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2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES UC ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS 2751 O’VARSITY WAY SUITE 860 CINCINNATI, OHIO 45221-0021 // GOBEARCATS.COM GAME Nippert Stadium (40,000) 7 p.m. ET VS USF 10 NOVEMBER 10, 2018 Cincinnati, Ohio ESPNU / 700 WLW AM 2018 SCHEDULE (8-1, 4-1 AAC) 25/23 CINCINNATI BEARCATS (8-1, 4-1 AAC) GAME INFORMATION DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET)/RES TV Head Coach: Luke Fickell Facility: Nippert Stadium Sept. 1 @ UCLA W, 26-17 ESPN Record at Cincinnati: 12-9 (Second Year) Capacity: 40,000 Sept. 8 @ Miami (OH) ^ W, 21-0 FOX 19/ESPN3 Overall Record: 18-16 (Third Year) TV: ESPNU / ESPN App Sept. 15 ALABAMA A&M W, 63-7 ESPN3 VS Radio: 700 WLW AM / XM 380, Internet 983 Sept. 22 OHIO W, 34-30 ESPNU USF BULLS (7-2, 3-2 AAC) Online: TuneIn.com Sept. 29 @ UConn * W, 49-7 CBS SN Head Coach: Charlie Strong Series Record: Cincinnati leads 8-7 Oct. 6 TULANE * W, 37-21 ESPNU Record at USF: 17-4 (2nd Year) At Cincinnati: Cincinnati leads 5-2 Oct. 20 @ Temple * L, 24-17 (OT) ESPNU Overall Record: 70-41 (10th Year) Last Meeting: Oct. 14, 2017 - No. 15 USF won 33-3 Oct. 27 @ SMU * W, 26-20 (OT) CBS SN Nov. 3 NAVY * W, 42-0 ESPNU NO. 25/23 FOOTBALL UNDER THE LIGHTS SATURDAY AGAINST USF ∆ The No. 25/23 University of Cincinnati football team continues a November home swing Saturday against USF at 7 p.m. in Nippert Nov. 10 USF * 7 p.m. ESPNU Nov. 17 @ UCF * TBA TBA Stadium. The Bearcats (8-1, 4-1 AAC) moved back into both national polls this week after a 42-0 win over Navy on Nov. 3. USF (7- 2, 3-2 AAC) enters on a two-game slide, falling 57-36 at Houston and 41-15 to Tulane, its first back-to-back league losses since Nov. 23 ECU * TBA TBA 2014. The game airs nationally on ESPNU and via radio on 700 WLW AM, XM 380 and Sirius XM Internet Channel 983. All times ET. Home games in BOLD CAPS, played at NIppert Stadium. ^ - Paul Brown Stadium. * - American Athletic Conference game. THE SERIES ∆ Saturday marks the 16th meeting in a series which dates to 2003. Cincinnati leads the all-time series 8-7 and holds a 5-2 edge in games played in Cincinnati. The Bulls have won three straight, but UC has won two of the last three Nippert Stadium matchups. TV: ESPNU ∆ Play-by-Play..............................................................................Bill Roth ∆ Analyst ..............................................................................Mike Golic Jr. THE COACHES ∆ Sideline ................................................................................................ n/a ∆ LUKE FICKELL was named the 42nd Football Head Coach at the University of Cincinnati in December 2016. He took the reins of ∆ Online: WatchESPN.com / ESPN App UC’s program after spending 15 years at his alma mater, Ohio State. A veteran of nearly 20 years coaching at the FBS level, Fickell was a part of nine Big Ten Conference titles (seven as a coach, two as a player) and two national championship squads with 15 postseason games and 12 NFL Draft selections under his belt. RADIO: BEARCATS SPORTS NETWORK ∆ Play-by-Play......................................................................... Dan Hoard ∆ Analyst ................................................................................Jim Kelly Jr. ∆ CHARLIE STRONG is 17-4 in his second year at USF and 70-41 in 10 years as a college head coach. The former Texas coach was ∆ Sideline Reporter ..................................................................Tony Pike 2-2 against UC while HC at Louisville and was the DC on the Florida staff which defeated UC in the 2010 Allstate Sugar Bowl. ∆ Host/Engineer .........................................................................Mo Egger STREAKS, STORYLINES, SIDEBARS ... ∆ Local: 700 WLW AM ∆ The University of Cincinnati football team plays its 131st season in 2018. The program dates to 1885 and is one of the 10 oldest in ∆ Satellite: XM 380, Internet 983 the NCAA FBS. UC has won a league title five times in the last 11 years and will play in its 10th bowl games in the last 13 seasons. ∆ Online: Tunein.com ∆ With eight wins on the year, UC is bowl eligible for the first time since 2015 when the Bearcats played in the Hawai’i Bowl. ∆ Mobile Apps: TuneIn ∆ One of the youngest teams in the country, UC is made up of 72-percent underclassmen, including 35 true freshmen. The Bearcats feature players from 16 states and five countries with 64 of 112 student-athletes hailing from Ohio and 24 from the Cincinnati area. LIVE STATS: GoBEARCATS.com ∆ UC is 8-1 on the season and 4-1 on the road, equaling the most wins away from home since 2014. It's the best start to a season for the Bearcats since 2009 when the team went 12-0 during the regular season. TWITTER: #BEARCATS ∆ The Bearcats are defeating opponents by an average of 21.0 ppg, which includes home wins over Alabama A&M, Ohio, Tulane and ∆ Official Accounts ................................@GoBearcats | @GoBearcatsFB Navy along with road triumphs at UCLA, Miami (OH), UConn and SMU. ∆ UC leads the NCAA FBS in net punting and ranks among the Top-20 teams in 3rd down conversion pct. defense (3), 4th down MOBILE APP: CINCINNATI BEARCATS conversion pct. defense (3), first downs defense (6), passing yards allowed (9), rushing defense (15), rushing offense (16), scoring Relaunched prior to the 2017 season, the Cincinnati Bearcats defense (6), team passing efficiency defense (5) and total defense (5). app for iPhone, iPad and Android devices offers fans a wide ∆ UC leads the American Athletic Conference in total defense, rushing defense, scoring defense, pass defense efficiency, punting, variety of information on the Bearcats — home and away. The fewest opponent first downs, 3rd down conversion pct. defense and 4th down conversion pct. defense. free app is available in the App Store and Google Play. ∆ UC has 28 rushing touchdowns on the year, more than doubling last year’s total of 11. RB Michael Warren II has 14 of those 28 scores. ∆ RB Michael Warren II has 931 yards and 14 TDs, totaling 100 or more yards four times in the last six games. ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS ∆ QB Desmond Ridder has completed 63 percent of his passes in eight starts, throwing for 1,703 yards, 13 TDs and adding another 437 RYAN KOSLEN........................................Assoc. AD / Football Contact yards rushing along with five more scores. Phone (O/C): ..............................513-556-5186 / 513-497-3132 ∆ WR Kahlil Lewis had a career day against SMU, finishing with 12 catches for 174 yards and a pair of 32-yard TD receptions. Email:...............................................................Ryan.Koslen@uc.edu ∆ TE Josiah Deguara has 29 catches for 382 yards and four TDs. He has a reception in all nine games and entered the season with 15 Twitter ....................................................................................@Koz_UC career receptions for 145 yards and no scores. ∆ DT Cortez Broughton, the reigning AAC Defensive POTW, ranks No. 4 in the American in sacks (0.61 per game) and no. 2 in tackles Web: .............................................................................GoBEARCATS.com for loss (1.67 per game). His season numbers (5.5 sacks, 15.0 TFL) surpass his career numbers entering 2018 (3.5 sacks, 10 TFL). Nippert Stadium Press Box: .......................................513-556-1010 ∆ P James Smith is No. 6 in the NCAA FBS and No. 2 in the AAC averaging 46.3 ypp. He had a career-long 72-yard boot at Temple. 2018 CINCINNATI BEARCATS FOOTBALL GoBearcats GoBearcats GoBearcats gobearcats.com GET CONNECTED: GoBearcatsFootball GoBearcatsFB / Coach Fick GoBearcatsFB bearcats_fb ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS ON THE WEB QUICK FACTS The University of Cincinnati Athletics Communications Office is Information on the University of Cincinnati football team is GENERAL INFORMATION ready to assist you in every way possible to make the experience available at www.GoBEARCATS.com. 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Bearcats Colors ................................................................Red (PMS 186) & Black SID Phone ........................................................................513-556-5191 WEEKLY MEDIA LUNCHEON Home Field ....................................................................Nippert Stadium Press Box Phone ............................................................513-556-1010 UC holds a weekly media luncheon each Tuesday in the second Surface/Capacity .........................UBU Speed Series M6-M/40,000 Website GoBEARCATS.com floor Bob Goin Team Room of Richard E. Lindner Center. Lunch is President ................................................................Neville G. Pinto, PhD served at 11:30 a.m., selected players are available for one-on- Director of Athletics ...............................................................Mike