2013 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

American college football season

2013 Cincinnati Bearcats football

Belk Bowl, L 17–39 vs. North Carolina

Conference| American Athletic Conference
Record| 9–4 (6–2 The American)
Head coach|

* Tommy Tuberville (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Eddie Gran (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Spread
Defensive coordinator| Art Kaufman (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator| Robert Prunty (1st season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Nippert Stadium

Seasons

<- 2012

2014 ->

2013 American Athletic Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 10 UCF $  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 1  |
No. 15 Louisville |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 1  |
Cincinnati |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Houston |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
SMU |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Rutgers |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
UConn |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
South Florida |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
Memphis |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Temple |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |

* $ - BCS representative as conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

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.

## Schedule

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August 31| 12:00 pm| Purdue*| |

* Nippert Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| ESPNU| W 42–7| 36,007
September 7| 12:00 pm| at Illinois*| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Champaign, IL

| 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)*| |

* Yager Stadium
* Oxford, OH (Victory Bell)

| ESPN3| W 14–0| 21,269
October 5| 7:00 pm| at South Florida| |

* Raymond James Stadium
* Tampa, FL

| 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| |

* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN (rivalry)

| 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| |

* High Point Solutions Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| ESPNews| W 52–17| 40,870
November 23| 12:00 pm| at Houston| |

* BBVA Compass Stadium
* Houston, TX

| ESPNews| W 24–17| 20,197
December 5| 7:30 pm| No. 16 Louisville| No. 23|

* Nippert Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH (Keg of Nails)

| ESPN| L 24–31 OT| 35,097
December 28| 3:20 pm| vs. North Carolina*| |

* Bank of America Stadium
* Charlotte, NC (Belk Bowl)

| ESPN| L 17–39| 45,211

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## Game summaries

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### Purdue

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Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Boilermakers | 0 | 7| 0| 0 | 7
• Bearcats | 0 | 14| 14| 14 | 42

* Location: Cincinnati, OH
* Game start: 12:00
* Game attendance: 36,007
* Referee: Alex Kemp
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Eamon McAnaney, Anthony Becht

See also: 2013 Purdue Boilermakers football team

### Illinois

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Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Bearcats | 0 | 7| 10| 0 | 17
• Fighting Illini | 7 | 14| 7| 17 | 45

* Location: Champaign, IL
* Game start: 12:00
* Elapsed time: 3:34
* Referee: John O'Neill
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Bob Wischusen, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich

See also: 2013 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

### Northwestern State

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Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Demons | 0 | 9| 0| 0 | 9
• Bearcats | 14 | 21| 10| 21 | 66

* Location: Cincinnati, OH
* Game start: 7:00
* Game attendance: 30,384
* Referee: Todd LaPenta
* TV announcers (ESPN3): Dave Weekley, Rocky Boiman, Rontina McCann

See also: 2013 Northwestern State Demons football team

### Miami, OH

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Battle for the Victory Bell

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Bearcats | 0 | 0| 0| 14 | 14
RedHawks | 0 | 0| 0| 0 | 0

* Location: Oxford, OH
* Game start: 4:00
* Game attendance: 21,269
* Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
* TV announcers (ESPN3): Jim Barbar, Pete Najarian, Rontina McCann

See also: 2013 Miami RedHawks football team

### South Florida

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Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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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

See also: 2013 South Florida Bulls football team

### Temple

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Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Owls | 13 | 7| 0| 0 | 20
• Bearcats | 7 | 21| 10| 0 | 38

* Location: Cincinnati, OH
* Game start: 8:30
* Game attendance: 32,220
* Referee: Ed Ardito
* TV announcers (ESPN): Carter Blackburn, Danny Kanell, Allison Williams

See also: 2013 Temple Owls football team

### UConn

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Huskies | 3 | 0| 7| 6 | 16
• Bearcats | 7 | 20| 7| 7 | 41

* Location: Cincinnati, OH
* Game start: 12:00
* Game attendance: 28,847
* Referee: Todd LaPenta
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Tom Hart, John Congemi

See also: 2013 UConn Huskies football team

### Memphis

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Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Bearcats | 0 | 14| 7| 13 | 34
Tigers | 7 | 0| 7| 7 | 21

* Location: Memphis, TN
* Game start: 8:00
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Neal, Andre Ware

See also: 2013 Memphis Tigers football team

### SMU

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Mustangs | 7 | 3| 0| 15 | 25
• Bearcats | 0 | 14| 14| 0 | 28

* Location: Cincinnati, OH
* Game start: 12:00
* TV announcers (American Athletic Network): Eamon McAnaney, Anthony Becht, Brooke Weisbrod

See also: 2013 SMU Mustangs football team

### Rutgers

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Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Bearcats | 24 | 14| 7| 7 | 52
Scarlet Knights | 7 | 0| 0| 10 | 17

* Location: Piscataway, NJ
* Game start: 12:00
* TV announcers (ESPNews): Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, Paul Carcaterra

See also: 2013 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

### Houston

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Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Bearcats | 0 | 17| 7| 0 | 24
Cougars | 0 | 7| 10| 0 | 17

* Location: Houston, TX
* Game start: 12:00
* TV announcers (ESPNews): Adam Amin, Rene Ingoglia

See also: 2013 Houston Cougars football team

### Louisville

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Keg of Nails

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• Cardinals | 7 | 3| 0| 14| 7 | 31
Bearcats | 0 | 7| 7| 10| 0 | 24

* Location: Cincinnati, OH
* Game start: 7:30
* TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, Kaylee Hartung

See also: 2013 Louisville Cardinals football team

## Roster

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2013 Cincinnati Bearcats

Running back

* 1 Ralph David Abernathy IV – Junior
* 7 Tion Green – Sophomore
* 9 Patrick Coyne –  Sophomore
* 10 Jordan Luallen  Senior
* 21 Rodriguez Moore – Junior
* 23 Hosey Williams – Junior
* 38 EJ Junior –  Freshman
* 39 Kyle Nutter – Freshman
* 42 Jared Golden – Sophomore
* 49 Anthony King – Senior

Wide receiver

* 2 Mekale McKay – Sophomore
* 3 Johnny Holton – Junior
* 5 Mark Barr – Freshman
* 6 Anthony McClung – Senior
* 15 Chris Moore –  Sophomore
* 17 Jeremy Graves – Sophomore
* 19 Shaq Washington –  Sophomore
* 20 Tshumbi Johnson – Freshman
* 24 Chris Burrell – Junior
* 34 Tim Helton – Freshman
* 80 Alex Chisum – Junior
* 82 Max Morrison –  Sophomore
* 84 Nate Cole –  Freshman
* 87 Javon Harrison – Freshman
* 88 Shakim Alonzo –  Freshman

Offensive line

* 59 Deyshawn Bond –  Freshman
* 60 Sam Longo –  Senior
* 62 Cory Keebler –  Junior
* 63 Dan Sprague –  Senior
* 64 Will Steur – Freshman
* 65 Tyreek Burwell – Senior
* 66 David Niehaus – Freshman
* 66 Garrett Campbell – Freshman
* 67 Kyle Williamson – Freshman
* 69 Dominic Mainello – Junior
* 71 Eric Lefeld –  Junior
* 73 Ryan Leahy –  Freshman
* 74 Justin Murray –  Sophomore
* 75 Kevin Schloemer – Junior
* 76 Austen Bujnoch –  Senior
* 77 Ben Flick – Freshman
* 78 Parker Ehinger –  Sophomore
* 79 Andre Cureton –  Senior

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Quarterback

* 2 Michael Colosimo – Junior
* 4 Munchie Legaux – Senior
* 8 Gunner Kiel –  Freshman
* 10 Bennie Coney  Freshman
* 11 Brendon Kay –  Senior

Tight end

* 18 Tyler Cogswell – Freshman
* 35 Josh Russ – Junior
* 46 Jared Golden – Freshman
* 81 DJ Dowdy –  Freshman
* 83 Chris Burton – Freshman
* 85 Travis Johnson – Freshman
* 86 Blake Annen –  Senior

Defensive line

* 46 Mitch Meador –  Senior
* 50 Alex Pace –  Freshman
* 56 Mark Wilson – Freshman
* 58 Dwight Jackson – Junior
* 65 Connor Donnini – Sophomore
* 70 Brandon Mitchell –  Sophomore
* 89 Korey Cunningham – Freshman
* 90 Camaron Beard –  Junior
* 91 Adam Dempsey – Senior
* 92 Silverberry Mouhon –  Sophomore
* 93 Brad Harrah –  Junior
* 94 Jordan Stepp –  Senior
* 95 Terrell Hartsfield – Junior
* 96 Josh Posley – Sophomore
* 97 Marquis Aiken – Senior
* 98 Chad West –  Sophomore
* 99 Jerrell Jordan – Junior

Defensive back

* 2 Trenier Orr –  Sophomore
* 3 Howard Wilder – Junior
* 5 Aaron Brown – Freshman
* 7 Mike Tyson – Freshman
* 8 Adrian Witty –  Junior
* 9 Dionne Threatt-Vassar – Junior
* 11 Deven Drane – Senior
* 12 Leviticus Payne – Sophomore
* 13 Grant Coleman – Freshman
* 22 Zach Edwards – Freshman
* 25 Arryn Chenault – Senior
* 26 Braxton Lane –  Freshman
* 27 Drake Bruns –  Freshman
* 29 Andre Jones –  Freshman
* 30 Darren Dotson – Junior
* 35 Dylan Coombs –  Freshman
* 36 Marcus Foster –  Freshman

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Linebacker

* 23 Eric Wilson –  Freshman
* 32 Zach Higgenbotham – Freshman
* 33 Solomon Tentman –  Junior
* 37 Lindsay Crook – Freshman
* 38 Mason Antoun –  Sophomore
* 40 Kevin Brown – Sophomore
* 41 Kevin Hyland –  Sophomore
* 43 Nick Temple – Junior
* 44 Corey Mason –  Junior
* 45 Ey'Shawn McClain –  Freshman
* 48 Jeff Luc – Junior
* 51 Greg Blair – Senior
* 53 Franklin Bruscianelli –  Freshman
* 57 Clemente Casseus – Junior

Special teams

* 14 Tony Miliano –  Junior (K)
* 24 John Lloyd –  Junior (P)
* 47 Jon Vincent – Freshman (LS)
* 55 Andrew Gantz – Freshman (K)
* 58 Sam Geraci – Freshman (P)
* 61 Kirk Willis –  Sophomore (LS)

Head coach

* Tommy Tuberville

Assistant coaches

* Eddie Gran – Offensive coordinator
* Art Kaufman – Defensive coordinator
* Robert Prunty – Associate head coach/defensive Ends
* Steve Clinkscale – Defensive ends
* Tyson Helton – Special teams coordinator/tight ends
* Darin Hinshaw – Passing Game coordinator/quarterbacks
* Darren Hiller – Offensive line
* Blake Rolan – Wide receivers
* Fred Tate – Defensive tackles
* Joe walker – Director of Football Strength & Conditioning

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### Depth chart

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as of December 27, 2013[update].

Defense

| FS

Zach Edwards
Adrian Witty

| WLB | MLB | SLB

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⋅ | Greg Blair  | ⋅
Corey Mason  | Solomon Tentman  | ⋅
| SS

Arryn Chenault
Mike Tyson
| CB

Howard Wilder
Rod Moore

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Terrell Hartfield  | Adam Dempsey  | Jordan Stepp  | Silverberry Mouhon
Brad Harrah  | Brandon Mitchell  | Marques Aiken  | Jerrell Jordan
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Deven Drane
Leviticus Payne

Offense

| WR

Max Morrison
Mekale McKay
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Shaq Washington
Anthony McClung
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT

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Eric Lefeld  | Austen Bujnoch  | Deyshawn Bond  | Sam Longo  | Parker Ehinger
Cory Keebler  | Kevin Schloemer  | Dominic Mainello  | Andre Cureton  | Justin Murray
| TE

Blake Annen
DJ Dowdy
| WR

Chris Moore
Jeremy Graves
|  | QB

Brendon Kay
Jordan Luallen
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PK Tony Miliano
P John Lloyd
P Tony Miliano
KR Ralph David Abernathy IV/Shaq Washington
PR Anthony McClung/Shaq Washington
LS Kirk Willis
H Brendon Kay
|  | RB

Ralph David Abernathy IV
Tion Green

## 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

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* Week 10: Zach Edwards[2]

#### American Athletic Conference All-Conference First Team

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* Eric Lefeld, OT
* Blake Annen, TE
* Ralph David Abernathy IV, RS

* Jordan Stepp, DL

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#### American Athletic Conference All-Conference Second Team

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* Anthony McClung, WR
* Sam Longo, OG

* Silverberry Mouhon, DL
* Greg Blair, LB
* Deven Drane, CB

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## Rankings

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See also: 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

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
AP| RV| RV| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| RV| RV| RV| RV| —
Coaches| RV| RV| —| —| —| RV| —| —| —| —| —| RV| RV| 25| 23| RV| RV
Harris| Not released| —| —| —| —| —| RV| RV| RV| RV| Not released
BCS| Not released| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| Not released

## References

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1. ^ "2013 Cincinnati Bearcats football roster". gobearcats.com. University of Cincinnati Athletics.
2. ^ a b c d e "American Athletic Conference Media Guide" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 6, 2018.

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Cincinnati Bearcats football

Venues|

* East End Park (1891–1893)
* League Park (1893–1898, 1900)
* Chester Park (1899–1900)
* Burnet Woods (1901–1906, 1908–1909)
* Norwood Inn Park (1902)
* League Park (III) (1904–1906, 1908–1909)
* Carson Field (1910–1923)
* Nippert Stadium (1924–1989, 1991–2013, 2015–present)
* Riverfront Stadium (1970, 1982–1986, 1990)
* Paul Brown Stadium (2010–2011, 2014)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Louisville: The Keg of Nails
* Miami (OH): Victory Bell
* Memphis
* UCF
* West Virginia
* Xavier

Culture & lore|

* University of Cincinnati Bearcat Bands

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* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
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