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2008 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Big East champion
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 17
Record11–3 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Quinn (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Tresey (2nd season)
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
(Capacity: 35,097)
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 17 Cincinnati $   6 – 1     11 – 3  
Pittsburgh   5 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 23 West Virginia   5 – 2     9 – 4  
Rutgers   5 – 2     8 – 5  
Connecticut   3 – 4     8 – 5  
South Florida   2 – 5     8 – 5  
Louisville   1 – 6     5 – 7  
Syracuse   1 – 6     3 – 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:30 PMEastern Kentucky*
W 40–726,913
September 63:30 PMat No. 4 Oklahoma*
ABCL 26–5284,476
September 207:30 PMMiami (OH)*
ESPN360W 45–2031,629
September 277:30 PMat Akron*
FSN OhioW 17–1516,927
October 38:00 PMat Marshall*
ESPNW 33–1029,237
October 1112:00 PMRutgersdagger
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
Big East NetworkW 13–1032,370
October 2512:00 PMat Connecticut
Big East NetworkL 16–4040,000
October 307:45 PMNo. 23 South Florida
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPNW 24–1031,175
November 87:00 PMat No. 20 West Virginia
ESPNUW 26–23 OT59,834
November 148:00 PMat LouisvilleNo. 22
ESPN2W 28–2037,822
November 227:15 PMNo. 20 PittsburghNo. 19
ESPN2W 28–2135,098
November 2912:00 PMSyracuseNo. 16
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
Big East NetworkW 30–1034,603
December 611:30 PMat Hawaiʻi*No. 13
ESPN2W 29–2440,549
January 18:00 PMNo. 19 Virginia Tech*No. 12
FOXL 7–2073,602
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings 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

See also: 2008 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Eastern Kentucky 0 0 7 0 7
Cincinnati 6 20 14 0 40

[1]

Oklahoma

See also: 2008 Oklahoma Sooners football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cincinnati 0 13 7 6 26
#4 Oklahoma 14 7 21 10 52

[2]

Miami

See also: 2008 Miami RedHawks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Miami 0 13 7 0 20
Cincinnati 10 14 14 7 45

[3]

Akron

See also: 2008 Akron Zips football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cincinnati 7 0 7 3 17
Akron 3 6 0 6 15

[4]

Marshall

See also: 2008 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cincinnati 2 14 10 7 33
Marshall 0 3 7 0 10

[5]

Rutgers

See also: 2008 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Rutgers 0 0 10 0 10
Cincinnati 3 7 3 0 13

[6]

Connecticut

See also: 2008 Connecticut Huskies football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cincinnati 10 3 3 0 16
Connecticut 10 0 10 20 40

[7]

South Florida

See also: 2008 South Florida Bulls football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#23 South Florida 7 0 3 0 10
Cincinnati 10 7 0 7 24

[8]

West Virginia

See also: 2008 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
1 2 3 4OT Total
Cincinnati 13 7 0 06 26
#20 West Virginia 7 0 0 133 23

[9]

Louisville

See also: 2008 Louisville Cardinals football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#22 Cincinnati 7 7 7 7 28
Louisville 7 10 3 0 20

[10]

Pittsburgh

See also: 2008 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#20 Pittsburgh 7 0 0 14 21
#19 Cincinnati 0 14 7 7 28

[11]

Syracuse

See also: 2008 Syracuse Orange football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Syracuse 0 3 0 7 10
#16 Cincinnati 7 6 10 7 30

Hawaii

See also: 2008 Hawaii Warriors football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Cincinnati 3 7 0 19 29
Hawaii 0 3 14 7 24

Virginia Tech

Main article: 2009 Orange Bowl
See also: 2008 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Cincinnati 7 0 0 0 7
#21 Virginia Tech 0 10 3 7 20

Awards and milestones

All-Americans

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

[12]

Big East Conference All-Conference Second Team

[12]

Players in the 2009 NFL Draft

See also: 2009 NFL Draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Connor Barwin DE 2 46 Houston Texans
Kevin Huber P 5 142 Cincinnati Bengals
DeAngelo Smith CB 5 143 Dallas Cowboys
Brandon Underwood S 6 187 Green Bay Packers
Mike Mickens CB 7 227 Dallas Cowboys
Trevor Canfield G 7 254 Arizona Cardinals

References

  1. ^ "Eastern Kentucky vs Cincinnati (Aug 28, 2008)". University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma vs Cincinnati (Sept 6, 2008)". University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
  3. ^ "Miami vs Cincinnati (Sept 17, 2008)". University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
  4. ^ "Akron vs Cincinnati (Sept 27, 2008)". University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
  5. ^ "Marshall vs Cincinnati (Oct 3, 2008)". University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
  6. ^ "Cincinnati vs Rutgers (Oct 11, 2008)". University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 16, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
  7. ^ "Connecticut vs Cincinnati (Oct 25, 2008)". University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 30, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
  8. ^ "Cincinnati vs South Florida (Oct 30, 2008)". University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
  9. ^ "West Virginia vs Cincinnati (Nov 7, 2008)". University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
  10. ^ "Louisville vs Cincinnati (Nov 14, 2008)". University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
  11. ^ "Pittsburgh vs Cincinnati (Nov 22, 2008)". University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
  12. ^ 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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