2013 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

2013 Cincinnati Bearcats football

Belk Bowl, L 17–39 vs. North Carolina
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2013 record	9–4 (6–2 The American)
Head coach	Tommy Tuberville (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Eddie Gran (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Art Kaufman (1st year)
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium (Capacity: 35,097)

2013 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#10 UCF $		8	–	0		12	–	1
#15 Louisville		7	–	1		12	–	1
Cincinnati		6	–	2		9	–	4
Houston		5	–	3		8	–	5
SMU		4	–	4		5	–	7
Rutgers		3	–	5		6	–	7
Connecticut		3	–	5		3	–	9
South Florida		2	–	6		2	–	10
Memphis		1	–	7		3	–	9
Temple		1	–	7		2	–	10

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcat football team played their home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. The 2013 college football season was their first season as a member of the American Athletic Conference. The Bearcats were led by first year head coach Tommy Tuberville. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in American Athletic play to finish in third place. They were invited to the Belk Bowl where they lost to North Carolina.

Roster

2013 Cincinnati Bearcats

Running Back

1 Ralph David Abernathy IV – Junior
7 Tion Green – Sophomore
9 Patrick Coyne – Sophomore
10 Jordan Luallen Senior
21 Rodriguez Moore – Junior
23 Hosey Williams – Junior
38 EJ Junior – Freshman
39 Kyle Nutter – Freshman
42 Jared Golden – Sophomore
49 Anthony King – Senior

Wide Receiver

2 Mekale McKay – Sophomore
3 Johnny Holton – Junior
5 Mark Barr – Freshman
6 Anthony McClung – Senior
15 Chris Moore – Sophomore
17 Jeremy Graves – Sophomore
19 Shaq Washington – Sophomore
20 Tshumbi Johnson – Freshman
24 Chris Burrell – Junior
34 Tim Helton – Freshman
80 Alex Chisum – Junior
82 Max Morrison – Sophomore
84 Nate Cole – Freshman
87 Javon Harrison – Freshman
88 Shakim Alonzo – Freshman

Offensive Line

59 Deyshawn Bond – Freshman
60 Sam Longo – Senior
62 Cory Keebler – Junior
63 Dan Sprague – Senior
64 Will Steur – Freshman
65 Tyreek Burwell – Senior
66 David Niehaus – Freshman
66 Garrett Campbell – Freshman
67 Kyle Williamson – Freshman
69 Dominic Mainello – Junior
71 Eric Lefeld – Junior
73 Ryan Leahy – Freshman
74 Justin Murray – Sophomore
75 Kevin Schloemer – Junior
76 Austen Bujnoch – Senior
77 Ben Flick – Freshman
78 Parker Ehinger – Sophomore
79 Andre Cureton – Senior

Quarterback

2 Michael Colosimo – Junior
4 Munchie Legaux – Senior
8 Gunner Kiel – Freshman
10 Bennie Coney Freshman
11 Brendon Kay – Senior

Tight End

18 Tyler Cogswell – Freshman
35 Josh Russ – Junior
46 Jared Golden – Freshman
81 DJ Dowdy – Freshman
83 Chris Burton – Freshman
85 Travis Johnson – Freshman
86 Blake Annen – Senior

Defensive Line

46 Mitch Meador – Senior
50 Alex Pace – Freshman
56 Mark Wilson – Freshman
58 Dwight Jackson – Junior
65 Connor Donnini – Sophomore
70 Brandon Mitchell – Sophomore
89 Korey Cunningham – Freshman
90 Camaron Beard – Junior
91 Adam Dempsey – Senior
92 Silverberry Mouhon – Sophomore
93 Brad Harrah – Junior
94 Jordan Stepp – Senior
95 Terrell Hartsfield – Junior
96 Josh Posley – Sophomore
97 Marquis Aiken – Senior
98 Chad West – Sophomore
99 Jerrell Jordan – Junior

Defensive Back

2 Trenier Orr – Sophomore
3 Howard Wilder – Junior
5 Aaron Brown – Freshman
7 Mike Tyson – Freshman
8 Adrian Witty – Junior
9 Dionne Threatt-Vassar – Junior
11 Deven Drane – Senior
12 Leviticus Payne – Sophomore
13 Grant Coleman – Freshman
22 Zach Edwards – Freshman
25 Arryn Chenault – Senior
26 Braxton Lane – Freshman
27 Drake Bruns – Freshman
29 Andre Jones – Freshman
30 Darren Dotson – Junior
35 Dylan Coombs – Freshman
36 Marcus Foster – Freshman

Linebacker

23 Eric Wilson – Freshman
32 Zach Higgenbotham – Freshman
33 Solomon Tentman – Junior
37 Lindsay Crook – Freshman
38 Mason Antoun – Sophomore
40 Kevin Brown – Sophomore
41 Kevin Hyland – Sophomore
43 Nick Temple – Junior
44 Corey Mason – Junior
45 Ey'Shawn McClain – Freshman
48 Jeff Luc – Junior
51 Greg Blair – Senior
53 Franklin Bruscianelli – Freshman
57 Clemente Casseus – Junior

Special Teams

14 Tony Miliano – Junior (K)
24 John Lloyd – Junior (P)
47 Jon Vincent – Freshman (LS)
55 Andrew Gantz – Freshman (K)
58 Sam Geraci – Freshman (P)
61 Kirk Willis – Sophomore (LS)

Head Coach

Tommy Tuberville

Assistant Coaches

Eddie Gran – Offensive Coordinator
Art Kaufman – Defensive Coordinator
Robert Prunty – Associate Head Coach/Defensive Ends
Steve Clinkscale – Defensive Ends
Tyson Helton – Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends
Darren Hiller – Offensive Line
Blake Rolan – Wide Receivers
Fred Tate – Defensive Tackles
Joe Walker – Director of Football Strength & Conditioning

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Depth chart

as of December 27, 2013.

Defense

FS
Zach Edwards
Adrian Witty

WLB	MLB	SLB
⋅	Greg Blair	⋅
Corey Mason	Solomon Tentman	⋅

SS
Arryn Chenault
Mike Tyson

CB
Howard Wilder
Rod Moore

DE	DT	DT	DE
Terrell Hartfield	Adam Dempsey	Jordan Stepp	Silverberry Mouhon
Brad Harrah	Brandon Mitchell	Marques Aiken	Jerrell Jordan

CB
Deven Drane
Leviticus Payne

Offense

WR
Max Morrison
Mekale McKay

WR
Shaq Washington
Anthony McClung

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Eric Lefeld	Austen Bujnoch	Deyshawn Bond	Sam Longo	Parker Ehinger
Cory Keebler	Kevin Schloemer	Dominic Mainello	Andre Cureton	Justin Murray

TE
Blake Annen
DJ Dowdy

WR
Chris Moore
Jeremy Graves

QB
Brendon Kay
Jordan Luallen

Special Teams
PK Tony Miliano
P John Lloyd
P Tony Miliano
KR Ralph David Abernathy IV/Shaq Washington
PR Anthony McClung/Shaq Washington
LS Kirk Willis
H Brendon Kay

RB
Ralph David Abernathy IV
Tion Green

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:00 PM	Purdue*		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPNU	W 42–7	36,007
September 7	12:00 PM	at Illinois*		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ESPN2	L 17–45	43,031
September 14	7:00 PM	Northwestern State*		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN3	W 66–9	30,384
September 21	4:00 PM	at Miami (OH)*		Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH (118th Battle for the Victory Bell)	ESPN3	W 14–0	21,269
October 5	7:00 PM	at South Florida		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN3	L 20–26	31,077
October 11	8:30 PM	Temple		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	W 38–20	32,220
October 19	12:00 PM	Connecticut		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPNU	W 41–16	28,847
October 30	8:00 PM	at Memphis		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPN2	W 34–21	22,571
November 9	12:00 PM	SMU		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	AAN	W 28–25	28,069
November 16	12:00 PM	at Rutgers		High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPNews	W 52–17	40,870
November 23	12:00 PM	at Houston		BBVA Compass Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPNews	W 24–17	20,197
December 5	7:30 PM	No. 16 Louisville	No. 23	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Battle for The Keg of Nails)	ESPN	L 24–31 ^OT	35,097
December 28	3:20 PM	vs. North Carolina*		Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Belk Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–39	45,211
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boilermakers	0	7	0	0	7
• Bearcats	0	14	14	14	42

Location: Cincinnati, OH
Game attendance: 36,007
Referee: Alex Kemp
Television network: ESPNU

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0-1	2001	PUR, 19–14

Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	0	7	10	0	17
• Fighting Illini	7	14	7	17	45

Location: Champaign, IL
Elapsed time: 3:34
Referee: John O'Neill
Television network: ESPN2

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2011	CIN, 49–36

Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	9	0	0	9
• Bearcats	14	21	10	21	66

Location: Cincinnati, OH
Game attendance: 30,384
Referee: Todd LaPenta
Television network: ESPN3

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1977	CIN, 41–0

Miami, OH

Battle for the Victory Bell

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bearcats	0	0	0	14	14
RedHawks	0	0	0	0	0

Location: Oxford, OH
Game attendance: 21,269
Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
Television network: ESPN3

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
51–59	2012	CIN, 52–14

South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	0	6	0	14	20
• Bulls	10	13	3	0	26

Location: Tampa, FL
Game attendance: 31,077
Referee: John McDaid
Television network: ESPN3

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–3	2012	CIN, 27–10

Temple

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	13	7	0	0	20
• Bearcats	7	21	10	0	38

Location: Cincinnati, OH
Game attendance: 32,220
Referee: Ed Ardito
Television network: ESPN

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–9	2012	CIN, 34–10

Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	0	7	6	16
• Bearcats	7	20	7	7	41

Location: Cincinnati, OH
Game attendance: 28,847
Referee: Todd LaPenta
Television network: ESPNU

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–2	2012	CIN, 34–17

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bearcats	0	14	7	13	34
Tigers	7	0	7	7	21

Location: Memphis, TN
Television network: ESPN2

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–2	2004	CIN, 49–10

SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	3	0	15	25
• Bearcats	0	14	14	0	28

Location: Cincinnati, OH

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Rutgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bearcats	24	14	7	7	52
Scarlet Knights	7	0	0	10	17

Location: Piscataway, NJ

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–9–1	2012	RUT 10–3

Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bearcats	0	17	7	0	24
Cougars	0	7	10	0	17

Location: Houston, TX

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–8	2002	HOU 47–14

Louisville

Keg of Nails

	1	2	Total
Cardinals			0
Bearcats			0

Location: Cincinnati, OH
Television network: ESPN

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–21–1	2012	LOU 34–31

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR
Coaches'	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	25	23	RV	RV
Harris	Not released							NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	Not released
BCS	Not released								NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

References

↑ http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cinn-m-footbl-mtt.html

Cincinnati Bearcats football

Venues	Carson Field (1901-1923) Nippert Stadium (1924–89, 1991–2013, 2015–present) Riverfront Stadium (1990) Paul Brown Stadium (2014)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Louisville (The Keg of Nails) Miami (Victory Bell) Pittsburgh: River City Rivalry

Culture & lore	Bearcat "Cheer Cincinnati" University of Cincinnati Bearcat Bands

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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