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2020 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 2020 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcats played their home games at Nippert Stadium and competed as members of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Luke Fickell.

2020 Cincinnati Bearcats football
AAC champion
Peach Bowl, L 21–24 vs. Georgia
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record9–1 (6–0 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Denbrock (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMarcus Freeman (4th season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Cincinnati y$   6 – 0     9 – 1  
Tulsa y   6 – 0     6 – 3  
Memphis   5 – 3     8 – 3  
UCF   5 – 3     6 – 4  
SMU   4 – 3     7 – 3  
Houston   3 – 3     3 – 5  
Navy   3 – 4     3 – 7  
Tulane   3 – 5     6 – 6  
East Carolina   3 – 5     3 – 6  
Temple   1 – 6     1 – 6  
South Florida   0 – 7     1 – 8  
Championship: Cincinnati 27, Tulsa 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

Recruits

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College recruiting information (2020)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Evan Prater
QB 		Cincinnati, Ohio Wyoming High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 2, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Jadon Thompson
WR 		Naperville, Illinois Marist High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Feb 4, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Jaheim Thomas
OLB 		Cincinnati, Ohio Princeton High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jul 20, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Chris Scott
WR 		Pickerington, Ohio Pickerington North High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jan 27, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Marquez Bell
WR 		Lake City, Florida Columbia High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Feb 5, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Sammy Anderson
S 		Trotwood, Ohio Trotwood-Madison High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Nov 15, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Daved Jones
OLB 		West Chester, Ohio Lakota West High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Jul 2, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Gavin Gerhardt
OL 		Xenia, Ohio Xenia West High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Nov 5, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Kobe McAllister
OL 		Ringgold, Georgia Heritage High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Apr 5, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
John Williams
OL 		Bolingbrook, Illinois Bolingbrook High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Apr 6, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Deshawn Pace
DB 		Cincinnati, Ohio Colerain High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 20, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Jake Renfro
OC 		New Lenox, Illinois Providence Catholic High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Jun 18, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Sterling Miles
DE 		West Bloomfield, Michigan West Bloomfield High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Jun 21, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Tyler Scott
ATH 		Norton, Ohio Norton High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jul 4, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Justin Wodtly
DT 		Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland Heights High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 270 lb (120 kg) Jul 26, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Ethan Wright
ATH 		Akron, Ohio Manchester High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dec 5, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Payten Singletary
TE 		Thomasville, Georgia Thomasville High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Aug 2, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Todd Bumphis Jr.
WR 		Toledo, Ohio Saint Francis De Sales High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 22, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Dominique Perry
DE 		Germantown, Maryland Northwest High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jan 26, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Norman Love
ATH 		Lake Wales, Florida Lake Wales High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 11, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 39  247Sports: 40
  • 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:

  • "2020 Cincinnati Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  • "2020 Players Commitments – Cincinnati". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  • "2020 Cincinnati Bearcats football team". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

Incoming transfers

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prev. School
Jerome Ford RB 5' 11" 206 Sophomore (Redshirt) Seffner, FL Alabama
Michael Young Jr. WR 5' 11" 190 Junior Destrehan, LA Notre Dame
Jordan Jones WR 6' 1" 185 Senior Smackover, AR Arkansas

Preseason

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Award watch lists

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Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Bednarik Award[1] Darrick Forrest S Sr.
Sauce Gardner CB So.
Thorpe Award[2] Darrick Forrest S Sr.
Sauce Gardner CB So.
James Wiggins S Sr.
Nagurski Award[3] Darrick Forrest S Sr.
James Wiggins S Sr.
Ray Guy Award[4] James Smith P Sr.
Wuerffel Trophy[5] Blake Bacevich DE So.

AAC preseason media poll

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The preseason Poll was released September 1[6]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 UCF 204 (10)
2 Cincinnati 201 (7)
3 Memphis 192 (2)
4 SMU 146
5 Navy 125 (1)
6 Tulane 118
7 Houston 114
8 Temple 88
9 Tulsa 49
10 East Carolina 42
11 South Florida 41

Schedule

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The Bearcats' 2020 schedule consisted of six home games and four away games. with the departure of UConn, the American eliminated divisions for the 2020 and 2021 seasons, the Bearcats 2020 schedule will include eight conference games – four home games and four road games. Cincinnati hosted East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, and South Florida. They will travel to UCF, SMU, Temple, and Tulsa.[7]

The Bearcats' hosted their opening non-conference game against Austin Peay (FCS). Cincinnati had a sixth home game against Western Michigan and two away games scheduled against Nebraska and Miami (OH), which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9] This was the first season since 1944 that the Bearcats did not play Miami (OH) in the battle for the Victory Bell. To replace the canceled games, Cincinnati added a series against Army with a return game at Army scheduled for 2031.[10]

The game between Tulsa and Cincinnati was originally scheduled to take place on October 17, however, due to COVID-19 management requirements in response to positive tests and subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Cincinnati program, the game was eventually rescheduled for December 12.[11][12][13]

A COVID-19 outbreak within the Cincinnati program lead to the cancellation of the game between Temple and Cincinnati, scheduled for November 28,[14] and the rescheduled game between Tulsa and Cincinnati, scheduled for December 12.[15] In lieu of a head-to-head result against Tulsa, Cincinnati was granted hosting rights for the American Championship based upon conference tiebreakers.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1912:00 p.m.Austin Peay*No. 13
ESPN+W 55–200
September 263:30 p.m.No. 22 Army*No. 14
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPNW 24–100
October 33:30 p.m.South Florida No. 15
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN+W 28–70
October 249:00 p.m.at No. 16 SMUNo. 9
ESPN2W 42–137,898
October 3112:00 p.m.MemphisNo. 7
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
ESPNW 49–100
November 73:30 p.m.HoustonNo. 6
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ABCW 38–100
November 137:30 p.m.East CarolinaNo. 7
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN2W 55–170
November 213:30 p.m.at UCFNo. 7
ESPNW 36–3310,668
December 198:00 p.m.No. 23 TulsaNo. 9
ABCW 27–245,831
January 1, 202112:30 p.m.vs. No. 9 Georgia*No. 8
ESPNL 21–2415,301

Schedule Source:[16]

Game summaries

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Austin Peay

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Austin Peay at Cincinnati
1 234Total
Governors 3 0314 20
• No. 13 Bearcats 14 141413 55
  • Date: September 19
  • Location: Nippert Stadium
    Cincinnati, OH
  • Game start: 12:05 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 09 minutes
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: ENE 10 mph
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman and Keith Moreland
        
Scoring summary
113:31CINTre Tucker 29-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(5 plays, 74 yards, 1:39)		CIN 0–7
06:21APSUGrant Paulette 30-yard field goal
(14 plays, 62 yards, 6:53)		CIN 3–7
00:33CINGerrid Doaks 1-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(13 plays, 81 yards, 5:43)		CIN 3–14
212:01CINGerrid Doaks 1-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(5 plays, 55 yards, 2:04)		CIN 3–21
03:39CINGerrid Doaks 2-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(8 plays, 71 yards, 4:33)		CIN 3–28
309:02APSUGrant Paulette 29-yard field goal
(15 plays, 63 yards, 5:58)		CIN 6–28
03:55CINGerrid Doaks 32-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(7 plays, 51 yards, 3:03)		CIN 6–35
01:13CINJerome Ford 2-yard rush, (Cole Smith kick)
(3 plays, 15 yards, 0:37)		CIN 6–42
413:39CINBen Bryant 40-yard rush, (Cole Smith kick failed)
(4 plays, 67 yards, 1:12)		CIN 6–48
09:16APSUCJ Evans Jr. 1-yard rush, (Grant Paulette kick)
(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:23)		CIN 13–48
07:59CINJosh Whyle 8-yard pass from Ben Bryant, (Cole Smith kick)
(6 plays, 66 yards, 1:16)		CIN 13–55
05:54APSUCJ Evans Jr. 64-yard rush (Grant Paulette kick)
(4 plays, 75 yards, 2:05)		CIN 20–55
See also: 2020 Austin Peay Governors football team
Pregame line Over/under
CIN -31.5 52.5[17]
Statistics APSU CIN
First downs 18 24
Plays–yards 75–353 67–525
Rushes–yards 37–140 41–276
Passing yards 213 249
Passing: comp–att–int 22–39–1 17–26–0
Time of possession 33:06 26:54
Team Category Player Statistics
APSU Passing Jeremy Oatsvall 20/34, 202 yards, 1 INT
Rushing C.J. Evans Jr. 12 carries, 89 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Baniko Harley 4 receptions, 94 yards
CIN Passing Desmond Ridder 13/19, 176 yards
Rushing Desmond Ridder 4 carries, 61 yards
Receiving Gerrid Doaks 4 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD

See Also: Austin Peay at Cincinnati Box Score

Army

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See also: 2020 Army Black Knights football team
Pregame line Over/under
CIN -12.5 46[18]
Army at Cincinnati
1 234Total
No. 22 Black Knights 7 003 10
• No. 14 Bearcats 3 777 24
  • Date: September 26
  • Location: Nippert Stadium
    Cincinnati, OH
  • Game start: 3:35 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 30 minutes
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SSW 7 mph
  • Referee: Charles Lamertina
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek and Quint Kessenich
  
Scoring summary
114:09ARMYJabari Moore 41 Yard fumble recovery (Landon Slayers kick)ARMY 7–0
10:50CINCole Smith 33-yard field goal
(8 plays, 48 yards, 3:18)		ARMY 7–3
207:25CINMichael Young Jr. 12-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(14 plays, 91 yards, 6:10)		CIN 7–10
308:00CINJerome Ford 4-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(7 plays, 60 yards, 2:48)		CIN 7–17
414:56ARMYLandon Slayers 36-yard field goal
(9 plays, 73 yards, 4:09)		CIN 10–17
06:55CINGerrid Doaks 60-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(2 plays, 68 yards, 0:51)		CIN 10–24
Statistics ARMY CIN
First downs 18 14
Plays–yards 64–276 69–331
Rushes–yards 43–182 35–69
Passing yards 94 262
Passing: comp–att–int 9–21–1 19–34–1
Time of possession 30:32 29:28
Team Category Player Statistics
ARMY Passing Christian Anderson 9/21, 94 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Christian Anderson 22 carries, 81 yards
Receiving Michael Roberts 3 receptions, 46 yards
CIN Passing Desmond Ridder 18/33, 258 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jerome Ford 8 carries, 34 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jayshon Jackson 4 receptions, 75 yards

See Also: Army at Cincinnati Box Score

South Florida

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See also: 2020 South Florida Bulls football team
Pregame line Over/under
CIN -14 43.5[19]
South Florida at Cincinnati
1 234Total
Bulls 0 070 7
• No. 15 Bearcats 7 7140 28
  • Date: October 3
  • Location: Nippert Stadium
    Cincinnati, OH
  • Game start: 3:35 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: SW 6 mph
  • Referee: Hank Johns
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman and Keith Moreland
  
Scoring summary
104:28CINGerrid Doaks 10-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(13 plays, 92 yards, 6:02)		CIN 0–7
200:39CINJosh Whyle 13-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(11 plays, 65 yards, 4:53)		CIN 0–14
304:01CINBruno Labelle 3-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(8 plays, 67 yards, 4:10)		CIN 0–21
00:49USFJohnny Ford 2-yard rush (Jared Sackett kick)
(10 plays, 65 yards, 3:06)		CIN 7–21
00:36CINTre Tucker 97-yard kickoff return (Cole Smith kick)CIN 7–28
Statistics USF CIN
First downs 19 22
Plays–yards 74–291 71–332
Rushes–yards 33–83 45–189
Passing yards 208 143
Passing: comp–att–int 21–41–5 16–26–3
Time of possession 23:36 36:24
Team Category Player Statistics
USF Passing Jordan McCloud 12/21, 137 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Leonard Parker 7 carries, 51 yards
Receiving DeVontres Dukes 3 receptions, 47 yards
CIN Passing Desmond Ridder 16/26, 143 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Gerrid Doaks 3 carries, 55 yards
Receiving Jayshon Jackson 3 receptions, 47 yards

See Also: South Florida at Cincinnati Box Score

At SMU

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See also: 2020 SMU Mustangs football team
Pregame line Over/under
SMU -1.0 57[20]
Cincinnati at SMU
1 234Total
• No. 9 Bearcats 14 01414 42
No. 16 Mustangs 0 1003 13
  • Date: October 24
  • Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
    University Park, TX
  • Game start: 8:10 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes
  • Game attendance: 7,898
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: E 4 mph
  • Referee: Luke Richmond
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison and Kris Budden
     
Scoring summary
106:05CINJosh Whyle 7-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(12 plays, 70 yards, 5:32)		CIN 7–0
02:20CINDesmond Ridder 15-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(4 plays, 50 yards, 1:41)		CIN 14–0
206:23SMURashee Rice 9-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar kick)
(17 plays, 83 yards, 7:19)		CIN 14–7
00:00SMUChris Naggar 26-yard field goal
(8 plays, 63 yards, 2:50)		CIN 14–10
306:13CINGerrid Doaks 1-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(11 plays, 70 yards, 5:22)		CIN 21–10
03:22CINDesmond Ridder 32-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(3 plays, 64 yards, 1:41)		CIN 28–10
411:57SMUChris Naggar 22-yard field goal
(11 plays, 82 yards, 3:36)		CIN 28–13
04:39CINDesmond Ridder 91-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(1 play, 91 yards, 00:16)		CIN 35–13
02:03CINGerrid Doaks 35-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(3 plays, 43 yards, 1:41)		CIN 42–13
Statistics CIN SMU
First downs 17 22
Plays–yards 56–439 85–290
Rushes–yards 35–313 39–75
Passing yards 126 215
Passing: comp–att–int 13–21–0 24–46–1
Time of possession 27:15 32:45
Team Category Player Statistics
CIN Passing Desmond Ridder 13/21, 126 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT
Rushing Desmond Ridder 8 carries, 179 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Tre Tucker 2 receptions, 24 yards
SMU Passing Shane Buechele 23/44, 216 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Ulysses Bentley 16 carries, 40 yards
Receiving Kylen Granson 4 receptions, 68 yards

See Also: Cincinnati at SMU Box Score

Memphis

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See also: 2020 Memphis Tigers football team and Cincinnati–Memphis rivalry
Pregame line Over/under
CIN -6.0 60.5[21]
Memphis at Cincinnati
1 234Total
Tigers 7 300 10
• No. 7 Bearcats 7 141414 49
  • Date: October 31
  • Location: Nippert Stadium
    Cincinnati, OH
  • Game start: 12:02 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutes
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SE 6 mph
  • Referee: Charles Lamertina
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek and Paul Carcaterra
     
Scoring summary
109:15CINAlec Pierce 43-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(75 plays, 75 yards, 2:18)		CIN 0–7
4:07MEMTahj Washington 92-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)
(1 play, 92 yards, 0:15)		TIED 7–7
213:58CINDesmond Ridder 13-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(11 plays, 75 yards, 5:09)		CIN 7–14
04:04CINMichael Young Jr. 6-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(8 plays, 70 yards, 4:14)		CIN 7–21
00:28MEMRiley Patterson 42-yard field goal
(12 plays, 60 yards, 3:30)		CIN 10–21
306:23CINDesmond Ridder 9-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(9 plays, 90 yards, 4:53)		CIN 10–28
01:29CINTre Tucker 21-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(5 plays, 55 yards, 2:41)		CIN 10–35
408:02CINJerome Ford 33-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(1 play, 33 yards, 0:08)		CIN 10–42
01:30CINJerome Ford 48-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(6 plays, 67 yards, 03:42)		CIN 10–49
Statistics MEM CIN
First downs 15 28
Plays–yards 64–321 67–513
Rushes–yards 29–5 41–242
Passing yards 316 271
Passing: comp–att–int 18–35–0 21–26–1
Time of possession 25:10 34:50
Team Category Player Statistics
MEM Passing Brady White 18/35, 316 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT
Rushing Rodrigues Clark 12 carries, 16 yards
Receiving Calvin Austin 7 receptions, 121 yards
CIN Passing Desmond Ridder 21/26, 271 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jerome Ford 9 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Michael Young Jr. 5 receptions, 43 yards, 1 TD

See Also: Memphis at Cincinnati Box Score

Houston

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See also: 2020 Houston Cougars football team
Pregame line Over/under
CIN -12.5 51.5[22]
Houston at Cincinnati
1 234Total
Cougars 0 1000 10
• No. 6 Bearcats 7 2137 38
  • Date: November 7
  • Location: Nippert Stadium
    Cincinnati, OH
  • Game start: 03:41 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutes
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 3 mph
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Todd McShay and Molly McGrath
    
Scoring summary
108:51CINGerrid Doaks 2-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(5 plays, 84 yards, 2:20)		CIN 0–7
207:53CINDesmond Ridder 10-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(10 plays, 75 yards, 3:06)		CIN 0–14
04:17HOUKyle Porter 3-yard rush (Dalton Witherspoon kick)
(8 plays, 65 yards, 3:29)		CIN 7–14
01:40CINDesmond Ridder 32-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:37)		CIN 7–21
00:38HOUDalton Witherspoon 27-yard field goal
(5 plays, 55 yards, 1:02)		CIN 10–21
00:13CINJosh Whyle 21-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(3 plays, 55 yards, 0:28)		CIN 10–28
305:48CINCole Smith 32-yard field goal
(17 plays, 60 yards, 9:12)		CIN 10–31
414:15CINDesmond Ridder 12-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(10 play, 85 yards, 3:09)		CIN 10–38
Statistics HOU CIN
First downs 15 24
Plays–yards 62–282 69–510
Rushes–yards 28–93 39–342
Passing yards 189 168
Passing: comp–att–int 20–34–1 20–30–1
Time of possession 27:31 32:29
Team Category Player Statistics
HOU Passing Clayton Tune 20/34, 189 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Kyle Porter 16 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tank Dell 3 receptions, 60 yards
CIN Passing Desmond Ridder 17/27, 162 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Gerrid Doaks 16 carries, 184 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Michael Young Jr. 4 receptions, 47 yards

See Also: Houston at Cincinnati Box Score

East Carolina

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See also: 2020 East Carolina Pirates football team
Pregame line Over/under
CIN -25.5 55.5[23]
East Carolina at Cincinnati
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Pirates 0 1007 17
• No. 7 Bearcats 7 28713 55
  • Date: November 13
  • Location: Nippert Stadium
    Cincinnati, OH
  • Game start: 07:31 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 37 minutes
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NW 10 mph
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Jason Benetti, Andre Ware and Rocky Boiman
       
Scoring summary
109:14CINMichael Young Jr. 33-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(10 plays, 79 yards, 4:34)		CIN 0–7
214:52CINJarell White 26-yard Interception (Cole Smith kick)CIN 0–14
10:36ECUKeaton Mitchell 18-yard rush (Jake Verity kick)
(3 plays, 58 yards, 0:50)		CIN 7–14
08:23CINJerome Ford 24-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(6 plays, 70 yards, 2:09)		CIN 7–21
05:25ECUJake Verity 32-yard field goal
(7 plays, 44 yards, 2:04)		CIN 10–21
05:18CINTre Tucker 45-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(1 play, 45 yards, 0:07)		CIN 10–28
01:32CINDesmond Ridder 7-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(7 plays, 53 yards, 3:04)		CIN 10–35
300:29CINJayshon Jackson 12-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(11 plays, 85 yards, 4:06)		CIN 10–42
405:41CINJerome Ford 1-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(9 plays, 75 yards, 4:07)		CIN 10–49
00:17ECURahjai Harris 1-yard rush (Jake Verity kick)
(13 plays, 73 yards, 5:17)		CIN 17–49
00:10CINCameron Young 75-yard rush (Cole Smith kick failed)
(1 play, 75 yards, 0:07)		CIN 17–55
Statistics ECU CIN
First downs 23 29
Plays–yards 71–293 66–653
Rushes–yards 50–206 32–299
Passing yards 87 354
Passing: comp–att–int 9–21–3 27–34–0
Time of possession 29:50 30:10
Team Category Player Statistics
ECU Passing Holton Ahlers 9/20, 87 yards, 0 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Keaton Mitchell 17 carries, 124 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Keaton Mitchell 1 reception, 26 yards
CIN Passing Desmond Ridder 24/31, 327 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT
Rushing Cameron Young 1 carry, 75 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tre Tucker 4 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD

See Also: East Carolina at Cincinnati Box Score

At UCF

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See also: 2020 UCF Knights football team
Pregame line Over/under
CIN -3 61.5[24]
Cincinnati at UCF
1 234Total
• No. 7 Bearcats 3 16314 36
Knights 14 388 33
  • Date: November 21
  • Location: Bounce House
    Orlando, FL
  • Game start: 03:35 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 4 hours and 1 minute
  • Game attendance: 10,668
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: NE 11 mph
  • Referee: Charles Lamertina
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek and Quint Kessenich
        
Scoring summary
112:44UCFGreg McCrae 3-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick)
(9 plays, 75 yards, 2:16)		UCF 0–7
10:10CINCole Smith 47-yard field goal
(6 plays, 35 yards, 2:34)		UCF 3–7
07:39UCFMarlon Williams 6-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick)
(6 plays, 22 yards, 1:33)		UCF 3–14
211:37CINJosh Whyle 29-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(5 plays, 73 yards, 1:22)		UCF 10–14
03:14CINCole Smith 26-yard field goal
(10 plays, 68 yards, 5:31)		UCF 13–14
01:23CINDesmond Ridder 3-yard rush (Two-point pass conversion failed)
(5 plays, 70 yards, 0:43)		CIN 19–14
00:01UCFDaniel Obarski 36-yard field goal
(11 plays, 56 yards, 1:22)		CIN 19–17
306:29CINCole Smith 22-yard field goal
(16 plays, 87 yards, 8:31)		CIN 22–17
03:59UCFMarlon Williams 19-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Gabriel pass to Williams for two-point conversion)
(10 plays, 75 yards, 2:30)		UCF 22–25
413:07CINDesmond Ridder 1-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(4 plays, 16 yards, 1:01)		CIN 29–25
07:15CINLeonard Taylor 7-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(10 plays, 71 yards, 5:14)		CIN 36–25
04:27UCFJaylon Robinson 10-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Gabriel pass to Jacob Harris for two-point conversion)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 2:48)		CIN 36–33
Statistics CIN UCF
First downs 28 23
Plays–yards 80–482 84–359
Rushes–yards 48–144 35–116
Passing yards 338 243
Passing: comp–att–int 21–32–0 26–49–1
Time of possession 37:08 22:52
Team Category Player Statistics
CIN Passing Desmond Ridder 21/32, 338 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT
Rushing Gerrid Doaks 28 carries, 97 yards
Receiving Josh Whyle 5 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD
UCF Passing Dillon Gabriel 26/49, 243 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Otis Anderson Jr. 12 carries, 51 yards
Receiving Marlon Williams 8 receptions, 97 yards, 2 TD

See Also: Cincinnati at UCF Box Score

Tulsa (AAC Championship Game)

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See also: 2020 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team and 2020 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
Pregame line Over/under
CIN -12.5 46.5.5[25]
2020 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
1 234Total
No. 23 Golden Hurricane 0 1077 24
• No. 9 Bearcats 10 773 27
  • Date: December 19, 2020
  • Location: Nippert Stadium
    Cincinnati, OH
  • Game start: 08:14 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 32 minutes
  • Game attendance: 5,831
  • Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C) • Weather: Drizzling • Wind: S 6 mph
  • Referee: Charles Lamertina
  • TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy and Holly Rowe
     
Scoring summary
112:44CINJerome Ford 42-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:54)		CIN 0–7
10:10CINCole Smith 25-yard field goal
(11 plays, 72 yards, 5:46)		CIN 0–10
211:08TLSZack Long 43-yard field goal
(11 plays, 46 yards, 3:52)		CIN 3–10
08:36CINCorey Taylor II 10-yard rush (Zack Long kick)
(5 plays, 28 yards, 1:37)		TIE 10–10
03:17CINAlec Pierce 36-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(5 plays, 64 yards, 2:04)		CIN 10–17
310:05TLSDeneric Prince 8-yard rush (Zack Long kick)
(3 plays, 55 yards, 0:45)		TIE 17–17
07:14CINDesmond Ridder 10-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(6 plays, 65 yards, 2:46)		CIN 17–24
403:41TLSJuanCarlos Santana 13-yard pass from Zach Smith (Zack Long kick)
(7 plays, 80 yards, 2:46)		TIE 24–24
00:00CINCole Smith 34-yard field goal
(12 plays, 51 yards, 3:34)		CIN 27–24
Statistics TLSA CIN
First downs 22 17
Plays–yards 67–365 67–420
Rushes–yards 37–199 38–151
Passing yards 166 269
Passing: comp–att–int 13–30–2 19–29–0
Time of possession 26:03 33:57
Team Category Player Statistics
TLSA Passing Zach Smith 13/30, 166 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Corey Taylor II 22 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Sam Crawford Jr. 3 receptions, 79 yards
CIN Passing Desmond Ridder 19/29, 269 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Desmond Ridder 16 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Alec Pierce 5 receptions, 146 yards, 1 TD

See Also: Tulsa at Cincinnati Box Score

Georgia (Peach Bowl)

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See also: 2020 Georgia Bulldogs football team and 2021 Peach Bowl (January)
Pregame line Over/under
UGA -7 50.5[26]
2021 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
1 234Total
• No. 9 Bulldogs 7 3014 24
No. 8 Bearcats 7 770 21
  • Date: January 1, 2021
  • Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia
  • Game start: 12:10 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3 Hours and 49 Minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,301
  • Referee: Jeff Flanagan
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, and Kris Budden
     
Scoring summary
104:38CINAlec Pierce 14-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(7 plays, 42 yards, 3:45)		CIN 0–7
10:10UGAGeorge Pickens 16-yard pass from JT Daniels (Jack Podlesny kick)
(5 plays, 44 yards, 2:27)		7–7
203:46UGAJack Podlesny 37-yard field goal
(5 plays, 44 yards, 2:07)		UGA 10-7
00:06CINJosh Whyle 11-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(9 plays, 75 yards, 3:40)		CIN 10–14
314:11CINJerome Ford 79-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(2 plays, 75 yards, 0:49)		CIN 10–21
413:20UGAZamir White 9-rush (JT Daniels pass failed)
(2 plays, 25 yards, 0:41)		CIN 16–21
06:43UGAJack Podlesny 32-yard field goal
(6 plays, 61 yards, 2:16)		CIN 19–21
10:10UGAJack Podlesny 53-yard field goal
(8 plays, 44 yards, 1:25)		UGA 22–21
00:00UGASafetyUGA 24–21
Statistics UGA CIN
First downs 19 16
Plays–yards 63–449 64–305
Rushes–yards 24–45 27–99
Passing yards 404 206
Passing: comp–att–int 27–39–1 24–37–0
Time of possession 28:36 31:24
Team Category Player Statistics
UGA Passing JT Daniels 26/38, 392 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Zamir White 11 carries, 41 yards, 1 TD
Receiving George Pickens 7 receptions, 135 yards, 1 TD
CIN Passing Desmond Ridder 24/37, 206 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jerome Ford 8 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Michael Young Jr. 4 receptions, 59 yards

See Also:Georgia vs. Cincinnati Box Score

Source for Match-up Records:[27]

Personnel

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Roster and staff

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2020 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 0 Charles McClelland   So
WR 1 Blue Smith   So
WR 2 Jayshon Jackson Jr
QB 3 Evan Prater Fr
WR 5 Jordan Jones Sr
WR 8 Michael Young Jr. Jr
QB 9 Desmond Ridder   Jr
TE 11 Leonard Taylor Jr
WR 12 Alec Pierce Jr
WR 13 Dalrone Donaldson Jr
QB 14 Jack Perry So
WR 15 Garyn Prater   Jr
QB 16 Michael Lindauer   Fr
WR 17 Marquez Bell Fr
TE 18 Cameron Jones   Fr
WR 20 Jadon Thompson Fr
WR 21 Tre Tucker So
WR 21 Tyler Scott Fr
RB 22 Ryan Montgomery   So
RB 23 Gerrid Doaks   Sr
RB 24 Jerome Ford   So
RB 25 Cameron Young Sr
WR 27 Norman Love Fr
WR 29 Ashton Koller   Fr
RB 30 Michael Kopaygorodsky   Jr
WR 31 Nate Meyer   Fr
WR 32 Jiair Thomas   Fr
RB 33 Ethan Wright Fr
TE 47 Nate Lawler   So
OL 50 Dylan O'Quinn   So
OL 51 Lorenz Metz   So
OL 52 Jakari Robinson   Jr
OL 53 Gavin Gerhardt Fr
OL 55 James Hudson   Jr
OL 56 Jake Renfro Fr
OL 57 Ben Blevins Fr
OL 58 Darius Harper Sr
OL 60 Joe Huber Fr
OL 62 Zach Hummel   Fr
OL 64 Jake Burns Fr
OL 65 Cody Lamb   Jr
OL 66 Ethan Voelker   So
OL 67 Jaxon Smith Fr
OL 68 Kobe McAllister Fr
OL 70 Joey Groeber So
OL 71 Colin Woodside   So
OL 72 Jonathan Allen   Fr
OL 73 CJ Johnson So
OL 74 Jeremy Cooper   So
OL 75 John Williams Fr
OL 76 Marcelo Mendiola   Fr
OL 77 Vincent McConnell   Jr
WR 80 Chris Scott Fr
TE 81 Josh Whyle   So
TE 82 Noah Davis   Sr
WR 84 Wyatt Fischer   So
TE 86 Jack Campbell   Fr
TE 87 Bruno Labelle   Sr
TE 88 Payten Singletary Fr
WR 89 Bryant Johnson II   Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 1 James Wiggins   Sr
LB 2 Wilson Huber   Jr
S 3 Ja'von Hicks Jr
CB 4 Justin Harris So
S 5 Darrick Forrest Sr
S 6 Bryan Cook Sr
CB 7 Coby Bryant Sr
LB 8 Jarell White Sr
CB 9 Arquon Bush   So
LB 10 Brody Ingle So
CB 11 Sammy Anderson Fr
CB 12 Sauce Gardner So
LB 13 Ty Van Fossen   So
CB 14 Todd Bumphis Fr
CB 15 Taj Ward   So
LB 17 Dorian Holloway   Fr
CB 18 Josiah Robey   Jr
DE 19 Ethan Tucky   Sr
LB 20 Deshawn Pace Fr
DE 21 Myjai Sanders Jr
CB 22 DeArre McDonald Fr
LB 23 Daved Jones Jr Fr
LB 24 Jaheim Thomas Fr
DE 25 Harrison Hill Jr
CB 26 Phil Thomas Fr
LB 27 Darrian Beavers Sr
S 29 Jacob Dingle So
CB 30 Alex Green Fr
CB 31 Casey Kirk   Jr
S 32 James Camden Fr
DE 33 Blake Bacevich   So
DT 34 Justin Wodtly Fr
LB 35 Ryan Royer   Jr
S 36 Will Adams   So
DE 37 Steven Hawthorne   Fr
S 38 Jackson Welcsh Fr
S 39 Ja'Quan Sheppard So
LB 40 DeMarco Baker   So
LB 41 Joel Dublanko   Sr
DE 42 Malik Vann Jr
DE 43 Michael Pitts   Sr
LB 44 Mick Oakes   So
DT 45 Barak Faulk Fr
LB 46 Grant Horvath   Fr
LB 50 Jackson Bruscianelli   Fr
DT 52 Daeshon Martin   So
DE 54 Izaiah Ruffin   Fr
DE 57 Ryan Mullaney   Fr
DE 89 Sterling Miles Fr
DT 90 Jabari Taylor   Jr
DL 91 Miles Manigualt   Fr
DT 92 Curtis Brooks   Sr
DT 93 Elijah Ponder   Sr
DT 94 Chase Brown   So
DL 95 Cole Pelgen   Fr
DT 96 Dominique Perry Fr
DT 97 Eric Phillips   Fr
DE 98 Mychal Keys   So
DT 99 Marcus Brown   Sr
Special teams }
Pos. # Name Class
K 16 Luke Lundberg Fr
K 19 Cole Smith Jr
P 37 James Smith Sr
K 39 Bryce Burton   Fr
LS 74 Blake Bammann   So
K 91 Alex Bales   Fr
LS 96 Cayson Pfeiffer   Fr


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 26, 2020

Depth chart

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Rankings

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Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP2020*13141511897677777668
Coaches2222*1416151110107677777668
CFPNot released77898Not released

Awards and milestones

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Players drafted into the NFL

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See also: 2021 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
4 110 James Hudson OT Cleveland Browns
5 163 Darrick Forrest S Washington Football Team
7 243 James Wiggins S Arizona Cardinals
7 244 Gerrid Doaks RB Miami Dolphins

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