2009 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 8
2009 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Cincinnati $   7 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 25 West Virginia   5 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 15 Pittsburgh   5 – 2     10 – 3  
Rutgers   3 – 4     9 – 4  
Connecticut   3 – 4     8 – 5  
South Florida   3 – 4     8 – 5  
Louisville   1 – 6     4 – 8  
Syracuse   1 – 6     4 – 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team, coached by Brian Kelly, played its home games in Nippert Stadium.

The 2009 season was arguably the best in Cincinnati's 125-year football history. The Bearcats won a school-record 12 games and finished the regular season fourth in both major media polls, their highest ranking ever. They won their second consecutive Big East Conference championship and played in their second consecutive Bowl Championship Series game, the Sugar Bowl vs Florida. It was also the second BCS bowl appearance in school history.

The Bearcats finished third in the 2009 Bowl Championship Series rankings. The Bearcats became the first team from a BCS conference to finish the regular season unbeaten and be left out of the BCS Championship Game since Auburn in 2004. However, had Texas lost the 2009 Big 12 Championship Game, the Bearcats would have had a realistic shot at playing in the BCS National Championship Game, since they would have been one of only two undefeated teams left from an AQ conference.

Head coach Brian Kelly resigned at the end of the regular season to take the head coaching job at Notre Dame. Offensive coordinator Jeff Quinn coached the Bearcats in the Sugar Bowl. Butch Jones began coaching the team in 2010.

The Bearcats were defeated by Florida 51–24 in the Sugar Bowl to end their undefeated season.

Schedule

September 74:00 PMat Rutgers

ESPNW 47–15 53,737[1] September 127:30 PMSoutheast Missouri State*No. 23

FSN OhioW 70–3 30,421[2] September 196:45 PMat No. 24 Oregon State*No. 17

FSNW 28–18 41,909[3] September 2612:00 PMFresno State*No. 14

  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, Ohio (Whiteout Game)

ESPN+W 28–20 32,910[4] October 31:00 PMat Miami (OH)*No. 10

ESPN360W 37–13 23,493[5] October 157:30 PMat No. 21 South FloridaNo. 8

ESPNW 34–17 63,976[6] October 243:30 PMLouisvilledaggerNo. 5

ESPNUW 41–10 35,099[7] October 3112:00 PMat SyracuseNo. 5

ESPNUW 28–733,802[8] November 78:00 PMConnecticutNo. 5

  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, Ohio (Blackout Game)

ABCW 47–45 35,100[9] November 138:00 PMNo. 23 West VirginiaNo. 5

  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, Ohio (Ring of Red Game)

ESPN2W 24–2135,105[10] November 2712:00 PMIllinois*No. 5

  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, Ohio

ABCW 49–36 35,106[11] December 512:00 PMat No. 15 PittsburghNo. 5

ABCW 45–44 63,387[12] January 18:30 PMvs. No. 5 FloridaNo. 4

FOXL 24–51 65,207[13]

Template:CFB Schedule End

Rankings

See also: 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Final
AP -- 23 17 14 10 8 8 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 8
Coaches -- 23 21 15 11 10 9 6 7 7 5 5 5 5 4 9
Harris Not released 10 9 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4
BCS Not released 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 3

Game summaries

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh
Period 1 2 34Total
Cincinnati 7 10 72145
Pittsburgh 7 24 01344

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh

Roster

2009 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 80 Armon Binns
WR 1 Mardy Gilyard
C 60 Jason Kelce Jr
TE 18 Travis Kelce Fr
OT 71 Jeff Linkenbach
RB 23 Isaiah Pead
QB 15 Tony Pike Sr
TE 88 Adrien Robinson
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 40 John Hughes So
DE 90 Ricardo Mathews Sr
LB 37 J. K. Schaffer So
DT 78 Derek Wolfe So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 93 Mike Windt Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Southeast Missouri State Redhawks vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  3. ^ "Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Oregon State Beavers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  4. ^ "Fresno State Bulldogs vs. Cincinnati Bearcuts Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Miami (OH) RedHawks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  6. ^ "Cincinnati Bearcats vs. South Florida Bulls Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  7. ^ "Louisville Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Syracuse Orange Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  9. ^ "Connecticut Huskies vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  10. ^ "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  11. ^ "Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  12. ^ "Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  13. ^ "Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Florida Gators Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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