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 [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 28 7:30 PM Eastern Kentucky * W 40–726,913
September 6 3:30 PM at No. 4 Oklahoma * ABC L 26–5284,476
September 20 7:30 PM Miami (OH) * Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Battle for the Victory Bell ) ESPN360 W 45–2031,629
September 27 7:30 PM at Akron * FSN Ohio W 17–1516,927
October 3 8:00 PM at Marshall * ESPN W 33–1029,237
October 11 12:00 PM Rutgers Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH Big East Network W 13–1032,370
October 25 12:00 PM at Connecticut Big East Network L 16–4040,000
October 30 7:45 PM No. 23 South Florida Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN W 24–1031,175
November 8 7:00 PM at No. 20 West Virginia ESPNU W 26–23 OT 59,834
November 14 8:00 PM at Louisville No. 22 ESPN2 W 28–2037,822
November 22 7:15 PM No. 20 Pittsburgh No. 19 ESPN2 W 28–2135,098
November 29 12:00 PM Syracuse No. 16 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH Big East Network W 30–1034,603
December 6 11:30 PM at Hawaiʻ i * No. 13 ESPN2 W 29–2440,549
January 1 8:00 PM No. 19 Virginia Tech * No. 12 FOX L 7–2073,602
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings 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
OT
Eastern Kentucky
0
0
7
0
7
Cincinnati
6
20
14
0
40
[1]
Oklahoma [ ]
1
2
3
4
OT
Cincinnati
0
13
7
6
26
#4 Oklahoma
14
7
21
10
52
[2]
Miami [ ]
1
2
3
4
OT
Miami
0
13
7
0
20
Cincinnati
10
14
14
7
45
[3]
Akron [ ]
1
2
3
4
OT
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
OT
Cincinnati
2
14
10
7
33
Marshall
0
3
7
0
10
[5]
Rutgers [ ]
1
2
3
4
OT
Rutgers
0
0
10
0
10
Cincinnati
3
7
3
0
13
[6]
Connecticut [ ]
1
2
3
4
OT
Cincinnati
10
3
3
0
16
Connecticut
10
0
10
20
40
[7]
South Florida [ ]
1
2
3
4
OT
#23 South Florida
7
0
3
0
10
Cincinnati
10
7
0
7
24
[8]
West Virginia [ ]
1
2
3
4
OT
Cincinnati
13
7
0
0
26
#20 West Virginia
7
0
0
13
23
[9]
Louisville [ ]
1
2
3
4
OT
#22 Cincinnati
7
7
7
7
28
Louisville
7
10
3
0
20
[10]
Pittsburgh [ ]
1
2
3
4
OT
#20 Pittsburgh
7
0
0
14
21
#19 Cincinnati
0
14
7
7
28
[11]
Syracuse [ ]
1
2
3
4
OT
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
OT
#13 Cincinnati
3
7
0
19
29
Hawaii
0
3
14
7
24
Virginia Tech [ ]
1
2
3
4
OT
#12 Cincinnati
7
0
0
0
7
#21 Virginia Tech
0
10
3
7
20
Awards and milestones [ ]
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 [ ]
Mardy Gilyard, WR
Mardy Gilyard, KR
Connor Barwin, DL
Mike Mickens, DB
Brandon Underwood, DB
Kevin Huber, P
[12]
Big East Conference All-Conference Second Team [ ]
Dominick Goodman, WR
Trevor Canfield, OL
Tony Pike , QB
[12]
Players in the 2009 NFL Draft [ ]
References [ ]
↑ "Eastern Kentucky vs Cincinnati (Aug 28, 2008)" . University of Cincinnati Sports Information. http://gobearcats.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/game-01.html . Retrieved November 9, 2008 .
↑ "Oklahoma vs Cincinnati (Sept 6, 2008)" . University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081002192239/http://gobearcats.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/game-02.html . Retrieved November 9, 2008 .
↑ "Miami vs Cincinnati (Sept 17, 2008)" . University of Cincinnati Sports Information. http://gobearcats.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/game-03.html . Retrieved November 9, 2008 .
↑ "Akron vs Cincinnati (Sept 27, 2008)" . University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080929160635/http://gobearcats.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/game5.html . Retrieved November 9, 2008 .
↑ "Marshall vs Cincinnati (Oct 3, 2008)" . University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081207055058/http://gobearcats.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/game-05.html . Retrieved November 9, 2008 .
↑ "Cincinnati vs Rutgers (Oct 11, 2008)" . University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 16, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081016025704/http://gobearcats.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/game-06.html . Retrieved November 9, 2008 .
↑ "Connecticut vs Cincinnati (Oct 25, 2008)" . University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 30, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081030031904/http://gobearcats.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/game-07.html . Retrieved November 9, 2008 .
↑ "Cincinnati vs South Florida (Oct 30, 2008)" . University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081207025242/http://gobearcats.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/game-08.html . Retrieved November 9, 2008 .
↑ "West Virginia vs Cincinnati (Nov 7, 2008)" . University of Cincinnati Sports Information. http://gobearcats.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/game-09.html . Retrieved November 9, 2008 .
↑ "Louisville vs Cincinnati (Nov 14, 2008)" . University of Cincinnati Sports Information. http://gobearcats.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/game-10.html . Retrieved November 23, 2008 .
↑ "Pittsburgh vs Cincinnati (Nov 22, 2008)" . University of Cincinnati Sports Information. http://gobearcats.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/game-11.html . Retrieved November 23, 2008 .
↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 "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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