American college football season
The 2023 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Bearcats, members of the Big 12 Conference , played home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio . 2023 was the program's first season under head coach Scott Satterfield .
In September 2021, Cincinnati, BYU , Houston , and UCF accepted bids to join the Big 12 .[2] American Athletic Conference and the three American Athletic Conference schools schools set to depart from the league (Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF) announced that they had reached a buyout agreement with the conference that will allow those schools to join the Big 12 Conference in 2023.[3]
Two years removed from their appearance in the College Football Playoff , the Bearcats failed to qualify for a bowl game for the first time since 2017 after a loss to UCF.
Offseason [ edit ] Entered NFL Draft [ edit ] Coaching changes [ edit ] On November 27, 2022, head coach Luke Fickell , who had been the Bearcats head coach the last six years, left the school to take the same role at Wisconsin .
On December 5, 2022, Scott Satterfield , who had been the Louisville Cardinals head coach the last four years, left the school to become the Cincinnati head coach.[4]
On December 6, 2022, it was reported that Bryan Brown would follow Satterfield to Cincinnati as defensive coordinator.[5]
On December 14, 2022, Satterfield announced additions to the coaching and support staffs. Joining the Bearcats are Nic Cardwell, Derek Nicholson , De'Rail Sims and Pete Thomas . Official titles and responsibilities will be announced at a later date.[6]
On January 4, 2023, Satterfield announced further staff additions, which included Greg Gasparato and Josh Stepp as well as his strength and conditioning staff led by Niko Palazeti.[7]
On January 9, 2023, Satterfield announced the hiring of Tom Manning as offensive coordinator and tight ends coach. Other staff announced were Zach Grant as general manager, Jack Griffith as director of player personnel, Cass Simmons as director of recruiting strategy, and Carolina Tart as director of recruiting.[8]
On February 20, 2023, Manning was reported to be leaving the Bearcats to become the next tight ends coach for the Indianapolis Colts .[9]
After departures of Manning, Nicholson, and Gasparato in February, Satterfield announced the hiring of Brad Glenn as offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach, Nate Fuqua as co-defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach, and Cortney Braswell as inside linebackers coach. Josh Stepp, previously named wide receivers coach, was named the tight end coach.[10]
Offseason departures [ edit ] 2022 Cincinnati offseason departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Ivan Pace Jr. 0 LB 6' 0" 235 Senior Cincinnati, OH Declared for NFL draft [11] Tre Tucker 1 WR 5' 9" 185 Senior Akron, OH Declared for NFL Draft[12] Wil Huber 2 LB 6' 4" 250 Graduate Student Indianapolis, IN Declared for NFL Draft[13] Ja'Von Hicks 3 S 6' 2" 210 Graduate Student Cincinnati, OH Declared for NFL Draft[14] Arquon Bush 9 CB 6' 0" 198 Senior Cleveland, OH Declared for NFL Draft[15] Charles McClelland 10 RB 5' 11" 200 Homerville, GA Declared for NFL Draft[16] Leonard Taylor 11 TE 6' 5" 235 Senior Springfield, OH Declared for NFL Draft[17] Ty Van Fossen 13 LB 6' 2" 222 Croton, OH Declared for NFL Draft[18] Tyler Scott 21 WR 5' 11" 185 Junior Norton, OH Declared for NFL Draft[19] Lorenz Metz 51 OL 6' 9" 330 Neuötting , Germany Declared for NFL Draft[20] James Tunstall 72 OT 6' 5" 320 Indian Head, MD Declared for NFL Draft[21] Jeremy Cooper 74 OL 6' 4" 325 Chicago, IL Declared for NFL Draft[22] Josh Whyle 81 TE 6' 6" 250 Cincinnati, OH Declared for NFL Draft[23] Jabari Taylor 90 DL 6' 1" 280 Graduate Student Akron, OH Declared for NFL Draft[24]
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Outgoing [ edit ] Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown New School Jake Renfro C 6' 3" 308 Junior Mokena, IL Wisconsin Ja’Quan Sheppard CB 6' 2" 200 Senior Zephyrhills, FL Maryland JQ Hardaway CB 6' 3" 200 Freshman Columbus, GA Kentucky Ryan Coe K 6' 3" 227 Junior McDonald, PA North Carolina Noah Potter DE 6' 6" 270 Mentor, OH NC State Jojo Bermudez WR 5' 10" 170 Freshman Egg Harbor City, NJ Delaware Jadon Thompson WR 6' 2" 187 Junior Chicago, IL Louisville Nick Mardner WR 6' 6" 215 Senior Mississauga, ON Auburn Leroy Bowers LB 6' 1" 207 Cincinnati, OH Southern Luther Richesson QB 6' 3" 204 Freshman Nashville, TN Golden West College Mario Eugenio DE 6' 3" 245 Freshman Tampa, FL Patrick Body Jr. CB 6' 2" 171 Freshman Monroeville, PA Will Pauling WR 5' 10" 180 Chicago, IL Wisconsin L'Christian Smith WR 6' 5" 215 Huber Heights, OH Western Kentucky Joe Huber OL 6' 5" 310 Dublin, OH Wisconsin Drew Donley WR 6' 2" 180 Frisco, TX Texas State Quincy Burroughs WR 6' 2" 202 Freshman Jacksonville, FL Wisconsin Devin Hightower LB 5' 11" 225 Twinsburg, OH Jaheim Thomas LB 6' 4" 240 Cincinnati, OH Arkansas Christian Lowery K 5' 11" 180 Junior Acworth, GA Marcus Peterson WR 6' 3" 215 Lake City, FL McNeese Malik Rainey CB 5' 11" 175 Chicago, IL Armorion Smith S 6' 2" 205 Detroit, MI Michigan State Cameron Junior LB 6' 1" 211 Middletown, OH Eastern Kentucky Ben Bryant QB 6' 3" 190 La Grange, IL Northwestern Jonah Lytle CB 5' 11" 165 Canton, OH Central State
Incoming [ edit ] Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prev. School Luke Kandra OL 6' 4" 320 Cincinnati, OH Louisville Trevor Radosevich C 6' 4" 310 Englishtown, NJ Penn Dorian Jones LB 6' 0" 230 Senior Plantation, FL Louisville Emory Jones QB 6' 3" 212 LaGrange, GA Arizona State Keyshawn Helton WR 5' 9" 160 Senior Pensacola, FL Florida State Daniel Grzesiak DE/LB 6' 1" 250 Los Angeles, CA Utah State Philip Wilder OL 6' 5" 305 Jonesboro, GA Southeast Missouri State D.J. Taylor DB 5' 10" 192 Tampa, FL Arizona State Dee Wiggins WR 6' 3" 195 Miami, FL Louisville Carter Brown K 6' 0" 205 Sophomore Pearland, TX Arizona State Sterling Berkhalter WR 6' 4" 200 Junior Cincinnati, OH North Carolina A&T Joey Beljan TE 6' 3" 240 Holland, NJ Western Kentucky Rory Bell K 5' 9" 185 Sophomore Wilmington, OH Temple Jordan Young DB 6' 0" 195 Tampa, FL Florida Donovan Ollie WR 6' 3" 212 Wylie, TX Washington State Aaron Turner WR 5' 7" 185 Junior Ellicott City, MD UConn Braden Smith WR 5' 10" 185 Flowood, MS Louisville Deondre Buford OL 6' 3" 315 Detroit, MI Kentucky George Udo DB 6' 1" 200 Senior Walnut Creek, CA BYU Xzavier Henderson WR 6' 3" 200 Senior Miami, FL Florida Jalen Hunt DL 6' 4" 315 Belleville, MI Michigan State Kyree Moyston DL 6' 4" 242 Sophomore Norfolk, VA Virginia Tech Dion Hunter LB 6' 2" 235 Rio Rancho, NM New Mexico
Recruiting [ edit ] US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date Trevor Carter LB Ironton, Ohio Ironton High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Nov 9, 2021 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Barry Jackson Jr. WR Ellenwood, Georgia Cedar Grove High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dec 21, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Brady Drogosh QB Warren, Michigan De La Salle Collegiate High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 2, 2021 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Ty Perkins WR Ironton, Ohio Ironton High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 7, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Jayden Davis S Suwanee, Georgia Collins Hill High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dec 11, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Rayquan Adkins CB Miami, Florida Northwestern High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Dec 21, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Brian Simms III DE Baltimore, Maryland St. Frances Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Oct 13, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Evan Tengesdahl OL Huber Heights, Ohio Wayne High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Dec 9, 2021 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Manny Covey RB Starke, Florida Bradford High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 4, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Josh Gregory OT St. Louis, Missouri Christian Brothers College 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 270 lb (120 kg) Jun 4, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Kamari Burns DE Gahanna, Ohio Gahanna Lincoln High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jun 8, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals : 71 247Sports : 75 ESPN : 72 Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 3:30 p.m. No. 24 (FCS ) Eastern Kentucky * ESPN+ W 66–1338,193 September 9 6:30 p.m. at Pittsburgh * The CW W 27–2149,398 September 16 7:00 p.m. Miami (OH) * ESPN+ L 24–31 OT 38,193 September 23 12:00 p.m. No. 16 Oklahoma FOX L 6–2038,193 10:15 p.m. at BYU ESPN L 27–3563,834 October 14 12:00 p.m. Iowa State Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH FS1 L 10–3038,193 October 21 12:00 p.m. Baylor Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN+ L 29–3238,193 October 28 8:00 p.m. at Oklahoma State ESPN2 L 13–4553,855 November 4 3:30 p.m. UCF Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry ) FS1 L 26–2838,193 November 11 7:00 p.m. at Houston FS1 W 24–1434,312 November 18 2:30 p.m. at West Virginia ESPN+ L 21–4243,588 November 25 6:30 p.m. Kansas Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN2 L 16–4938,193
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Game summaries [ edit ] No. 24 (FCS) Eastern Kentucky [ edit ] Game One – No. 24 (FCS) Eastern Kentucky Colonels (0-0) at Cincinnati Bearcats (0-0)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 24 (FCS) Colonels 0 7 3 3 13 Bearcats 21 21 10 14 66
at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio
Date : Saturday, September 2, 2023Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind : 7 mphGame attendance : 38,193Referee : Christian WatsonTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Noah Reed (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst), and Shane Sparks (sideline)Pregame line : Cincinnati by 21.5 • FPI odds to winGame summary : ESPN
Game information First quarter 11:45 CIN - Xzavier Henderson 49-yard pass from Emory Jones (Carter Brown kick) - 7-0 Cincinnati, Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:09 6:52 CIN - Dee Wiggins 39-yard pass from Emory Jones (Carter Brown kick) - 14-0 Cincinnati, Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 2:07 1:41 CIN - Emory Jones 1-yard run (Carter Brown kick) - 21-0 Cincinnati, Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:46 Second quarter 11:47 CIN - Payten Singletary 1-yard pass from Emory Jones (Carter Brown kick) - 28-0 Cincinnati, Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:23 7:17 CIN - Emory Jones 12-yard run (Carter Brown kick) - 35-0 Cincinnati, Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:04 5:08 EKU - Hunter Brown 17-yard pass from Parker McKinney (Patrick Nations kick) - 35-7 Cincinnati, Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 2:03 0:49 CIN - Braden Smith 48-yard pass from Emory Jones (Carter Brown kick) - 42-7 Cincinnati, Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 4:14 Third quarter 13:21 CIN - Carter Brown 46-yard field goal - 45-7 Cincinnati, Drive: 4 plays, -9 yards, 1:27 8:12 EKU - Patrick Nations 42-yard field goal - 45-10 Cincinnati, Drive: 4 plays, -7 yards, 1:44 2:42 CIN - Aaron Turner 6-yard pass from Emory Jones (Carter Brown kick) - 52-10 Cincinnati, Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:30 Fourth quarter 13:39 CIN - Brady Lichtenberg 4-yard run (Carter Brown kick) - 59-10 Cincinnati, Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:39 6:30 EKU - Patrick Nations 43-yard field goal - 59-13 Cincinnati, Drive: 13 plays, 49 yards, 7:09 4:37 CIN - Barry Jackson Jr. 65-yard pass from Brady Lichtenberg - 66-13 Cincinnati, Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:53
Statistics EKU CIN First downs 15 30 Plays–yards 55–302 71–667 Rushes–yards 32–125 44–229 Passing yards 177 438 Passing: comp–att–int 13–25–2 23–27–0 Time of possession 28:14 31:46
Team Category Player Statistics Eastern Kentucky Passing Patrick McKinney 13/24, 177 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Joshua Carter 7 carries, 68 yards Receiving Jaden Smith 5 receptions, 81 yards Cincinnati Passing Emory Jones 19/23, 345 yards, 5 TD Rushing Corey Kiner 13 carries, 105 yards Receiving Xzavier Henderson 7 receptions, 149 yards, 1 TD
at Pittsburgh [ edit ] Game Two – Cincinnati Bearcats (1-0) at Pittsburgh Panthers (1-0)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Bearcats 10 10 7 0 27 Panthers 7 0 0 14 21
at Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date : Saturday, September 9, 2023Game time : 6:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : • Temperature : • Wind :Game attendance : 49,398Referee : David AlvarezTV announcers (The CW ) : Tom Werme (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), and Treavor Scales (sideline)Pregame line : Pittsburgh by 6.5 • FPI odds to winGame summary : ESPN
Game information First quarter 13:06 CIN - Payten Singletary 12-yard pass from Emory Jones (Carter Brown kick) - 7-0 Cincinnati, Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:24 8:57 CIN - Carter Brown 22-yard field goal - 10-0 Cincinnati, Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:20 4:17 PITT - Konata Mumpfield 5-yard pass from Phil Jurkovec (Ben Sauls kick) - 10-7 Cincinnati, Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:40 Second quarter 13:20 CIN - Corey Kiner 7-yard run (Carter Brown kick) - 17-7 Cincinnati, Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:07 0:05 CIN - Carter Brown 47-yard field goal - 20-7 Cincinnati, Drive: 17 plays, 69 yards, 8:11 Third quarter 9:17 CIN - Braden Smith 21-yard pass from Emory Jones (Carter Brown kick) - 27-7 Cincinnati, Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 1:44 Fourth quarter 14:48 PITT - Konata Mumpfield 9-yard pass from Phil Jurkovec (Ben Sauls kick) - 27-14 Cincinnati, Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:06 11:53 PITT - Gavin Bartholomew 16-yard pass from Phil Jurkovec (Ben Sauls kick) - 27-21 Cincinnati, Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 0:45
Statistics CIN PITT First downs 20 18 Plays–yards 69–371 61–262 Rushes–yards 42–216 29–83 Passing yards 155 179 Passing: comp–att–int 19–27–1 10–32–0 Time of possession 34:43 25:17
Team Category Player Statistics Cincinnati Passing Emory Jones 18/26, 125 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Corey Kiner 20 carries, 153 yards, 1 TD Receiving Braden Smith 5 receptions, 59 yards, 1 TD Pittsburgh Passing Phil Jurkovec 10/32, 179 yards, 3 TD Rushing C'bo Flemister 6 carries, 38 yards Receiving Gavin Bartholemew 3 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD
Miami (OH) [ edit ] Game Three – Miami (Ohio) Redhawks (1-1) at Cincinnati Bearcats (2-0)
Period 1 2 3 4 OT Total RedHawks 7 7 7 3 7 31 Bearcats 10 3 3 8 0 24
at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio
Date : Saturday, September 16, 2023Game time : 7:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind : 5 mphGame attendance : 38,193Referee : Matt PackowskiTV announcers (ESPN+) : Sean Kenney (play-by-play) and Brad Hopkins (analyst)Pregame line : Cincinnati by 14.5 • FPI odds to winGame summary :
Game information First quarter 14:45 M-OH - Gage Larvadain 79-yard pass from Brett Gabbert (Graham Nicholson kick) - 7-0 Miami (OH), Drive: 1 play, 79 yards, 0:11 11:47 CIN - Corey Kiner 4-yard run (Carter Brown kick) - 7-7, Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:58 1:40 CIN - Carter Brown 28-yard field goal - 10-7 Cincinnati, Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:48 Second quarter 9:22 M-OH - Javon Tracy 17-yard pass from Brett Gabbert (Graham Nicholson kick) - 14-10 Miami (OH), Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 7:12 1:52 CIN - Carter Brown 23-yard field goal - 14-13 Miami (OH), Drive: 16 plays, 79 yards, 7:23 Third quarter 7:23 CIN - Carter Brown 23-yard field goal - 16-14 Cincinnati, Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 4:21 3:01 M-OH - Kevin Davis 1-yard run (Graham Nicholson kick) - 21-16 Miami (OH), Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:22 Fourth quarter 13:52 CIN - Emory Jones 17-yard run (Emory Jones two-point pass to Chamon Metayer) - 24-21 Cincinnati, Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:09 5:10 M-OH - Graham Nicholson 20-yard field goal - 24-24, Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 3:09 Overtime 1OT M-OH - Joe Wilkins Jr. 8-yard pass from Brett Gabbert (Graham Nicholson kick) - 31-24 Miami (OH), Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards
Statistics MIA CIN First downs 16 30 Plays–yards 49-358 93-538 Rushes–yards 29-121 57-273 Passing yards 237 265 Passing: comp–att–int 12-20-1 18-34-2 Time of possession 23:42 36:18
Team Category Player Statistics Miami (OH) Passing Brett Gabbert 12/20, 237 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Brett Gabbert 9 carries, 75 yards Receiving Gage Larvadain 1 reception, 79 yards, 1 TD Cincinnati Passing Emory Jones 18/34, 265 yards, 2 INT Rushing Ryan Montgomery 20 carries, 104 yards Receiving Xzavier Henderson 12 receptions, 140 yards
No. 16 Oklahoma [ edit ] Game Four – No. 16 Oklahoma Sooners (3-0) at Cincinnati Bearcats (2-1)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 16 Sooners 7 3 7 3 20 Bearcats 3 0 3 0 6
at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio
Date : Saturday, September 23, 2023Game time : 12:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind : 8 mphGame attendance : 38,193Referee : Kevin MarTV announcers (Fox ) : Gus Johnson (Play-by-Play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline)Pregame line : Oklahoma by 13 • FPI odds to winGame summary :
Game information First quarter 7:39 CIN - Carter Brown 40-yard field goal - 3-0 Cincinnati, Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 3:45 0:34 OKLA - Nic Anderson 5-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Zach Schmit kick) - 7-3 Oklahoma, Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 1:47 Second quarter 8:40 OKLA - Zach Schmit 34-yard field goal - 10-3 Oklahoma, Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 4:51 Third quarter 8:22 CIN - Carter Brown 54-yard field goal - 10-6 Oklahoma, Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, 4:32 5:23 OKLA - Dillon Gabriel 1-yard run (Zach Schmit kick) - 17-6 Oklahoma, Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:59 Fourth quarter 10:59 OKLA - Zach Schmit 30-yard field goal - 20-6 Oklahoma, Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:33
Statistics OKLA CIN First downs 21 21 Plays–yards 72-425 79-376 Rushes–yards 34-103 37-141 Passing yards 322 235 Passing: comp–att–int 26-38-0 22-42-2 Time of possession 27:35 32:25
Team Category Player Statistics Oklahoma Passing Dillon Gabriel 26/38, 322 yards, 1 TD Rushing Marcus Major 15 carries, 63 yards Receiving Andrel Anthony 7 receptions, 117 yards Cincinnati Passing Emory Jones 22/41, 235 yards, 2 INT Rushing Emory Jones 15 carries, 42 yards Receiving Chamon Metayer 3 receptions, 50 yards
Game Five – Cincinnati Bearcats (2-2) at BYU Cougars (3-1)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Bearcats 0 10 10 7 27 Cougars 7 7 14 7 35
at LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah
Date : Friday, September 29, 2023Game time : 8:15 p.m. MDT Game weather : • Temperature : 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind : SE 6 mphGame attendance : 63,834Referee : Michael VanderValdeTV announcers (ESPN) : Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline)Pregame line : BYU by 1 • FPI odds to winGame summary :
Game information First quarter 8:28 BYU - Jakob Robinson 42-yard interception return (Will Ferrin kick) - 7-0 BYU, Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:51 Second quarter 10:59 CIN - Chamon Metayer 27-yard pass from Emory Jones (Carter Brown kick) - 7-7, Drive: 17 plays, 90 yards, 6:49 0:44 CIN - Carter Brown 33-yard field goal - 10-7 Cincinnati, Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 2:49 0:06 BYU - Darius Lassiter 22-yard pass from Kedon Slovis (Will Ferrin kick) - 14-10 BYU, Drive: 3 plays, 82 yards, 0:30 Third quarter 11:38 BYU - LJ Martin 29-yard run (Will Ferrin kick) - 21-10 BYU, Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:02 5:24 CIN - Carter Brown 22-yard field goal - 21-13 BYU, Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 6:14 2:53 BYU - Chase Roberts 59-yard pass from Kedon Slovis (Will Ferrin kick) - 28-13 BYU, Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:31 0:59 CIN - Chamon Metayer 23-yard pass from Emory Jones (Carter Brown kick) - 28-20 BYU, Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:54 Fourth quarter 12:41 BYU - LJ Martin 1-yard run (Will Ferrin kick) - 35-20 BYU, Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 2:19 0:26 CIN - Braden Smith 31-yard pass from Emory Jones (Carter Brown kick) - 35-27 BYU, Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 1:10
Statistics CIN BYU First downs 26 17 Plays–yards 84-498 53-295 Rushes–yards 47-242 28-70 Passing yards 256 225 Passing: comp–att–int 23-37-1 14-25-0 Time of possession 35:01 24:59
Team Category Player Statistics Cincinnati Passing Emory Jones 23/37, 256 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Emory Jones 14 carries, 94 yards Receiving Xzavier Henderson 7 receptions, 74 yards BYU Passing Kedon Slovis 13/24, 223 yards, 2 TD Rushing LJ Martin 16 carries, 66 yards, 2 TD Receiving Chase Roberts 6 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD
Iowa State [ edit ] Game Six – Iowa State Cyclones at Cincinnati Bearcats
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Cyclones 3 14 6 7 30 Bearcats 7 0 3 0 10
at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio
Date : Saturday, October 14, 2023Game time : 12:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind : W 10 MPHGame attendance : 38,193Referee : Kevin BoitmannTV announcers (FS1 ) : Eric Collins , Devin Gardner Pregame line : UC –4.5 • FPI odds to winGame summary :
Game information First Quarter (5:31) ISU - Contreraz,Chase 30 yd field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:12; ISU 3–0 ) (0:42) UC - Metayer,Chamon 20 yd pass from Jones,Emory (Brown,Carter kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:49; UC 7–3 ) Second Quarter (7:48) ISU - Becht,Rocco 2 yd run (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 15 plays, 59 yards, 7:45; ISU 10–7 ) (3:43) ISU - Brahmer,Benjamin 14 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 1:39; ISU 17–7 ) Third Quarter (10:45) ISU - Contreraz,Chase 34 yd field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 4:03; ISU 20–7 ) (4:03) UC - Brown,Carter 36 yd field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards, 6:42; ISU 20–10 ) (1:10) ISU - Contreraz,Chase 30 yd field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:53; ISU 23–10 ) Fourth Quarter (10:00) ISU - Klotz,Stevo 13 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 4:05; ISU 30–10 )
Statistics ISU CIN First downs 17 15 Plays–yards 364 214 Rushes–yards 123 115 Passing yards 241 99 Passing: comp–att–int 15-25-0 15-29-2 Time of possession 33:40 26:20
Team Category Player Statistics Iowa State Passing Rocco Becht 15/25, 241 yards, 2 TD Rushing Eli Sanders 16 carries, 52 yards Receiving Jayden Higgins 6 receptions, 172 yards Cincinnati Passing Emory Jones 14/26, 96 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Emory Jones 15 carries, 72 yards Receiving Chamon Metayer 4 receptions, 43 yards, 1 TD
Game Seven – Baylor Bears at Cincinnati Bearcats
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Bears 3 17 9 3 32 Bearcats 0 14 0 15 29
at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio
Date : Saturday, October 21, 2023Game time : 12:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind :Game attendance : 38,193Referee : Kevin MarTV : ESPN+Pregame line : Cincinnati –2.5 • FPI odds to winGame summary :
Game information First quarter (5:55) BAY – Isaiah Hankins 54-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, –3 yards, 2:02; Baylor 3–0 ) Second quarter (14:55) CIN – Xzavier Henderson 4-yard reception from Emory Jones (Carter Brown kick) (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:00; Cincinnati 7–3 ) (12:16) BAY – Blake Shapen 3-yard run (Isaiah Hankins kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:39; Baylor 10–7 ) (12:09) BAY – Byron Vaughns 15-yard fumble recovery (Isaiah Hankins kick) (Drive: Baylor 17–7 ) (7:18) BAY – Isaiah Hankins 43-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 2:44; Baylor 20–7 ) (5:59) CIN – Myles Montgomery 38-yard run (Carter Brown kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:19; Baylor 20–14 ) Third quarter (12:17) BAY – Jake Roberts 6-yard reception from Blake Shapen, 2-point pass incomplete (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:43; Baylor 26–14 ) (5:00) BAY – Isaiah Hankins 46-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:34; Baylor 29–14 ) Fourth quarter (14:20) CIN – Myles Montgomery 1-yard run (Carter Brown kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 5:32; Baylor 29–21 ) (7:01) BAY – Isaiah Hankins 43-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 57 yards, 7:14; Baylor 32–21 ) (5:03) CIN – Xzavier Henderson 29-yard reception from Emory Jones (Evan Prater 2-point pass) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:58; Baylor 32–29 )
Statistics BAY CIN First downs 22 21 Plays–yards 70–396 74–450 Rushes–yards 28–80 43–288 Passing yards 316 162 Passing: comp–att–int 25–42–0 19–31–0 Time of possession 31:13 28:47
Team Category Player Statistics Baylor Passing Blake Shapen 25-42, 316 yards, 1 TD Rushing Dominic Richardson 8 carries, 37 yards Receiving Ketron Jackson, Jr. 5 receptions, 130 yards Cincinnati Passing Emory Jones 19-30, 162 yards, 2 TD Rushing Corey Kiner 15 carries, 129 yards Receiving Xzavier Henderson 8 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD
at Oklahoma State [ edit ] Game Eight – Cincinnati Bearcats at Oklahoma State Cowboys
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Bearcats 7 0 0 6 13 Cowboys 7 3 21 14 45
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma
Date : Saturday, October 28, 2023Game time : 8:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 42 °F (6 °C) • Wind : N 11 MPH Game attendance : 53,855Referee : Tutashinda SalaamTV : ESPN2 Pregame line : • FPI odds to winGame summary :
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics CIN OSU First downs 20 23 Plays–yards 75–442 71–601 Rushes–yards 50–277 37–315 Passing yards 165 286 Passing: comp–att–int 11–25–1 17–34–1 Time of possession 30:33 29:27
Team Category Player Statistics Cincinnati Passing Emory Jones 6/16, 117 yards, INT Rushing Myles Montgomery 8 carries, 90 yards, TD Receiving Xzavier Henderson 4 receptions, 82 yards Oklahoma State Passing Alan Bowman 17/34, 286 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Ollie Gordon II 25 carries, 271 yards, 2 TD Receiving Leon Johnson III 5 receptions, 149 yards
Game Nine – UCF Knights at Cincinnati Bearcats
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Knights 7 7 7 7 28 Bearcats 3 7 7 9 26
at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio
Date : Saturday, November 4, 2023Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : • Temperature : • Wind :Game attendance : 38,193TV announcers (FS1) : Adam Alexander, Devin Gardner Pregame line : • FPI odds to winGame summary :
Game information First Quarter Cincinnati: Carter Brown 39-yard field goal, 9:58 UCF: John Rhys Plumlee 8-yard touchdown run (Colton Boomer Kick), 0:20 Second Quarter UCF: R. J. Harvey 13-yard touchdown run (Colton Boomer Kick), 4:12 Cincinnati: Braden Smith 11-yard touchdown pass from Emory Jones (Carter Brown Kick), 1:56 Third Quarter Cincinnati: Ryan Montgomery 2-yard touchdown run (Carter Brown Kick), 5:19 UCF: R. J. Harvey 25-yard touchdown run (Colton Boomer Kick), 0:31 Fourth Quarter Cincinnati: Carter Brown 28-yard field goal, 6:21 UCF: R. J. Harvey 1-yard touchdown run (Colton Boomer Kick), 2:41 Cincinnati: Corey Kiner 6-yard touchdown run (pass failed), 1:27
Statistics UCF CIN First downs 23 23 Plays–yards 393 515 Rushes–yards 228 248 Passing yards 165 267 Passing: comp–att–int 0 2 Time of possession 27:03 32:57
Team Category Player Statistics UCF Passing John Rhys Plumlee 13/23, 165 yards Rushing RJ Harvey 20 carries, 164 yards, 3 TD Receiving Javon Baker 4 receptions, 93 yards Cincinnati Passing Emory Jones 16/22, 217 yards, TD, INT Rushing Corey Kiner 19 carries, 114 yards, TD Receiving Braden Smith 6 receptions, 114 yards, TD
at Houston [ edit ] Game Ten – Cincinnati Bearcats at Houston Cougars
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Bearcats 7 7 3 7 24 Cougars 0 7 0 7 14
at TDECU Stadium • Houston, Texas
Date : Saturday, November 11, 2023Game time : 7:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : • Wind :Game attendance : 34,312Referee : David AlvarezTV : FS1 Pregame line : • FPI odds to winGame summary :
Game information First quarter (8:43) CIN – Ryan Montgomery 7-yard pass from Emory Jones (Carter Brown kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:17; Cincinnati 7–0 ) Second quarter (14:04) HOU – Joseph Manjack IV 7 yard-pass from Donovan Smith (Jack Martin kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 4:57; Tied 7–7 ) (8:04) CIN – Corey Kiner 1-yard run (Carter Brown kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 93 yards, 2:17; Cincinnati 14–7 ) Third quarter (8:25) CIN – Carter Brown 31-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 37 yards, 6:28; Cincinnati 17–7 ) Fourth quarter (8:47) CIN – Corey Kiner 5-yard run (Carter Brown kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:14; Cincinnati 24–7 ) (3:22) HOU – Joseph Manjack IV 2-yard pass from Donovan Smith (Jack Martin kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:25; Cincinnati 24–14 )
Statistics CIN HOU First downs 22 12 Plays–yards 71–368 51–241 Rushes–yards 48–204 23–139 Passing yards 164 102 Passing: comp–att–int 17–23–0 16–28–0 Time of possession 36:55 23:05
Team Category Player Statistics Cincinnati Passing Emory Jones 13/16, 131 yards, 1 TD Rushing Corey Kiner 23 carries, 129 yards, 2 TD Receiving Braden Smith 5 receptions, 69 yards Houston Passing Donovan Smith 16/28, 102 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing Donovan Smith 13 carries, 88 yards Receiving Joseph Manjack IV 4 receptions, 22 yards, 2 TD
at West Virginia [ edit ] Game Eleven – Cincinnati Bearcats at West Virginia Mountaineers
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Bearcats 0 7 0 14 21 Mountaineers 7 21 14 0 42
at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, November 18, 2023Game time : 2:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 48 °F (9 °C) • Wind :Game attendance : 43,588Referee : Michael VanderVeldeTV announcers (ESPN+) : Jorge Sedano (play-by-play) & Orlando Franklin (analyst)Pregame line : • FPI odds to winGame summary :ESPN box score
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics CIN WVU First downs 18 31 Plays–yards 332/58 634/65 Rushes–yards 141/31 424/46 Passing yards 191 210 Passing: comp–att–int 16-27-0 12-9-1 Time of possession 25:11 34:49
Team Category Player Statistics Cincinnati Passing Emory Jones 14/24, 166 yards, 2 TD Rushing Corey Kiner 13 carries, 56 yards Receiving Xzavier Henderson 6 receptions, 104 yards West Virginia Passing Garrett Greene 12/19, 210 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jahiem White 21 carries, 204 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jahiem White 1 reception, 75 yards, 1 TD
Game Twelve – Kansas Jayhawks at Cincinnati Bearcats
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Jayhawks 0 21 7 21 49 Bearcats 3 7 0 6 16
at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio
Date : Saturday, November 25, 2023Game time : 7:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Clear • Temperature : 39 °F (4 °C) • Wind :Game attendance : 38,193Referee : Kevin BoitmanTV announcers (ESPN2) : John Schriffen , Rocky Boiman Pregame line : Kansas –7 • FPI odds to winGame summary :
Game information First quarter (8:12) UC Carter Brown 49 yard field goal 12–44, 6:48 UC 3–0 Second quarter (8:55) KU Devin Neal 13 yard run (Seth Keller kick good) 5–77, 2:38 KU 7–3 (5:31) KU Jason Bean 15 yard pass to Jared Casey (Seth Keller kick good) 5–66, 2:22 KU 14–3 (0:26) UC Emory Jones 11 yard pass Ryan Montgomery (Carter Brown kick good) 13–75, 5:05 KU 14–10 (0:05) KU Jason Bean 26 yard pass to Mason Fairchild (Seth Keller kick good) 2–56, 0:17 KU 21–10 Third quarter (11:53) KU Devin Neal 30 yard run (Seth Keller kick good) 8–75, 3:07 KU 28–10 Fourth quarter (13:23) UC Ryan Montgomery 7 yard pass to Dee Wiggins (Emory Jones run no good) 12–67, 5:58 KU 28–16 (11:39) KU Jason Bean 43 yard run (Seth Keller kick good) 3–79, 1:37 KU 35—16 (9:52) KU Jason Bean 50 yard run (Seth Keller kick good) 2–59, 0:55 KU 42–16 (0:47) KU Dylan McDuffie 6 yard run (Owen Piepergerdes kick good) 11–61, 7:01 KU 49–16
Statistics KAN CIN First downs 23 21 Plays–yards 51–562 73–342 Rushes–yards 34–312 42–231 Passing yards 250 111 Passing: comp–att–int 13–17–0 16–31–1 Time of possession 27:19 32:41
Team Category Player Statistics Kansas Passing Jason Bean 13/17, 250 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Devin Neal 10 carries, 106 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Lawrence Arnold 3 receptions, 74 yards Cincinnati Passing Emory Jones 15/27, 104 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Corey Kiner 18 carries, 106 yards Receiving Dee Wiggins 4 receptions, 27 yards
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