2012 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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2012 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Big East co-champion
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Belk Bowl champion
Belk Bowl, W 48–34 vs. Duke
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
Record10–3 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Bajakian (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Jancek (3rd season)
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Louisville $+   5 – 2     11 – 2  
Cincinnati +   5 – 2     10 – 3  
Rutgers +   5 – 2     9 – 4  
Syracuse +   5 – 2     8 – 5  
Pittsburgh   3 – 4     6 – 7  
Connecticut   2 – 5     5 – 7  
Temple   2 – 5     4 – 7  
South Florida   1 – 6     3 – 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 2012 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcats, led by third-year head coach Butch Jones, played their home games at Nippert Stadium. They finished the season 10–3 overall and 5–2 in Big East play to place in a four-way tie for the conference championship. Along with Rutgers, Louisville, and Syracuse, the Bearcats were the final football champions of the Big East Conference, as the league's original incarnation folded following the loss of the three former programs and others to different conferences. Cincinnati became a charter member of the American Athletic Conference the following season.

The 2012 Cincinnati team was invited to the Belk Bowl where they defeated Duke. At the end of the regular season, Jones resigned to take the same head coaching position at Tennessee. Defensive line coach Steve Stripling was named the interim head coach for the Belk Bowl.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 68:00 pm
ESPN
W 34–1033,562
September 157:00 pmDelaware State*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN3W 23–727,112
September 293:30 pmvs.
FedExField
  • Landover, MD
    		• ESPNUW 27–2446,026
    October 67:00 pm
    FS Ohio
    		W 52–1435,097
    October 137:00 pmFordham*No. 21
    • Nippert Stadium
    • Cincinnati, OH
    		ESPN3W 49–1726,317
    October 207:00 pmat Toledo*No. 21
    		ESPN3L 23−2924,124
    October 268:00 pmat No. 16
    Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (Keg of Nails
    • )    		ESPNL 31–34 OT53,271
    November 312:00 pm
    Big East Network
    		W 35–2426,180
    November 1012:00 pmat Temple
    		Big East NetworkW 34–1020,192
    November 1712:00 pmNo. 22 Rutgers
    • Nippert Stadium
    • Cincinnati, OH
    		Big East NetworkL 3–1034,526
    November 237:00 pmSouth Florida
    • Nippert Stadium
    • Cincinnati, OH
    		ESPNW 27–1021,171
    December 13:30 pmat
    ABC
    		W 34–1733,112
    December 276:30 pmvs. Duke*
    		ESPNW 48–3448,128
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

    Game summaries

    Pittsburgh

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Panthers 0 0 3 7 10
    Bearcats 14 3 7 10 34
    See also: 2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

    Delaware State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Hornets 0 0 0 7 7
    Bearcats 13 7 0 3 23
    See also: 2012 Delaware State Hornets football team

    Virginia Tech

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Hokies 0 7 0 17 24
    Bearcats 3 3 7 14 27
    See also: 2012 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

    Miami (OH)

    1 2 3 4 Total
    RedHawks 6 8 0 0 14
    Bearcats 14 10 21 7 52
    See also: 2012 Miami RedHawks football team

    Fordham

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Rams 3 3 8 3 17
    Bearcats 14 0 21 14 49
    See also: 2012 Fordham Rams football team

    @ Toledo

    1 2 3 4 Total
    #18 Bearcats 0 13 7 3 23
    Rockets 10 6 10 3 29
    See also: 2012 Toledo Rockets football team

    @ Louisville

    1 2 3 4OT Total
    Bearcats 10 7 7 70 31
    #14 Cardinals 7 7 3 143 34
    See also: 2012 Louisville Cardinals football team

    Syracuse

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Orange 10 7 7 0 24
    Bearcats 7 7 14 7 35
    See also: 2012 Syracuse Orange football team

    @ Temple

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bearcats 14 10 7 3 34
    Owls 3 0 7 0 10
    See also: 2012 Temple Owls football team

    Rutgers

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Scarlet Knights 0 7 0 3 10
    Bearcats 0 0 0 3 3
    See also: 2012 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

    South Florida

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bulls 0 0 3 7 10
    Bearcats 7 6 7 7 27
    See also: 2012 South Florida Bulls football team

    @ Connecticut

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bearcats 7 7 7 13 34
    Huskies 0 10 7 0 17
    See also: 2012 Connecticut Huskies football team

    Duke–Belk Bowl

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bearcats 3 14 10 21 48
    Blue Devils 16 0 8 10 34
    See also: 2012 Duke Blue Devils football team and 2012 Belk Bowl

    The Bearcats made their first ever appearance in the Belk Bowl and their first ever meeting with Duke. The Blue Devils raced out to an early 16–0 lead in the first quarter after a punt was blocked and recovered for a touchdown. The Bearcats then scored 27 unanswered points capped off by a 46-yard touchdown run by George Winn. The Blue Devils then scored back to back touchdowns to take a 31–27 lead. The Bearcats retook the lead with a 25-yard touchdown pass from Brendan Kay to Chris Moore. The Blue Devils then tied the game with a 52-yard field goal and the game seemed headed to overtime. With under a minute to play TE Travis Kelce took a short pass from Kay and broke several would be tackles in racing 83 yards for the winning score. Insult was added to injury when Nick Temple stripped the ball from Duke QB Sean Renfree and dashed 55 yards with the stolen loaf for a score as time expired. The 48 points is the most points scored by the Bearcats in a bowl game, and would be their largest margin of victory in a bowl game since 1997. This also gave the Bearcats their first consecutive bowl wins since 1946–47. The win gave the Bearcats their 4th 10-win season in the past five years.

    Roster

    2012 Cincinnati Bearcats

    Running backs

    Wide receivers

    Offensive linemen

    		 

    Quarterbacks

    Tight ends

    Defensive linemen

    Defensive backs

    • 2 Trenier Orr – Redshirt Freshman
    • 8 Adrian Witty – Redshirt Sophomore
    • 9 Dominique Battle – Reshirt Senior
    • 11 Deven Drane – Junior
    • 13 Pat Lambert – Redshirt Senior
    • 17 Malcolm Murray – Senior
    • 20 Chris Williams – Senior
    • 21 Camerron Cheatham – Reshirt Senior
    • 25 Arryn Chenault – Junior
    • 26 Drew Frey – Reshirt Senior
    • 27 Drake Bruns – Freshman
    • 29 Andre Jones – Freshman
    • 30 Aaron Roberson – Senior
    • 35 Dylan Coombs – Freshman
    • 36 Marcus Foster – Freshman
    • 39 Demitri Beal – Reshirt Sophomore
    • 40 Kevin Brown – Freshman
    • 48 Breon Mapp – Junior
    		  

    Linebackers

    • 4 Maalik Bomar – Senior
    • 10 Jordan Luallen – Redshirt Junior
    • 33 Solomon Tentman – Redshirt Sophomore
    • 37 Joey Jones – Freshman
    • 38 Mason Antoun – Redshirt Freshman
    • 41 Kevin Hyland – Redshirt Freshman
    • 42 Corey Griffin – Freshman
    • 43 Nick Temple – Sophomore
    • 44 Corey Mason – Redshirt Sophomore
    • 45 Ey'Shawn McClain – Freshman
    • 46 Devin Bruns – Freshman
    • 47 Colin Lozier – Senior
    • 48 Jeff Luc – Junior
    • 50 Innocent Macha – Sophomore
    • 51 Greg Blair – Senior
    • 53 Franklin Bruscianelli – Freshman
    • 57 Clemente Casseus – Freshman

    Special teams

    • 14 Tony Miliano – Redshirt Sophomore (K)
    • 61 Kirk Willis – Redshirt Freshman (LS)
    • 24 John Lloyd – Sophomore Sophomore (P)
    • 34 Pat O'Donnell – Junior (P)
    • 35 Eric Ernst – Redshirt Freshman (P)

    Head coach

    Assistant coaches

    [1]

    Depth chart

    Awards and milestones

    Big East Conference honors

    Big East Conference All-Conference First Team

    [2]

    Big East Conference All-Conference Second Team

    [2]

    Big East Conference All-Conference Third Team

    [2]

    Rankings

    See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
    Week
    PollPre1234567891011121314Final
    AP
    		RVRV—RVRVRV2121RVRV——RVRVRVRV
    CoachesRVRVRVRVRV232018RVRV—RVRVRVRV22
    HarrisNot released2018RVRV—RVRVRVRVNot released
    BCSNot released21———————Not released

    Players in the 2013 NFL draft

    See also:
    2013 NFL Draft
    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Travis Kelce TE 3 63 Kansas City Chiefs

    References

    1. ^ "2012 Cincinnati Bearcats football roster". gobearcats.com. University of Cincinnati Athletics.
    2. ^ a b c "2012 Big East All-Conference Teams". College Sports Madness. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
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