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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1885  <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024
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
  Record11-3
  Points Scored362
  Scoring Average25.9
  Points Allowed282
  Defense Average20.1
  Opponents Record90-77
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record5-2
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 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 8-5324257Won  38-203-4151149  Randy Edsall
Cincinnati 11-3362282Lost  7-206-1165134  Brian Kelly
Pittsburgh 9-4352279Lost  0-35-2209159  Dave Wannstedt
West Virginia 9-4319221Won  31-305-2162109  Bill Stewart
Rutgers 8-5377245Won  29-235-2240128  Greg Schiano
South Florida 8-5359260Won  41-142-5136162  Jim Leavitt
Louisville 5-7296358 1-6128241  Steve Kragthorpe
Syracuse 3-9217392 1-6112221  Greg Robinson

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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.