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2014 CINCINNATI FOOTBALL @GoBEARCATS | GoBEARCATS.com NIPPERT STADIUM UC’S HOME SINCE: 1902 | STADIUM BUILT: 1915 | RE-OPENING: 2015 WELCOME HOME he University of Cincinnati department of athletics started the $86-million Nippert Stadium Renovation & Expansion Project in the winter of 2013. The privately funded construction is on schedule to be completed in August of 2015. Athletics is working in conjunction with the UC Office of Planning, Design and Construction, Heery International, the architect of record, TArchitecture Research Office (ARO), the design architect and Turner Construction Company, the construction manager. THE NUTS & BOLTS » The expanded renovation focuses on both the east and west » Changes on the east side include expanded concessions side of the stadium and will increase the stadium’s capacity and restroom offerings, including the building of skywalks to to approximately 40,000. connect the upper deck with the gameday plaza on O’Varsity » On the west side, a new 130-yard long, five-story press box Way. structure will be built, adding suites, scholarship club seats » With 112 seasons under its belt, Nippert Stadium is the and loge boxes/patio suites. venerable home of the University of Cincinnati football team » The west concourse will also be renovated, including and provides the Bearcats with one of the best home-field concession stands and restrooms. environments in college football. #NIPPERT15 CINCINNATI FOOTBALL UC SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS: RICHARD E. LINDNER CENTER // 2751 O’VARSITY WAY SUITE 860 CINCINNATI, OHIO 45221-0021 // GOBEARCATS.COM 2014 UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDIA DAY NOTEBOOK SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2014 TEAM INFORMATION 2013 INFORMATION Basic Offense .....................................................................Multiple Overall Record ...........................................................................9-4 SEPTEMBER Basic Defense ....................................................................Multiple Home/Road/Neutral ..................................................5-1/4-2/0-1 12 TOLEDO (ESPNU) 7 p.m. Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............................................ 47/19 American Record/Finish ....................................................6-2/3rd 20 MIAMI (OH) TBA O | D | ST ....................................................24/10 | 20/9 | 3/0 Final Ranking ....................................... n/a (AP)/RV (USA Today) 27 at Ohio State (Big Ten Network) 6 p.m. Starters Returning/Lost .........................................................17/9 First Year of Football ..............................................................1885 OCTOBER O | D | ST........................................................... 6/5 | 8/4 | 3/0 All-Time Record ........................................................... 583-562-51 4 MEMPHIS * TBA 11 at Miami (FL) TBA SETTING THE SCENE 18 at SMU * TBA » The University of Cincinnati football team will be playing in its 127th season in 2014. The Bearcats’ program dates to 1885 and 24 USF * (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. is one of the 10 oldest in major college football. 31 at Tulane * (ESPN2/ESPNU) 8 p.m. » UC has won a conference championship in four of the last six seasons and played in a bowl game in seven of the last eight years. NOVEMBER » The Bearcats have won 74 games over the last seven years, the most among the current American Athletic Conference. 13 EAST CAROLINA * (ESPN2) 7 p.m. » Cincinnati enters its second season under Head Coach Tommy Tuberville. The 18-year head coaching veteran led the Bearcats to 22 at UConn * TBA a 9-4 mark and a Belk Bowl appearance in 2013. 29 at Temple * TBA » UC returns its top three rushers, has a strong group of receivers led by Biletnikoff Award candidate Shaq Washington, but will DECEMBER look to a new starting QB entering 2014 with Gunner Kiel or Jarred Evans the likely signal caller against Toledo, but don’t count 6 HOUSTON * TBA out senior Munchie Legaux who is rehabbing a serious knee injury. A LOOK BACK: THE UC OFFENSE WHAT UC RETURNS IN 2014 *-American Athletic Conference game; Home games in BOLD CAPS; All times eastern. » In 2013, UC had the most prolific offense in school history, CATEGORY PCT. RETURNING COACHING STAFF as the Bearcats led the American Athletic Conference in Starters .......................................................................68% (17/25) total offense (472.1) and rushing offense (168.3) with the Letterwinners .............................................................71% (47/66) TOMMY TUBERVILLE (SL) ...........................................Head Coach offense totaling a school-record 6,137 yards. Passing Yards ......................................................10% (432/3,947) ROBERT PRUNTY (SL) .............................Associate HC/Co-DC/DL » OT Eric Lefeld, TE Blake Annen and RB/RS Ralph David Rushing Yards .................................................. 83% (1,824/2,190) EDDIE GRAN (SL) ................................ Offensive Coordinator/RB Abernathy IV were First-Team All-AAC selections while OG Receiving Yards............................................... 70% (2,742/3,947) HANK HUGHES (PB) .......................Co-Defensive Coordinator/LB Sam Longo and WR Anthony McClung were second-team Passing Touchdowns .................................................... 11% (3/28) MARC NUDELBERG (SL) ..................................ST Coordinator/TE honorees. Rushing Touchdowns ................................................68% (19/28) DARIN HINSHAW (PB) ..........................Passing Game Coord./QB » QB Brendon Kay set the school career mark for completion Receiving Touchdowns ...............................................75% (21/28) STEVEN CLINKSCALE (SL) .......................................... Cornerbacks percentage (.654) and the single-season record for com- Receptions .............................................................. 69% (214/311) DARREN HILLER (SL) ..............................................Offensive Line pletions with 262. Kay’s 3,302 yards was the second-best Tackles...................................................................62% (549/890) JEFF KOONZ (PB)............................................................... Safeties single-season mark in school history. Sacks ..........................................................................66% (23/35) BLAKE ROLAN (SL) ............................................... Wide Receivers Interceptions ................................................................69% (9/13) NATIONAL WATCH LISTS A LOOK BACK: THE UC DEFENSE » UC’s defense was one of the best in the country in 2013, MOUHON ON LOMBARDI LIST DEYSHAWN BOND .........................................................Rimington ranking in the top 10 nationally in both rushing defense » DE Silverberry Mouhon was named to the 2014 Rotary ERIC LEFELD ...................................................................... Outland (6th, 104.5 ypg) and total defense (9th, 315.6 ypg). Lombardi Award Watch List. BRANDON MITCHELL .......................... Allstate/AFCA Goodworks » Cincinnati was also among the top 30 in 10 of the 11 pri- » The list includes 123 athletes from 76 universities. SILVERBERRY MOUHON ..................................................Lombardi mary defensive categories tracked in the national stats, » Mouhon was a second-team All-American Athletic Con- SHAQ WASHINGTON ......................................................Biletnikoff including 14th in scoring defense (21.0 ppg). ference selection at defensive line a year ago. He tied for IMPORTANT DATES » Defensive lineman Jordan Stepp earned first-team All- third in the American and finished among the Top-25 in American Athletic Conference honors in the inaugural sea- the NCAA FBS with 9.5 sacks, along with recording 41 total Aug. 10 .....................Players Report (Depart For Higher Ground) son of the league while three Bearcats – defensive lineman tackles, including 12.5 tackles for a loss, while forcing two Aug. 11 ..............................................................................Practice 1 Silverberry Mouhon, linebacker Greg Blair and cornerback fumbles and seven quarterback hurries. Aug. 23 ..............................................Return From Higher Ground Deven Drane – were second-team selections. » The junior garnered a sack in seven of UC’s games and won Aug. 25 ......................................................................Classes Begin the John Pease award following the 2013 season, recogniz- Sept. 6 .............................................. Fan Event (Cincinnati, Ohio) GETTING IT DONE IN THE CLASSROOM ing UC’s most outstanding defensive lineman. » UC posted a team GPA of 2.989 in the winter of 2014, with SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS 55 student-athletes achieved a 3.0 or higher GPA and 20 WASHINGTON NAMED TO BILETNIKOFF LIST RYAN KOSLEN ................................... Assoc. AD/Football Contact Bearcats on the Dean’s List for achieving a 3.4 GPA or above. » WR Shaq Washington was named to the preseason watch Phone (O/C): .............................513-556-5186/513-497-3132 » Three student-athletes, Brad Harrah, Eric Lefeld and Kyle list for the 2014 Biletnikoff Award. Email: .......................................................Ryan.Koslen@uc.edu Taubenheim, posted perfect 4.0 GPAs during the semester. » The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes the outstanding Twitter..........................................................................@Koz_UC receiver in college football. HARD HAT REQUIRED »