2005 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

	2005 Big East football standings
	† – BCS representative as champion ; Rankings from AP Poll

Cincinnati Bearcats football
	2005 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Big East Conference
2005 record	4–7 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach	Mark Dantonio (2nd season)
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium; (Capacity: 35,097)
	Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

The 2005 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team, coached by Mark Dantonio, played its home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1924.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 PM	Eastern Michigan*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, Michigan		W 28–26	21,458
September 10	12:00 PM	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium State College, Pennsylvania	ESPN+	L 24–42	98,727
September 17	7:00 PM	Western Carolina*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati		W 7–3	22,637
September 28	7:00 PM	at Miami (OH)*	Yager Stadium Oxford, Ohio (Victory Bell)	ESPN2	L 16–44	19,163
October 8	2:00 PM	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field Pittsburgh (River City Rivalry)		L 20–38	30,343
October 15	4:00 PM	Connecticut	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati		W 28–17	21,039
October 22	12:00 PM	Louisville	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati (The Keg of Nails)	ESPNU	L 22–46	21,086
October 29	12:00 PM	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	ESPN+	W 22–16	42,457
November 9	7:30 PM	No. 16 West Virginia	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati	ESPN2	L 0–38	25,893
November 19	12:00 PM	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida	ESPN+	L 16–31	27,204
November 26	1:00 PM	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey		L 9–44	34,611
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Awards and milestones[]

Big East Conference honors[]

Offensive player of the week[]

Week 1: Dustin Grutza^[2]

Defensive player of the week[]

Week 8: Kevin McCullough^[2]

Special teams player of the week[]

Week 8: Chet Ervin^[2]

Big East Conference All-Conference Second Team[]

Corey Smith, LB
Mike Mickens, DB

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References[]

↑ http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/cinn-m-footbl-sched-2005.html
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "2011 Cincinnati Media Guide". University of Cincinnati Athletics. https://gobearcats.com/documents/2011/9/2/11FB_Supplement.pdf. Retrieved December 22, 2018.

[1] ttp://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/cinn-m-footbl-sched-2005.html

[2011_Cincinnati_Media_Guide-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "2011 Cincinnati Media Guide". University of Cincinnati Athletics. https://gobearcats.com/documents/2011/9/2/11FB_Supplement.pdf. Retrieved December 22, 2018.

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