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American college football season
The 2008 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the
AP Poll
for the second consecutive year. With West Virginia falling off Cincinnati became the front runner to win the big east.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 28 | 7:30 pm | Eastern Kentucky* | | | | W 40–7 | 26,913 |
September 6 | 3:30 pm | at No. 4 ABC | L 26–52 | 84,476 |
September 20 | 7:30 pm | Miami (OH)* | | | ESPN360 | W 45–20 | 31,629 |
September 27 | 7:30 pm | at FSN Ohio | W 17–15 | 16,927 |
October 3 | 8:00 pm | at Marshall* | | | ESPN | W 33–10 | 29,237 |
October 11 | 12:00 pm | Rutgers | | - Nippert Stadium
- Cincinnati, OH
| Big East Network | W 13–10 | 32,370 |
October 25 | 12:00 pm | at Connecticut | | | Big East Network | L 16–40 | 40,000 |
October 30 | 7:45 pm | No. 23 South Florida | | - Nippert Stadium
- Cincinnati, OH
| ESPN | W 24–10 | 31,175 |
November 8 | 7:00 pm | at No. 20 West Virginia | | | ESPNU | W 26–23 OT | 59,834 |
November 14 | 8:00 pm | at Keg of Nails) | ESPN2 | W 28–20 | 37,822 |
November 22 | 7:15 pm | No. 20 Pittsburgh | No. 19 | - Nippert Stadium
- Cincinnati, OH (River City Rivalry)
| ESPN2 | W 28–21 | 35,098 |
November 29 | 12:00 pm | Syracuse | No. 16 | - Nippert Stadium
- Cincinnati, OH
| Big East Network | W 30–10 | 34,603 |
December 6 | 11:30 pm | at Hawaii* | No. 13 | | ESPN2 | W 29–24 | 40,549 |
January 1 | 8:00 pm | No. 19 Virginia Tech* | No. 12 | | FOX | L 7–20 | 73,602 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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Harris | Not released | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | 23 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | Not released |
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BCS | Not released | — | — | — | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | Not released |
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Game summaries
Eastern Kentucky
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eastern Kentucky
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
Cincinnati
|
6
|
20
|
14
|
0 |
40 |
[1]
Oklahoma
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cincinnati
|
0
|
13
|
7
|
6 |
26 |
#4 Oklahoma
|
14
|
7
|
21
|
10 |
52 |
[2]
Miami
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Miami
|
0
|
13
|
7
|
0 |
20 |
Cincinnati
|
10
|
14
|
14
|
7 |
45 |
[3]
Akron
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cincinnati
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
3 |
17 |
Akron
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
6 |
15 |
[4]
Marshall
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cincinnati
|
2
|
14
|
10
|
7 |
33 |
Marshall
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
[5]
Rutgers
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rutgers
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
0 |
10 |
Cincinnati
|
3
|
7
|
3
|
0 |
13 |
[6]
Connecticut
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cincinnati
|
10
|
3
|
3
|
0 |
16 |
Connecticut
|
10
|
0
|
10
|
20 |
40 |
[7]
South Florida
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#23 South Florida
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
0 |
10 |
Cincinnati
|
10
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
24 |
[8]
West Virginia
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
Cincinnati
|
13
|
7
|
0
|
0 | 6 |
26 |
#20 West Virginia
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
13 | 3 |
23 |
[9]
Louisville
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#22 Cincinnati
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
Louisville
|
7
|
10
|
3
|
0 |
20 |
[10]
Pittsburgh
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#20 Pittsburgh
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
21 |
#19 Cincinnati
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
[11]
Syracuse
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Syracuse
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
7 |
10 |
#16 Cincinnati
|
7
|
6
|
10
|
7 |
30 |
Hawaii
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#13 Cincinnati
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
19 |
29 |
Hawaii
|
0
|
3
|
14
|
7 |
24 |
Virginia Tech
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#12 Cincinnati
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
#21 Virginia Tech
|
0
|
10
|
3
|
7 |
20 |
Awards and milestones
Post-season finalists and winners
Big East Conference honors
Offensive player of the week
- Week 1: Dustin Grutza[12]
Defensive player of the week
- Week 10: Aaron Webster[12]
Special teams player of the week
- Week 2: Mardy Gilyard[12]
- Week 6: Connor Barwin[12]
- Week 7: Kevin Huber[12]
- Week 10: Mardy Gillard[12]
- Week 13: Jacob Rogers[12]
Big East Conference All-Conference First Team
- Mardy Gilyard, WR
- Mardy Gilyard, KR
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- Connor Barwin, DL
- Mike Mickens, DB
- Brandon Underwood, DB
- Kevin Huber, P
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[12]
Big East Conference All-Conference Second Team
- Dominick Goodman, WR
- Trevor Canfield, OL
- Tony Pike, QB
|
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[12]
Players in the 2009 NFL Draft
References
- ^ "Eastern Kentucky vs Cincinnati (Aug 28, 2008)". University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ "Oklahoma vs Cincinnati (Sept 6, 2008)". University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ "Miami vs Cincinnati (Sept 17, 2008)". University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ "Akron vs Cincinnati (Sept 27, 2008)". University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ "Marshall vs Cincinnati (Oct 3, 2008)". University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ "Cincinnati vs Rutgers (Oct 11, 2008)". University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 16, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ "Connecticut vs Cincinnati (Oct 25, 2008)". University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 30, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ "Cincinnati vs South Florida (Oct 30, 2008)". University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ "West Virginia vs Cincinnati (Nov 7, 2008)". University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ "Louisville vs Cincinnati (Nov 14, 2008)". University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
- ^ "Pittsburgh vs Cincinnati (Nov 22, 2008)". University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "2011 Cincinnati Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
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