American college football season
The 2016 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Bearcats were led by fourth-year head coach Tommy Tuberville , played their home games at Nippert Stadium , and were members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference . They finished the season 4–8, 1–7 in American Athletic play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the East Division. For the first time since 2010, the Bearcats were not eligible for a bowl game.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. UT Martin * ESPN3 W 28–728,520 September 10 Noon at Purdue * BTN W 38–2033,068 7:30 p.m. No. 6 Houston Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN L 16–4040,015 September 24 3:30 p.m. Miami (OH) * ESPNews W 27–2038,112 October 1 7:00 p.m. South Florida Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPNU L 20–4535,108 October 8 11:30 a.m. at UConn CBSSN L 9–2024,169 October 22 7:00 p.m. East Carolina Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH CBSSN W 31–1932,022 October 29 3:30 p.m. at Temple CBSSN L 13–3429,763 November 5 3:30 p.m. BYU * Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH CBSSN L 3–2037,522 November 12 12:00 p.m. at UCF ESPNU L 3–2430,346 8:00 p.m. Memphis Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry ) CBSSN L 7–3425,796 8:30 p.m. at Tulsa ESPN2 L 37–40 OT 18,550 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source: [1] 1 2 3 4 Total Skyhawks 7 0 0 0 7 Bearcats 0 6 8 14 28
1 2 3 4 Total Bearcats 7 14 3 14 38 Boilermakers 0 7 0 13 20
1 2 3 4 Total #6 Cougars 7 3 2 28 40 Bearcats 7 3 0 6 16
1 2 3 4 Total RedHawks 7 3 10 0 20 Bearcats 3 7 7 10 27
1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 10 14 14 7 45 Bearcats 6 14 0 0 20
1 2 3 4 Total Bearcats 0 9 0 0 9 Huskies 0 7 10 3 20
1 2 3 4 Total Pirates 3 0 10 6 19 Bearcats 7 7 10 7 31
1 2 3 4 Total Bearcats 0 13 0 0 13 Owls 10 7 3 14 34
1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 3 7 7 3 20 Bearcats 3 0 0 0 3
1 2 3 4 Total Bearcats 0 3 0 0 3 Knights 10 0 7 7 24
1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 13 14 7 0 34 Bearcats 0 0 0 7 7
1 2 3 4 OT Total Bearcats 17 7 7 3 3 37 Golden Hurricane 7 7 7 13 6 40
As of September 27, 2016 [2]
Defense
FS Zach Edwards Carter Jacobs ⋅
SS Tyrell Gilbert Malik Clements ⋅
CB Grant Coleman Davin Pierce ⋅
Offense
WR Nate Cole Brayden Beard ⋅
LT LG C RG RT Ryan Stout Idarius Ray Deyshawn Bond Ryan Leahy Korey Cunningham Reed ArmagostOR Kendal Calhoun Keith MinorOR Evan Mallory David Niehaus Will Steur Morgan James ⋅ ⋅ Garrett Campbell ⋅ ⋅
TE D.J. Dowdy Tyler Cogswell ⋅
Special teams PK Andrew Gantz PK Josh Pasley P Sam Geraci P Andrew Gantz KR Mike BooneOR Tion GreenOR Kahlil LewisOR Brayden Beard PR Brayden Beard OR Devin Gray LS Jon Vincent H Sam Geraci
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