Cincinnati Football Team History
Cincinnati Bearcats
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Founded: 1819 Stadium: Nippert Stadium Capacity: 40,000 Colors: Red & Black Coach: Brian Kelly Conference: Big East-
2008 Season Highlights
Brian Kelly enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Cincinnati.
The Bearcats won the Big East Conference Championship.
2008 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 28 vs. Eastern Kentucky
40
7
W
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Oklahoma
26
52
L
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Miami Ohio
45
20
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Akron
17
15
W
Fri., Oct. 3 @
Marshall
33
10
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Rutgers
13
10
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Connecticut
16
40
L
Thu., Oct. 30 vs.
South Florida
24
10
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
West Virginia
26
23
W
Fri., Nov. 14 @
Louisville
28
20
W
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Pittsburgh
28
21
W
Sat., Nov. 29 vs.
Syracuse
30
10
W
Sat., Dec. 6 @
Hawaii
29
24
W
Thu., Jan. 1
Virginia Tech
7
20
L
@ Miami, FL
Orange Bowl
2008 Season Totals
Record 11-3
Points Scored 362
Scoring Average 25.9
Points Allowed 282
Defense Average 20.1
Opponents Record 90-77
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 5-2
2008 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
17 11-3-0
AP
18 11-3-0
Coaches
17 11-3-0
USA Today/ESPN
2008 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2008 All Big East Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The Oklahoma Sooners hold the record for the longest winning streak in college football. The streak lasted 47 games, from 1954 until 1957.