2020 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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2020 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Cincinnati Bearcats logo.svg
AAC champion
AAC Championship Game,
W 27–24 vs. Tulsa
Peach Bowl, L 21–24 vs. Georgia
Conference American Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record9–1 (6–0 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock (4th season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman (4th season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Nippert Stadium
Seasons
  2019
2021  
2020 American Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Cincinnati y$  6 0   9 1  
Tulsa y  6 0   6 3  
Memphis  5 3   8 3  
UCF  5 3   6 4  
SMU  4 3   7 3  
Houston  3 3   3 5  
Navy  3 4   3 7  
Tulane  3 5   6 6  
East Carolina  3 5   3 6  
Temple  1 6   1 6  
South Florida  0 7   1 8  
Championship: Cincinnati 27, Tulsa 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcats played their home games at Nippert Stadium and competed as members of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Luke Fickell.

Contents

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Evan Prater
QB
Cincinnati, Ohio Wyoming High School6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg)May 2, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Jadon Thompson
WR
Naperville, Illinois Marist High School6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg)Feb 4, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Jaheim Thomas
OLB
Cincinnati, Ohio Princeton High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)214 lb (97 kg)Jul 20, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Chris Scott
WR
Pickerington, Ohio Pickerington North High School6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg)Jan 27, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Marquez Bell
WR
Lake City, Florida Columbia High School6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg)Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Sammy Anderson
S
Trotwood, Ohio Trotwood-Madison High School6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg)Nov 15, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Daved Jones
OLB
West Chester, Ohio Lakota West High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)207 lb (94 kg)Jul 2, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Gavin Gerhardt
OL
Xenia, Ohio Xenia West High School6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)300 lb (140 kg)Nov 5, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Kobe McAllister
OL
Ringgold, Georgia Heritage High School6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)275 lb (125 kg)Apr 5, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
John Williams
OL
Bolingbrook, Illinois Bolingbrook High School6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)300 lb (140 kg)Apr 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Deshawn Pace
DB
Cincinnati, Ohio Colerain High School6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg)Apr 20, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Jake Renfro
OC
New Lenox, Illinois Providence Catholic High School6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)290 lb (130 kg)Jun 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Sterling Miles
DE
West Bloomfield, Michigan West Bloomfield High School6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)230 lb (100 kg)Jun 21, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Tyler Scott
ATH
Norton, Ohio Norton High School5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg)Jul 4, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Justin Wodtly
DT
Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland Heights High School6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)270 lb (120 kg)Jul 26, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Ethan Wright
ATH
Akron, Ohio Manchester High School6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg)Dec 5, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Payten Singletary
TE
Thomasville, Georgia Thomasville High School6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)225 lb (102 kg)Aug 2, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Todd Bumphis Jr.
WR
Toledo, Ohio Saint Francis De Sales High School6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg)Jun 22, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Dominique Perry
DE
Germantown, Maryland Northwest High School6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)245 lb (111 kg)Jan 26, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Norman Love
ATH
Lake Wales, Florida Lake Wales High School5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)185 lb (84 kg)Jun 11, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 39   247Sports: 40
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2020 Cincinnati Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  • "2020 Players Commitments – Cincinnati". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  • "2020 Cincinnati Bearcats football team". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

Incoming transfers

NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrev. School
Jerome Ford RB5' 11"206Sophomore (Redshirt) Seffner, FL Alabama
Michael Young Jr. WR5' 11"190Junior Destrehan, LA Notre Dame
Jordan JonesWR6' 1"185Senior Smackover, AR Arkansas

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Bednarik Award [1] Darrick Forrest SSr.
Sauce Gardner CBSo.
Thorpe Award [2] Darrick ForrestSSr.
Sauce GardnerCBSo.
James Wiggins SSr.
Nagurski Award [3] Darrick ForrestSSr.
James WigginsSSr.
Ray Guy Award [4] James SmithPSr.
Wuerffel Trophy [5] Blake BacevichDESo.

AAC preseason media poll

The preseason Poll was released September 1 [6]

Media poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1UCF204 (10)
2Cincinnati201 (7)
3Memphis192 (2)
4SMU146
5Navy125 (1)
6Tulane118
7Houston114
8Temple88
9Tulsa49
10East Carolina42
11South Florida41

Schedule

The Bearcats' 2020 schedule consisted of six home games and four away games. with the departure of UConn, the American eliminated divisions for the 2020 and 2021 seasons, the Bearcats 2020 schedule will include eight conference games – four home games and four road games. Cincinnati hosted East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, and South Florida. They will travel to UCF, SMU, Temple, and Tulsa. [7]

The Bearcats' hosted their opening non-conference game against Austin Peay (FCS). Cincinnati had a sixth home game against Western Michigan and two away games scheduled against Nebraska and Miami (OH), which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [8] [9] This was the first season since 1944 that the Bearcats did not play Miami (OH) in the battle for the Victory Bell. To replace the canceled games, Cincinnati added a series against Army with a return game at Army scheduled for 2031. [10]

The game between Tulsa and Cincinnati was originally scheduled to take place on October 17, however, due to COVID-19 management requirements in response to positive tests and subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Cincinnati program, the game was eventually rescheduled for December 12. [11] [12] [13]

A COVID-19 outbreak within the Cincinnati program lead to the cancellation of the game between Temple and Cincinnati, scheduled for November 28, [14] and the rescheduled game between Tulsa and Cincinnati, scheduled for December 12. [15] In lieu of a head-to-head result against Tulsa, Cincinnati was granted hosting rights for the American Championship based upon conference tiebreakers.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1912:00 p.m. Austin Peay *No. 13 ESPN+ W 55–200
September 263:30 p.m.No. 22 Army *No. 14
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN W 24–100
October 33:30 p.m. South Florida Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 15
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN+W 28–70
October 249:00 p.m.at No. 16 SMU No. 9 ESPN2 W 42–137,898
October 3112:00 p.m. Memphis No. 7
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
ESPNW 49–100
November 73:30 p.m. Houston No. 6
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ABC W 38–100
November 137:30 p.m. East Carolina No. 7
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN2W 55–170
November 213:30 p.m.at UCF No. 7ESPNW 36–3310,668
December 198:00 p.m.No. 23 Tulsa No. 9
ABC W 27–245,831
January 1, 202112:30 p.m.vs. No. 9 Georgia *No. 8ESPNL 21–2415,301

    Schedule Source: [16]

    Game summaries

    Austin Peay

    Austin Peay at Cincinnati
    1234Total
    Governors3031420
    No. 13 Bearcats1414141355
    • Date: September 19
    • Location: Nippert Stadium
      Cincinnati, OH
    • Game start: 12:05 p.m.
    • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 09 minutes
    • Game attendance: 0
    • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: ENE 10 mph
    • Referee: Edwin Lee
    • TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman and Keith Moreland
            
    Pregame lineOver/under
    CIN -31.552.5 [17]
    StatisticsAPSUCIN
    First downs1824
    Plays–yards75–35367–525
    Rushes–yards37–14041–276
    Passing yards213249
    Passing: compattint22–39–117–26–0
    Time of possession33:0626:54
    TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
    APSUPassingJeremy Oatsvall20/34, 202 yards, 1 INT
    RushingC.J. Evans Jr.12 carries, 89 yards, 2 TD
    ReceivingBaniko Harley4 receptions, 94 yards
    CINPassing Desmond Ridder 13/19, 176 yards
    RushingDesmond Ridder4 carries, 61 yards
    Receiving Gerrid Doaks 4 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD

    See Also: Austin Peay at Cincinnati Box Score

    Army

    Pregame lineOver/under
    CIN -12.546 [18]
    Army at Cincinnati
    1234Total
    No. 22 Black Knights700310
    No. 14 Bearcats377724
    • Date: September 26
    • Location: Nippert Stadium
      Cincinnati, OH
    • Game start: 3:35 p.m.
    • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 30 minutes
    • Game attendance: 0
    • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SSW 7 mph
    • Referee: Charles Lamertina
    • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek and Quint Kessenich
      
    StatisticsARMYCIN
    First downs1814
    Plays–yards64–27669–331
    Rushes–yards43–18235–69
    Passing yards94262
    Passing: compattint9–21–119–34–1
    Time of possession30:3229:28
    TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
    ARMYPassingChristian Anderson9/21, 94 yards, 1 INT
    RushingChristian Anderson22 carries, 81 yards
    ReceivingMichael Roberts3 receptions, 46 yards
    CINPassingDesmond Ridder18/33, 258 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
    Rushing Jerome Ford 8 carries, 34 yards, 1 TD
    ReceivingJayshon Jackson4 receptions, 75 yards

    See Also: Army at Cincinnati Box Score

    South Florida

    Pregame lineOver/under
    CIN -1443.5 [19]
    South Florida at Cincinnati
    1234Total
    Bulls00707
    No. 15 Bearcats7714028
    • Date: October 3
    • Location: Nippert Stadium
      Cincinnati, OH
    • Game start: 3:35 p.m.
    • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes
    • Game attendance: 0
    • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: SW 6 mph
    • Referee: Hank Johns
    • TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman and Keith Moreland
      
    StatisticsUSFCIN
    First downs1922
    Plays–yards74–29171–332
    Rushes–yards33–8345–189
    Passing yards208143
    Passing: compattint21–41–516–26–3
    Time of possession23:3636:24
    TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
    USFPassing Jordan McCloud 12/21, 137 yards, 2 INT
    RushingLeonard Parker7 carries, 51 yards
    Receiving DeVontres Dukes 3 receptions, 47 yards
    CINPassingDesmond Ridder16/26, 143 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
    RushingGerrid Doaks3 carries, 55 yards
    ReceivingJayshon Jackson3 receptions, 47 yards

    See Also: South Florida at Cincinnati Box Score

    At SMU

    Pregame lineOver/under
    SMU -1.057 [20]
    Cincinnati at SMU
    1234Total
    No. 9 Bearcats140141442
    No. 16 Mustangs0100313
    • Date: October 24
    • Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
      University Park, TX
    • Game start: 8:10 p.m.
    • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes
    • Game attendance: 7,898
    • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: E 4 mph
    • Referee: Luke Richmond
    • TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison and Kris Budden
         
    StatisticsCINSMU
    First downs1722
    Plays–yards56–43985–290
    Rushes–yards35–31339–75
    Passing yards126215
    Passing: compattint13–21–024–46–1
    Time of possession27:1532:45
    TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
    CINPassingDesmond Ridder13/21, 126 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT
    RushingDesmond Ridder8 carries, 179 yards, 3 TD
    Receiving Tre Tucker 2 receptions, 24 yards
    SMUPassing Shane Buechele 23/44, 216 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
    RushingUlysses Bentley16 carries, 40 yards
    Receiving Kylen Granson 4 receptions, 68 yards

    See Also: Cincinnati at SMU Box Score

    Memphis

    Pregame lineOver/under
    CIN -6.060.5 [21]
    Memphis at Cincinnati
    1234Total
    Tigers730010
    No. 7 Bearcats714141449
    • Date: October 31
    • Location: Nippert Stadium
      Cincinnati, OH
    • Game start: 12:02 p.m.
    • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutes
    • Game attendance: 0
    • Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SE 6 mph
    • Referee: Charles Lamertina
    • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek and Paul Carcaterra
         
    StatisticsMEMCIN
    First downs1528
    Plays–yards64–32167–513
    Rushes–yards29–541–242
    Passing yards316271
    Passing: compattint18–35–021–26–1
    Time of possession25:1034:50
    TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
    MEMPassing Brady White 18/35, 316 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT
    RushingRodrigues Clark12 carries, 16 yards
    Receiving Calvin Austin 7 receptions, 121 yards
    CINPassingDesmond Ridder21/26, 271 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
    RushingJerome Ford9 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD
    Receiving Michael Young Jr. 5 receptions, 43 yards, 1 TD

    See Also: Memphis at Cincinnati Box Score

    Houston

    Pregame lineOver/under
    CIN -12.551.5 [22]
    Houston at Cincinnati
    1234Total
    Cougars0100010
    No. 6 Bearcats7213738
    • Date: November 7
    • Location: Nippert Stadium
      Cincinnati, OH
    • Game start: 03:41 p.m.
    • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutes
    • Game attendance: 0
    • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 3 mph
    • Referee: Edwin Lee
    • TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Todd McShay and Molly McGrath
        
    StatisticsHOUCIN
    First downs1524
    Plays–yards62–28269–510
    Rushes–yards28–9339–342
    Passing yards189168
    Passing: compattint20–34–120–30–1
    Time of possession27:3132:29
    TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
    HOUPassing Clayton Tune 20/34, 189 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT
    RushingKyle Porter16 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD
    Receiving Tank Dell 3 receptions, 60 yards
    CINPassingDesmond Ridder17/27, 162 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
    RushingGerrid Doaks16 carries, 184 yards, 1 TD
    ReceivingMichael Young Jr.4 receptions, 47 yards

    See Also: Houston at Cincinnati Box Score

    East Carolina

    Pregame lineOver/under
    CIN -25.555.5 [23]
    East Carolina at Cincinnati
    1234Total
    Pirates0100717
    No. 7 Bearcats72871355
    • Date: November 13
    • Location: Nippert Stadium
      Cincinnati, OH
    • Game start: 07:31 p.m.
    • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 37 minutes
    • Game attendance: 0
    • Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NW 10 mph
    • Referee: Tim Rich
    • TV announcers (ESPN2): Jason Benetti, Andre Ware and Rocky Boiman
           
    StatisticsECUCIN
    First downs2329
    Plays–yards71–29366–653
    Rushes–yards50–20632–299
    Passing yards87354
    Passing: compattint9–21–327–34–0
    Time of possession29:5030:10
    TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
    ECUPassing Holton Ahlers 9/20, 87 yards, 0 TD, 3 INT
    Rushing Keaton Mitchell 17 carries, 124 yards, 1 TD
    ReceivingKeaton Mitchell1 reception, 26 yards
    CINPassingDesmond Ridder24/31, 327 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT
    RushingCameron Young1 carry, 75 yards, 1 TD
    ReceivingTre Tucker4 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD

    See Also: East Carolina at Cincinnati Box Score

    At UCF

    Pregame lineOver/under
    CIN -361.5 [24]
    Cincinnati at UCF
    1234Total
    No. 7 Bearcats31631436
    Knights1438833
    • Date: November 21
    • Location: Bounce House
      Orlando, FL
    • Game start: 03:35 p.m.
    • Elapsed time: 4 hours and 1 minute
    • Game attendance: 10,668
    • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: NE 11 mph
    • Referee: Charles Lamertina
    • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek and Quint Kessenich
            
    StatisticsCINUCF
    First downs2823
    Plays–yards80–48284–359
    Rushes–yards48–14435–116
    Passing yards338243
    Passing: compattint21–32–026–49–1
    Time of possession37:0822:52
    TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
    CINPassingDesmond Ridder21/32, 338 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT
    RushingGerrid Doaks28 carries, 97 yards
    Receiving Josh Whyle 5 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD
    UCFPassing Dillon Gabriel 26/49, 243 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
    Rushing Otis Anderson Jr. 12 carries, 51 yards
    ReceivingMarlon Williams8 receptions, 97 yards, 2 TD

    See Also: Cincinnati at UCF Box Score

    Tulsa (AAC Championship Game)

    Pregame lineOver/under
    CIN -12.546.5.5 [25]
    2020 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
    1234Total
    No. 23 Golden Hurricane0107724
    No. 9 Bearcats1077327
    • Date: December 19, 2020
    • Location: Nippert Stadium
      Cincinnati, OH
    • Game start: 08:14 p.m. EST
    • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 32 minutes
    • Game attendance: 5,831
    • Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C) • Weather: Drizzling • Wind: S 6 mph
    • Referee: Charles Lamertina
    • TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy and Holly Rowe
         
    StatisticsTLSACIN
    First downs2217
    Plays–yards67–36567–420
    Rushes–yards37–19938–151
    Passing yards166269
    Passing: compattint13–30–219–29–0
    Time of possession26:0333:57
    TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
    TLSAPassing Zach Smith 13/30, 166 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
    RushingCorey Taylor II22 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD
    ReceivingSam Crawford Jr.3 receptions, 79 yards
    CINPassingDesmond Ridder19/29, 269 yards, 1 TD
    RushingDesmond Ridder16 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD
    Receiving Alec Pierce 5 receptions, 146 yards, 1 TD

    See Also: Tulsa at Cincinnati Box Score

    Georgia (Peach Bowl)

    Pregame lineOver/under
    UGA -750.5 [26]
    2021 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
    1234Total
    No. 9 Bulldogs7301424
    No. 8 Bearcats777021
    • Date: January 1, 2021
    • Location: Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, Georgia
    • Game start: 12:10 p.m.
    • Elapsed time: 3 Hours and 49 Minutes
    • Game attendance: 15,301
    • Referee: Jeff Flanagan
    • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, and Kris Budden
         
    StatisticsUGACIN
    First downs1916
    Plays–yards63–44964–305
    Rushes–yards24–4527–99
    Passing yards404206
    Passing: compattint27–39–124–37–0
    Time of possession28:3631:24
    TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
    UGAPassing JT Daniels 26/38, 392 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
    Rushing Zamir White 11 carries, 41 yards, 1 TD
    Receiving George Pickens 7 receptions, 135 yards, 1 TD
    CINPassingDesmond Ridder24/37, 206 yards, 2 TD
    RushingJerome Ford8 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD
    ReceivingMichael Young Jr.4 receptions, 59 yards

    See Also: Georgia vs. Cincinnati Box Score

    Source for Match-up Records: [27]

    Personnel

    Roster and staff

    2020 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
    PlayersCoaches
    Offense
    Pos.#NameClass
    RB 0Charles McClelland Redshirt.svg  So
    WR 1Blue Smith Redshirt.svg  So
    WR 2Jayshon JacksonJr
    QB 3Evan PraterFr
    WR 5Jordan JonesSr
    WR 8 Michael Young Jr. Jr
    QB 9 Desmond Ridder Redshirt.svg  Jr
    TE 11Leonard TaylorJr
    WR 12 Alec Pierce Jr
    WR 13Dalrone DonaldsonJr
    QB 14Jack PerrySo
    WR 15Garyn Prater Redshirt.svg  Jr
    QB 16Michael Lindauer Redshirt.svg  Fr
    WR 17Marquez BellFr
    TE 18Cameron Jones Redshirt.svg  Fr
    WR 20Jadon ThompsonFr
    WR 21 Tre Tucker So
    WR 21 Tyler Scott Fr
    RB 22Ryan Montgomery Redshirt.svg  So
    RB 23 Gerrid Doaks Redshirt.svg  Sr
    RB 24 Jerome Ford Redshirt.svg  So
    RB 25Cameron YoungSr
    WR 27Norman LoveFr
    WR 29Ashton Koller Redshirt.svg  Fr
    RB 30Michael Kopaygorodsky Redshirt.svg  Jr
    WR 31Nate Meyer Redshirt.svg  Fr
    WR 32Jiair Thomas Redshirt.svg  Fr
    RB 33Ethan WrightFr
    TE 47Nate Lawler Redshirt.svg  So
    OL 50Dylan O'Quinn Redshirt.svg  So
    OL 51Lorenz Metz Redshirt.svg  So
    OL 52Jakari Robinson Redshirt.svg  Jr
    OL 53Gavin GerhardtFr
    OL 55 James Hudson Redshirt.svg  Jr
    OL 56Jake RenfroFr
    OL 57Ben BlevinsFr
    OL 58Darius HarperSr
    OL 60Joe HuberFr
    OL 62Zach Hummel Redshirt.svg  Fr
    OL 64Jake BurnsFr
    OL 65Cody Lamb Redshirt.svg  Jr
    OL 66Ethan Voelker Redshirt.svg  So
    OL 67Jaxon SmithFr
    OL 68Kobe McAllisterFr
    OL 70Joey GroeberSo
    OL 71Colin Woodside Redshirt.svg  So
    OL 72Jonathan Allen Redshirt.svg  Fr
    OL 73CJ JohnsonSo
    OL 74Jeremy Cooper Redshirt.svg  So
    OL 75John WilliamsFr
    OL 76Marcelo Mendiola Redshirt.svg  Fr
    OL 77Vincent McConnell Redshirt.svg  Jr
    WR 80Chris ScottFr
    TE 81 Josh Whyle Redshirt.svg  So
    TE 82Noah Davis Redshirt.svg  Sr
    WR 84Wyatt Fischer Redshirt.svg  So
    TE 86Jack Campbell Redshirt.svg  Fr
    TE 87Bruno Labelle Redshirt.svg  Sr
    TE 88Payten SingletaryFr
    WR 89Bryant Johnson II Redshirt.svg  Fr
    Defense
    Pos.#NameClass
    S 1 James Wiggins Redshirt.svg  Sr
    LB 2Wilson Huber Redshirt.svg  Jr
    S 3Ja'von HicksJr
    CB 4Justin HarrisSo
    S 5 Darrick Forrest Sr
    S 6Bryan CookSr
    CB 7 Coby Bryant Sr
    LB 8Jarell WhiteSr
    CB 9Arquon Bush Redshirt.svg  So
    LB 10Brody IngleSo
    CB 11Sammy AndersonFr
    CB 12 Sauce Gardner So
    LB 13Ty Van Fossen Redshirt.svg  So
    CB 14Todd BumphisFr
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    5163 Darrick Forrest S Washington Football Team
    7243 James Wiggins S Arizona Cardinals
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