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CINCINNATI FOOTBALL UC SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS: RICHARD E. LINDNER CENTER // 2751 O’VARSITY WAY SUITE 860 CINCINNATI, OHIO 45221-0021 // GOBEARCATS.COM 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (2-1, 0-1 American) GAME DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET) TV Sept. 5 ALABAMA A&M W, 52-10 FS Ohio Memphis vs. Sept. 12 TEMPLE * L, 34-13 ESPNews Sept. 24, 2015 • 7:30 p.m. ET • ESPN • 102.7 WEBN FM Memphis, Tenn. • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Sept. 19 at Miami (Ohio) W, 37-33 ESPN3 4 Sept. 24 at Memphis * 7:30 p.m. ESPN Oct. 1 MIAMI (FLA.) 7:30 p.m. ESPN Site ........................... Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (59,308) Rankings (AP/Coaches) .................................................na/na Oct. 16 at BYU 8 p.m. ESPN Surface .............................................................................AstroTurf 2015 Record ..........................................................................3-0 TV ......................................................................ESPN/WatchESPN Head Coach ..........................................................Justin Fuente Oct. 24 UCONN * TBA MEMPHIS Radio ...........................................................................102.7 WEBN Record at UM (Yrs.) ..............................................20-20 (4th) Oct. 31 * TBA UCF Live Stats ........................................................GoBEARCATS.com Nov. 7 at Houston * TBA Twitter ......................................@GoBearcats | @GoBearcatsFB Rankings (AP/Coaches) .................................................na/na Nov. 14 TULSA * TBA Series Record ..............................................Memphis leads 19-13 2015 Record ............................................................................2-1 Nov. 20 at USF * 8 p.m. CBS SN In Memphis ................................................... Memphis leads 12-5 Head Coach .................................................Tommy Tuberville Nov. 28 at East Carolina * TBA Last Meeting................... UM 41, UC 14; 2014 (Cincinnati, Ohio) CINCINNATI Record at UC (Years) ..............................................20-9 (3rd) All times Eastern. Home games in BOLD CAPS and played FOOTBALL BACK AT IT THURSDAY NIGHT IN MEMPHIS at NIppert Stadium. * American Athletic Conference » On the heels of its 10th straight win in the Victory Bell game against Miami (Ohio), the University of Cincinnati game. football team returns to conference play on a quick turnaround, taking on Memphis, Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. ET inside Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. UC has won four of its past five games in LBMS. A year ago TV: ESPN in Cincinnati, UC (2-1, 0-1 American) scored on its first play from scrimmage 17 seconds into the game, but » Play-by-Play .....................................................Joe Tessitore was outscored 27-0 the rest of the first half and fell 41-14 to the Tigers. » Analyst ............................... Jesse Palmer & David Pollack » Sideline .........................................................Kaylee Hartung THE SERIES » Online: ESPN3 » Thursday marks the 23rd meeting all-time between the two squads in a series that dates to 1984. The » Mobile App: WatchESPN Tigers lead the all-time series 19-13, but UC has won five of the past seven matchups, including a 32-21 win in Memphis in 2013. RADIO: BEARCATS SPORTS NETWORK » Play-by-Play .........................................................Dan Hoard THE COACHES » Analyst .................................................................Jim Kelly Jr. » TOMMY TUBERVILLE, an 19-year head coaching veteran, enters his third year at Cincinnati. Widely » Sideline Reporter ................................................. Tony Pike regarded as one of the top coaches and recruiters in the collegiate game, Tuberville holds a 150-86 career » Host/Engineer .......................................................Mo Egger record with head coaching stops at Texas Tech, Auburn and Ole Miss. He is 20-9 at UC and has led the » Local: 102.7 WEBN FM Bearcats to a 2014 American Athletic Conference Championship and berths in the Belk Bowl (2013) and » Satellite: n/a Military Bowl (2014). » Online: Tunein.com | GoBEARCATS.com » JUSTIN FUENTE is in his fourth season as the head coach at Memphis and holds a 20-20 record. The » Mobile Apps: iHeartRadio | TuneIn Tigers shared the American title with the Bearcats and UCF a year ago, earning a berth in the Miami Beach Bowl. Prior to taking the Tigers’ job in Dec. 2011, Fuente was at TCU from 2007-11, ascending from running TWITTER: #BEARCATS backs coach to co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. » Official Accounts ............@GoBearcats | @GoBearcatsFB // STREAKS, STORYLINES, SIDEBARS ... LIVE STATS: CINCINNATI.STATBROADCAST.COM » The University of Cincinnati football team plays its » UC has a 1,736-990 (+ 746) edge in total offense in 2015. 128th season in 2015. The program dates to 1885 and is » Thursday’s game features a matchup of two of the best MOBILE APP: CINCINNATI GAMEDAY one of the 10 oldest in major college football. offenses in the NCAA FBS. UC ranks No. 7 with Memphis Improved for the 2015 season, the Cincinnati Gameday » UC has won a league title in five of the last seven on its heels in 8th. Memphis is No. 14 in rushing offense app for iPhone, iPad and Android devices offers fans a seasons and played in a bowl game in eight of the last (UC is 24th) while UC is No. 13 in passing offense wide variety of information on the Bearcats — home nine years. (Memphis is No. 20). UC averages 578.3 YPG and 38.3 and away. The free app is available in the App Store and » The Bearcats have won 84 games over the last nine PPG while the Tigers average 570.3 YPG and 54.0 PPG. Google Play. years, the most among the current American Athletic » HC Tommy Tuberville is No. 57 on the all-time major Conference. college football coaches victory list, with 150. Tuberville » UC’s .724 winning percentage since 2007 ranks among needs two wins to pass Terry Donahue & Phillip Fulmer, CINCINNATI SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS the Top-10 teams in the NCAA FBS. who are tied for No. 55 with 151 wins, according to RYAN KOSLEN ....................... Assoc. AD/Football Contact » Cincinnati has won at least nine games seven times Sports-Reference.com. Phone (O/C): .......................513-556-5186/513-497-3132 in the last eight years and the Bearcats won their last » WR Shaq Washington had 167 career receptions and Email: .................................................Ryan.Koslen@uc.edu seven regular-season games to close the 2014 season needs 44 catches to become UC’s all-time leader with Twitter ....................................................................@Koz_UC before falling to Virginia Tech in the Military Bowl. 205 receptions. Three are tied at 204. » The Bearcats return to Nippert Stadium in 2015 after » RB Mike Boone has a rushing TD in nine of his last 11 the venerable stadium underwent an $86-million games and has a career avg. of 7.0 yards per carry. CORY HALL ...................... Sr. Director/Secondary Contact renovation. » WR Mekale McKay has 16 career TD receptions, 13 of Phone (O/C): ........................513-556-5186/515-419-1755 » UC has won 27 straight home non-conference games at which have been on throws of 15 yards or more. Email: ....................................................... [email protected] Nippert Stadium, dating back to a 30-24 win over Temple » K Andrew Gantz has made 44 straight PATs, the fifth Twitter: ...............................................................@hallCthree in three overtimes on Sept. 20, 2003. best streak in school history (82/Kevin Lovell, 04-06). » The Sept. 5, 2015 attendance of 39,095 was the largest » LB Eric Wilson (31), S Zach Edwards (17) and LB Kevin Web: ............................................................GoBEARCATS.com in Nippert Stadium history. The previous stadium record Brown (17) lead the defense in tackles. UC has four Nippert Stadium Press Box: ............................ 513-556-1010 was 36,007 on Aug. 31, 2013 versus Purdue. sacks, two interceptions and one forced fumble in 2015. 2015 UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOOTBALL GoBEARCATS.com @GoBEARCATS UniversityofCincinnatiBearcats GET CONNECTED: UCBearcatsFB.com @GoBearcatsFB | @TTuberville MEDIA SCHEDULE • WEEK 4 MONDAY 21 TUESDAY 22 WEDNESDAY 23 THURSDAY 24 FRIDAY 25 SATURDAY 26 SUNDAY 27 American Teleconference Press Conference No Availability Gameday No Availability No Availability No Availability 12 p.m. - Tuberville on call 11:30-1 p.m. (Goin Team Room) UC @ Memphis (LBMS) 11:30 - Lunch 7:30 p.m. ET • ESPN 11:45 - Requested Players 12:00 - Tuberville Postgame Coach Tuberville is available in Radio Show the press conference room. 8-9 p.m. (Montgomery Inn) Players will follow Tuberville. 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