American college football season
2016 Cincinnati Bearcats football Conference American Athletic Conference Division East Division 2016 record 4–8 (1–7 The American) Head coach Offensive coordinator Zac Taylor (1st season)Offensive scheme Pro-style Defensive coordinator Robert Prunty (4th season)Base defense 4–3 Home stadium Nippert Stadium (Capacity: 40,000)Seasons
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.
Schedule [ ]
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 Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA 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 Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL 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]
Game summaries [ ]
UT–Martin [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Skyhawks
7
0
0
0
7
Bearcats
0
6
8
14
28
at Purdue [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bearcats
7
14
3
14
38
Boilermakers
0
7
0
13
20
Houston [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#6 Cougars
7
3
2
28
40
Bearcats
7
3
0
6
16
Miami (OH) [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
RedHawks
7
3
10
0
20
Bearcats
3
7
7
10
27
South Florida [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulls
10
14
14
7
45
Bearcats
6
14
0
0
20
at UConn [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bearcats
0
9
0
0
9
Huskies
0
7
10
3
20
East Carolina [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Pirates
3
0
10
6
19
Bearcats
7
7
10
7
31
at Temple [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bearcats
0
13
0
0
13
Owls
10
7
3
14
34
BYU [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Cougars
3
7
7
3
20
Bearcats
3
0
0
0
3
at UCF [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bearcats
0
3
0
0
3
Knights
10
0
7
7
24
Memphis [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
13
14
7
0
34
Bearcats
0
0
0
7
7
at Tulsa [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Bearcats
17
7
7
3 3
37
Golden Hurricane
7
7
7
13 6
40
Roster [ ]
Depth chart [ ]
As of September 27, 2016 [2]
Defense
FS
Zach Edwards
Carter Jacobs
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SS
Tyrell Gilbert
Malik Clements
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CB
Grant Coleman
Davin Pierce
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Offense
WR
Nate Cole
Brayden Beard
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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
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⋅
Garrett Campbell
⋅
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TE
D.J. Dowdy
Tyler Cogswell
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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
Awards and milestones [ ]
Players in the 2017 NFL Draft [ ]
References [ ]
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