2005 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

2005 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach	Mark Dantonio (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Don Treadwell (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Pat Narduzzi (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Seasons ←  2004 2006  →

2005 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 West Virginia $		7	–	0					11	–	1
No. 19 Louisville		5	–	2					9	–	3
Rutgers		4	–	3					7	–	5
South Florida		4	–	3					6	–	6
Pittsburgh		4	–	3					5	–	6
Connecticut		2	–	5					5	–	6
Cincinnati		2	–	5					4	–	7
Syracuse		0	–	7					1	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team, coached by Mark Dantonio, played its home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1924.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 pm	Eastern Michigan *	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 28–26	21,458
September 10	12:00 pm	at Penn State *	Beaver Stadium State College, PA	ESPN+	L 24–42	98,727
September 17	7:00 pm	Western Carolina *	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 7–3	22,637
September 28	7:00 pm	at Miami (OH) *	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Victory Bell)	ESPN2	L 16–44	19,163
October 8	2:00 pm	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (River City Rivalry)		L 20–38	30,343
October 15	4:00 pm	Connecticut	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 28–17	21,039
October 22	12:00 pm	Louisville	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (The Keg of Nails)	ESPNU	L 22–46	21,086
October 29	12:00 pm	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN+	W 22–16	42,457
November 9	7:30 pm	No. 16 West Virginia	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN2	L 0–38	25,893
November 19	12:00 pm	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN+	L 16–31	27,204
November 26	1:00 pm	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		L 9–44	34,611
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2005 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 85 Brent Celek Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 47 Kevin Huber Fr	Head coach Mark Dantonio Coordinators/assistant coaches Dan Enos (Quarterbacks) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Awards and milestones

Big East Conference honors

Offensive player of the week

• Week 1: Dustin Grutza ^[2]

Defensive player of the week

• Week 8: Kevin McCullough ^[2]

Special teams player of the week

• Week 8: Chet Ervin ^[2]

Big East Conference All-Conference Second Team

• Corey Smith, LB
• Mike Mickens, DB

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References

1. "2005 Cincinnati Bearcats football schedule". gobearcats.com. University of Cincinnati Athletics.
2. "2011 Cincinnati Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2018.