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2022 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Fenway Bowl, L 7–24 vs. Louisville
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record9–4 (6–2 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGino Guidugli (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMike Tressel (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorColin Hitschler (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 ⊟
2022 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Tulane y$   7 – 1     12 – 2  
UCF y   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Cincinnati   6 – 2     9 – 4  
SMU   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Houston   5 – 3     8 – 5  
East Carolina   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Navy   4 – 4     4 – 8  
Memphis   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Tulsa   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Temple   1 – 7     3 – 9  
South Florida   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Tulane 45, UCF 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcats, members of the American Athletic Conference, played their home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. 2022 was the program's sixth and final season under head coach Luke Fickell.

In September 2021, Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF accepted bids to join the Big 12.[1] On June 10, the American Athletic Conference and the three schools set to depart from the league (Cincinnati, Houston, UCF) announced that they had reached a buyout agreement that allowed those schools to join the Big 12 Conference in 2023.[2] The 2022 season was the program's last season as a member of the AAC.

Offseason

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NFL Draft

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Main article: 2022 NFL draft

Nine Bearcats were selected in the 2022 NFL Draft, which was a school record, and was the third most of any school in the draft.[3]

Player Position Team Round Pick
Sauce Gardner CB New York Jets 1 4
Alec Pierce WR Indianapolis Colts 2 53
Bryan Cook S Kansas City Chiefs 2 62
Desmond Ridder QB Atlanta Falcons 3 74
Myjai Sanders OLB Arizona Cardinals 3 100
Coby Bryant CB Seattle Seahawks 4 109
Jerome Ford RB Cleveland Browns 5 156
Darrian Beavers LB New York Giants 6 182
Curtis Brooks DT Indianapolis Colts 6 216

Coaching changes

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On January 1, 2022, offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock who had been the Bearcats offensive coordinator the last five years left the school to take the same role at LSU.[4] On January 5, 2022, Brian Mason who had been with Cincinnati for the previous 5 seasons, including the last four as special teams coordinator was hired by Notre Dame in the same role.[5] On January 13, 2022, it was reported that cornerbacks coach Perry Eliano who spent the last two years at Cincinnati had accepted the safeties coaching job at Ohio State.[6]

On January 17, 2022, The Athletic reported that UC was promoting quarterbacks coach Gino Guidugli to Offensive coordinator, and that Wide receivers coach Mike Brown was expected to add the role of passing game coordinator, previously held by Guidugli.[7] Cincinnati also promoted Safeties coach Colin Hitschler to Co-defensive coordinator.[8] Also on January 17, 2022 it was announced that Cincinnati was hiring current Central Michigan offensive line coach Mike Cummings in the same role at Cincinnati.[9]

On January 18, 2022, The Athletic reported that Kerry Coombs was being hired as the new cornerbacks coach and special teams coordinator.[10] Coombs joins Cincinnati after serving most recently as defensive coordinator at Ohio State the previous two seasons. He also was an assistant coach at Ohio State from 2012 to 2017 where he developed five first-round NFL draft picks. Coombs previously coached at Cincinnati from 2007 to 2011, overseeing defensive backs and special teams. Additionally, he coached with the Tennessee Titans (2017–18) and was head coach at Colerain High School, from 1991 to 2006.[11]

On January 19, 2022, Cincinnati hired former Bearcats defensive linemen Walter Stewart to coach outside linebackers, Stewart played at Cincinnati 2008–2012. Prior to returning to Cincinnati Stewart coached at defensive line at Arkansas State. From 2019–2021 he was the defensive line coach at Temple, Defensive line at Northern Illinois in 2018. Prior to NIU Stewart was defensive line coach at Eastern Kentucky from 2016 and 2017. In 2015, Stewart coached defensive ends at Florida A&M after being on the Tennessee staff from 2013–14.[12]

On February 21, 2022, Cincinnati announced it has promoted offensive graduate assistant Nate Letton to tight ends coach.[13]

On March 3, 2022, it was reported that Greg Scruggs accepted an assistant defensive line coach position with the New York Jets.[14] After the departure of Scruggs, Walter Stewart was promoted to become the defensive line coach and James Ross III was hired as the outside linebackers coach.[15]

Offseason departures

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2022 Cincinnati offseason departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Darrian Beavers 0 LB 6' 4" 255 Graduate Student Cincinnati, OH Graduated
Sauce Gardner 1 CB 6' 3" 200 Junior Detroit, MI Declared for NFL draft[16]
Bryan Cook 6 S 6' 1" 210 Senior Cincinnati, OH Graduated
Coby Bryant 7 CB 6' 1" 198 Graduate Student Cleveland, OH Graduated
Michael Young Jr. 8 WR 5' 10" 195 Graduate Student Saint Rose, LA Graduated
Desmond Ridder 9 QB 6' 4" 215 Redshirt Senior Louisville, KY Graduated
Alec Pierce 12 WR 6' 3" 213 Senior Glen Ellyn, IL Graduated
Cole Smith 17 K 5' 11" 193 Senior Middletown, OH Graduated
Myjai Sanders 21 DL 6' 5" 258 Senior Jacksonville, FL Graduated
Jerome Ford 24 RB 5’ 11” 220 Redshirt Junior Seffner, FL Declared for NFL Draft[17]
Michael Kopaygorodsky 30 RB 6' 0" 215 Redshirt Senior Mason, OH Graduated
Casey Kirk 31 CB 5' 10" 190 Redshirt Senior Dublin, OH Graduated
Ryan Royer 35 LB 5' 11" 218 Redshirt Senior Hilliard, OH Graduated
Joel Dublanko 41 LB 6' 3" 240 Graduate Student Aberdeen, WA Graduated
Vincent McConnell 77 OL 6' 5" 300 Redshirt Senior Massillon, OH Graduated
Noah Davis 82 TE 6' 4" 244 Graduate Student Cincinnati, OH Graduated
Miles Manigault 91 DL 6' 2" 280 Redshirt Senior Cincinnati, OH Graduated
Curtis Brooks 92 DL 6' 2" 285 Graduate Student Danville, VA Graduated
Marcus Brown 99 DL 6' 2" 297 Graduate Student Naples, FL Graduated

Transfers

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Outgoing

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown New School
De'Arre McDonald S 6' 1" 205 Redshirt Sophomore Murfreesboro, TN Middle Tennessee
Marquez Bell WR 6' 0" 160 Redshirt Freshman Lake City, FL Old Dominion
Marcelo Mendiola OL 6' 5" 285 Redshirt Sophomore Chicago, IL Bowling Green
Zeiqui Lawton DE 6' 3" 240 Freshman Charleston, WV West Virginia
Joey Groeber OL 6' 3" 330 Senior Williamsburg, OH Youngstown State
Mychal Keys DL 6' 4" 246 Redshirt Junior Columbus, OH
Jordan Jones WR 6' 2" 190 Redshirt Senior Smackover, AR Missouri State
Jack Perry QB 6' 1" 201 Senior Mountain View, CA Western Illinois
Alex Bales K 6' 0" 168 Junior Westfield, IN Oregon
Jalen Monrrow DE 6' 4" 258 Sophomore Lafayette, IN Illinois State
Sterling Miles DE 6' 5" 220 Freshman West Bloomfield, MI Eastern Michigan
Iesa Jarmon CB 6' 0" 175 Freshman Cincinnati, OH Buffalo

Incoming

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prev. School
Ryan Coe K 6' 3" 225 Senior McDonald, PA Delaware
Ivan Pace Jr. LB 6' 0" 239 Senior Cincinnati, OH Miami (OH)
Ben Bryant QB 6' 3" 214 Graduate Student LaGrange, IL Eastern Michigan
Nick Mardner WR 6' 6" 190 Redshirt Senior Mississauga, Canada Hawaii
Dartanyan Tinsley OL 6' 5" 315 Senior Owensboro, KY Kentucky Christian
Corey Kiner RB 5' 10" 213 Sophomore Cincinnati, OH LSU
Noah Potter DL 6' 5" 250 Sophomore Mentor, OH Ohio State

Recruiting

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See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football, and College recruiting
College recruiting information (2022)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mario Eugenio
DE 		Tampa, Florida Gaither High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Nov 27, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Derrick Shepard
DT 		Kettering, Ohio Archbishop Alter High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 295 lb (134 kg) Dec 11, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Oliver Bridges
CB 		Potomac, Maryland The Bullis School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 1, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
J.Q. Hardaway
CB 		Phenix City, Alabama Central High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 15, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Stephan Byrd
RB 		Canal Winchester, Ohio Canal Winchester High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Nov 9, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jovanni Bermudez
WR 		Egg Harbor City, New Jersey Cedar Creek High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Nov 15, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Marcus Peterson
TE 		Lake City, Florida Columbia High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 27, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
C.J. Doggette Jr.
DL 		Pickerington, Ohio Pickerington Central High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 270 lb (120 kg) Mar 6, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Ethan Green
OT 		Fremont, Ohio Fremont Ross High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Feb 2, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Kalen Carroll
CB 		Greenwood, Indiana Center Grove High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jul 6, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Luther Richesson
QB 		Nashville, Tennessee David Lipscomb High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Nov 10, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Quincy Burroughs
WR 		Jacksonville, Florida Raines High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 10, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Patrick Body Jr.
CB 		Monroeville, Pennsylvania Gateway High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jul 10, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Cincear Lewis
S 		Kalamazoo, Michigan Kalamazoo Central High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 13, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Tyler Gillison
DL 		Pickerington, Ohio Pickerington Central High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Mar 13, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jonathan Thompson
LB 		Columbus, Ohio St. Francis De Sales High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Mar 27, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Luke Dalton
OT 		Woodstock, Illinois Marian Central Catholic High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Aug 8, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jonathan Harder
OT 		Lewis Center, Ohio Olentangy High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Aug 1, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Ken Willis
CB 		Cincinnati, Ohio Colerain High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jun 21, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 42  247Sports: 48
  • 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:

  • "2022 Cincinnati Football Commitment List". Rivals.com.
  • "2022 Players Commitments – Cincinnati". ESPN.com.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.
  • "2022 Cincinnati Bearcats football team". 247sports.com.

Preseason

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Award watch lists

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Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Dodd Trophy[18] Luke Fickell HC
Biletnikoff Award[19] Nick Mardner WR Sr.
John Mackey Award[20] Josh Whyle TE Sr.
Leonard Taylor TE Sr.
Butkus Award[21] Deshawn Pace LB Jr.
Ivan Pace Jr. LB Sr.
Outland Trophy[22] Dylan O'Quinn OL Redshirt Sr.
Jake Renfro OL Jr.
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[23] Deshawn Pace LB Jr.
Ivan Pace Jr. LB Sr.
Lou Groza Award[24] Ryan Coe K Sr.
Wuerffel Trophy[25] Wilson Huber LB Redshirt Sr.
Allstate AFCA Good Works Team[26]
Paul Hornung Award[27] Ryan Montgomery RB Sr.
Chuck Bednarik Award[28][29] Deshawn Pace LB Jr.
Ivan Pace Jr. LB Sr.
Lombardi Award[30] Lorenz Metz OL Redshirt Sr.

American Athletic Conference preseason media poll

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The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at AAC Media Day on July 28, 2022.[31] Cincinnati, the defending champions, were narrowly pipped by Houston to be preseason favorites, while obtaining 3 more votes for No.1.

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Houston 243 (7)
2 Cincinnati 242 (10)
3 UCF 225 (7)
4 SMU 187
5 Memphis 162
6 East Carolina 157
7 Tulane 115
8 Tulsa 93
9 South Florida 71
10 Navy 61
11 Temple 28

Schedule

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The Bearcats' 2022 schedule consists of six home games, five away games, and one neutral site game. Cincinnati will host two of its four non-conference games; against Kennesaw State (FCS) and Indiana. The Bearcats will travel to Arkansas to open the season in a one-game non-conference matchup, and also have play a neutral site matchup vs Miami (OH) at Paycor Stadium in the annual battle for the Victory Bell rivalry game.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 33:30 p.m.at No. 19 Arkansas*No. 23
ESPNL 24–3174,751
September 103:30 p.m.No. 19 (FCS) Kennesaw State*
ESPN W 63–1039,014
September 1712:00 p.m.vs. Miami (OH)*
ESPNUW 38–1730,109
September 243:30 p.m.Indiana*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN2W 45–2438,464
October 17:00 p.m.at Tulsa
ESPNUW 31–2121,111
October 82:30 p.m.South FloridadaggerNo. 24
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN W 28–2438,577
October 2212:00 p.m.at SMUNo. 21
ESPNW 29–2723,566
October 293:30 p.m.at UCFNo. 20
ESPNL 21–2544,313
November 54:00 p.m.Navy
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPNUW 20–1038,461
November 118:00 p.m.East Carolina
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN2W 27–2538,199
November 194:00 p.m.at TempleNo. 25
ESPNUW 23–314,673
November 2512:00 p.m.No. 19 TulaneNo. 24
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ABCL 24–2737,989
December 1711:30 a.m.vs. Louisville*
ESPNL 7–2415,000

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Game summaries

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At No. 19 Arkansas

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Game One – No. 23 Cincinnati Bearcats at No. 19 Arkansas Razorbacks
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 23 Bearcats 0 0 17724
No. 19 Razorbacks 7 7 10731

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

  • Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: SW 6 mph
  • Game attendance: 74,751
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
  • Game summary: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:18) Arkansas – KJ Jefferson 15 yard rush, Cam Little kick (Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 0:55; Arkansas 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (0:17) Arkansas – Trey Knox 5 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 0:57; Arkansas 14–0)
Third quarter
  • (10:59) Cincinnati – Corey Kiner 5 yard rush, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:01; Arkansas 14–7)
  • (8:00) Arkansas – Jadon Haselwood 19 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:59; Arkansas 21–7)
  • (6:50) Cincinnati – Nick Mardner 35 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:02; Arkansas 21–14)
  • (4:44) Cincinnati – Ryan Coe 26 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, −5 yards, 1:54; Arkansas 21–17)
  • (1:28) Arkansas – Cam Little 32 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 3:16; Arkansas 24–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:26) Arkansas – Trey Knox 32 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (Drive: 2 plays, 49 yards, 0:26; Arkansas 31–17)
  • (5:49) Cincinnati – Leonard Taylor 15 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:37; Arkansas 31–24)
Statistics CIN ARK
First downs 24 23
Plays–yards 77–438 72–447
Rushes–yards 31–113 45–224
Passing yards 325 223
Passing: comp–att–int 26–43–1 18–26–0
Time of possession 31:24 28:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Cincinnati Passing Ben Bryant 26–43, 325 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Corey Kiner 12 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tyler Scott 5 receptions, 77 yards
Arkansas Passing KJ Jefferson 18–26, 223 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Raheim Sanders 20 carries, 117 yards
Receiving Trey Knox 6 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TD

No. 18 (FCS) Kennesaw State

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Game Two – FCS No. 18 (FCS) Kennesaw State (0–1) at Cincinnati Bearcats (0–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 18 (FCS) Owls 0 3 0710
Bearcats 7 14 212163

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: N/A
  • Game attendance: 37,014
  • Referee: Kevin Randall
  • TV announcers (ESPN ): Tony Simeone (play-by-play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)
  • Game summary: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
  • (5:35) Cincinnati – Josh Whyle 17 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 1:31; Cincinnati 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:59) Cincinnati – Leonard Taylor 9 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:27; Cincinnati 14–0)
  • (9:59) Cincinnati – Tyler Scott 21 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:12; Cincinnati 21–0)
  • (4:20) Kennesaw State – Nathan Robertson 40 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:41; Cincinnati 21–3)
Third quarter
  • (14:15) Cincinnati – Jabari Taylor 23 yard fumble recovery, Ryan Coe kick (Cincinnati 28–3)
  • (7:50) Cincinnati – Charles McClelland 5 yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:15; Cincinnati 35–3)
  • (4:34) Cincinnati – Ja'Von Hicks 45 Interception return, Ryan Coe kick (Cincinnati 42–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:11) Cincinnati – Corey Kiner 12 yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 1:31; Cincinnati 49–3)
  • (9:26) Kennesaw State – Preston Daniels 4 yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:45; Cincinnati 49–10)
  • (7:44) Cincinnati – Evan Prater 44 yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards, 1:42; Cincinnati 56–10)
  • (3:36) Cincinnati – Myles Montgomery 76 yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 1 plays, 76 yards, 0:11; Cincinnati 63–10)
Statistics KSU CIN
First downs 15 24
Plays–yards 76–253 53–525
Rushes–yards 61–142 30–232
Passing yards 111 293
Passing: comp–att–int 7–15–1 20–23–0
Time of possession 38:08 21:52
Team Category Player Statistics
Kennesaw State Passing Xavier Shepard 4–11, 60 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Preston Daniels 21 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Iaan Cousin 4 receptions, 71 yards
Cincinnati Passing Ben Bryant 16–19, 201 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Myles Montgomery 5 carries, 104 yards 1 TD
Receiving Jadon Thompson 4 receptions, 68 yards

Vs. Miami (OH)

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Game Three – Cincinnati Bearcats (1–1) vs. Miami (Ohio) RedHawks (1–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bearcats 7 17 7738
RedHawks 10 7 0017

at Paycor Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: Saturday, September 17, 2022
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: 5 mph
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): John Schriffen (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
  • Game summary: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:34) Miami (OH) – Mac Hippenhammer 36 yard pass from Avon Smith, Graham Nicholson kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:26; Miami (OH) 7–0)
  • (6:04) Miami (OH) – Graham Nicholson 36 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 3:16; Miami (OH) 10–0)
  • (2:44) Cincinnati – Charles McClelland 2 yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:20; Miami (OH) 10–7)
Second quarter
  • (12:39) Miami (Ohio) – Jack Coldiron 2 yard pass from Avon Smith, Graham Nicholson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 00:46; Miami (OH) 17–7)
  • (9:54) Cincinnati – Corey Kiner 1 yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 02:45; Miami (OH) 17–14)
  • (6:11) Cincinnati – Ryan Coe 26 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 02:16; Tied 17–17)
  • (0:13) Cincinnati – Nick Mardner 10 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 01:54; Cincinnati 24–17)
Third quarter
  • (9:03) Cincinnati – Tyler Scott 41 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 05 plays, 56 yards, 02:31; Cincinnati 31–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (5:33) Cincinnati – Charles McClelland 15 yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:09; Cincinnati 38–17)
Statistics CIN MIA
First downs 25 13
Plays–yards 72–478 57–183
Rushes–yards 36–137 36–67
Passing yards 341 116
Passing: comp–att–int 27–36–1 9–21–1
Time of possession 31:16 28:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Cincinnati Passing Ben Bryant 26–35, 337 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Charles McClelland 18 carries, 101 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Tyler Scott 8 receptions, 119 yards, 1 TD
Miami (OH) Passing Aveon Smith 9–21, 116 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Kevin Davis 7 carries, 32 yards
Receiving Mac Hippenhammer 4 receptions, 62 yards, 1 TD

Indiana

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Game Four – Indiana Hoosiers at Cincinnati Bearcats
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Hoosiers 3 7 7724
Bearcats 10 28 0745

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: Saturday, September 24, 2022
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: 5 mph
  • Game attendance: 38,464
  • Referee: Luke Richmond
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
  • Game summary: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:00) Cincinnati – Ryan Coe 24 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 2:00; Cincinnati 3–0)
  • (1:15) Indiana – Charles Campbell 27 yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 66 yards, 4:45; Tied 3–3)
  • (1:00) Cincinnati – Tyler Scott 75 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:10; Cincinnati 10–3)
Second quarter
  • (12:36) Cincinnati – Tre Tucker 5 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:13; Cincinnati 17–3)
  • (8:06) Indiana – Josh Henderson 19 yard pass from Connor Bazelak, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:05; Cincinnati 17–10)
  • (4:33) Cincinnati – Tyler Scott 34 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:33; Cincinnati 24–10)
  • (0:32) Cincinnati – Tyler Scott 32 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:19; Cincinnati 31–10)
  • (0:22) Cincinnati – Dominique Perry 14 yard fumble recovery, Ryan Coe kick (Cincinnati 38–10)
Third quarter
  • (10:23) Indiana – Shaun Shivers 2 yard pass from Connor Bazelak, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 11 plays 51 yards 3:07; Cincinnati 38–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:01) Indiana – Shawn Shivers 47 yard rush, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 3 plays 58 yards 0:46; Cincinnati 38–24)
  • (14:01) Cincinnati – Corey Kiner 1 yard rush, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 3 Plays 2 Yards 1:26; Cincinnati 45–24)
Statistics IU CIN
First downs 27 15
Plays–yards 104–348 70–394
Rushes–yards 38–68 30–40
Passing yards 280 354
Passing: comp–att–int 31–66–2 24–40–1
Time of possession 29:01 29:59
Team Category Player Statistics
Indiana Passing Connor Bazelak 31–66, 280 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Shaun Shivers 19 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Cam Camper 10 receptions, 126 yards
Cincinnati Passing Ben Bryant 24–40, 354 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Charles McClelland 9 carries, 25 yards
Receiving Tyler Scott 10 receptions, 185 yards, 3 TD

At Tulsa

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Game Five – Cincinnati Bearcats at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bearcats 14 10 7031
Golden Hurricane 7 7 7021

at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: Saturday, October 1, 2022
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT (7:00 EDT)
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NE 6 mph
  • Game attendance: 21,111
  • Referee: Hank Johns
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Hutson Mason (analyst)
  • Game summary: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:23) Cincinnati – Deshawn Pace 18 yard interception, Ryan Coe kick (Cincinnati 7–0)
  • (4:55) Tulsa – Braylon Braxton 2 yard rush, Zack Long kick (Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 5:23; Tied 7–7)
  • (0:27) Cincinnati – Tyler Scott 61 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 1 play, 61 yards, 0:10; Cincinnati 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (6:49) Cincinnati – Corey Kiner 19 yard rush, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 5:23; Cincinnati 21–7)
  • (1:20) Tulsa – Deneric Prince 8 yard rush, Zack Long kick (Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 0:37; Cincinnati 21–14)
  • (0:00) Cincinnati – Ryan Coe 39 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 1:20; Cincinnati 24–14)
Third quarter
  • (11:09) Tulsa – Deneric Prince 2 yard rush, Zack Long kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:51; Cincinnati 24–21)
  • (14:01) Cincinnati – Josh Whyle 2 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:32; Cincinnati 31–21)
Fourth quarter
Statistics CIN TLS
First downs 15 23
Plays–yards 59–364 83–285
Rushes–yards 32–198 45–36
Passing yards 166 249
Passing: comp–att–int 15–27–1 19–38–2
Time of possession 25:00 35:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Cincinnati Passing Ben Bryant 15–27, 166 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Corey Kiner 12 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tyler Scott 5 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD
Tulsa Passing Davis Brin 18–36, 237 yards
Rushing Deneric Prince 18 carries, 71 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Keylon Stokes 6 receptions, 106 yards

South Florida

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Game Six – South Florida Bulls at No. 24 Cincinnati Bearcats
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulls 10 7 0724
No. 24 Bearcats 7 7 7728

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: Saturday, October 8, 2022
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 53 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 38,577
  • Referee: Nate Black
  • TV announcers (ESPN ): Richard Cross (play-by-play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)
  • Game summary: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:24) South Florida – Brian Battie 22 Yd Run, Spencer Shrader Kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:36; South Florida 7–0)
  • (3:16) South Florida – Spencer Shrader 21 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 6:00; South Florida 10–0)
  • (0:45) Cincinnati – Jadon Thompson 28 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:31; South Florida 10–7)
Second quarter
  • (10:27) Cincinnati – Nick Mardner 14 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 3:00; Cincinnati 14–10)
  • (5:03) South Florida – Xavier Weaver 9 yard pass from Gerry Bohanon, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:24; South Florida 17–14)
Third quarter
  • (10:11) Cincinnati – Charles McClelland 1 yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 10 plays 75 yards 4:49; Cincinnati 21–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:56) South Florida – Xavier Weaver 16 yard pass from Gerry Bohanon, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 5 plays 88 yards 2:22; South Florida 24–21)
  • (9:24) Cincinnati – Charles McClelland 1 yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 2 Plays 50 Yards 0:35; Cincinnati 28–24)
Statistics USF CIN
First downs 19 22
Plays–yards 64–363 60–413
Rushes–yards 43–224 37–221
Passing yards 139 193
Passing: comp–att–int 11–21–0 16–23–2
Time of possession 32:29 27:31
Team Category Player Statistics
South Florida Passing Gerry Bohanon 11–21, 139 yards
Rushing Gerry Bohanon 14 carries, 121 yards
Receiving Xavier Weaver 7 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD
Cincinnati Passing Ben Bryant 15–21, 178 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Charles McClelland 21 carries, 182 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Tre Tucker 7 receptions, 64 yards

At SMU

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Game Seven – Cincinnati Bearcats at SMU Mustangs
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 21 Bearcats 10 10 9029
Mustangs 0 14 01327

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas

  • Date: Saturday, October 22, 2022
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT (12:00 EDT)
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: S 16 mph
  • Game attendance: 23,566
  • Referee: Kevin Randall
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
  • Game summary: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:55) Cincinnati – Ryan Coe 30 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, −3 yards, 1:25; Cincinnati 3–0)
  • (0:33) Cincinnati – Ryan Montgomery 1 yard rush, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 5:38; Cincinnati 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:34) Cincinnati – Charles McClelland 74 yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 1 play, 76 yards, 0:12; Cincinnati 17–0)
  • (8:12) SMU – TJ McDaniel 9 yard run, Collin Rogers kick (Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:25; Cincinnati 17–7)
  • (4:05) Cincinnati – Ryan Coe 25 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 4:07; Cincinnati 20–7)
  • (0:21) SMU – Jordan Kerley 1 yard pass from Tanner Mordecai, Collin Rogers kick (Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 3:38; Cincinnati 20–14)
Third quarter
  • (10:20) Cincinnati – Ryan Coe 50 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 4:47; Cincinnati 23–14)
  • (6:26) Cincinnati – Ryan Coe 44 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:32; Cincinnati 26–14)
  • (1:58) Cincinnati – Ryan Coe 31 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:24; Cincinnati 29–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (5:09) SMU – RJ Maryland 16 yard pass from Preston Stone, Collin Rogers kick (Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 3:11; Cincinnati 29–21)
  • (1:57) SMU – Tyler Levine 1 yard run, 2-point failed (Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 1:41; Cincinnati 29–27)
Statistics CIN SMU
First downs 16 21
Plays–yards 77–379 71–259
Rushes–yards 42–179 31–80
Passing yards 200 179
Passing: comp–att–int 18–35 21–40–1
Time of possession 36:46 23:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Cincinnati Passing Ben Bryant 18–35, 200 yards
Rushing Charles McClelland 16 carries, 129 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jadon Thompson 4 receptions, 69 yards
SMU Passing Tanner Mordecai 15–25, 105 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Camar Wheaton 8 carries, 53 yards
Receiving Jordan Kerley 3 receptions, 44 yards, 1 TD

At UCF

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Game Eight – Cincinnati Bearcats at UCF Knights
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 20 Bearcats 0 6 7821
Knights 10 2 01325

at FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, Florida

  • Date: Saturday, October 29, 2022
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NE 10 mph
  • Game attendance: 44,313
  • Referee: Luke Richmond
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, Quint Kessenich
  • Game summary: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:50) UCF – Colton Boomer 26 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:31; UCF 3–0)
  • (3:00) UCF – RJ Harvey 26 yard run, Colton Boomer kick (Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 4:54; UCF 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (9:19) Cincinnati – Ryan Coe 33 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:38; UCF 10–3)
  • (0:13) Cincinnati – Ryan Coe 33 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 33 yards, 2:09; UCF 10–6)
Third quarter
  • (7:52) UCF – Josh Cellscar Safety (UCF 12–6)
  • (0:07) Cincinnati – Josh Whyle 14 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 3:28; Cincinnati 13–12)
Fourth quarter
  • (4:36) UCF – Isaiah Bowser 3 yard run, 2-point pass failed (Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 5:07; UCF 18–13)
  • (3:04) Cincinnati – Ryan Montgomery 39 yard run, 2-point pass good (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:32; Cincinnati 21–18)
  • (0:48) UCF – RJ Harvey 17 yard run, Colton Boomer kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:16; UCF 25–21)
Statistics CIN UCF
First downs 18 30
Plays–yards 64–333 84–505
Rushes–yards 18–35 52–258
Passing yards 298 247
Passing: comp–att–int 25–46 22–32
Time of possession 22:55 37:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Cincinnati Passing Ben Bryant 25–45, 298 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Ryan Montgomery 3 carries, 40 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tre Tucker 10 receptions, 110 yards
UCF Passing Mikey Keene 15–21, 176 yards
Rushing RJ Harvey 18 carries, 88 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Kobe Hudson 5 receptions, 74 yards
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Game Nine – Navy Midshipmen at Cincinnati Bearcats
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 0 3 7010
Bearcats 6 7 7020

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Mostly Cloudy • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: N 19 mph
  • Game attendance: 38,461
  • Referee: Nate Black
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Brown, Hutson Mason
  • Game summary: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
  • CIN 13:08 Ryan Coe 47 Yd Field Goal 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:52 UC 3–0
  • CIN 5:04 Ryan Coe 27 Yd Field Goal 14 plays, 60 yards, 6:03 UC 6–0
Second quarter
  • CIN 7:12 Tyler Scott 38 Yd pass from Ben Bryant (Ryan Coe Kick) 12 plays, 87 yards, 5:01 UC 13–0
  • USNA 1:55 Daniel Davies 28 Yd Field Goal 9 plays, 54 yards, 5:17 UC 13–3
Third quarter
  • CIN 9:51 Tyler Scott 27 Yd pass from Ben Bryant (Ryan Coe Kick) 8 plays, 98 yards, 2:57 UC 20–3
  • USNA 1:14 Maasai Maynor 1 Yd Run (Daniel Davies Kick) 16 plays, 75 yards, 8:37 UC 20–10
Fourth quarter

NONE

Statistics NAVY CIN
First downs 15 18
Plays–yards 59–260 55–354
Rushes–yards 53–176 20–55
Passing yards 84 299
Passing: comp–att–int 4–6 25–35
Time of possession 33:13 26:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing Maasai Maynor 4–6 81 YDS
Rushing Xavier Arline 12 Car 87 YDS
Receiving Nathan Kent 1 REC, 32 YDS
Cincinnati Passing Ben Bryant 25–35 299 YDS, 2 TDS
Rushing Charles McClelland 11 Car, 60 YDS
Receiving Tyler Scott 10 REC 132 YDS 2 TDS

East Carolina

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Game Ten – East Carolina Pirates at Cincinnati Bearcats
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 5 7 13025
Bearcats 7 17 0327

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: Friday, November 11, 2022
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: SE 12 MPH
  • Game attendance: 38,199
  • Referee: Henry Johns
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • ECU SFT 09:30 SAFETY Bryant Tackled in End Zone, :39 2–0 ECU
  • ECU FG 3:14 Andrew Conrad 47 Yd Field Goal 11 plays, 48 yards, 6:16 5–0 ECU
  • CIN TD 2:57 Jadon Thompson 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Ryan Coe Kick) :17 7–5 UC
Second quarter
  • CIN TD 11:34 Tre Tucker 55 Yd pass from Ben Bryant (Ryan Coe Kick) 6 plays, 72 yards, 1:44 14–5 UC
  • CIN TD 7:34 Tyler Scott 76 Yd pass from Ben Bryant (Ryan Coe Kick) 1 play, 76 yards, 0:11 21–5 UC
  • ECU TD 6:03 C.J. Johnson 72 Yd pass from Holton Ahlers (Andrew Conrad Kick) 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:31 21–12 UC
  • CIN FG 1:48 Ryan Coe 37 Yd Field Goal 11 plays, 49 yards, 4:15 24–12 UC
Third quarter
  • ECU TD 10:06 Keaton Mitchell 4 Yd Run (Andrew Conrad Kick) 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:54 24–19 UC
  • ECU TD TD 2:02 Jaylen Johnson 15 Yd pass from Holton Ahlers (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:35 25–24 ECU
Fourth quarter
  • UC FG 9:42 Ryan Coe 21 Yd Field Goal 10 plays, 57 yards, 2:51 27–25 UC
Statistics ECU CIN
First downs 22 13
Plays–yards 79–450 57–310
Rushes–yards 33–174 26–66
Passing yards 276 244
Passing: comp–att–int 25–45–0 14–31–1
Time of possession 36:20 23:34
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 26–46, 280 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Keaton Mitchell 16 carries, 112 yards, 1 TD
Receiving C. J. Johnson 7 receptions, 123 yards, 1 TD
Cincinnati Passing Ben Bryant 14–30, 244 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Charles McClelland 10 carries, 39 yards
Receiving Tyler Scott 7 receptions, 140 yards, 1 TD

At Temple

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Game Eleven – Cincinnati Bearcats at Temple Owls
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 25 Bearcats 7 10 3323
Owls 0 3 003

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 14,673
  • Referee: Nate Black
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Noah Reed and Rene Ingoglia
Game information
First quarter
  • CIN TD 1:19 Tre Tucker 42 Yd pass from Ben Bryant (Ryan Coe Kick) 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:08 UC 7–0
Second quarter
  • CIN TD 14:54 Ryan Montgomery 14 Yd Run (Ryan Coe Kick) 3 plays, 26 yards, 0:44 UC 14–0
  • CIN FG 9:55 Ryan Coe 28 Yd Field Goal 9 plays, 28 yards, 2:54 UC 17–0
  • TEM FG 8:24 Camden Price 43 Yd Field Goal 6 plays, 50 yards, 1:31 UC 17–3
Third quarter
  • CIN FG 7:22 Ryan Coe 37 Yd Field Goal 8 plays, 23 yards, 3:25 UC 20–3
Fourth quarter
  • CIN FG 14:40 Ryan Coe 24 Yd Field Goal 12 plays, 74 yards, 5:29 UC 23–3
Statistics CIN TEM
First downs 22 13
Plays–yards 78–388 55–202
Rushes–yards 43–131 19–35
Passing yards 257 167
Passing: comp–att–int 21–35 21–36–2
Time of possession 36:51 23:09
Team Category Player Statistics
Cincinnati Passing Ben Bryant 9–18, 130 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Ryan Montgomery 14 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tre Tucker 4 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD
Temple Passing E.J. Warner 21–36, 167 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Darvon Hubbard 7 carries, 30 yards
Receiving Jordan Smith 5 receptions, 40 yards

No. 19 Tulane

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Game Twelve – Tulane Green Wave at Cincinnati Bearcats
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 19 Green Wave 3 10 7727
No. 24 Bearcats 0 10 7724

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: Friday, November 25, 2022
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Game attendance: 37,989
  • Referee: Luke Richmond
  • TV announcers (ABC): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (5:17) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 34-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 2:50; Tulane 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:57) CIN – Ryan Coe 28-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 5:20; Tied 3–3)
  • (4:58) TUL – Tyjae Spears 11-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 8:25; Tulane 10–3)
  • (2:41) CIN – Charles McClelland 35-yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:17; Tied 10–10)
  • (0:16) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 47-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:25; Tulane 13–10)
Third quarter
  • (6:59) TUL – Tyjae Spears 2-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 3:19; Tulane 20–10)
  • (0:42) CIN – Ryan Montgomery 8-yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:17; Tulane 20–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (6:27) CIN – Ryan Montgomery 15-yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 4:47; Cincinnati 24–20)
  • (5:10) TUL – Duece Watts 30-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:17; Tulane 27–24)
Statistics TULN CIN
First downs 22 19
Plays–yards 70–383 69–337
Rushes–yards 48–221 43–235
Passing yards 162 102
Passing: comp–att–int 13–22–0 10–26–1
Time of possession 33:59 26:01
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 13–22, 162 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Tyjae Spears 35 carries, 181 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Shae Wyatt 3 receptions, 62 yards
Cincinnati Passing Evan Prater 10–26, 102 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Ryan Montgomery 17 carries, 95 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Will Pauling 2 receptions, 41 yards

Vs. Louisville (Fenway Bowl)

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See also: 2022 Louisville Cardinals football team and 2022 Fenway Bowl
2022 Fenway Bowl
Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Louisville Cardinals
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bearcats 0 7 007
Cardinals 7 14 3024

at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

  • Date: December 17
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 37 °F (3 °C)
  • Game attendance: 15,000
  • Referee: Jeff Servinski
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), Kelsey Riggs (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (0:21) LOU – Jawhar Jordan 49-yard run, James Turner kick (Drive: 1 play, 49 yards, 0:08; Louisville 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (10:58) CIN – Wyatt Fisher 20-yard reception from Evan Prater, Christian Lowery kick (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:23; Tied 7–7)
  • (5:52) LOU – Marshon Ford 8-yard reception from Brock Domann, James Turner kick (Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 5:06; Louisville 14–7)
  • (0:42) LOU – Jawhar Jordan 41-yard run, James Turner kick (Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:47; Louisville 21–7)
Third quarter
  • (3:49) LOU – James Turner 48-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 38 yards, 6:21; Louisville 24–7)
Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics CIN LOU
First downs 10 24
Plays–yards 53–127 72–419
Rushes–yards 38–44 40–287
Passing yards 83 132
Passing: comp–att–int 7–15–0 13–23–2
Time of possession 27:31 32:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Cincinnati Passing Evan Prater 7/15, 83 yards, TD
Rushing Ethan Wright 8 rushes, 43 yards
Receiving Blue Smith 2 receptions, 32 yards
Louisville Passing Brock Domann 13/21, 132 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Maurice Turner 31 rushes, 160 yards
Receiving Jaelin Carter 4 receptions, 50 yards

Personnel

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Roster and staff

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2022 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 0 Charles McClelland  Sr
RB 2 Corey Kiner So
QB 3 Evan Prater  Jr
RB 4 Ethan Wright Jr
QB 6 Ben Bryant  Sr
WR 7 Tre Tucker Sr
TE 11 Leonard Taylor Sr
WR 12 Quincy Burroughs Fr
QB 13 Jacob Hoying  Fr
WR 14 Wyatt Fischer  Sr
WR 15 Nate Meyer  Jr
TE 15 Marcus Peterson Fr
QB 16 Brady Lichtenberg  Fr
WR 17 Marquez Bell  So
WR 17 JoJo Bermudez Fr
TE 18 Chamon Metayer  Fr
WR 19 Will Pauling  Fr
WR 20 Jadon Thompson Jr
WR 21 Tyler Scott Jr
RB 22 Ryan Montgomery Sr
WR 23 Drew Donley  Fr
RB 25 Shaun Thomas  Fr
RB 26 Myles Montgomery  Fr
WR 27 Norman Love  So
WR 29 Ashton Koller  So
TE 34 Caleb Schmitz  Fr
RB 36 Lewis Shepherd Jr
RB 42 Stephan Byrd Fr
TE 47 Nate Lawler  Sr
OL 50 Dylan O'Quinn  Sr
OL 51 Lorenz Metz  Sr
OL 52 AJ George  Fr
OL 53 Gavin Gerhardt  So
OL 54 Nick Grace  Fr
OL 55 Mao Glynn II  Fr
OL 56 Jake Renfro Jr
OL 57 Ben Blevins  So
OL 60 Joe Huber  So
OL 61 Luke Dalton Fr
OL 64 Jake Burns  Jr
OL 66 Landon Fickell  Fr
OL 67 Jaxon Smith  So
OL 69 Cam Jones  Jr
OL 71 Colin Woodside  Sr
OL 72 James Tunstall Sr
OL 73 CJ Johnson Sr
OL 74 Jeremy Cooper  Sr
OL 75 John Williams  So
OL 77 Jonathan Harder Fr
OL 78 Luke Collinsworth  Fr
OL 79 Ethan Green Fr
WR 80 Chris Scott  So
TE 81 Josh Whyle  Sr
WR 83 Blue Smith  Sr
WR 84 Nick Mardner  Sr
WR 85 Jiair Thomas  Jr
TE 86 Jack Campbell  Jr
TE 87 Joey McBee  Fr
TE 88 Payten Singletary  So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 0 Ivan Pace Jr. Sr
LB 2 Wilson Huber  Sr
S 3 Ja'von Hicks Sr
CB 4 Justin Harris Sr
S 5 Ja'Quan Sheppard Sr
CB 6 J.Q. Hardaway Fr
S 8 Isiah Cox  Fr
CB 9 Arquon Bush  Sr
S 10 Bryon Threats  Fr
CB 11 Sammy Anderson Jr
CB 12 Todd Bumphis  So
CB 12 Iesa Jarmon  Fr
LB 13 Ty Van Fossen  Sr
CB 14 Patrick Body Jr. Fr
CB 15 Taj Ward  Sr
LB 16 Cameron Junior  Fr
DL 18 Jowon Briggs Jr
DL 19 Tyler Gillison Fr
LB 19 Brody Ingle Sr
LB 20 Deshawn Pace Jr
CB 21 Kalen Carroll Fr
LB 22 Jonathan Thompson Fr
LB 23 Daved Jones Jr Jr
LB 24 Jaheim Thomas  So
LB 25 Jack Haglage  Fr
CB 26 Malik Rainey  Fr
S 27 Armorion Smith  Fr
S 29 Jacob Dingle Sr
DL 30 Rob Jackson  Fr
CB 31 Ken Willis Fr
S 32 James Camden  So
DL 33 C.J. Doggette Fr
DL 34 Justin Wodtly  So
S 36 Will Adams  Sr
LB 37 Devin Hightower  Fr
S 39 Cincear Lewis Fr
LB 40 Leroy Bowers  Fr
DL 42 Malik Vann Sr
CB 43 Jonah Lytle  Fr
DL 44 Jah-Mal Williams  Fr
DL 45 Barak Faulk  So
CB 47 Oliver Bridges Fr
LB 49 Jack Dingle  Fr
LB 50 Jackson Bruscianelli  Jr
DL 54 Izaiah Ruffin  Jr
DL 57 Ryan Mullaney  Jr
DL 58 Dontay Corleone  Fr
DL 87 Jalen Monrrow  Fr
DL 89 Sterling Miles  So
DL 90 Jabari Taylor  Sr
DL 92 Derrick Shepard Fr
DL 94 Chase Brown  Sr
DL 94 Mario Eugenio Fr
DL 96 Dominique Perry  So
DL 97 Eric Phillips  Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 31 Mason Fletcher So
P 35 Brady Young  Fr
K 39 Bryce Burton  Jr
LS 85 Triston O'Brien  Fr
K 90 Christian Lowery So
K 91 Alex Bales  Jr
LS 96 Cayson Pfeiffer  Jr
K 40 Ryan Coe Sr


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Mike Tressel (Cornell (IA))
    2nd year (5th overall) – (defensive coordinator/linebackers)
  • Gino Guidugli (Cincinnati)
    6th year – (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks)
  • Kerry Coombs (Dayton)
    1st year (6th overall) – (special teams coordinator/cornerbacks)
  • Mike Brown (Liberty)
    4th year – (passing game coordinator/wide receivers)
  • Colin Hitschler (Pennsylvania)
    3rd year – (Co-defensive coordinator/safeties)
  • Darren Paige (Findlay)
    2nd year – (running backs)
  • Mike Cummings (Buffalo)
    1st year – (offensive line)
  • Walter Stewart (Cincinnati)
    1st year – (defensive line)
  • Nate Letton (Centre)
    1st year – (Tight ends)
  • John Ross III (Michigan)
    1st year – (outside linebackers)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

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Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP23RVRVRVRV24212120RVRV2221RVRVRV
Coaches22RVRVRVRVRV211919RVRV2121RVRVRV
CFPNot released——2524——Not released

After the season

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Awards and AAC honors

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All-Americans

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NCAA Recognized All-American Honors
Player AFCA[41] AP[42] FWAA[43] TSN[44] WCFF[45] Designation
Ivan Pace Jr. 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st Consensus
The NCAA recognizes a selection to all five of the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN and WCFF first teams for unanimous selections and three of five for consensus selections.
Other All-American Honors
Player Athletic[46] Athlon BR[47] CBS Sports[48] CFN ESPN[49] FOX Sports[50] Phil Steele[51] SI USA Today[52]
Ivan Pace Jr. 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st

References

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  2. ^ "American Announces Agreements With UCF, Cincinnati and Houston on Departure" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  3. ^ Stipe, Zach. "NFL Draft Roundup: Record Nine Bearcats Selected". GoBearcats.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
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