| 2011 Cincinnati Bearcats football | |
Big East co-champion Liberty Bowl champion | |
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Liberty Bowl, W 31–24 vs. Vanderbilt | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 21 |
| AP | No. 25 |
| 2011 record | 10–3 (5–2 Big East) |
| Head coach | Butch Jones (2nd season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Mike Bajakian |
| Defensive coordinator | Tim Banks/John Jancek |
| Home stadium | Nippert Stadium (Capacity: 35,097) Paul Brown Stadium (Capacity: 65,535) |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #17 West Virginia †§ | 5 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #25 Cincinnati § | 5 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville § | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 4 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 1 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 1 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – BCS representative as champion § – Conference co-champions As of January 11, 2012 • Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2011 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcats were led by second year head coach Butch Jones and played their home games at Nippert Stadium and two conference games at Paul Brown Stadium. They are a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 5–2 in Big East play to share the conference championship with Louisville and West Virginia. Despite the conference title, which was their third in the last four years, they did not receive the conference's automatic bid into a BCS game (West Virginia received the bid based on BCS rankings). They were invited to the Liberty Bowl where they defeated Vanderbilt 31–24.
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 7:00 PM | Austin Peay* | FS Ohio | W 72–10 | 23,282[1] | ||
| September 10 | 3:30 PM | at Tennessee* | ESPN2 | L 23–45 | 94,207[2] | ||
| September 17 | 3:30 PM | Akron* |
| ESPN3 | W 59–14 | 24,991[3] | |
| September 22 | 8:00 PM | NC State* |
| ESPN | W 44–14 | 28,431[4] | |
| October 1 | 1:00 PM | at Miami (OH)* |
| ESPN3 | W 27–0 | 16,408[5] | |
| October 15 | 12:00 PM | Louisville |
| BIG EAST Network | W 25–16 | 40,971[6] | |
| October 22 | 12:00 PM | at South Florida | BIG EAST Network | W 37–34 | 44,248[7] | ||
| November 5 | 7:00 PM | at Pittsburgh | No. 24 | ESPNU | W 26–23 | 49,362[8] | |
| November 12 | 12:00 PM | West Virginia | No. 23 |
| ABC/ESPN3 | L 21–24 | 48,152[9] |
| November 19 | 12:00 PM | at Rutgers | ESPNU | L 3–20 | 47,447 | ||
| November 26 | 12:00 PM | at Syracuse | BIG EAST Network | W 30–13 | 38,159 | ||
| December 3 | 12:00 PM | Connecticut |
| ESPN | W 35–27 | 27,930 | |
| December 31 | 3:30 PM | vs. Vanderbilt* | ABC | W 31–24 | 57,103[10] | ||
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Rankings[]
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| AP | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches' | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | RV | 23 | 22 | 18 | RV | NR | 25 | 24 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Harris | Not released | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | 24 | Not released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BCS | Not released | NR | NR | NR | 23 | NR | NR | NR | NR | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game summaries[]
Louisville[]
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Awards and milestones[]
Big East Conference honors[]
- Offensive Player of the Year: Isaiah Pead[13]
- Defensive Player of the Year: Derek Wolfe[13]
- Coach of the Year: Butch Jones[13]
Big East Conference All-Conference First Team[]
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Big East Conference All-Conference Third Team[]
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Players in the 2012 NFL Draft[]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Derek Wolfe | DT | 2 | 36 | Denver Broncos |
| Isaiah Pead | RB | 2 | 50 | St. Louis Rams |
| John Hughes | DT | 3 | 87 | Cleveland Browns |
| Adrien Robinson | TE | 4 | 127 | New York Giants |
References[]
- ↑ "Austin Peay Governors vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score". ESPN. September 3, 2011. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312462132. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Tennessee Volunteers Box Score". ESPN. September 10, 2011. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312532633. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ↑ "Akron Zips vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score". ESPN. September 17, 2011. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312602132. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
- ↑ "North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score". ESPN. September 22, 2011. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312652132. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
- ↑ "Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Miami RedHawks Box Score". ESPN. October 1, 2011. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312740193. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Louisville Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score". ESPN. October 15, 2011. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312882132. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- ↑ "Cincinnati Bearcats vs. South Florida Bulls Box Score". ESPN. October 22, 2011. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312950058. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
- ↑ "Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Box Score". ESPN. November 5, 2011. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313090221. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- ↑ "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score". ESPN. November 12, 2011. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313162132. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
- ↑ "Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Box Score". ESPN. December 31, 2011. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313650238. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/cinn-m-footbl-sched.html
- ↑ "Cincinnati Scoots Past Louisville with Late Isaiah Pead TD". ESPN. October 15, 2011. http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312882132. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 "2011 Big East All-Conference Teams". College Sports Madness. https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/2818. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
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