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The Cincinnati Bearcats football program represents the University of Cincinnati in college football. They compete at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level as members of the American Athletic Conference, a so-called "Group of Five" conference, although that will change with the move to the Big 12 for the 2023 season. They have played their home games in historic and renovated Nippert Stadium since 1924. The Bearcats have an all-time record of over .500, having reached their 600th program victory in 2017. The program has had a resurgence in recent years. After joining the Big East for the 2005 season, the Bearcats have gone 146–71, along with 13 bowl game appearances, 7 conference titles, 4 BCS/NY6 Bowl berths, and 29 NFL Draft selections.
The 2014 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played its home games at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio due to the renovation at Nippert Stadium, which was completed at the start of the 2015 football season. The Bearcats were led by second-year head coach Tommy Tuberville. They finished the season 9–4, 7–1 in AAC play to finish in a three way tie for the America Athletic championship. They were invited to the Military Bowl where they lost to Virginia Tech.
The 2015 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team returned on campus to Nippert Stadium after playing 2014 home games at Paul Brown Stadium during stadium renovation. The Bearcats were led by third-year head coach Tommy Tuberville and were members of the Eastern Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 7–6 overall and 4–4 in American Athletic lay to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they lost to San Diego State.
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- ↑ "ESPN Game Summary - Tulsa vs. Cincinnati - December 19, 2020". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ↑ "American Athletic Conference Announces Plans for 2020 Fall Sports Seasons". theamerican.org.
- ↑ Jenkins, Keith (December 15, 2020). "Ohio approves nearly 6,000 fans at Nippert Stadium for Saturday's AAC championship game". The Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ↑ "Memphis Defeats Cincinnati, 29–24, to win American Football Championship". theamerican.org.
- ↑ @Williams_Justin (November 25, 2020). "Certainly not preferred circumstances, but with Saturday's game against Temple cancelled due to COVID-19, the #Bearcats have secured a spot in the AAC title game on Dec. 19" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ Staff Reports. "Tulsa clinches spot in AAC championship game with 19–6 win at Navy". Tulsa World.