American college football season
The 2013 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcat football team played their home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. The 2013 college football season was their first season as a member of the American Athletic Conference. The Bearcats were led by first year head coach Tommy Tuberville. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in American Athletic play to finish in third place. They were invited to the Belk Bowl where they lost to North Carolina.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 12:00 pm | Purdue* | | | ESPNU | W 42–7 | 36,007 |
September 7 | 12:00 pm | at Illinois* | | | ESPN2 | L 17–45 | 43,031 |
September 14 | 7:00 pm | Northwestern State* | | - Nippert Stadium
- Cincinnati, OH
| ESPN3 | W 66–9 | 30,384 |
September 21 | 4:00 pm | at Miami (OH)* | | | ESPN3 | W 14–0 | 21,269 |
October 5 | 7:00 pm | at South Florida | | | ESPN3 | L 20–26 | 31,077 |
October 11 | 8:30 pm | Temple | | - Nippert Stadium
- Cincinnati, OH
| ESPN | W 38–20 | 32,220 |
October 19 | 12:00 pm | UConn | | - Nippert Stadium
- Cincinnati, OH
| ESPNU | W 41–16 | 28,847 |
October 30 | 8:00 pm | at Memphis | | | ESPN2 | W 34–21 | 22,571 |
November 9 | 12:00 pm | SMU | | - Nippert Stadium
- Cincinnati, OH
| AAN | W 28–25 | 28,069 |
November 16 | 12:00 pm | at Rutgers | | | ESPNews | W 52–17 | 40,870 |
November 23 | 12:00 pm | at Houston | | | ESPNews | W 24–17 | 20,197 |
December 5 | 7:30 pm | No. 16 Louisville | No. 23 | | ESPN | L 24–31 OT | 35,097 |
December 28 | 3:20 pm | vs. North Carolina* | | | ESPN | L 17–39 | 45,211 |
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Boilermakers |
0 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
• Bearcats |
0 |
14 | 14 | 14 |
42 |
- Location: Cincinnati, OH
- Game attendance: 36,007
- Referee: Alex Kemp
- Television network: ESPNU
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|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bearcats |
0 |
7 | 10 | 0 |
17 |
• Fighting Illini |
7 |
14 | 7 | 17 |
45 |
- Location: Champaign, IL
- Elapsed time: 3:34
- Referee: John O'Neill
- Television network: ESPN2
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Demons |
0 |
9 | 0 | 0 |
9 |
• Bearcats |
14 |
21 | 10 | 21 |
66 |
- Location: Cincinnati, OH
- Game attendance: 30,384
- Referee: Todd LaPenta
- Television network: ESPN3
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Battle for the Victory Bell
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Bearcats |
0 |
0 | 0 | 14 |
14 |
RedHawks |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
- Location: Oxford, OH
- Game attendance: 21,269
- Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
- Television network: ESPN3
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|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bearcats |
0 |
6 | 0 | 14 |
20 |
• Bulls |
10 |
13 | 3 | 0 |
26 |
- Location: Tampa, FL
- Game attendance: 31,077
- Referee: John McDaid
- Television network: ESPN3
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|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls |
13 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
20 |
• Bearcats |
7 |
21 | 10 | 0 |
38 |
- Location: Cincinnati, OH
- Game attendance: 32,220
- Referee: Ed Ardito
- Television network: ESPN
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|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Huskies |
3 |
0 | 7 | 6 |
16 |
• Bearcats |
7 |
20 | 7 | 7 |
41 |
- Location: Cincinnati, OH
- Game attendance: 28,847
- Referee: Todd LaPenta
- Television network: ESPNU
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|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Bearcats |
0 |
14 | 7 | 13 |
34 |
Tigers |
7 |
0 | 7 | 7 |
21 |
- Location: Memphis, TN
- Television network: ESPN2
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mustangs |
7 |
3 | 0 | 15 |
25 |
• Bearcats |
0 |
14 | 14 | 0 |
28 |
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|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Bearcats |
24 |
14 | 7 | 7 |
52 |
Scarlet Knights |
7 |
0 | 0 | 10 |
17 |
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|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Bearcats |
0 |
17 | 7 | 0 |
24 |
Cougars |
0 |
7 | 10 | 0 |
17 |
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Keg of Nails
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
• Cardinals |
7 |
3 | 0 | 14 | 7 |
31 |
Bearcats |
0 |
7 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
24 |
- Location: Cincinnati, OH
- Television network: ESPN
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[1]
as of December 27, 2013[update].
Defense
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FS
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Zach Edwards
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Adrian Witty
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WLB
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MLB
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SLB
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Greg Blair
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Corey Mason
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Solomon Tentman
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SS
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Arryn Chenault
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Mike Tyson
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CB
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Howard Wilder
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Rod Moore
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DE
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DT
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DT
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DE
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Terrell Hartfield
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Adam Dempsey
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Jordan Stepp
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Silverberry Mouhon
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Brad Harrah
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Brandon Mitchell
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Marques Aiken
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Jerrell Jordan
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CB
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Deven Drane
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Leviticus Payne
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Offense
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WR
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Max Morrison
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Mekale McKay
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WR
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Shaq Washington
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Anthony McClung
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LT
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LG
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C
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RG
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RT
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Eric Lefeld
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Austen Bujnoch
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Deyshawn Bond
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Sam Longo
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Parker Ehinger
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Cory Keebler
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Kevin Schloemer
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Dominic Mainello
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Andre Cureton
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Justin Murray
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WR
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Chris Moore
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Jeremy Graves
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QB
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Brendon Kay
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Jordan Luallen
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Special teams
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PK Tony Miliano
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P John Lloyd
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P Tony Miliano
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KR Ralph David Abernathy IV/Shaq Washington
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PR Anthony McClung/Shaq Washington
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LS Kirk Willis
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H Brendon Kay
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RB
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Ralph David Abernathy IV
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Tion Green
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Awards and milestones
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American Athletic Conference honors
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Offensive player of the week
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- Week 7: Brendon Kay[2]
- Week 13: Brendon Kay[2]
Defensive player of the week
[edit]
American Athletic Conference All-Conference First Team
[edit]
- Eric Lefeld, OT
- Blake Annen, TE
- Ralph David Abernathy IV, RS
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[2]
American Athletic Conference All-Conference Second Team
[edit]
- Anthony McClung, WR
- Sam Longo, OG
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- Silverberry Mouhon, DL
- Greg Blair, LB
- Deven Drane, CB
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[2]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | — |
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Coaches | RV | RV | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | RV | RV |
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Harris | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | Not released |
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BCS | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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