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The 2008 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The team, coached by Brian Kelly , played its homes game in Nippert Stadium . Kelly was in his second full season with the Bearcats after coaching them to a 31–21 win against Southern Miss in the 2007 PapaJohns.com Bowl . On Friday, November 28, 2008, the Bearcats clinched a share of the Big East Conference title for the first time since joining the Big East in 2005. With a victory over Syracuse on November 29, 2008 the Bearcats became the outright football champions of the Big East and set a record with an average attendance of 31,964. After a disappointing loss to Virginia Tech in the 2009 Orange Bowl , the Bearcats finished 17th in the AP Top 25 for the second consecutive year.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 28 7:30 PM Eastern Kentucky * W 40–726,913
September 6 3:30 PM at No. 4 Oklahoma * ABC L 26–5284,476
September 20 7:30 PM Miami (OH) * ESPN360 W 45–2031,629
September 27 7:30 PM at Akron * FSN Ohio W 17–1516,927
October 3 8:00 PM at Marshall * ESPN W 33–1029,237
October 11 12:00 PM Rutgers Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH Big East Network W 13–1032,370
October 25 12:00 PM at Connecticut Big East Network L 16–4040,000
October 30 7:45 PM No. 23 South Florida Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN W 24–1031,175
November 8 7:00 PM at No. 20 West Virginia ESPNU W 26–23 OT 59,834
November 14 8:00 PM at Louisville No. 22 ESPN2 W 28–2037,822
November 22 7:15 PM No. 20 Pittsburgh No. 19 ESPN2 W 28–2135,098
November 29 12:00 PM Syracuse No. 16 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH Big East Network W 30–1034,603
December 6 11:30 PM at Hawaiʻi * No. 13 ESPN2 W 29–2440,549
January 1 8:00 PM No. 19 Virginia Tech * No. 12 FOX L 7–2073,602
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source: 2008 Cincinnati Bearcats football schedule
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
Connor Barwin, DL
Mike Mickens, DB
Brandon Underwood, DB
Kevin Huber, P
[ 12]
Big East Conference All-Conference Second Team
Dominick Goodman, WR
Trevor Canfield, OL
Tony Pike , QB
[ 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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