2011 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES UC SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS: RICHARD E. LINDNER CENTER u 2751 O’VARSITY WAY, SUITE 860 u CINCINNATI, OH 45221-0021 u GoBEARCATS.com 2011 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (9-3, 5-2) PRESENTED BY: SEPTEMBER FOOTBALL 1 AUSTIN PEAY (FOX Sports Ohio HD) .........................W, 72-10 10 at Tennessee (ESPN2) ...............................................L, 45-23 17 AKRON (ESPN3) .........................................................W, 59-14 Vanderbilt 22 NC STATE (ESPN/ESPN3D) ..........................................W, 44-14 VS. December 31, 2011 • 3:30 ET • ABC OCTOBER Memphis, Tenn. • Liberty Bowl Stadium (62,000) 1 at Miami (OH) (ESPN3) ...............................................W, 27-0 GAME INFORMATION CINCINNATI BEARCATS VANDERBILT COMMODORES 15 LOUISVILLE *^ (BIG EAST Network) ..........................W, 25-16 22 at USF * (BIG EAST Network) ....................................W, 37-34 Radio: ...................................................700 WLW AM Rankings (AP/Coaches) ....................................rv/24 Rankings (AP/Coaches) .................................. na/na Satellite Radio: ..............Sirius XM 84 (ESPN Radio) 2011 Record ....................................9-3, 5-2 BIG EAST 2011 Record ...........................6-6, 2-6 Southeastern NOVEMBER Live Stats: .....................................GoBEARCATS.com Last Game ...............Dec. 3, 2011 in Cincinnati, Ohio Last Game .............Nov. 26, 2011 in Nashville, Tenn. 5 at Pittsburgh * (ESPNU) ...........................................W, 26-23 Internet Radio: .................................... 700wlw.com defeated Connecticut 35-27 defeated Wake Forest 41-7 Twitter: ..............................................@GoBEARCATS Head Coach ............................................Butch Jones Head Coach .......................................James Franklin 12 WEST VIRGINIA *^ (ABC) .............................................L, 24-21 Series Record: .......................................VU leads 4-3 Record at UC (Years) ................................13-11 (2nd) Record at School (Years) ............................6-6 (1st) 19 at Rutgers * (ESPNU) ...................................................L, 20-3 Last Meeting: .............10/08/94 @UC (VU W, 34-24) Career Record (Years) ............................40-24 (5th) Career Record (Years) ......................................Same 26 at Syracuse * (BE Network) ......................................W, 30-13 At Neutral Sites: ...................................First Meeting vs. Vanderbilt ......................................First Meeting vs.Cincinnati .........................................First Meeting DECEMBER Football PREPS FOR 53RD AutoZONE Liberty Bowl Against Vanderbilt 3 CONNECTICUT * (ESPN) ............................................. W, 35-27 f The University of Cincinnati football team has accepted a bid to play Vanderbilt University in the 53rd AutoZone Liberty Bowl on Dec. 31 Vanderbilt # (ABC) ..................................................3:30 p.m. 31, 2011 at Liberty Bowl Stadium in Memphis, Tenn. The game will kickoff at 3:30 p.m. ET and air on ABC. The Bearcats will be playing in their 13th bowl game and first since 2009. UC is 6-6 all-time in post-season games and will be making its first trip to the AutoZone *-BIG EAST game; Home games in BOLD CAPS, played at Nippert Stadium unless oth- Liberty Bowl. UC won its third BIG EAST Championship in four years and is one of the most improved teams in the NCAA FBS after more erwise noted. ^-Paul Brown Stadium. #-AutoZone Liberty Bowl. All times eastern. than doubling its win total of four from a year ago. COACHING STAFF ButcH JONES (SL) ............................................................Head Coach THE SERIES Kerry COOMBS (SL) ................ Assoc. HC/Special Teams Coord./DB f The 2011 AutoZone Liberty Bowl will make the eighth meeting between the Bearcats and Vanderbilt in a series that dates back to 1898. STEVE STRIPLING (SL) ..................................Asst. HC/Defensive Line The teams have not met since Oct. 8, 1994 and the Commodores have won three straight in the series. MIKE Bajakian (PB) ...............................Offensive Coordinator/QB TIM Banks (PB) ................................ Co-Defensive Coordinator/DB THE COACHES JOHN JANCEK (SL) ..............................Co-Defensive Coordinator/LB f BUTCH JONES is in his second season at the helm of the UC program. Jones has more than doubled the program’s win total from a MARK ELDER (PB) ......................................................Running Backs year ago and will lead the Bearcats to their 13th all-time bowl game. He has won three conference championship as a head coach DAVE JOHNSON (SL) .......................................................... Tight Ends (2007, 2009 at Central Michigan, 2011 at Cincinnati) and holds a 40-24 overall record and a 27-10 mark in league games. DON MAHONEY (SL) ....................................................Offensive Line T.J. Weist (SL) ...........................................................Wide Receivers f JAMES FRANKLIN is in his first season at Vanderbilt after spending time as an assistant at Maryland, Kansas State and a stint with the Green Bay Packers. This is his first matchup as a head coach against UC. ON THE AIR STREAKS, STORYLINES, SIDEBARS ... TELEVISION ABC Dave Lamont ................................................................Play-By-Play f The University of Cincinnati, one of the five oldest football f UC leads NCAA FBS in sacks (3.58) and tackles for a loss (8.92). programs in college football, is in its 124th football season with an f UC recorded 40 sacks over the last 10 games of the regular season. Ray Bentley ............................................................................Analyst all-time record of 560-553-51 (.503). f UC leads BIG EAST, ranks 11th nationally in turnover margin (0.9/+11). Quint Kessenich.....................................................................Sideline f Cincinnati clinched a share of the BIG EAST title - its third in the last f LB JK Schaffer ranks third in the BIG EAST in tackles, averaging 8.8 four seasons. The Bearcats finished the regular season 9-3 overall per game. He finished with 105 tackles in the regular season, the RADIO WLW (700 AM) and 5-2 in BIG EAST play. third straight year he has eclipsed that mark, making him only the Dan Hoard .....................................................................Play-By-Play f UC will be making its 13th appearance in a postseason bowl, fifth UC player all time to do so. Jim Kelly Jr. .............................................................................Analyst including its fifth in the last six seasons. f DT Derek Wolfe leads the BIG EAST and ranks sixth nationally with Tom Gelehrter .......................................................................Sideline f UC Head Coach Butch Jones earned his third conference 19.5 tackles for a loss and ranks third in the league and tied for 12th Mo Egger .....................................................................Host/Engineer championship as a head coach (2007, 2009 at Central Michigan, 2011 in the FBS with 9.5 sacks. at Cincinnati) and his 40th career victory. f RB Isaiah Pead was one of three 1,000-yard rushers in the BIG SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS f During the season, UC went 71 days without playing a true home EAST Conference, tallying 1,110 yards along with a league high DOUG MOSLEY ..........Assoc. AD/External & Media Communications game at Nippert Stadium. Folloing the Bearcats 44-14 win over N.C. 14 touchdowns. Pead is the first UC back in 25 yards to have Phone (O/C): ....................................513-556-0667/318-366-8734 State on Sept. 22, UC played home games against Louisville (W, 25- 1,000-yards rushing in back-to-back seasons. He also became just 16 on Oct. 15) and West Virginia (L, 24-21 on Nov. 12) at Paul Brown the third UC RB all time to eclipse 3,000 career rushing yards. Email: ........................................................Doug.Mosley@uc.edu Stadium in downtown Cincinnati. f QB Zach Collaros missed the final 3.5 games of the regular season RYAN KOSLEN .....................Assoc. Sports Communications Director f In its final six games of 2011, UC faced four road games, one at PBS after suffering a broken right ankle against West Virginia. Prior to Phone (C): .................................................................513-497-3132 and one game at Nippert Stadium, putting together a 4-2 record his injury, Collaros 154-of-243 for 1,860 yards and 14 touchdowns. Email: .........................................................Ryan.Koslen@uc.edu despite losing starting QB Zach Collaros for the regular season with His 140.1 pass efficiency rating still ranks second in the BIG EAST. Web: ................................................................. GoBEARCATS.com three games to go. He is rehabbing and working towards playing in the Liberty Bowl. 2011 CINCINNATI FOOTBALL 2011 CINCINNATI FOOTBALL MEDIA SCHEDULE • BOWL WEEK 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Arrival In Memphis Practice Practice Defensive Press Conference Coach Jones Press Conf. Gameday Return To Cincinnati 2:30 p.m. - Brief interviews 11:30-1:30 p.m. (UM) 11-1 p.m. (UM) 9:15-10:15 a.m. (Embassy) 12-12:30 p.m. (Embassy) UC vs. Vanderbilt (LB Stadium) TBA - Brief interviews 1:30 p.m. - Interviews 1 p.m. - Interviews 3:30 ET-ABC Post-Practice Interviews Practice Team Photo