Tommy Tuberville, the Cincinnati Bearcats' head coach from 2013 to 2016
The Cincinnati Bearcats football team represents the University of Cincinnati in the East Division of the American Athletic Conference (AAC), competing as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The program has had 39 head coaches and three interim coaches during its existence, as well as one stint with no coach and two periods with the program on hiatus. The Bearcats have been participating in college football since the 1885 season and were one of the first schools currently in the FBS to sponsor a football program.[1] Luke Fickell is the current head coach;[2] he replaced Tommy Tuberville following the latter's resignation at the end of the 2016 season.[3]
The program's current nickname, "Bearcats", was first used in 1914 and was formally adopted in 1919. Prior to then, common terms like "Varsity" or "Red and Black" (the team's colors) had been used to refer to the football team.[4][5] The Bearcats have played in more than 1200 games during the program's 129 seasons (through the 2017 regular season). In that time, nine coaches have led the Bearcats in a post-season bowl game, eight have won a conference championship, and four have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[6][7]
Rick Minter currently holds several records among Cincinnati coaches, including most games coached (117), seasons coached (10), games won (53), games lost (63), conference wins (23), and conference losses (30). Minter also holds, along with Tuberville and Brian Kelly, the record for most bowl games coached (3).[A 1][A 2] Sid Gillman guided the Bearcats to three Mid-American Conference (MAC) championships, the most of any Cincinnati coach in any conference. Gillman also has the best conference win percentage of any coach (.929); Tom Fennell's .864 is the best regular season percentage, while Kelly's .850 leads among multi-season coaches. Only one interim coach, Steve Stripling, has won a game in that position.[6][7]
Key[]
| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[9] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[10] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[12] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
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Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[14] | ||||
Coaches[]
| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | No coach | 1885 – 93 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 4 | .517 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | |
| 1 | W. Durant Berry | 1894 – 95 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | |
| 2 | William A. Reynolds | 1896 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Tom Fennell | 1897 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .864 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | |
| 4 | Frank Cavanaugh†[17] | 1898 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .778 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | |
| 5 | Daniel A. Reed | 1899 – 1900 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | |
| 6 | Henry S. Pratt | 1901 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | |
| 7 | Anthony Chez | 1902 – 03 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | .353 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | |
| 8 | Amos Foster | 1904 – 05 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | |
| 9 | William Foley | 1906 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | |
| X | No team[A 5] | 1907 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 10 | Ralph Inott | 1908 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | |
| 11 | Robert Burch | 1909 – 11 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | .654 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 12 | Lowell Dana | 1912 – 13 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | .529 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .455 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 13 | George Little†[20] | 1914 – 15 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 14 | Ion Cortright | 1916 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .056 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 15 | Frank Marty | 1917 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 16 | Boyd Chambers[A 6] | 1918 – 21 | 30 | 12 | 15 | 3 | .468 | 4 | 9 | 3 | .344 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 17 | George McLaren†[22] | 1922 – 26 | 45 | 16 | 26 | 3 | .389 | 8 | 15 | 2 | .360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 18 | George Babcock | 1927 – 30 | 36 | 12 | 21 | 3 | .375 | 2 | 15 | 2 | .158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 19 | Dana M. King | 1931 – 34 | 36 | 25 | 10 | 1 | .708 | 9 | 4 | 1 | .679 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | |
| 20 | Russ Cohen[A 7] | 1935 – 37 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | .432 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Int | Wade Woodworth[A 7] | 1937 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | |
| 21 | Joseph A. Meyer | 1938 – 42 | 46 | 27 | 16 | 3 | .620 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | |
| X | No team[A 8] | 1943 – 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 22 | Ray Nolting | 1945 – 48 | 39 | 23 | 15 | 1 | .603 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | |
| 23 | Sid Gillman†[25] | 1949 – 54 | 64 | 50 | 13 | 1 | .789 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | |
| 24 | George Blackburn | 1955 – 60 | 58 | 25 | 27 | 6 | .483 | 3 | 9 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 25 | Charles Studley | 1961 – 66 | 60 | 27 | 33 | 0 | .450 | 13 | 9 | 0 | .591 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | |
| 26 | Homer Rice | 1967 – 68 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | .447 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 27 | Ray Callahan | 1969 – 72 | 43 | 20 | 23 | 0 | .465 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 28 | Tony Mason | 1973 – 76 | 44 | 26 | 18 | 0 | .591 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | |
| 29 | Ralph Staub | 1977 – 80 | 44 | 14 | 28 | 2 | .341 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | |
| 30 | Mike Gottfried | 1981 – 82 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | .545 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | |
| 31 | Watson Brown | 1983 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | |
| 32 | Dave Currey | 1984 – 88 | 55 | 19 | 36 | 0 | .345 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | |
| 33 | Timothy Murphy | 1989 – 93 | 55 | 17 | 37 | 1 | .318 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | |
| 34 | Rick Minter | 1994 – 2003 | 117 | 53 | 63 | 1 | .457 | 23 | 30 | 0 | .434 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | |
| 35 | Mark Dantonio[A 1] | 2004 – 06 | 36 | 18 | 17 | — | .514 | 11 | 11 | — | .500 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 36 | Brian Kelly[A 1][A 2] | 2006 – 09 | 40 | 34 | 6 | — | .850 | 17 | 4 | — | .810 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | Home Depot Coach of the Year Award (2009)[30] Big East Coach of the Year (2007, 2008, 2009)[31] | |
| Int | Jeff Quinn[A 2] | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 37 | Butch Jones[A 9] | 2010 – 12 | 37 | 23 | 14 | — | .622 | 14 | 7 | — | .667 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | Big East Coach of the Year (2011)[31] | |
| Int | Steve Stripling[A 9] | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 38 | Tommy Tuberville | 2013 – 16 | 51 | 29 | 22 | — | .569 | 18 | 14 | — | .563 | 0 | 3 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | |
| 39 | Luke Fickell | 2017 – present | 12 | 4 | 8 | — | .333 | 2 | 6 | — | .250 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | AAC Coach of the Year (2018) |
Notes[]
- ↑ Cincinnati Bearcats 2015 Football Media Guide, "History", p. 79.
- ↑ Groeschen, Tom (December 10, 2016). "UC has hired Luke Fickell as coach". Cincinnati.com (Cincinnati): Sports. OCLC 51645694. Archived from the original on January 27, 2017. http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/college/university-of-cincinnati/2016/12/10/report-uc-has-hired-fickell-coach/95253530/. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ↑ Kirshner, Alex; Godfrey, Stephen (December 4, 2016). "Tommy Tuberville stepping down as Cincinnati head coach". SB Nation (New York City): College Football. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2016/12/4/13683418/tommy-tuberville-fired-cincinnati-coach. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ↑ Cincinnati Bearcats 2015 Football Media Guide, "History", p. 80.
- ↑ Hand, Greg (2016). "History of the Bearcat, University of Cincinnati". University of Cincinnati. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161221234643/https://www.uc.edu/about/history.html. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Cincinnati Coaching Records (2014).
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Cincinnati Bearcats 2015 Football Media Guide, "History" and "Records".
- ↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011) (PDF). Bowl/All-Star Game Records. Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/Bowls.pdf. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ↑ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[8]
- ↑ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ↑ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today (McLean, Virginia). Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-08-24-overtime_x.htm. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[11]
- ↑ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times (New York City). Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/06/sports/college-football-big-plays-help-paterno-to-200th.html. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[13]
- ↑ Cincinnati Bearcats 2015 Football Media Guide, p. 107.
- ↑ Bahl, Andrew (May 30, 2014). "Navy football will be in West Division when it joins American Athletic Conference in 2015". The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore): College Football. ISSN 2165-1752. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/football/bal-navy-football-american-athletic-conference-west-division-20140530-story.html. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ↑ Staff (2016). "Member Biography: Frank "The Iron Major" Cavanaugh". National Football Foundation. https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1407. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ↑ Cincinnati Bearcats 2015 Football Media Guide, p. 110.
- ↑ Staff (2014). "Coach Clancey Records by Year". All-Time Coaching Records. College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906121849/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=6933. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ↑ Staff (2016). "Member Biography: George Little". National Football Foundation. https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1311. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ↑ Staff (2014). "Boyd B. Chambers Records by Year". All-Time Coaching Records. College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150907075226/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=353. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ↑ Staff (2016). "Member Biography: George "Tank" McLaren". National Football Foundation. https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1322. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Cohen Resigns At Cincinnati: Succeeded by Woodworth, Assistant Coach". The Mansfield News Journal. Associated Press (Mansfield, OH): p. 3. October 14, 1937. OCLC 12717004. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161221093208/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7937732/cohen_resigns_at_cincinnati/. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ↑ Cincinnati Bearcats 2015 Football Media Guide, p. 112.
- ↑ Staff (2016). "Member Biography: Sid Gillman". National Football Foundation. https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1747. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Michigan State hires former Cincy coach Dantonio". ESPN.com. Associated Press (Bristol, Connecticut): NCAA Football. November 27, 2006. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. http://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2677122. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ↑ "International Bowl: Bearcats claw past Broncos". Deseret News. Associated Press (Salt Lake City): Sports. January 7, 2007. ISSN 0745-4724. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/650221052/Bearcats-claw-past-Broncos.html?pg=all. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ↑ Hamilton, Brian (December 11, 2009). "It's official: Brian Kelly is Notre Dame's new football coach: Proven winner to assume helm at storied but listing program". Chicago Tribune (Chicago): Sports. ISSN 1085-6706. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-12-11/news/0912110138_1_notre-dame-football-coach-brian-kelly. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Cincinnati's interim coach Quinn has been there before". USA Today. Associated Press (McLean, Virginia): College Football. December 15, 2009. ISSN 0734-7456. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/bigeast/2009-12-15-cincinnati-jeff-quinn_N.htm. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ↑ Wells, Adam (December 5, 2012). "Notre Dame's Brian Kelly Wins Second Home Depot Coach of the Year Award". Bleacher Report (San Francisco): College Football. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1433739-notre-dames-brian-kelly-wins-second-home-depot-coach-of-the-year-award. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Staff (2018). "Big East Coach of the Year Winners". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310052044/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/big-east-coy.html. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ↑ Mitchell, Houston (December 7, 2012). "Tennessee hires Butch Jones as its new coach". Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles): Tennessee. ISSN 0458-3035. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015. http://articles.latimes.com/2012/dec/07/sports/la-sp-sn-tennessee-butch-jones-20121207. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ↑ Megargee, Steve (December 7, 2012). "Vols hire Cincinnati's Jones as new football coach". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press (San Diego): Sports. ISSN 1063-102X. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-vols-hire-cincinnatis-jones-as-new-football-coach-2012dec07-story.html. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
References[]
General
- Staff (2014). "Cincinnati Coaching Records". Cincinnati History. College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905170745/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/c/cincinnati/coaching_records.php. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
- University of Cincinnati Athletics Communications Office (2015). "Cincinnati Bearcats 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2015 University of Cincinnati Football. University of Cincinnati Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160508192825/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/cinn/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/15_fb_guide.pdf. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
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