Rashee Rice for 15 yds to the Cincy 32 for a 1ST down | +15 | 2.32 |
| 4:31 | 1st & 10 | OPP 32 | Ulysses Bentley IV run for 3 yds to the Cincy 29 | +3 | -0.19 |
| 4:25 | 2nd & 7 | OPP 29 | Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Kylen Granson | 0 | -0.69 |
| 4:21 | 3rd & 7 | OPP 29 | Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Rashee Rice | 0 | -0.92 |
| 4:16 | 4th & 7 | OPP 29 | Chris Naggar 46 yd FG MISSED |
| 4:10 | 1st & 10 | OWN 29 | Jerome Ford run for a loss of 1 yard to the Cincy 28 | -1 | -0.95 |
| 3:30 | 2nd & 11 | OWN 28 | Jerome Ford run for no gain to the Cincy 28 | 0 | -0.37 |
| 2:58 | 3rd & 11 | OWN 28 | Desmond Ridder pass incomplete to Michael Young Jr. | 0 | -0.17 |
| 2:50 | 4th & 11 | OWN 28 | James Smith punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Tyler Page at the SMU 28 |
| 2:43 | 1st & 10 | OWN 28 | SMU Penalty, Offensive Holding (Hayden Howerton) to the SMU 18 | -10 | |
| 2:14 | 1st & 20 | OWN 18 | Shane Buechele pass complete to Tyler Lavine for 1 yd to the SMU 19 | +1 | -0.15 |
| 1:59 | 2nd & 19 | OWN 19 | CINCINNATI Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Ahmad Gardner) to the SMU 34 for a 1ST down | +15 | |
| 1:45 | 1st & 10 | OWN 34 | Tyler Lavine run for 7 yds to the SMU 41 | +7 | 0.70 |
| 1:24 | 2nd & 3 | OWN 41 | Shane Buechele pass complete to Rashee Rice for 14 yds to the Cincy 45 for a 1ST down | +14 | 1.16 |
| 1:06 | 1st & 10 | OPP 45 | Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Kylen Granson | 0 | -1.00 |
| 0:51 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 35 | Shane Buechele pass complete to Ulysses Bentley IV for 10 yds to the Cincy 35 for a 1ST down CINCINNATI Penalty, Roughing Passer (Myjai Sanders) to the Cincy 20 for a 1ST down | +25 | 1.15 |
| 0:46 | 1st & 10 | OPP 20 | Shane Buechele pass complete to Austin Upshaw for 8 yds to the Cincy 12 | +8 | 0.46 |
| 0:20 | 2nd & 2 | OPP 12 | Shane Buechele pass complete to Danny Gray for 3 yds to the Cincy 9 for a 1ST down | +3 | -0.26 |
| 0:00 | 1st & 9 | OPP 9 | Chris Naggar 26 yd FG GOOD | ||
| 0:00 | OWN 0 | End of 2nd Quarter |
| 14:40 | 1st & 10 | OWN 21 | Gerrid Doaks run for 3 yds to the Cincy 24 | +3 | -0.25 |
| 13:55 | 2nd & 7 | OWN 24 | Gerrid Doaks run for 2 yds to the Cincy 26 | +2 | -0.30 |
| 13:34 | 3rd & 5 | OWN 26 | Desmond Ridder pass incomplete | 0 | -0.30 |
| 13:21 | 4th & 5 | OWN 26 | James Smith punt for 47 yds , Tyler Page returns for 16 yds to the SMU 43 |
| 13:14 | 1st & 10 | OWN 43 | Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Danny Gray | 0 | -1.16 |
| 13:02 | 2nd & 10 | 50 | Shane Buechele run for 7 yds to the 50 yard line SMU Penalty, Offensive Holding (Tyler Page) to the SMU 40 | -3 | -1.51 |
| 12:45 | 2nd & 13 | OWN 40 | Ulysses Bentley IV run for a loss of 2 yards to the SMU 38 | -2 | -0.78 |
| 12:10 | 3rd & 15 | OWN 38 | Shane Buechele pass complete to Ulysses Bentley IV for 1 yd to the SMU 39 | +1 | -0.20 |
| 11:35 | 4th & 14 | OWN 39 | Chris Naggar punt for 31 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Cincy 30 |
| 11:15 | 1st & 10 | OWN 30 | Desmond Ridder pass complete to Michael Young Jr. for 19 yds to the Cincy 49 for a 1ST down | +19 | 1.77 |
| 10:59 | 1st & 10 | OWN 49 | Charles McClelland run for 7 yds to the SMU 44 | +7 | 0.60 |
| 10:20 | 2nd & 3 | OPP 44 | Desmond Ridder run for a loss of 3 yards to the SMU 47 | -3 | -1.90 |
| 10:01 | 3rd & 6 | OPP 47 | Desmond Ridder run for 24 yds to the SMU 23 for a 1ST down | +24 | 2.56 |
| 9:15 | 1st & 10 | OPP 23 | Charles McClelland run for 1 yd to the SMU 22 | +1 | -0.32 |
| 8:51 | 2nd & 9 | OPP 22 | Desmond Ridder pass complete to Leonard Taylor for 7 yds to the SMU 15 | +7 | 0.26 |
| 8:04 | 3rd & 2 | OPP 15 | Desmond Ridder pass complete to Alec Pierce for 6 yds to the SMU 9 for a 1ST down | +6 | 0.31 |
| 7:46 | 1st & 9 | OPP 9 | Gerrid Doaks run for 1 yd to the SMU 8 | +1 | -0.25 |
| 6:49 | 2nd & 8 | OPP 8 | Gerrid Doaks run for 6 yds to the SMU 2 | +6 | 0.13 |
| 6:28 | 3rd & 2 | OPP 2 | Gerrid Doaks run for 1 yd to the SMU 1 | +1 | -0.24 |
| 6:13 | 4th & 1 | OPP 1 | Gerrid Doaks run for 1 yd for a TD (Cole Smith KICK) | +1 | 2.79 |
| 6:05 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | Ulysses Bentley IV run for 2 yds to the SMU 27 | +2 | -0.45 |
| 5:43 | 2nd & 8 | OWN 27 | Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Rashee Rice | 0 | -0.48 |
| 5:20 | 3rd & 8 | OWN 27 | Shane Buechele sacked by Ethan Tucky for a loss of 5 yards to the SMU 22 | -5 | -0.33 |
| 5:03 | 4th & 13 | OWN 22 | Chris Naggar punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Ryan Montgomery at the Cincy 36 |
| 4:55 | 1st & 10 | OWN 36 | Jerome Ford run for 25 yds to the SMU 39 Jerome Ford fumbled, recovered by Cincy Jerome Ford for a 1ST down | +25 | 2.01 |
| 4:05 | 1st & 10 | OPP 39 | Desmond Ridder pass complete to Jordan Jones for 12 yds to the SMU 27 for a 1ST down | +12 | 0.40 |
| 3:51 | 1st & 10 | OPP 27 | CINCINNATI Penalty, False Start (Leonard Taylor) to the SMU 32 | -5 | |
| 3:22 | 1st & 15 | OPP 32 | Desmond Ridder run for 32 yds for a TD (Cole Smith KICK) | +32 | 3.28 |
| 3:05 | 1st & 10 | OWN 26 | Shane Buechele pass complete to Kylen Granson for 24 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down | +24 | 2.17 |
| 2:55 | 1st & 10 | 50 | Tyler Lavine run for 4 yds to the Cincy 46 | +4 | -0.14 |
| 2:25 | 2nd & 6 | OPP 46 | Shane Buechele pass complete to Danny Gray for no gain to the Cincy 46 | 0 | -1.14 |
| 1:55 | 3rd & 6 | OPP 46 | Shane Buechele pass intercepted Ahmad Gardner return for a loss of 2 yards to the Cincy 34 | -1.88 |
| 1:45 | 1st & 10 | OWN 34 | Gerrid Doaks run for 3 yds to the Cincy 37 | +3 | -0.40 |
| 0:45 | 2nd & 7 | OWN 37 | Gerrid Doaks run for no gain to the Cincy 37 | 0 | -0.84 |
| 0:35 | 3rd & 7 | OWN 37 | Desmond Ridder pass incomplete | 0 | -0.45 |
| 0:23 | 4th & 7 | OWN 37 | James Smith punt for 50 yds, fair catch by Tyler Page at the SMU 13 |
| 0:15 | 1st & 10 | OWN 13 | Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Rashee Rice | 0 | -0.40 |
| 0:00 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 13 | Tyler Lavine run for 7 yds to the SMU 20 | +7 | 0.19 |
| 0:00 | OWN 0 | End of 3rd Quarter | |||
| 14:55 | 3rd & 3 | OWN 20 | Shane Buechele pass complete to Kylen Granson for 17 yds to the SMU 37 for a 1ST down | +17 | 1.86 |
| 14:29 | 1st & 10 | OWN 37 | CINCINNATI Penalty, Personal Foul (Coby Bryant) to the Cincy 48 for a 1ST down | +15 | |
| 14:16 | 1st & 10 | OPP 48 | Ulysses Bentley IV run for 5 yds to the Cincy 43 | +5 | 0.10 |
| 13:46 | 2nd & 5 | OPP 43 | Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Rashee Rice | 0 | -1.10 |
| 13:27 | 3rd & 5 | OPP 43 | Shane Buechele run for 6 yds to the Cincy 37 for a 1ST down | +6 | 1.64 |
| 13:05 | 1st & 10 | OPP 37 | Shane Buechele pass complete to Rashee Rice for 24 yds to the Cincy 13 for a 1ST down | +24 | 0.51 |
| 12:45 | 1st & 10 | OPP 13 | Tyler Lavine run for 5 yds to the Cincy 8 | +5 | 0.07 |
| 12:20 | 2nd & 5 | OPP 8 | Tyler Lavine run for no gain to the Cincy 8 | 0 | -0.34 |
| 11:57 | 3rd & 5 | OPP 8 | Shane Buechele run for 3 yds to the Cincy 5 | +3 | -0.10 |
| 11:57 | 4th & 2 | OPP 5 | Chris Naggar 22 yd FG GOOD |
| 11:51 | 1st & 10 | OWN 22 | Desmond Ridder pass complete to Alec Pierce for 10 yds to the Cincy 32 for a 1ST down | +10 | 0.75 |
| 11:03 | 1st & 10 | OWN 32 | Jerome Ford run for no gain to the Cincy 32 Jerome Ford fumbled, forced by Trevor Denbow, recovered by SMU Brandon Stephens | -1.48 |
| 10:58 | 1st & 10 | OPP 32 | CINCINNATI Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Arquon Bush) to the Cincy 17 for a 1ST down | +15 | |
| 10:51 | 1st & 10 | OPP 17 | Shane Buechele pass incomplete | 0 | -0.34 |
| 10:41 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 17 | CINCINNATI Penalty, Defensive Offside (Marcus Brown) to the Cincy 12 | +5 | |
| 10:38 | 2nd & 5 | OPP 12 | Shane Buechele pass incomplete | 0 | -0.37 |
| 10:36 | 3rd & 5 | OPP 12 | Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Kylen Granson | 0 | -0.41 |
| 10:29 | 4th & 5 | OPP 12 | Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Kylen Granson | 0 | -3.71 |
| 10:00 | 1st & 10 | OWN 12 | Gerrid Doaks run for 2 yds to the Cincy 14 | +2 | -0.25 |
| 9:32 | 2nd & 8 | OWN 14 | Gerrid Doaks run for 2 yds to the Cincy 16 | +2 | -0.16 |
| 8:49 | 3rd & 6 | OWN 16 | CINCINNATI Penalty, Delay of Game (Desmond Ridder) to the Cincy 11 | -5 | |
| 8:31 | 3rd & 11 | OWN 11 | Desmond Ridder pass incomplete to Alec Pierce | 0 | -0.06 |
| 8:19 | 4th & 11 | OWN 11 | James Smith punt for 48 yds , Tyler Page returns for 2 yds to the SMU 43 |
| 8:00 | 1st & 10 | OWN 43 | Ulysses Bentley IV run for 4 yds to the SMU 47 | +4 | -0.17 |
| 7:45 | 2nd & 6 | OWN 47 | Ulysses Bentley IV run for 1 yd to the SMU 48 | +1 | -0.92 |
| 7:20 | 3rd & 5 | OWN 48 | Shane Buechele run for 10 yds to the Cincy 42 for a 1ST down | +10 | 2.26 |
| 7:10 | 1st & 10 | OPP 42 | Shane Buechele pass incomplete | 0 | -0.91 |
| 6:55 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 42 | Shane Buechele pass complete to Tyler Page for 5 yds to the Cincy 37 | +5 | 0.07 |
| 6:31 | 3rd & 5 | OPP 37 | Shane Buechele pass complete to Tyler Lavine for 17 yds to the Cincy 20 for a 1ST down | +17 | 1.52 |
| 6:22 | 1st & 10 | OPP 20 | SMU Penalty, Offensive Offside (-5 Yards) to the Cincy 25 | -5 | |
| 6:05 | 1st & 5 | OPP 25 | Tyler Lavine run for 10 yds to the Cincy 15 for a 1ST down | +10 | -0.46 |
| 5:58 | 1st & 10 | OPP 21 | Shane Buechele sacked by Marcus Brown for a loss of 6 yards to the Cincy 21 for a 1ST down CINCINNATI Penalty, Face Mask (10 yards) (Marcus Brown) to the Cincy 11 for a 1ST down | +4 | -0.03 |
| 5:50 | 1st & 10 | OPP 11 | Shane Buechele pass incomplete | 0 | -0.29 |
| 5:47 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 11 | Tyler Page pass incomplete to Shane Buechele | 0 | -0.29 |
| 5:04 | 3rd & 20 | OPP 21 | Shane Buechele sacked by Myjai Sanders for a loss of 4 yards to the Cincy 25 | -4 | -1.74 |
| 4:55 | 4th & 24 | OPP 25 | Shane Buechele pass complete to Kylen Granson for 16 yds to the Cincy 9 | +16 | -0.85 |
| 4:39 | 1st & 10 | OWN 9 | Desmond Ridder run for 91 yds for a TD (Cole Smith KICK) | +91 | 6.82 |
| 4:25 | 1st & 10 | OWN 35 | Shane Buechele run for 8 yds to the SMU 43 | +8 | 1.04 |
| 4:00 | 2nd & 2 | OWN 43 | Shane Buechele pass complete to TaMerik Williams for no gain to the SMU 43 | 0 | -1.35 |
| 3:51 | 3rd & 2 | OWN 43 | Shane Buechele pass incomplete | 0 | -0.91 |
| 3:34 | 4th & 2 | OWN 43 | Shane Buechele pass incomplete | 0 | -0.53 |
| 3:25 | 1st & 10 | OPP 43 | Gerrid Doaks run for 5 yds to the SMU 38 | +5 | 0.09 |
| 2:55 | 2nd & 5 | OPP 38 | Gerrid Doaks run for 3 yds to the SMU 35 | +3 | -0.31 |
| 2:03 | 3rd & 2 | OPP 35 | Gerrid Doaks run for 35 yds for a TD (Cole Smith KICK) | +35 | 3.57 |
| 1:55 | 1st & 10 | OWN 26 | TaMerik Williams run for 2 yds to the SMU 28 | +2 | -0.47 |
| 1:00 | 2nd & 8 | OWN 28 | TaMerik Williams run for 2 yds to the SMU 30 | +2 | -0.33 |
| 0:30 | 3rd & 6 | OWN 30 | Terrance Gipson pass complete to Donald Clay for a loss of 1 yard to the SMU 29 | -1 | -0.38 |
| 4 | sacks | 0 |
| 9 | plays for loss | 3 |
| 1 | takeaways | 1 |
| 3 | three-and-outs forced | 4 |
| 8 | explosive plays allowed | 9 |
| 3.90 | yards allowed / play | 7.77 |
| 2 of 14 | scoring drives allowed | 6 of 13 |
| Jarell White | 13 (11) | 1 sk · 2 TFL · 1 PD · 1 QH |
| Coby Bryant | 6 (6) | 1 PD |
| Joel Dublanko | 5 (4) | 1 TFL |
| Darrick Forrest | 5 (5) | 1 PD |
| Darrian Beavers | 5 (5) | |
| Curtis Brooks | 4 (4) | |
| Ahmad Gardner | 4 (3) | 1 INT |
| Myjai Sanders | 3 (3) | 1 sk · 2 TFL |
| Delano Robinson | 8 (8) | |
| Elijah Chatman | 5 (5) | 2 TFL |
| Ar'mani Johnson | 3 (3) | 1 PD |
| Chace Cromartie | 3 (3) | 1 PD |
| Roderick Roberson Jr. | 3 (3) | |
| Shaine Hailey | 2 (2) | 1 TFL |
| Brandon Crossley | 2 (2) | 1 PD |
| Richard McBryde | 2 (2) |
| — | field goals | 2 of 3 |
| 5 | punts | 5 |
| 45.8 | punt average | 39.2 |
| 2 | punts inside the 20 | 0 |
| 43 | return yards | 103 |
| own 33 | average drive start | own 28 |
| K | Cole Smith | 6/6 XP |
| P | James Smith | 5 punts · 45.8 avg · 2 in 20 |
| KR | Tre Tucker | 2 ret · 43 yds · long 22 |
| K | Chris Naggar | 2/3 FG · long 26 · 1/1 XP |
| P | Chris Naggar | 5 punts · 39.2 avg |
| KR | Bryan Massey | 4 ret · 85 yds · long 26 |
| PR | Tyler Page | 2 ret · 18 yds · long 16 |
| 53 | plays | 84 |
| 412 | yards | 328 |
| 13 | drives | 14 |
| 49% | success rate | 31% |
| 24.84 | total PPA | -11.26 |
| Q1 | Desmond Ridder pass complete to Josh Whyle for 7 yds for a TD (Cole Smith KICK) | 7–0 |
| Q1 | Desmond Ridder run for 15 yds for a TD (Cole Smith KICK) | 14–0 |
| Q2 | Shane Buechele pass complete to Rashee Rice for 9 yds for a TD (Chris Naggar KICK) | 7–14 |
| Q2 | Chris Naggar 26 yd FG GOOD | 10–14 |
| Q3 | Gerrid Doaks run for 1 yd for a TD (Cole Smith KICK) | 21–10 |
| Q3 | Desmond Ridder run for 32 yds for a TD (Cole Smith KICK) | 28–10 |
| Q4 | Chris Naggar 22 yd FG GOOD | 13–28 |
| Q4 | Desmond Ridder run for 91 yds for a TD (Cole Smith KICK) | 35–13 |
| Q4 | Gerrid Doaks run for 35 yds for a TD (Cole Smith KICK) | 42–13 |
| Q4 | Desmond Ridder run for 91 yds for a TD (Cole Smith KICK) | 6.82 |
| Q4 | Gerrid Doaks run for 35 yds for a TD (Cole Smith KICK) | 3.57 |
| Q3 | Desmond Ridder run for 32 yds for a TD (Cole Smith KICK) | 3.28 |
| Q2 | Shane Buechele pass complete to Rashee Rice for 9 yds for a TD (Chris Naggar KICK) | 3.01 |
| Q1 | Desmond Ridder pass complete to Josh Whyle for 7 yds for a TD (Cole Smith KICK) | 2.88 |
| Q3 | Gerrid Doaks run for 1 yd for a TD (Cole Smith KICK) | 2.79 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati 29 – 27 SMU |
| 2021 | SMU 14 – 48 Cincinnati |
| 2018 | Cincinnati 26 – 20 SMU |
| 2017 | SMU 31 – 28 Cincinnati |
| 2014 | Cincinnati 41 – 3 SMU |
| 2013 | SMU 25 – 28 Cincinnati |