Iowa State Oct. 4 Noon Kickoff, ESPN 2

[UC4me]

What an unreal 2nd half. Are we at negative yards this half?

[Oldtimer_UC_fan]

Zero points in the 2nd half.

[Rufus]

What no flag this time!

[Oldtimer_UC_fan]

And then....Boom!!!

[longtimefan]

2 minute warning. Why do I have the feeling the stripes aren’t done impacting this game?

[leo from jersey]

close but a win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BearcatJon]

Best win of the Satterfield. Congrats guys!

[Illuminerdski]

This season is a welcomed surprise thus far. I hope they keep up the good work.

[Greg7173]

Tale of two halfs. Wondering why we went away from the run. Sorsby wasn't as sharp in the air but the refs took away some of his big ones. Losing the interception on a pass interference was tough. Veteran offensive line should have been more aware on the ineligible calls. Even so, it seems like we were being "homered" in our own stadium. Defense came up big when it had to. All in all a great win!

[bearcatbret]

Man, it was hot out there today and the game dragged on and on. The officials gave them 8 points at the end of the first half with zero time on the clock. I expected the officials to be biased in year one of the Big 12 and maybe even year two but now in year three and they just cannot make the right calls.The crowd was great today and the student section stayed around for the entire game (almost). I have never heard so many boos in one game from our fans and it was the entire stadium. The boos were not against UC or the coaches but against the officials. The students stormed the field and it was entertaining watching them jump down from the wall at the southeast corner of the stadium.

From our home boys: Bearcats Outlast No. 14 Iowa State, 38-30 - University of Cincinnati Athletics - Official Athletics Website
Grading Iowa State: Iowa State football vs Cincinnati report card, Cyclones lose first game of 2025 season - Yahoo Sports

[BigDaddyCornHusker]

Great win for the Bearcats! I was surprised to see a heavier focus on the run given that their top CBs were out.

[Lobot]

Regardless of everything that impacted the game, this is a statement win for both Sorsby and Satterfield. We keep beating Big XII legacy teams and the refs which is nice trend to be honest. This team has guts and seems to be able to do enough to get over the hump compared to the last two years. We're 3 points and an interception in the endzone from being 5-0 .

[bearcatbret]

This article comes right out and says that the pass interference call at the end of the first half was BS. Final Huddle: Cincinnati Rolls Over No. 14 Iowa State For Best Win in Years

[Lobot]

Box Score:

https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401756912

[bearcatbret]

Video highlights:
Cincinnati 38-30 Iowa State (Oct 4, 2025) Video Highlights - ESPN

Oh, UC is sitting at 3rd place in the conference as of now. There is still half a season left though.