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Cincinnati Bearcats football

May 04, 2023

The Cincinnati Bearcats football program represents the University of Cincinnati in college football. They compete at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level as members of the Big 12 Conference. They have played their home games in historic and renovated Nippert Stadium since 1924.[3][4] The Bearcats have an all-time record of over .500, having reached their 600th program victory in 2017. The program has had a resurgence in recent years. After joining the Big East for the 2005 season, the Bearcats have gone 155–75, along with 14 bowl game appearances, 7 conference titles, 4 BCS/NY6 Bowl berths (including a College Football Playoff berth in 2021) and 38 NFL Draft selections, as of the 2022 season.

Cincinnati Bearcats football
First season1885
Athletic directorJohn Cunningham
Head coachScott Satterfield
1st season, 0–0 (–)
StadiumNippert Stadium
(capacity: 40,000[1])
Field surfaceUBU Sports' Speed Series S5-M
LocationCincinnati, Ohio
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Past conferencesIndependent (1885–1909)
OAC (1910–1925)
BAC (1926–1935)
Independent (1936–1946)
MAC (1947–1952)
Independent (1953–1956)
MVC (1957–1969)
Independent (1970–1995)
C-USA (1996–2004)
Big East (2005–2012)
The American (2013–2022)
All-time record660–595–50 (.525)
Bowl record10–11 (.476)
Playoff appearances1 (2021)
Playoff record0-1
Conference titles16 (BAC: 2, MAC: 4, MVC: 2, C-USA: 1, Big East: 4, AAC: 3)
RivalriesMemphis (rivalry)
Miami (rivalry)
Louisville (rivalry)
Pittsburgh (rivalry)
Xavier (rivalry)
UCF (rivalry)
West Virginia (rivalry)
Consensus All-Americans3
Current uniform
ColorsRed and black[2]
   
Fight song"Cheer Cincinnati"
MascotThe Bearcat
Marching bandUniversity of Cincinnati Bearcat Bands
OutfitterUnder Armour
Websitegobearcats.com

History

See also: List of Cincinnati Bearcats football seasons

Early history (1885–1983)

The Bearcat football program is one of the nation's oldest, having fielded a team as early as 1885.[5] In 1888, Cincinnati played Miami in the first intercollegiate football game held within the state of Ohio.[6] That began a rivalry which today ranks as the eighth-oldest and 11th-longest running in NCAA Division I college football.[7]

 
Robert Burch served as head coach from 1909 to 1911

Robert Burch served as Cincinnati's head coach from 1909 to 1911, compiling a record of 16–8–2.[8] It was during his tenure that Cincinnati joined the Ohio Athletic Conference, where they would remain until 1927.[9] In March 1927, George Babcock was hired as a professor of athletics and physical training at the University of Cincinnati.[10] From 1927 to 1930, he was the head football coach of the Bearcats football, compiling a 12–21–3 record.[11] Sid Gillman, a member of the College and National Football League hall of fame shrines, was the architect of one of the top eras of Cincinnati football history. He directed the Bearcats to three conference titles and a pair of bowl game appearances during his six seasons (1949–54) before leaving for the professional ranks. Cincinnati, with Gillman developing the passing offenses which would make him successful in the pro ranks, became known for its aerial attack in the early 1950s.[7] George Blackburn served as the Bearcats' head coach from 1955 to 1960, compiling a 25–27–6 record.[12] It was during Blackburn's tenure, in 1957, that the Bearcats joined the Missouri Valley Conference, where they would remain until 1969.[13]

Chuck Studley left UMass and became the Bearcats' 25th head football coach.[14] Under Studley's tutelage, the Bearcats won two conference championships in 1963 and 1964,[15] However, Studley's teams struggled in his other four seasons and Studley was replaced after the 1966 season.[16] Oklahoma assistant coach Homer Rice was hired as Studley's replacement. After Rice accepted the head coaching position at Cincinnati, Oklahoma's head coach Jim Mackenzie died of a massive heart attack. Upon Mackenzie's death, Oklahoma's athletic director and president called Homer Rice to request that he return to replace Mackenzie as head coach at Oklahoma. Rice had already hired his staff at Cincinnati and turned down the Oklahoma job to stay committed to his staff at Cincinnati.[17] Rice compiled an 8–10–1 record in his two seasons at Cincinnati.[18] In 1968, the Bearcats were the nation's top passing team. Quarterback Greg Cook was the NCAA's total offense leader with receiver/kicker Jim O'Brien the national scoring champ. A year later, Cook earned Rookie of the Year honors as a Cincinnati Bengal. Two years later, O'Brien kicked the game-winning field goal for the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl V.[7] Ray Callahan was promoted from assistant coach to head coach after Rice's departure.[19] After a 4–6 campaign in his first season,[20] Callahan's Bearcats posted back to back 7–4 records in 1970 and 1971.[21][22] However, a 2–9 season in 1972 ended his tenure at Cincinnati.[23][24]

UC's fortunes turned around under head coach Tony Mason, who led the Bearcats for four seasons and compiled a 25–19 record.[25] Mason's Bearcats started slow, but enjoyed an 8–3 campaign in 1976,[26] after which Mason was offered the head coaching position at Arizona, which he accepted.[27] Ohio State assistant coach Ralph Staub was hired as Mason's replacement, and the Bearcats stumbled mightily. Staub's Bearcats posted records of 5–4–2,[28] 5–6,[29] 2–9[30] and 2–9[31] for a total of 14–28–2.[32] Staub was fired following the 1980 season.[33] Staub was replaced by Mike Gottfried, who had been head coach at Murray State the previous four seasons.[34] Gottfried was able to improve UC's fortunes, posting back-to-back 6–5 records in 1981 and 1982,[35][36] however, Gottfried left UC for the head coaching position at Kansas after just two seasons.[37] Gottfried's record at UC is 12–10.[38] Due to a NCAA decision to mandate average attendance of 20,000 for Division I-A programs, Cincinnati was relegated to NCAA Division I-AA for the 1983 season due to consistently low attendance figures.[39] Vanderbilt offensive coordinator Watson Brown, brother of legendary coach Mack Brown, replaced Gottfried but he too, left after only a short period of time.[40] Brown's 1983 squad posted a 4–6–1 record.[41] Brown resigned after the 1983 season to accept the position of head football coach at Rice.[42]

Dave Currey era (1984–1988)

Long Beach State head coach Dave Currey was hired as Brown's replacement, and the Bearcats' struggles returned. Currey failed to post a single winning season as UC's head coach and, after a 3–8 campaign in 1988,[43] Currey resigned under pressure.[44]

Tim Murphy era (1989–1993)

 
Coach Murphy

Maine head coach Tim Murphy was hired to replace Currey in 1989.[45] Despite one-win seasons in both of his first two seasons,[46][47] Murphy was able to slowly but surely turn things around for the Bearcats, compiling an 8–3 record in 1993.[48]

Murphy elected to leave Cincinnati after the 1993 season for the head coaching position at Harvard University.[49] Murphy left UC with a 17–37–1 record.[50]

Rick Minter era (1994–2003)

Notre Dame defensive coordinator Rick Minter was selected as the Bearcats head coach after Murphy's departure.[51] Minter's Bearcats enjoyed mild success, reaching four bowl games (winning one) and posting six winning seasons in Minter's ten-season tenure.[52] It was during Minter's tenure that Cincinnati joined Conference USA, where they would remain until 2004.[53] Minter remained UC's head coach until after the 2003 season, when he was fired following a 5–7 season.[54] Minter left UC with a 53–63–1 record.[52]

Mark Dantonio era (2004–2006)

 
Coach Dantonio

Ohio State defensive coordinator Mark Dantonio was named head coach at Cincinnati on December 23, 2003.[55][56] Dantonio became the first head coach in 23 years to lead the school to a winning season in his first season at UC.[57] The Bearcats' 7–5 record included a 5–3 record in Conference USA, which was good enough for a second-place finish. The Bearcats finished the season on a winning note with a 32–14 win over Marshall in the PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl.[58]

During Dantonio's time at UC, he led the Bearcats to a bowl game victory and directed the team's transition into the Big East Conference in 2005, where they would remain until 2012.[59] As head coach, Dantonio had 15 players earn all-conference honors and 25 received conference academic recognition.[60][61] Dantonio's Bearcats posted a 4–7 mark in 2005[62] which was followed by an 8–5 campaign in 2006.[63]

Dantonio left UC after the 2006 season to accept the head coaching position at Michigan State.[64]

Brian Kelly era (2007–2009)

 
Coach Kelly

Central Michigan head coach Brian Kelly was named as the Bearcats head coach on December 3, 2006, following the departure of Mark Dantonio.[65] In an unusual move, Cincinnati elected not to appoint an interim coach and asked Kelly to assume his duties immediately by coaching the Bearcats in their bowl game.[66] Central Michigan was also preparing for a bowl appearance, so while Kelly was in Cincinnati preparing the Bearcats, much of his staff remained at Central Michigan to coach the Chippewas. Following Central Michigan's 31–14 win in the Motor City Bowl on December 26, most of his staff joined him in Cincinnati, where they went on to coach Cincinnati to a 27–24 victory over Western Michigan University in that year's International Bowl on January 6.[66] Cincinnati's victory gave Kelly the unique distinction of having defeated the same team twice in a season as coach of two teams (Central Michigan had defeated Western Michigan 31–7 earlier that season).[66]

In his first full season, Kelly led Cincinnati to a competitive position in the Big East, the Bearcats' second ever 10-win season (its first since 1949), and a Top 25 ranking.[67] On December 5, 2007, Kelly was named Big East Coach of the Year after leading the Bearcats to a 9–3 record.[68] Coach Kelly later led the Bearcats to a 31–21 victory in the PapaJohns.com Bowl over Southern Miss.

In 2008, Kelly led Cincinnati to its first ever outright Big East title with key wins over West Virginia and Pittsburgh. The Bearcats had never defeated either team in Big East conference play. Kelly also became the first coach to win all three of the Bearcats' traveling trophies—[69] the Victory Bell (Miami [OH]), the Keg of Nails (Louisville), and the River City Rivalry Trophy (Pitt). The Bearcats played in the Orange Bowl versus the ACC champion, Virginia Tech, on January 1, 2009, but lost 20–7 to finish the season 11–3.[70][71]

After beginning the 2009 season unranked in all polls, Kelly's Bearcats reeled off 12 straight victories and finished the regular season undefeated.[72] Going into the bowl season, they were ranked No. 3 in the BCS Standings and faced the Florida Gators in the Sugar Bowl.[73] Kelly did not coach the team in the 51–24 loss to Florida[74] because he accepted the head football coaching position at Notre Dame.[75]

Among the honors that Cincinnati football achieved in 2009 was the highest academic rating among teams in the top 10 of the BCS standings, according to the 2009 Graduation Success Rates, released November 18 by the NCAA. Cincinnati, which was fifth in the BCS standings, checked in with a 75 percent NCAA graduation rate and a 71 percent federal government rate, the only team in the BCS top 10 to surpass the 70 percent plateau in both. Kelly finished his tenure at Cincinnati with a 34–6 record.[76]

Butch Jones era (2010–2012)

On December 16, 2009, Central Michigan head coach Butch Jones was named head coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats.[77] The hiring was an odd coincidence, as Jones had also replaced Brian Kelly as head coach at Central Michigan.[78]

Jones led the Bearcats to records of 4–8 in 2010 and 10–3 in 2011,[79][80] including a Big East championship, a Liberty Bowl victory over Vanderbilt, and he was named Big East Coach of the Year.[81] Also in 2011, Cincinnati was the only program to win both its conference championship as well as the league's team academic award.[81]

Jones led the Bearcats to a 9–3 regular season record in 2012,[82] leading them to the Belk Bowl in Charlotte to play against Duke University, a game Cincinnati won.[83] Twenty days prior to the bowl game, on December 7, 2012, Jones announced to the team that he would be resigning to accept the job as head football coach at Tennessee,[84] after declining offers from Colorado, Purdue, and others.[85][86]

Tommy Tuberville era (2013–2016)

On December 8, 2012, Texas Tech head coach Tommy Tuberville, formerly head coach at Ole Miss and Auburn accepted the head coaching position at Cincinnati with a $2.2 million contract.[87][88] Cincinnati's athletic director, Whit Babcock, had previously worked with Tuberville at Auburn; the two have been friends for several years.[89] On December 9 an article in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal pointed out that Cincinnati is only 30 miles from Guilford, Indiana, home of Tuberville's wife, Suzanne.[90]

In 2013, his first season with Cincinnati, Tuberville led the Bearcats into the American Athletic Conference with an overall record of 9-4 and a 6-2 conference record.[91] His 2014 team was also 9-4 overall,[92] but this time earned an American Athletic Conference co-championship by virtue of their 7-1 league mark.[93] Both years also saw bowl losses, in 2013 to North Carolina[94] and 2014 to Virginia Tech.[95][96] After a 7–5 season in 2015 the Bearcats were defeated by San Diego State 42–7 in the Hawai'i Bowl

On December 4, 2016, after a 4–8 season,[97] Tuberville resigned as head coach of Cincinnati.[98] Tuberville left Cincinnati with an overall record of 29–22 and 18–14 in AAC conference play.[99]

Luke Fickell era (2017–2022)

 
Coach Fickell

On December 10, 2016 Ohio State defensive coordinator/associate head coach Luke Fickell was named UC's head coach, replacing Tuberville.[100] Fickell had also served as Ohio State's head coach during the 2011 season after a scandal forced out previous coach Jim Tressel.[101]

During the 2017 season the Bearcats compiled a record of 4–8.[102] The 2018 season saw a much improved team, with the Bearcats finishing with an 11–2 (6–2 AAC) record, and winning the Military Bowl against Virginia Tech. The 11-win season was only the third such season in the history of the program.[103] Fickell was given the AAC Coach of the Year honor for the season. Under Fickell's direction in 2019, the Bearcats won the AAC East Division and played in the AAC Championship. The Bearcats won the Birmingham Bowl, their 2nd straight bowl win and finished the 2019 campaign with its 2nd consecutive 11 win season. Fickell built on the success of the 2019 season, with the 2020 campaign producing his best yet result despite a season mired with COVID-19 cancellations and postponements. The Bearcats returned to the AAC Championship game, this time defeating Tulsa to end the regular season with an undefeated record. Fickell returned the Bearcats to a NY6 bowl, losing a close game to Georgia in the Peach Bowl. In 2021, the Bearcats went undefeated in the regular season, including a notable road victory against Notre Dame and former coach Brian Kelly.[104] After defeating Houston in the AAC Championship, Cincinnati became the first so-called "Group of Five" team to qualify to the College Football Playoff (debuting in the "final four" of that list on November 26). They lost to Alabama in the Cotton Bowl. In 2022, Cincinnati would finish in the regular season 9–3 and 6–2 in AAC play, but were not able to qualify for the AAC Championship.[105]

On November 27, 2022, Fickell was hired by Wisconsin to replace Paul Chryst as head coach,[106] and cornerbacks coach and special–teams coordinator Kerry Coombs would be promoted to interim head coach.[107] Fickell would leave Cincinnati as the coach with the most career wins in program history.

Scott Satterfield era (2022–present)

On December 5, 2022, Satterfield was named the head coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats.[108] Ironically, Satterfield's former team, the rival Louisville Cardinals, were set to play Cincinnati only a few days later in the 2022 Fenway Bowl.

Conference affiliations

Cincinnati has been both an independent and affiliated with multiple conferences.[109]: 102 

Championships

Conference championships

Cincinnati has won 15 conference championships, nine outright and six shared.

Season Conference Coach Overall record Conference record
1933† Buckeye Athletic Association Dana M. King 7–2 3–1
1934 6–2–1 2–0–1
1947 Mid-American Conference Ray Nolting 7–3 3–1
1949 Sid Gillman 7–4 4–0
1951 10–1 3–0
1952 8–1–1 3–0
1963† Missouri Valley Conference Chuck Studley 6–4 3–1
1964 8–2 4–0
2002† Conference USA Rick Minter 7–7 6–2
2008 Big East Conference Brian Kelly 11–3 6–1
2009 12–1 7–0
2011† Butch Jones 10–3 5–2
2012† 10–3 5–2
2014† American Athletic Conference Tommy Tuberville 9–4 7–1
2020 Luke Fickell 9–1 6–0
2021 13–1 8–0

† Co-champions

Division championships

Season Division Coach Opponent CG result
2019 AAC East Luke Fickell Memphis L 24–29

Bowl games

The Bearcats have participated in 22 postseason bowl games, with a record of 10–12.[110][111] The program's first postseason games were by the 1897 Cincinnati football team, which played in two games in New Orleans in January 1898.[112]

Year Coach Bowl Opponent Result
1946 Ray Nolting Sun Bowl Virginia Tech W 18–6
1949 Sid Gillman Glass Bowl  Toledo W 33–13
1950 Sid Gillman Sun Bowl West Texas State L 13–14
1997 Rick Minter Humanitarian Bowl Utah State W 35–19
2000 Rick Minter Motor City Bowl Marshall L 14–25
2001 Rick Minter Motor City Bowl Toledo L 16–23
2002 Rick Minter New Orleans Bowl North Texas L 19–24
2004 Mark Dantonio Fort Worth Bowl Marshall W 32–14
2006 Brian Kelly International Bowl Western Michigan W 27–24
2007 Brian Kelly PapaJohns.com Bowl Southern Miss W 31–21
2008 Brian Kelly Orange Bowl Virginia Tech L 7–20
2009 Jeff Quinn (interim) Sugar Bowl Florida L 24–51
2011 Butch Jones Liberty Bowl Vanderbilt W 31–24
2012 Steve Stripling (interim) Belk Bowl Duke W 48–34
2013 Tommy Tuberville Belk Bowl North Carolina L 17–39
2014 Tommy Tuberville Military Bowl Virginia Tech L 17–33
2015 Tommy Tuberville Hawaii Bowl San Diego State L 7–42
2018 Luke Fickell Military Bowl Virginia Tech W 35–31
2019 Luke Fickell Birmingham Bowl Boston College W 38–6
2020 Luke Fickell Peach Bowl Georgia L 21–24
2021 Luke Fickell Cotton Bowl1 Alabama L 6–27
2022 Kerry Coombs (interim) Fenway Bowl Louisville L 7–24

 The Glass Bowl is listed in NCAA records, but was not considered an NCAA-sanctioned bowl;[110] Cincinnati counts the bowl game in their records.[113]

1CFP Semifinal Game

Playoffs

Cincinnati was selected as the fourth seed in the College Football Playoff following the 2021 season.

Year Seed Opponent Round Result
2021 4 No. 1 Alabama Semi-Finals – Cotton Bowl L 6–27

Personnel

Coaching staff

Cincinnati Bearcats
Name Position Consecutive season(s) at Cincinnati in current position Previous position
Scott Satterfield Head coach 1st Louisville – Head coach (2019–2022)
Bryan Brown Associate Head Coach / Defensive coordinator 1st Louisville – Defensive coordinator (2019–2022)
Brad Glenn Offensive coordinator / Wide receivers 1st Virginia Tech – Passing game coordinator / Quarterbacks (2022)
Kerry Coombs Special teams coordinator / Secondary 2nd Ohio State – Defensive coordinator (2020–2021)
Nate Fuqua Co-defensive coordinator / Outside linebackers 1st Georgia State – Defensive coordinator / Outside linebackers (2017–2022)
Nic Cardwell Offensive line 1st Louisville – Offensive line (2022)
De'Rail Sims Running backs 1st Louisville – Running backs (2021–2022)
Josh Stepp Tight ends 1st Louisville – Tight ends (2022)
Walter Stewart Defensive line 2nd Temple – Defensive line (2019–2021)
Pete Thomas Quarterbacks 1st Louisville – Quarterbacks (2021–2022)
Cortney Braswell Inside linebackers 1st Army – Inside linebackers (2021–2022)
Reference:[114]

Rivalries

Louisville

Main article: The Keg of Nails

The Keg of Nails is the name of the rivalry between Cincinnati and Louisville. The rivalry has stretched over the span of four conferences from the Missouri Valley Conference, to the Metro Conference to Conference USA, and more recently in the Big East Conference, which in 2013 was renamed to the American Athletic Conference. It is believed to be the oldest rivalry for the Louisville football team and the second oldest for Cincinnati, only behind the annual game with the Miami RedHawks.

The trophy is a replica of a keg used to ship nails. The exchange is believed to have been initiated by fraternity chapters on the UC and U of L campuses, signifying that the winning players in the game were "tough as nails."

The present keg is actually a replacement for the original award, which was misplaced by Louisville, lost during some construction of office facilities. It is adorned with the logos of both schools and the scores of the series games.

The rivalry went on hiatus following the 2013 season, as Louisville moved to the Atlantic Coast Conference on July 1, 2014,[115] and continues to remain in hiatus upon Cincinnati's move to the Big 12 Conference which is expected to occur on July 1, 2023.[116]

Memphis

Main article: Cincinnati–Memphis rivalry § Football

Cincinnati and Memphis have played a total of 36 times across a number of conferences. After the establishment of the American Athletic Conference in 2013, the series was renewed from the days of Conference USA. Most notably, in the 2019 season the two teams would face off twice in consecutive weeks, with both games being hosted by Memphis. The second game would be the 2019 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game in which the Tigers would beat the Bearcats for the second straight week. Cincinnati and Memphis met again in 2020 at Nippert with the Bearcats defeating the Tigers 49–10. The series is expected to go on hiatus upon Cincinnati's move into the Big 12 Conference on July 1, 2023.[117]

Miami

Main article: Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami)

The Victory Bell is the trophy awarded to the winner of the American college football rivalry game played by the Cincinnati and Miami (OH). The Victory Bell is the oldest current non-conference college football rivalry in the United States (though the teams were conference rivals for a few years in the late 1940s and early 1950s).[118]

The Bearcats and RedHawks (formerly the Redskins) square off each fall for the famed Victory Bell. The first game in the series, played on December 8, 1888, in Oxford, Ohio, was the first college football game played in the state of Ohio. The original bell hung in Miami's Harrison Hall (Old Main) near the site of the first game and was used to ring in Miami victories. The traveling trophy tradition began in the 1890s when some Cincinnati fans "borrowed" the bell. The bell went to the winner of the annual game for the next forty years until it mysteriously disappeared in the 1930s. The original bell reappeared in 1946 and is on display in the lobby of Miami's Murstein Alumni Center. The trophy is a replica of the original bell and is kept in the possession of the winning team each year. One side of the bell is painted black with white numbers showing Cincinnati's victories, while the other side is white with red numbers showing Miami's victories. Ties are indicated on the top of the red yoke in white numbers.

The Bearcats have won the last 16 meetings, including a 38–17 victory in the 2022 meeting at Paycor Stadium to take the overall series lead at 60–59–7.

Pittsburgh

Main article: River City Rivalry

The River City Rivalry is the name of the rivalry between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. The rivalry itself was relatively brief, played annually from 2005, during which season the rivalry trophy was introduced. Before the rivalry was titled, the two teams played each other in 1921, 1922, 1979, and 1981. The rivalry went on hiatus, like many others throughout the country, in the aftermath of the 2010–13 NCAA conference realignment, which left the programs in separate leagues. However, the two teams are scheduled to meet in a home-and-home series for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.[119]

The Paddlewheel Trophy is the rivalry trophy that was created in 2005 when the Bearcats joined the Big East Conference to which the Pittsburgh Panthers already belonged. The trophy is designed and named in honor the historic link between the cities from the days in the 19th and early-20th centuries when Paddle wheel-powered boats traveled between the two cities along the Ohio River.

The 2009 match-up between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh was described by one national columnist as the most "fascinating game I've ever seen."[120] The game functioned as a Big East championship game, with Cincinnati entering first in the conference, and Pittsburgh at second. Additionally, the Bearcats entered the game undefeated and trying to earn a spot in the BCS National Championship Game, while the 9–2 Panthers were trying to secure their first BCS bowl since the 2004 season. The Panthers had an early 31–10 lead, however, the ensuing kickoff was returned for a touchdown by Mardy Gilyard to make it a 31–17 game at halftime. Cincinnati completed the comeback, tying the game at 38 late in the 4th quarter. Pittsburgh running back Dion Lewis scored a touchdown with 1:36 left in the game, but a mishandled snap by Andrew Janocko prevented the Panthers from converting the extra point. The Bearcats then drove down the field and scored on a 29-yard touchdown pass from Tony Pike to Armon Binns with 33 seconds left. Bearcats kicker Jake Rodgers converted the extra point attempt, and Cincinnati held on to win 45–44. Following the game, Cincinnati rose to a No. 3 ranking in the final BCS standing while Pitt dropped to No. 17. The game has been described as "one of the most crushing losses in the history of Pitt football."[121] Though the rivalry has gone into hiatus upon Pittsburgh's move to the Atlantic Coast Conference it will be renewed in a Home and Home series starting in 2023. In the aftermath of the 2021–22 NCAA conference realignment the series will once again be a battle of power conference foes as the first game of the series will take place in Cincinnati's first year in the Big 12 Conference.

UCF

Main article: Cincinnati–UCF football rivalry

Cincinnati and UCF are tied for the series 4–4.[122]

West Virginia

Main article: Cincinnati–West Virginia rivalry

The teams met 20 times between 1921 and 2011, every year from 2005 to 2011, as conference foes and members of the Big East Conference. West Virginia leads Cincinnati in the series 13-3-1 since 2011.[123]

Xavier

Main article: Cincinnati–Xavier rivalry § Football

Cincinnati and Xavier would first play in 1918, but the series would not become an annual event until 1946. The game would be played each year at Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium as the venue had a larger capacity to accommodate the cross city showdown compared to Xavier's Corcoran Stadium. The series, and Xavier's football program, would come to a close after the 1973 series. Cincinnati leads the historic series, 18–12.

Individual honors

Unanimous First Team All-Americans

Year Player Position
2022 Ivan Pace Jr. LB
Reference:[124]

Consensus First Team All-Americans

College football awards

Year Award Player Position
2000 Lou Groza Award Jonathan Ruffin K
2021 Jim Thorpe Award Coby Bryant DB
References:[124]: 78 [125]

Ring of Honor

Cincinnati has honored the following players, with their names and numbers displayed in Nippert Stadium.[126]

No. Player Position Career
5 Tom Marvaso S 1973–1975
8 Gino Guidugli QB 2001–2004
8 Danny McCoin QB 1984–1987
12 Greg Cook QB 1966–1968
16 Jack Lee QB 1957–1959
16 Jonathan Ruffin K 1999–2002
19 Shaq Washington WR 2011–2015
27 Tom O'Malley QB 1947–1949
28 Gene Rossi QB 1950–1952
29 Bill Shalosky G 1950–1952
30 Mike Woods LB 1975–1977
30 Reggie Taylor RB 1983–1986
47 Kevin Huber P 2005–2008
62 Dick Goist RB 1951–1954

College Football Hall of Fame inductees

See also: College Football Hall of Fame
Inductee Position Class Career Ref.
Frank Cavanaugh Head Coach 1954 1898 [127]
George Little Head Coach 1955 1914–1915 [128]
Sid Gillman Head Coach 1989 1949–1954 [129]

Nippert Stadium

Main article: Nippert Stadium

Nippert has been home to the Bearcats football team in rudimentary form since 1901, and as a complete stadium since 1924, making it the fourth oldest playing site and fifth oldest stadium in college football. Nippert has earned a reputation as a tough place to play. One national columnist, visiting the sold-out Keg of Nails rivalry game in 2013, described Nippert Stadium as a "quaint bowl of angry noise sitting under the gaze of remarkable architecture" and went on to compare it to a "baby Death Valley" (referring to LSU's notoriously intimidating Tiger Stadium).[130] In 2012, USA Today called Nippert Stadium the best football venue in what was then the Big East Conference.[131] UC boasted a 14-game home winning streak at Nippert, during a stretch dating from 2008 to 2010. UC has a current home winning streak of 30 games dating back to the 2017 home finale against Connecticut. The stadium received an $86 million renovation for the 2015 season, which was completed just in time for the Bearcats home opener on September 5. The Bearcats played their 2014 home games at Paul Brown Stadium.

Current Professional Players

NFL

As of Week 1 of the 2021 NFL season[132]

† Indicates player is on practice squad

CFL

As of 2021 season.[133][better source needed]

† Indicates player is on practice squad

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of October 11, 2022.[135]

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The Cincinnati Bearcats football program represents the University of Cincinnati in college football They compete at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level as members of the Big 12 Conference They have played their home games in historic and renovated Nippert Stadium since 1924 3 4 The Bearcats have an all time record of over 500 having reached their 600th program victory in 2017 The program has had a resurgence in recent years After joining the Big East for the 2005 season the Bearcats have gone 155 75 along with 14 bowl game appearances 7 conference titles 4 BCS NY6 Bowl berths including a College Football Playoff berth in 2021 and 38 NFL Draft selections as of the 2022 season Cincinnati Bearcats football2023 Cincinnati Bearcats football teamFirst season1885Athletic directorJohn CunninghamHead coachScott Satterfield 1st season 0 0 StadiumNippert Stadium capacity 40 000 1 Field surfaceUBU Sports Speed Series S5 MLocationCincinnati OhioConferenceBig 12 ConferencePast conferencesIndependent 1885 1909 OAC 1910 1925 BAC 1926 1935 Independent 1936 1946 MAC 1947 1952 Independent 1953 1956 MVC 1957 1969 Independent 1970 1995 C USA 1996 2004 Big East 2005 2012 The American 2013 2022 All time record660 595 50 525 Bowl record10 11 476 Playoff appearances1 2021 Playoff record0 1Conference titles16 BAC 2 MAC 4 MVC 2 C USA 1 Big East 4 AAC 3 RivalriesMemphis rivalry Miami rivalry Louisville rivalry Pittsburgh rivalry Xavier rivalry UCF rivalry West Virginia rivalry Consensus All Americans3Current uniformColorsRed and black 2 Fight song Cheer Cincinnati MascotThe BearcatMarching bandUniversity of Cincinnati Bearcat BandsOutfitterUnder ArmourWebsitegobearcats com Contents 1 History 1 1 Early history 1885 1983 1 2 Dave Currey era 1984 1988 1 3 Tim Murphy era 1989 1993 1 4 Rick Minter era 1994 2003 1 5 Mark Dantonio era 2004 2006 1 6 Brian Kelly era 2007 2009 1 7 Butch Jones era 2010 2012 1 8 Tommy Tuberville era 2013 2016 1 9 Luke Fickell era 2017 2022 1 10 Scott Satterfield era 2022 present 2 Conference affiliations 3 Championships 3 1 Conference championships 3 2 Division championships 4 Bowl games 4 1 Playoffs 5 Personnel 5 1 Coaching staff 6 Rivalries 6 1 Louisville 6 2 Memphis 6 3 Miami 6 4 Pittsburgh 6 5 UCF 6 6 West Virginia 6 7 Xavier 7 Individual honors 7 1 Unanimous First Team All Americans 7 2 Consensus First Team All Americans 7 3 College football awards 7 4 Ring of Honor 7 5 College Football Hall of Fame inductees 8 Nippert Stadium 9 Current Professional Players 9 1 NFL 9 2 CFL 10 Future non conference opponents 11 References 12 External linksHistory EditSee also List of Cincinnati Bearcats football seasons Early history 1885 1983 Edit The Bearcat football program is one of the nation s oldest having fielded a team as early as 1885 5 In 1888 Cincinnati played Miami in the first intercollegiate football game held within the state of Ohio 6 That began a rivalry which today ranks as the eighth oldest and 11th longest running in NCAA Division I college football 7 Robert Burch served as head coach from 1909 to 1911 Robert Burch served as Cincinnati s head coach from 1909 to 1911 compiling a record of 16 8 2 8 It was during his tenure that Cincinnati joined the Ohio Athletic Conference where they would remain until 1927 9 In March 1927 George Babcock was hired as a professor of athletics and physical training at the University of Cincinnati 10 From 1927 to 1930 he was the head football coach of the Bearcats football compiling a 12 21 3 record 11 Sid Gillman a member of the College and National Football League hall of fame shrines was the architect of one of the top eras of Cincinnati football history He directed the Bearcats to three conference titles and a pair of bowl game appearances during his six seasons 1949 54 before leaving for the professional ranks Cincinnati with Gillman developing the passing offenses which would make him successful in the pro ranks became known for its aerial attack in the early 1950s 7 George Blackburn served as the Bearcats head coach from 1955 to 1960 compiling a 25 27 6 record 12 It was during Blackburn s tenure in 1957 that the Bearcats joined the Missouri Valley Conference where they would remain until 1969 13 Chuck Studley left UMass and became the Bearcats 25th head football coach 14 Under Studley s tutelage the Bearcats won two conference championships in 1963 and 1964 15 However Studley s teams struggled in his other four seasons and Studley was replaced after the 1966 season 16 Oklahoma assistant coach Homer Rice was hired as Studley s replacement After Rice accepted the head coaching position at Cincinnati Oklahoma s head coach Jim Mackenzie died of a massive heart attack Upon Mackenzie s death Oklahoma s athletic director and president called Homer Rice to request that he return to replace Mackenzie as head coach at Oklahoma Rice had already hired his staff at Cincinnati and turned down the Oklahoma job to stay committed to his staff at Cincinnati 17 Rice compiled an 8 10 1 record in his two seasons at Cincinnati 18 In 1968 the Bearcats were the nation s top passing team Quarterback Greg Cook was the NCAA s total offense leader with receiver kicker Jim O Brien the national scoring champ A year later Cook earned Rookie of the Year honors as a Cincinnati Bengal Two years later O Brien kicked the game winning field goal for the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl V 7 Ray Callahan was promoted from assistant coach to head coach after Rice s departure 19 After a 4 6 campaign in his first season 20 Callahan s Bearcats posted back to back 7 4 records in 1970 and 1971 21 22 However a 2 9 season in 1972 ended his tenure at Cincinnati 23 24 UC s fortunes turned around under head coach Tony Mason who led the Bearcats for four seasons and compiled a 25 19 record 25 Mason s Bearcats started slow but enjoyed an 8 3 campaign in 1976 26 after which Mason was offered the head coaching position at Arizona which he accepted 27 Ohio State assistant coach Ralph Staub was hired as Mason s replacement and the Bearcats stumbled mightily Staub s Bearcats posted records of 5 4 2 28 5 6 29 2 9 30 and 2 9 31 for a total of 14 28 2 32 Staub was fired following the 1980 season 33 Staub was replaced by Mike Gottfried who had been head coach at Murray State the previous four seasons 34 Gottfried was able to improve UC s fortunes posting back to back 6 5 records in 1981 and 1982 35 36 however Gottfried left UC for the head coaching position at Kansas after just two seasons 37 Gottfried s record at UC is 12 10 38 Due to a NCAA decision to mandate average attendance of 20 000 for Division I A programs Cincinnati was relegated to NCAA Division I AA for the 1983 season due to consistently low attendance figures 39 Vanderbilt offensive coordinator Watson Brown brother of legendary coach Mack Brown replaced Gottfried but he too left after only a short period of time 40 Brown s 1983 squad posted a 4 6 1 record 41 Brown resigned after the 1983 season to accept the position of head football coach at Rice 42 Dave Currey era 1984 1988 Edit Long Beach State head coach Dave Currey was hired as Brown s replacement and the Bearcats struggles returned Currey failed to post a single winning season as UC s head coach and after a 3 8 campaign in 1988 43 Currey resigned under pressure 44 Tim Murphy era 1989 1993 Edit Coach Murphy Maine head coach Tim Murphy was hired to replace Currey in 1989 45 Despite one win seasons in both of his first two seasons 46 47 Murphy was able to slowly but surely turn things around for the Bearcats compiling an 8 3 record in 1993 48 Murphy elected to leave Cincinnati after the 1993 season for the head coaching position at Harvard University 49 Murphy left UC with a 17 37 1 record 50 Rick Minter era 1994 2003 Edit Notre Dame defensive coordinator Rick Minter was selected as the Bearcats head coach after Murphy s departure 51 Minter s Bearcats enjoyed mild success reaching four bowl games winning one and posting six winning seasons in Minter s ten season tenure 52 It was during Minter s tenure that Cincinnati joined Conference USA where they would remain until 2004 53 Minter remained UC s head coach until after the 2003 season when he was fired following a 5 7 season 54 Minter left UC with a 53 63 1 record 52 Mark Dantonio era 2004 2006 Edit Coach Dantonio Ohio State defensive coordinator Mark Dantonio was named head coach at Cincinnati on December 23 2003 55 56 Dantonio became the first head coach in 23 years to lead the school to a winning season in his first season at UC 57 The Bearcats 7 5 record included a 5 3 record in Conference USA which was good enough for a second place finish The Bearcats finished the season on a winning note with a 32 14 win over Marshall in the PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl 58 During Dantonio s time at UC he led the Bearcats to a bowl game victory and directed the team s transition into the Big East Conference in 2005 where they would remain until 2012 59 As head coach Dantonio had 15 players earn all conference honors and 25 received conference academic recognition 60 61 Dantonio s Bearcats posted a 4 7 mark in 2005 62 which was followed by an 8 5 campaign in 2006 63 Dantonio left UC after the 2006 season to accept the head coaching position at Michigan State 64 Brian Kelly era 2007 2009 Edit This section may be too long to read and navigate comfortably Please consider splitting content into sub articles condensing it or adding subheadings Please discuss this issue on the article s talk page February 2018 Coach Kelly Central Michigan head coach Brian Kelly was named as the Bearcats head coach on December 3 2006 following the departure of Mark Dantonio 65 In an unusual move Cincinnati elected not to appoint an interim coach and asked Kelly to assume his duties immediately by coaching the Bearcats in their bowl game 66 Central Michigan was also preparing for a bowl appearance so while Kelly was in Cincinnati preparing the Bearcats much of his staff remained at Central Michigan to coach the Chippewas Following Central Michigan s 31 14 win in the Motor City Bowl on December 26 most of his staff joined him in Cincinnati where they went on to coach Cincinnati to a 27 24 victory over Western Michigan University in that year s International Bowl on January 6 66 Cincinnati s victory gave Kelly the unique distinction of having defeated the same team twice in a season as coach of two teams Central Michigan had defeated Western Michigan 31 7 earlier that season 66 In his first full season Kelly led Cincinnati to a competitive position in the Big East the Bearcats second ever 10 win season its first since 1949 and a Top 25 ranking 67 On December 5 2007 Kelly was named Big East Coach of the Year after leading the Bearcats to a 9 3 record 68 Coach Kelly later led the Bearcats to a 31 21 victory in the PapaJohns com Bowl over Southern Miss In 2008 Kelly led Cincinnati to its first ever outright Big East title with key wins over West Virginia and Pittsburgh The Bearcats had never defeated either team in Big East conference play Kelly also became the first coach to win all three of the Bearcats traveling trophies 69 the Victory Bell Miami OH the Keg of Nails Louisville and the River City Rivalry Trophy Pitt The Bearcats played in the Orange Bowl versus the ACC champion Virginia Tech on January 1 2009 but lost 20 7 to finish the season 11 3 70 71 After beginning the 2009 season unranked in all polls Kelly s Bearcats reeled off 12 straight victories and finished the regular season undefeated 72 Going into the bowl season they were ranked No 3 in the BCS Standings and faced the Florida Gators in the Sugar Bowl 73 Kelly did not coach the team in the 51 24 loss to Florida 74 because he accepted the head football coaching position at Notre Dame 75 Among the honors that Cincinnati football achieved in 2009 was the highest academic rating among teams in the top 10 of the BCS standings according to the 2009 Graduation Success Rates released November 18 by the NCAA Cincinnati which was fifth in the BCS standings checked in with a 75 percent NCAA graduation rate and a 71 percent federal government rate the only team in the BCS top 10 to surpass the 70 percent plateau in both Kelly finished his tenure at Cincinnati with a 34 6 record 76 Butch Jones era 2010 2012 Edit On December 16 2009 Central Michigan head coach Butch Jones was named head coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats 77 The hiring was an odd coincidence as Jones had also replaced Brian Kelly as head coach at Central Michigan 78 Jones led the Bearcats to records of 4 8 in 2010 and 10 3 in 2011 79 80 including a Big East championship a Liberty Bowl victory over Vanderbilt and he was named Big East Coach of the Year 81 Also in 2011 Cincinnati was the only program to win both its conference championship as well as the league s team academic award 81 Jones led the Bearcats to a 9 3 regular season record in 2012 82 leading them to the Belk Bowl in Charlotte to play against Duke University a game Cincinnati won 83 Twenty days prior to the bowl game on December 7 2012 Jones announced to the team that he would be resigning to accept the job as head football coach at Tennessee 84 after declining offers from Colorado Purdue and others 85 86 Tommy Tuberville era 2013 2016 Edit On December 8 2012 Texas Tech head coach Tommy Tuberville formerly head coach at Ole Miss and Auburn accepted the head coaching position at Cincinnati with a 2 2 million contract 87 88 Cincinnati s athletic director Whit Babcock had previously worked with Tuberville at Auburn the two have been friends for several years 89 On December 9 an article in the Lubbock Avalanche Journal pointed out that Cincinnati is only 30 miles from Guilford Indiana home of Tuberville s wife Suzanne 90 In 2013 his first season with Cincinnati Tuberville led the Bearcats into the American Athletic Conference with an overall record of 9 4 and a 6 2 conference record 91 His 2014 team was also 9 4 overall 92 but this time earned an American Athletic Conference co championship by virtue of their 7 1 league mark 93 Both years also saw bowl losses in 2013 to North Carolina 94 and 2014 to Virginia Tech 95 96 After a 7 5 season in 2015 the Bearcats were defeated by San Diego State 42 7 in the Hawai i BowlOn December 4 2016 after a 4 8 season 97 Tuberville resigned as head coach of Cincinnati 98 Tuberville left Cincinnati with an overall record of 29 22 and 18 14 in AAC conference play 99 Luke Fickell era 2017 2022 Edit Coach Fickell On December 10 2016 Ohio State defensive coordinator associate head coach Luke Fickell was named UC s head coach replacing Tuberville 100 Fickell had also served as Ohio State s head coach during the 2011 season after a scandal forced out previous coach Jim Tressel 101 During the 2017 season the Bearcats compiled a record of 4 8 102 The 2018 season saw a much improved team with the Bearcats finishing with an 11 2 6 2 AAC record and winning the Military Bowl against Virginia Tech The 11 win season was only the third such season in the history of the program 103 Fickell was given the AAC Coach of the Year honor for the season Under Fickell s direction in 2019 the Bearcats won the AAC East Division and played in the AAC Championship The Bearcats won the Birmingham Bowl their 2nd straight bowl win and finished the 2019 campaign with its 2nd consecutive 11 win season Fickell built on the success of the 2019 season with the 2020 campaign producing his best yet result despite a season mired with COVID 19 cancellations and postponements The Bearcats returned to the AAC Championship game this time defeating Tulsa to end the regular season with an undefeated record Fickell returned the Bearcats to a NY6 bowl losing a close game to Georgia in the Peach Bowl In 2021 the Bearcats went undefeated in the regular season including a notable road victory against Notre Dame and former coach Brian Kelly 104 After defeating Houston in the AAC Championship Cincinnati became the first so called Group of Five team to qualify to the College Football Playoff debuting in the final four of that list on November 26 They lost to Alabama in the Cotton Bowl In 2022 Cincinnati would finish in the regular season 9 3 and 6 2 in AAC play but were not able to qualify for the AAC Championship 105 On November 27 2022 Fickell was hired by Wisconsin to replace Paul Chryst as head coach 106 and cornerbacks coach and special teams coordinator Kerry Coombs would be promoted to interim head coach 107 Fickell would leave Cincinnati as the coach with the most career wins in program history Scott Satterfield era 2022 present Edit On December 5 2022 Satterfield was named the head coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats 108 Ironically Satterfield s former team the rival Louisville Cardinals were set to play Cincinnati only a few days later in the 2022 Fenway Bowl Conference affiliations EditCincinnati has been both an independent and affiliated with multiple conferences 109 102 Independent 1885 1909 Ohio Athletic Conference 1910 1925 Buckeye Conference 1926 1936 Independent 1937 1946 note no games played in 1943 1944 Mid American Conference 1947 1952 Independent 1953 1956 Missouri Valley Conference 1957 1969 Independent 1970 1995 Conference USA 1996 2004 Big East Conference 2005 2012 American Athletic Conference 2013 2022 Big 12 Conference 2023 present Championships EditConference championships Edit Cincinnati has won 15 conference championships nine outright and six shared Season Conference Coach Overall record Conference record1933 Buckeye Athletic Association Dana M King 7 2 3 11934 6 2 1 2 0 11947 Mid American Conference Ray Nolting 7 3 3 11949 Sid Gillman 7 4 4 01951 10 1 3 01952 8 1 1 3 01963 Missouri Valley Conference Chuck Studley 6 4 3 11964 8 2 4 02002 Conference USA Rick Minter 7 7 6 22008 Big East Conference Brian Kelly 11 3 6 12009 12 1 7 02011 Butch Jones 10 3 5 22012 10 3 5 22014 American Athletic Conference Tommy Tuberville 9 4 7 12020 Luke Fickell 9 1 6 02021 13 1 8 0 Co champions Division championships Edit Season Division Coach Opponent CG result2019 AAC East Luke Fickell Memphis L 24 29Bowl games EditThe Bearcats have participated in 22 postseason bowl games with a record of 10 12 110 111 The program s first postseason games were by the 1897 Cincinnati football team which played in two games in New Orleans in January 1898 112 Year Coach Bowl Opponent Result1946 Ray Nolting Sun Bowl Virginia Tech W 18 61949 Sid Gillman Glass Bowl Toledo W 33 131950 Sid Gillman Sun Bowl West Texas State L 13 141997 Rick Minter Humanitarian Bowl Utah State W 35 192000 Rick Minter Motor City Bowl Marshall L 14 252001 Rick Minter Motor City Bowl Toledo L 16 232002 Rick Minter New Orleans Bowl North Texas L 19 242004 Mark Dantonio Fort Worth Bowl Marshall W 32 142006 Brian Kelly International Bowl Western Michigan W 27 242007 Brian Kelly PapaJohns com Bowl Southern Miss W 31 212008 Brian Kelly Orange Bowl Virginia Tech L 7 202009 Jeff Quinn interim Sugar Bowl Florida L 24 512011 Butch Jones Liberty Bowl Vanderbilt W 31 242012 Steve Stripling interim Belk Bowl Duke W 48 342013 Tommy Tuberville Belk Bowl North Carolina L 17 392014 Tommy Tuberville Military Bowl Virginia Tech L 17 332015 Tommy Tuberville Hawaii Bowl San Diego State L 7 422018 Luke Fickell Military Bowl Virginia Tech W 35 312019 Luke Fickell Birmingham Bowl Boston College W 38 62020 Luke Fickell Peach Bowl Georgia L 21 242021 Luke Fickell Cotton Bowl1 Alabama L 6 272022 Kerry Coombs interim Fenway Bowl Louisville L 7 24 The Glass Bowl is listed in NCAA records but was not considered an NCAA sanctioned bowl 110 Cincinnati counts the bowl game in their records 113 1CFP Semifinal Game Playoffs Edit Cincinnati was selected as the fourth seed in the College Football Playoff following the 2021 season Year Seed Opponent Round Result2021 4 No 1 Alabama Semi Finals Cotton Bowl L 6 27Personnel EditCoaching staff Edit Cincinnati BearcatsName Position Consecutive season s at Cincinnati in current position Previous positionScott Satterfield Head coach 1st Louisville Head coach 2019 2022 Bryan Brown Associate Head Coach Defensive coordinator 1st Louisville Defensive coordinator 2019 2022 Brad Glenn Offensive coordinator Wide receivers 1st Virginia Tech Passing game coordinator Quarterbacks 2022 Kerry Coombs Special teams coordinator Secondary 2nd Ohio State Defensive coordinator 2020 2021 Nate Fuqua Co defensive coordinator Outside linebackers 1st Georgia State Defensive coordinator Outside linebackers 2017 2022 Nic Cardwell Offensive line 1st Louisville Offensive line 2022 De Rail Sims Running backs 1st Louisville Running backs 2021 2022 Josh Stepp Tight ends 1st Louisville Tight ends 2022 Walter Stewart Defensive line 2nd Temple Defensive line 2019 2021 Pete Thomas Quarterbacks 1st Louisville Quarterbacks 2021 2022 Cortney Braswell Inside linebackers 1st Army Inside linebackers 2021 2022 Reference 114 Rivalries EditLouisville Edit Main article The Keg of Nails The Keg of Nails is the name of the rivalry between Cincinnati and Louisville The rivalry has stretched over the span of four conferences from the Missouri Valley Conference to the Metro Conference to Conference USA and more recently in the Big East Conference which in 2013 was renamed to the American Athletic Conference It is believed to be the oldest rivalry for the Louisville football team and the second oldest for Cincinnati only behind the annual game with the Miami RedHawks The trophy is a replica of a keg used to ship nails The exchange is believed to have been initiated by fraternity chapters on the UC and U of L campuses signifying that the winning players in the game were tough as nails The present keg is actually a replacement for the original award which was misplaced by Louisville lost during some construction of office facilities It is adorned with the logos of both schools and the scores of the series games The rivalry went on hiatus following the 2013 season as Louisville moved to the Atlantic Coast Conference on July 1 2014 115 and continues to remain in hiatus upon Cincinnati s move to the Big 12 Conference which is expected to occur on July 1 2023 116 Memphis Edit Main article Cincinnati Memphis rivalry Football Cincinnati and Memphis have played a total of 36 times across a number of conferences After the establishment of the American Athletic Conference in 2013 the series was renewed from the days of Conference USA Most notably in the 2019 season the two teams would face off twice in consecutive weeks with both games being hosted by Memphis The second game would be the 2019 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game in which the Tigers would beat the Bearcats for the second straight week Cincinnati and Memphis met again in 2020 at Nippert with the Bearcats defeating the Tigers 49 10 The series is expected to go on hiatus upon Cincinnati s move into the Big 12 Conference on July 1 2023 117 Miami Edit Main article Victory Bell Cincinnati Miami The Victory Bell is the trophy awarded to the winner of the American college football rivalry game played by the Cincinnati and Miami OH The Victory Bell is the oldest current non conference college football rivalry in the United States though the teams were conference rivals for a few years in the late 1940s and early 1950s 118 The Bearcats and RedHawks formerly the Redskins square off each fall for the famed Victory Bell The first game in the series played on December 8 1888 in Oxford Ohio was the first college football game played in the state of Ohio The original bell hung in Miami s Harrison Hall Old Main near the site of the first game and was used to ring in Miami victories The traveling trophy tradition began in the 1890s when some Cincinnati fans borrowed the bell The bell went to the winner of the annual game for the next forty years until it mysteriously disappeared in the 1930s The original bell reappeared in 1946 and is on display in the lobby of Miami s Murstein Alumni Center The trophy is a replica of the original bell and is kept in the possession of the winning team each year One side of the bell is painted black with white numbers showing Cincinnati s victories while the other side is white with red numbers showing Miami s victories Ties are indicated on the top of the red yoke in white numbers The Bearcats have won the last 16 meetings including a 38 17 victory in the 2022 meeting at Paycor Stadium to take the overall series lead at 60 59 7 Pittsburgh Edit Main article River City Rivalry The River City Rivalry is the name of the rivalry between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh The rivalry itself was relatively brief played annually from 2005 during which season the rivalry trophy was introduced Before the rivalry was titled the two teams played each other in 1921 1922 1979 and 1981 The rivalry went on hiatus like many others throughout the country in the aftermath of the 2010 13 NCAA conference realignment which left the programs in separate leagues However the two teams are scheduled to meet in a home and home series for the 2023 and 2024 seasons 119 The Paddlewheel Trophy is the rivalry trophy that was created in 2005 when the Bearcats joined the Big East Conference to which the Pittsburgh Panthers already belonged The trophy is designed and named in honor the historic link between the cities from the days in the 19th and early 20th centuries when Paddle wheel powered boats traveled between the two cities along the Ohio River The 2009 match up between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh was described by one national columnist as the most fascinating game I ve ever seen 120 The game functioned as a Big East championship game with Cincinnati entering first in the conference and Pittsburgh at second Additionally the Bearcats entered the game undefeated and trying to earn a spot in the BCS National Championship Game while the 9 2 Panthers were trying to secure their first BCS bowl since the 2004 season The Panthers had an early 31 10 lead however the ensuing kickoff was returned for a touchdown by Mardy Gilyard to make it a 31 17 game at halftime Cincinnati completed the comeback tying the game at 38 late in the 4th quarter Pittsburgh running back Dion Lewis scored a touchdown with 1 36 left in the game but a mishandled snap by Andrew Janocko prevented the Panthers from converting the extra point The Bearcats then drove down the field and scored on a 29 yard touchdown pass from Tony Pike to Armon Binns with 33 seconds left Bearcats kicker Jake Rodgers converted the extra point attempt and Cincinnati held on to win 45 44 Following the game Cincinnati rose to a No 3 ranking in the final BCS standing while Pitt dropped to No 17 The game has been described as one of the most crushing losses in the history of Pitt football 121 Though the rivalry has gone into hiatus upon Pittsburgh s move to the Atlantic Coast Conference it will be renewed in a Home and Home series starting in 2023 In the aftermath of the 2021 22 NCAA conference realignment the series will once again be a battle of power conference foes as the first game of the series will take place in Cincinnati s first year in the Big 12 Conference UCF Edit Main article Cincinnati UCF football rivalry Cincinnati and UCF are tied for the series 4 4 122 West Virginia Edit Main article Cincinnati West Virginia rivalry The teams met 20 times between 1921 and 2011 every year from 2005 to 2011 as conference foes and members of the Big East Conference West Virginia leads Cincinnati in the series 13 3 1 since 2011 123 Xavier Edit Main article Cincinnati Xavier rivalry Football Cincinnati and Xavier would first play in 1918 but the series would not become an annual event until 1946 The game would be played each year at Cincinnati s Nippert Stadium as the venue had a larger capacity to accommodate the cross city showdown compared to Xavier s Corcoran Stadium The series and Xavier s football program would come to a close after the 1973 series Cincinnati leads the historic series 18 12 Individual honors EditUnanimous First Team All Americans Edit Year Player Position2022 Ivan Pace Jr LBReference 124 Consensus First Team All Americans Edit Year Player Position2000 Jonathan Ruffin K2007 2008 Kevin Huber P2021 Sauce Gardner DB2022 Ivan Pace Jr LBReference 124 College football awards Edit Year Award Player Position2000 Lou Groza Award Jonathan Ruffin K2021 Jim Thorpe Award Coby Bryant DBReferences 124 78 125 Ring of Honor Edit Cincinnati has honored the following players with their names and numbers displayed in Nippert Stadium 126 No Player Position Career5 Tom Marvaso S 1973 19758 Gino Guidugli QB 2001 20048 Danny McCoin QB 1984 198712 Greg Cook QB 1966 196816 Jack Lee QB 1957 195916 Jonathan Ruffin K 1999 200219 Shaq Washington WR 2011 201527 Tom O Malley QB 1947 194928 Gene Rossi QB 1950 195229 Bill Shalosky G 1950 195230 Mike Woods LB 1975 197730 Reggie Taylor RB 1983 198647 Kevin Huber P 2005 200862 Dick Goist RB 1951 1954College Football Hall of Fame inductees Edit See also College Football Hall of Fame Inductee Position Class Career Ref Frank Cavanaugh Head Coach 1954 1898 127 George Little Head Coach 1955 1914 1915 128 Sid Gillman Head Coach 1989 1949 1954 129 Nippert Stadium EditMain article Nippert Stadium Nippert has been home to the Bearcats football team in rudimentary form since 1901 and as a complete stadium since 1924 making it the fourth oldest playing site and fifth oldest stadium in college football Nippert has earned a reputation as a tough place to play One national columnist visiting the sold out Keg of Nails rivalry game in 2013 described Nippert Stadium as a quaint bowl of angry noise sitting under the gaze of remarkable architecture and went on to compare it to a baby Death Valley referring to LSU s notoriously intimidating Tiger Stadium 130 In 2012 USA Today called Nippert Stadium the best football venue in what was then the Big East Conference 131 UC boasted a 14 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