2022 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

2022 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Fenway Bowl, L 7–24 vs. Louisville
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	9–4 (6–2 AAC)
Head coach	Luke Fickell (6th season; regular season) Kerry Coombs (interim; bowl game)
Offensive coordinator	Gino Guidugli (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Mike Tressel (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Colin Hitschler (1st season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Seasons ←  2021 2023  →

2022 American Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Tulane y$		7	–	1					12	–	2
UCF y		6	–	2					9	–	5
Cincinnati		6	–	2					9	–	4
SMU		5	–	3					7	–	6
Houston		5	–	3					8	–	5
East Carolina		4	–	4					8	–	5
Navy		4	–	4					4	–	8
Memphis		3	–	5					7	–	6
Tulsa		3	–	5					5	–	7
Temple		1	–	7					3	–	9
South Florida		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Tulane 45, UCF 28
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcats, members of the American Athletic Conference, played their home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. 2022 was the program's sixth and final season under head coach Luke Fickell.

In September 2021, Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF accepted bids to join the Big 12. ^[1] On June 10, the American Athletic Conference and the three schools set to depart from the league (Cincinnati, Houston, UCF) announced that they had reached a buyout agreement that allowed those schools to join the Big 12 Conference in 2023. ^[2] The 2022 season was the program's last season as a member of the AAC.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 2022 NFL draft

Nine Bearcats were selected in the 2022 NFL Draft, which was a school record, and was the third most of any school in the draft. ^[3]

Player	Position	Team	Round	Pick
Sauce Gardner	CB	New York Jets	1	4
Alec Pierce	WR	Indianapolis Colts	2	53
Bryan Cook	S	Kansas City Chiefs	2	62
Desmond Ridder	QB	Atlanta Falcons	3	74
Myjai Sanders	OLB	Arizona Cardinals	3	100
Coby Bryant	CB	Seattle Seahawks	4	109
Jerome Ford	RB	Cleveland Browns	5	156
Darrian Beavers	LB	New York Giants	6	182
Curtis Brooks	DT	Indianapolis Colts	6	216

Coaching changes

On January 1, 2022, offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock who had been the Bearcats offensive coordinator the last five years left the school to take the same role at LSU. ^[4] On January 5, 2022, Brian Mason who had been with Cincinnati for the previous 5 seasons, including the last four as special teams coordinator was hired by Notre Dame in the same role. ^[5] On January 13, 2022, it was reported that cornerbacks coach Perry Eliano who spent the last two years at Cincinnati had accepted the safeties coaching job at Ohio State. ^[6]

On January 17, 2022, The Athletic reported that UC was promoting quarterbacks coach Gino Guidugli to Offensive coordinator, and that Wide receivers coach Mike Brown was expected to add the role of passing game coordinator, previously held by Guidugli. ^[7] Cincinnati also promoted Safeties coach Colin Hitschler to Co-defensive coordinator. ^[8] Also on January 17, 2022 it was announced that Cincinnati was hiring current Central Michigan offensive line coach Mike Cummings in the same role at Cincinnati. ^[9]

On January 18, 2022, The Athletic reported that Kerry Coombs was being hired as the new cornerbacks coach and special teams coordinator. ^[10] Coombs joins Cincinnati after serving most recently as defensive coordinator at Ohio State the previous two seasons. He also was an assistant coach at Ohio State from 2012 to 2017 where he developed five first-round NFL draft picks. Coombs previously coached at Cincinnati from 2007 to 2011, overseeing defensive backs and special teams. Additionally, he coached with the Tennessee Titans (2017–18) and was head coach at Colerain High School, from 1991 to 2006. ^[11]

On January 19, 2022, Cincinnati hired former Bearcats defensive linemen Walter Stewart to coach outside linebackers, Stewart played at Cincinnati 2008–2012. Prior to returning to Cincinnati Stewart coached at defensive line at Arkansas State. From 2019–2021 he was the defensive line coach at Temple, Defensive line at Northern Illinois in 2018. Prior to NIU Stewart was defensive line coach at Eastern Kentucky from 2016 and 2017. In 2015, Stewart coached defensive ends at Florida A&M after being on the Tennessee staff from 2013–14. ^[12]

On February 21, 2022, Cincinnati announced it has promoted offensive graduate assistant Nate Letton to tight ends coach. ^[13]

On March 3, 2022, it was reported that Greg Scruggs accepted an assistant defensive line coach position with the New York Jets. ^[14] After the departure of Scruggs, Walter Stewart was promoted to become the defensive line coach and James Ross III was hired as the outside linebackers coach. ^[15]

Offseason departures

2022 Cincinnati offseason departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Darrian Beavers	0	LB	6' 4"	255	Graduate Student	Cincinnati, OH	Graduated
Sauce Gardner	1	CB	6' 3"	200	Junior	Detroit, MI	Declared for NFL draft [16]
Bryan Cook	6	S	6' 1"	210	Senior	Cincinnati, OH	Graduated
Coby Bryant	7	CB	6' 1"	198	Graduate Student	Cleveland, OH	Graduated
Michael Young Jr.	8	WR	5' 10"	195	Graduate Student	Saint Rose, LA	Graduated
Desmond Ridder	9	QB	6' 4"	215	Senior	Louisville, KY	Graduated
Alec Pierce	12	WR	6' 3"	213	Senior	Glen Ellyn, IL	Graduated
Cole Smith	17	K	5' 11"	193	Senior	Middletown, OH	Graduated
Myjai Sanders	21	DL	6' 5"	258	Senior	Jacksonville, FL	Graduated
Jerome Ford	24	RB	5’ 11”	220	Junior	Seffner, FL	Declared for NFL Draft [17]
Michael Kopaygorodsky	30	RB	6' 0"	215	Senior	Mason, OH	Graduated
Casey Kirk	31	CB	5' 10"	190	Senior	Dublin, OH	Graduated
Ryan Royer	35	LB	5' 11"	218	Senior	Hilliard, OH	Graduated
Joel Dublanko	41	LB	6' 3"	240	Graduate Student	Aberdeen, WA	Graduated
Vincent McConnell	77	OL	6' 5"	300	Senior	Massillon, OH	Graduated
Noah Davis	82	TE	6' 4"	244	Graduate Student	Cincinnati, OH	Graduated
Miles Manigault	91	DL	6' 2"	280	Senior	Cincinnati, OH	Graduated
Curtis Brooks	92	DL	6' 2"	285	Graduate Student	Danville, VA	Graduated
Marcus Brown	99	DL	6' 2"	297	Graduate Student	Naples, FL	Graduated

Transfers

Outgoing

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	New School
De'Arre McDonald	S	6' 1"	205	Sophomore	Murfreesboro, TN	Middle Tennessee
Marquez Bell	WR	6' 0"	160	Freshman	Lake City, FL	Old Dominion
Marcelo Mendiola	OL	6' 5"	285	Sophomore	Chicago, IL	Bowling Green
Zeiqui Lawton	DE	6' 3"	240	Freshman	Charleston, WV	West Virginia
Joey Groeber	OL	6' 3"	330	Senior	Williamsburg, OH	Youngstown State
Mychal Keys	DL	6' 4"	246	Junior	Columbus, OH
Jordan Jones	WR	6' 2"	190	Senior	Smackover, AR	Missouri State
Jack Perry	QB	6' 1"	201	Senior	Mountain View, CA	Western Illinois
Alex Bales	K	6' 0"	168	Junior	Westfield, IN	Oregon
Jalen Monrrow	DE	6' 4"	258	Sophomore	Lafayette, IN	Illinois State
Sterling Miles	DE	6' 5"	220	Freshman	West Bloomfield, MI	Eastern Michigan
Iesa Jarmon	CB	6' 0"	175	Freshman	Cincinnati, OH	Buffalo

Incoming

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. School
Ryan Coe	K	6' 3"	225	Senior	McDonald, PA	Delaware
Ivan Pace Jr.	LB	6' 0"	239	Senior	Cincinnati, OH	Miami (OH)
Ben Bryant	QB	6' 3"	214	Graduate Student	LaGrange, IL	Eastern Michigan
Nick Mardner	WR	6' 6"	190	Senior	Mississauga, Canada	Hawaii
Dartanyan Tinsley	OL	6' 5"	315	Senior	Owensboro, KY	Kentucky Christian
Corey Kiner	RB	5' 10"	213	Sophomore	Cincinnati, OH	LSU
Noah Potter	DL	6' 5"	250	Sophomore	Mentor, OH	Ohio State

Recruiting

See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football, and College recruiting

College recruiting information (2022)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mario Eugenio DE	Tampa, Florida	Gaither High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Nov 27, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Derrick Shepard DT	Kettering, Ohio	Archbishop Alter High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Dec 11, 2020
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Oliver Bridges CB	Potomac, Maryland	The Bullis School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 1, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
J.Q. Hardaway CB	Phenix City, Alabama	Central High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 15, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Stephan Byrd RB	Canal Winchester, Ohio	Canal Winchester High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Nov 9, 2020
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Jovanni Bermudez WR	Egg Harbor City, New Jersey	Cedar Creek High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Nov 15, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Marcus Peterson TE	Lake City, Florida	Columbia High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 27, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
C.J. Doggette Jr. DL	Pickerington, Ohio	Pickerington Central High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Mar 6, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Ethan Green OT	Fremont, Ohio	Fremont Ross High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Feb 2, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Kalen Carroll CB	Greenwood, Indiana	Center Grove High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 6, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Luther Richesson QB	Nashville, Tennessee	David Lipscomb High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Nov 10, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:
Quincy Burroughs WR	Jacksonville, Florida	Raines High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 10, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Patrick Body Jr. CB	Monroeville, Pennsylvania	Gateway High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Jul 10, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Cincear Lewis S	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Kalamazoo Central High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 13, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Tyler Gillison DL	Pickerington, Ohio	Pickerington Central High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Mar 13, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Jonathan Thompson LB	Columbus, Ohio	St. Francis De Sales High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Mar 27, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Luke Dalton OT	Woodstock, Illinois	Marian Central Catholic High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Aug 8, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Jonathan Harder OT	Lewis Center, Ohio	Olentangy High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Aug 1, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Ken Willis CB	Cincinnati, Ohio	Colerain High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jun 21, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 42   247Sports: 48
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: "2022 Cincinnati Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. "2022 Players Commitments – Cincinnati". ESPN.com. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. "2022 Cincinnati Bearcats football team". 247sports.com.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Dodd Trophy [18]	Luke Fickell	HC
Biletnikoff Award [19]	Nick Mardner	WR	Sr.
John Mackey Award [20]	Josh Whyle	TE	Sr.
	Leonard Taylor	TE	Sr.
Butkus Award [21]	Deshawn Pace	LB	Jr.
	Ivan Pace Jr.	LB	Sr.
Outland Trophy [22]	Dylan O'Quinn	OL	Sr.
	Jake Renfro	OL	Jr.
Bronko Nagurski Trophy [23]	Deshawn Pace	LB	Jr.
	Ivan Pace Jr.	LB	Sr.
Lou Groza Award [24]	Ryan Coe	K	Sr.
Wuerffel Trophy [25]	Wilson Huber	LB	Sr.
Allstate AFCA Good Works Team [26]
Paul Hornung Award [27]	Ryan Montgomery	RB	Sr.
Chuck Bednarik Award [28] [29]	Deshawn Pace	LB	Jr.
	Ivan Pace Jr.	LB	Sr.
Lombardi Award [30]	Lorenz Metz	OL	Sr.

American Athletic Conference preseason media poll

The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at AAC Media Day on July 28, 2022. ^[31] Cincinnati, the defending champions, were narrowly pipped by Houston to be preseason favorites, while obtaining 3 more votes for No.1.

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Houston	243 (7)
2	Cincinnati	242 (10)
3	UCF	225 (7)
4	SMU	187
5	Memphis	162
6	East Carolina	157
7	Tulane	115
8	Tulsa	93
9	South Florida	71
10	Navy	61
11	Temple	28

Schedule

The Bearcats' 2022 schedule consists of six home games, five away games, and one neutral site game. Cincinnati will host two of its four non-conference games; against Kennesaw State (FCS) and Indiana. The Bearcats will travel to Arkansas to open the season in a one-game non-conference matchup, and also have play a neutral site matchup vs Miami (OH) at Paycor Stadium in the annual battle for the Victory Bell rivalry game.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:30 p.m.	at No. 19 Arkansas *	No. 23	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR ( SEC Nation )	ESPN	L 24–31	74,751
September 10	3:30 p.m.	No. 19 (FCS) Kennesaw State *		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN+	W 63–10	39,014
September 17	12:00 p.m.	vs. Miami (OH) *		Paycor Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	ESPNU	W 38–17	30,109
September 24	3:30 p.m.	Indiana *		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN2	W 45–24	38,464
October 1	7:00 p.m.	at Tulsa		Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPNU	W 31–21	21,111
October 8	2:30 p.m.	South Florida	No. 24	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN+	W 28–24	38,577
October 22	12:00 p.m.	at SMU	No. 21	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPN	W 29–27	23,566
October 29	3:30 p.m.	at UCF	No. 20	FBC Mortgage Stadium Orlando, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 21–25	44,313
November 5	4:00 p.m.	Navy		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPNU	W 20–10	38,461
November 11	8:00 p.m.	East Carolina		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN2	W 27–25	38,199
November 19	4:00 p.m.	at Temple	No. 25	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	W 23–3	14,673
November 25	12:00 p.m.	No. 19 Tulane	No. 24	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ABC	L 24–27	37,989
December 17	11:30 a.m.	vs. Louisville *		Fenway Park Boston, MA (The Keg of Nails, Fenway Bowl)	ESPN	L 7–24	15,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) – Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At No. 19 Arkansas

Game One – No. 23 Cincinnati Bearcats at No. 19 Arkansas Razorbacks

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Bearcats	0	0	17	7	24
No. 19 Razorbacks	7	7	10	7	31

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

• Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: SW 6 mph
• Game attendance: 74,751
• Referee: Jason Autrey
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
• Game summary: ESPN

Game information

First quarter (6:18) Arkansas – KJ Jefferson 15 yard rush, Cam Little kick (Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 0:55; Arkansas 7–0) Second quarter (0:17) Arkansas – Trey Knox 5 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 0:57; Arkansas 14–0) Third quarter (10:59) Cincinnati – Corey Kiner 5 yard rush, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:01; Arkansas 14–7) (8:00) Arkansas – Jadon Haselwood 19 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:59; Arkansas 21–7) (6:50) Cincinnati – Nick Mardner 35 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:02; Arkansas 21–14) (4:44) Cincinnati – Ryan Coe 26 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, −5 yards, 1:54; Arkansas 21–17) (1:28) Arkansas – Cam Little 32 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 3:16; Arkansas 24–17) Fourth quarter (9:26) Arkansas – Trey Knox 32 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (Drive: 2 plays, 49 yards, 0:26; Arkansas 31–17) (5:49) Cincinnati – Leonard Taylor 15 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:37; Arkansas 31–24)

Statistics	CIN	ARK
First downs	24	23
Plays–yards	77–438	72–447
Rushes–yards	31–113	45–224
Passing yards	325	223
Passing: comp–att–int	26–43–1	18–26–0
Time of possession	31:24	28:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cincinnati	Passing	Ben Bryant	26–43, 325 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Corey Kiner	12 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tyler Scott	5 receptions, 77 yards
Arkansas	Passing	KJ Jefferson	18–26, 223 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Raheim Sanders	20 carries, 117 yards
	Receiving	Trey Knox	6 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TD

No. 18 (FCS) Kennesaw State

Game Two – FCS No. 18 (FCS) Kennesaw State (0–1) at Cincinnati Bearcats (0–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 (FCS) Owls	0	3	0	7	10
Bearcats	7	14	21	21	63

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: N/A
• Game attendance: 37,014
• Referee: Kevin Randall
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Tony Simeone (play-by-play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)
• Game summary: ESPN

Game information

First quarter (5:35) Cincinnati – Josh Whyle 17 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 1:31; Cincinnati 7–0) Second quarter (12:59) Cincinnati – Leonard Taylor 9 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:27; Cincinnati 14–0) (9:59) Cincinnati – Tyler Scott 21 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:12; Cincinnati 21–0) (4:20) Kennesaw State – Nathan Robertson 40 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:41; Cincinnati 21–3) Third quarter (14:15) Cincinnati – Jabari Taylor 23 yard fumble recovery, Ryan Coe kick (Cincinnati 28–3) (7:50) Cincinnati – Charles McClelland 5 yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:15; Cincinnati 35–3) (4:34) Cincinnati – Ja'Von Hicks 45 Interception return, Ryan Coe kick (Cincinnati 42–3) Fourth quarter (14:11) Cincinnati – Corey Kiner 12 yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 1:31; Cincinnati 49–3) (9:26) Kennesaw State – Preston Daniels 4 yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:45; Cincinnati 49–10) (7:44) Cincinnati – Evan Prater 44 yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards, 1:42; Cincinnati 56–10) (3:36) Cincinnati – Myles Montgomery 76 yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 1 plays, 76 yards, 0:11; Cincinnati 63–10)

Statistics	KSU	CIN
First downs	15	24
Plays–yards	76–253	53–525
Rushes–yards	61–142	30–232
Passing yards	111	293
Passing: comp–att–int	7–15–1	20–23–0
Time of possession	38:08	21:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kennesaw State	Passing	Xavier Shepard	4–11, 60 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Preston Daniels	21 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Iaan Cousin	4 receptions, 71 yards
Cincinnati	Passing	Ben Bryant	16–19, 201 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Myles Montgomery	5 carries, 104 yards 1 TD
	Receiving	Jadon Thompson	4 receptions, 68 yards

Vs. Miami (OH)

Game Three – Cincinnati Bearcats (1–1) vs. Miami (Ohio) RedHawks (1–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	7	17	7	7	38
RedHawks	10	7	0	0	17

at Paycor Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: Saturday, September 17, 2022
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: 5 mph
• Referee: Tim Rich
• TV announcers (ESPNU): John Schriffen (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
• Game summary: ESPN

Game information

First quarter (11:34) Miami (OH) – Mac Hippenhammer 36 yard pass from Avon Smith, Graham Nicholson kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:26; Miami (OH) 7–0) (6:04) Miami (OH) – Graham Nicholson 36 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 3:16; Miami (OH) 10–0) (2:44) Cincinnati – Charles McClelland 2 yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:20; Miami (OH) 10–7) Second quarter (12:39) Miami (Ohio) – Jack Coldiron 2 yard pass from Avon Smith, Graham Nicholson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 00:46; Miami (OH) 17–7) (9:54) Cincinnati – Corey Kiner 1 yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 02:45; Miami (OH) 17–14) (6:11) Cincinnati – Ryan Coe 26 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 02:16; Tied 17–17) (0:13) Cincinnati – Nick Mardner 10 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 01:54; Cincinnati 24–17) Third quarter (9:03) Cincinnati – Tyler Scott 41 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 05 plays, 56 yards, 02:31; Cincinnati 31–17) Fourth quarter (5:33) Cincinnati – Charles McClelland 15 yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:09; Cincinnati 38–17)

Statistics	CIN	MIA
First downs	25	13
Plays–yards	72–478	57–183
Rushes–yards	36–137	36–67
Passing yards	341	116
Passing: comp–att–int	27–36–1	9–21–1
Time of possession	31:16	28:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cincinnati	Passing	Ben Bryant	26–35, 337 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Charles McClelland	18 carries, 101 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Tyler Scott	8 receptions, 119 yards, 1 TD
Miami (OH)	Passing	Aveon Smith	9–21, 116 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kevin Davis	7 carries, 32 yards
	Receiving	Mac Hippenhammer	4 receptions, 62 yards, 1 TD

Indiana

Game Four – Indiana Hoosiers at Cincinnati Bearcats

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoosiers	3	7	7	7	24
Bearcats	10	28	0	7	45

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: Saturday, September 24, 2022
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Partly Cloudy • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: 5 mph
• Game attendance: 38,464
• Referee: Luke Richmond
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
• Game summary: ESPN

Game information

First quarter (6:00) Cincinnati – Ryan Coe 24 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 2:00; Cincinnati 3–0) (1:15) Indiana – Charles Campbell 27 yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 66 yards, 4:45; Tied 3–3) (1:00) Cincinnati – Tyler Scott 75 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:10; Cincinnati 10–3) Second quarter (12:36) Cincinnati – Tre Tucker 5 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:13; Cincinnati 17–3) (8:06) Indiana – Josh Henderson 19 yard pass from Connor Bazelak, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:05; Cincinnati 17–10) (4:33) Cincinnati – Tyler Scott 34 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:33; Cincinnati 24–10) (0:32) Cincinnati – Tyler Scott 32 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:19; Cincinnati 31–10) (0:22) Cincinnati – Dominique Perry 14 yard fumble recovery, Ryan Coe kick (Cincinnati 38–10) Third quarter (10:23) Indiana – Shaun Shivers 2 yard pass from Connor Bazelak, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 11 plays 51 yards 3:07; Cincinnati 38–17) Fourth quarter (14:01) Indiana – Shawn Shivers 47 yard rush, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 3 plays 58 yards 0:46; Cincinnati 38–24) (14:01) Cincinnati – Corey Kiner 1 yard rush, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 3 Plays 2 Yards 1:26; Cincinnati 45–24)

Statistics	IU	CIN
First downs	27	15
Plays–yards	104–348	70–394
Rushes–yards	38–68	30–40
Passing yards	280	354
Passing: comp–att–int	31–66–2	24–40–1
Time of possession	29:01	29:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing	Connor Bazelak	31–66, 280 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Shaun Shivers	19 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Cam Camper	10 receptions, 126 yards
Cincinnati	Passing	Ben Bryant	24–40, 354 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Charles McClelland	9 carries, 25 yards
	Receiving	Tyler Scott	10 receptions, 185 yards, 3 TD

At Tulsa

Game Five – Cincinnati Bearcats at Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	14	10	7	0	31
Golden Hurricane	7	7	7	0	21

at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma

• Date: Saturday, October 1, 2022
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT (7:00 EDT)
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NE 6 mph
• Game attendance: 21,111
• Referee: Hank Johns
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Hutson Mason (analyst)
• Game summary: ESPN

Game information

First quarter (10:23) Cincinnati – Deshawn Pace 18 yard interception, Ryan Coe kick (Cincinnati 7–0) (4:55) Tulsa – Braylon Braxton 2 yard rush, Zack Long kick (Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 5:23; Tied 7–7) (0:27) Cincinnati – Tyler Scott 61 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 1 play, 61 yards, 0:10; Cincinnati 14–7) Second quarter (6:49) Cincinnati – Corey Kiner 19 yard rush, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 5:23; Cincinnati 21–7) (1:20) Tulsa – Deneric Prince 8 yard rush, Zack Long kick (Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 0:37; Cincinnati 21–14) (0:00) Cincinnati – Ryan Coe 39 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 1:20; Cincinnati 24–14) Third quarter (11:09) Tulsa – Deneric Prince 2 yard rush, Zack Long kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:51; Cincinnati 24–21) (14:01) Cincinnati – Josh Whyle 2 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:32; Cincinnati 31–21) Fourth quarter

Statistics	CIN	TLS
First downs	15	23
Plays–yards	59–364	83–285
Rushes–yards	32–198	45–36
Passing yards	166	249
Passing: comp–att–int	15–27–1	19–38–2
Time of possession	25:00	35:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cincinnati	Passing	Ben Bryant	15–27, 166 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Corey Kiner	12 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tyler Scott	5 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD
Tulsa	Passing	Davis Brin	18–36, 237 yards
	Rushing	Deneric Prince	18 carries, 71 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Keylon Stokes	6 receptions, 106 yards

South Florida

Game Six – South Florida Bulls at No. 24 Cincinnati Bearcats

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	10	7	0	7	24
No. 24 Bearcats	7	7	7	7	28

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: Saturday, October 8, 2022
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny, 53 °F (12 °C)
• Game attendance: 38,577
• Referee: Nate Black
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)
• Game summary: ESPN

Game information

First quarter (9:24) South Florida – Brian Battie 22 Yd Run, Spencer Shrader Kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:36; South Florida 7–0) (3:16) South Florida – Spencer Shrader 21 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 6:00; South Florida 10–0) (0:45) Cincinnati – Jadon Thompson 28 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:31; South Florida 10–7) Second quarter (10:27) Cincinnati – Nick Mardner 14 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 3:00; Cincinnati 14–10) (5:03) South Florida – Xavier Weaver 9 yard pass from Gerry Bohanon, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:24; South Florida 17–14) Third quarter (10:11) Cincinnati – Charles McClelland 1 yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 10 plays 75 yards 4:49; Cincinnati 21–17) Fourth quarter (14:56) South Florida – Xavier Weaver 16 yard pass from Gerry Bohanon, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 5 plays 88 yards 2:22; South Florida 24–21) (9:24) Cincinnati – Charles McClelland 1 yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 2 Plays 50 Yards 0:35; Cincinnati 28–24)

Statistics	USF	CIN
First downs	19	22
Plays–yards	64–363	60–413
Rushes–yards	43–224	37–221
Passing yards	139	193
Passing: comp–att–int	11–21–0	16–23–2
Time of possession	32:29	27:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing	Gerry Bohanon	11–21, 139 yards
	Rushing	Gerry Bohanon	14 carries, 121 yards
	Receiving	Xavier Weaver	7 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD
Cincinnati	Passing	Ben Bryant	15–21, 178 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Charles McClelland	21 carries, 182 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Tre Tucker	7 receptions, 64 yards

At SMU

Game Seven – Cincinnati Bearcats at SMU Mustangs

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Bearcats	10	10	9	0	29
Mustangs	0	14	0	13	27

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas

• Date: Saturday, October 22, 2022
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT (12:00 EDT)
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: S 16 mph
• Game attendance: 23,566
• Referee: Kevin Randall
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
• Game summary: ESPN

Game information

First quarter (10:55) Cincinnati – Ryan Coe 30 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, −3 yards, 1:25; Cincinnati 3–0) (0:33) Cincinnati – Ryan Montgomery 1 yard rush, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 5:38; Cincinnati 10–0) Second quarter (13:34) Cincinnati – Charles McClelland 74 yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 1 play, 76 yards, 0:12; Cincinnati 17–0) (8:12) SMU – TJ McDaniel 9 yard run, Collin Rogers kick (Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:25; Cincinnati 17–7) (4:05) Cincinnati – Ryan Coe 25 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 4:07; Cincinnati 20–7) (0:21) SMU – Jordan Kerley 1 yard pass from Tanner Mordecai, Collin Rogers kick (Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 3:38; Cincinnati 20–14) Third quarter (10:20) Cincinnati – Ryan Coe 50 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 4:47; Cincinnati 23–14) (6:26) Cincinnati – Ryan Coe 44 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:32; Cincinnati 26–14) (1:58) Cincinnati – Ryan Coe 31 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:24; Cincinnati 29–14) Fourth quarter (5:09) SMU – RJ Maryland 16 yard pass from Preston Stone, Collin Rogers kick (Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 3:11; Cincinnati 29–21) (1:57) SMU – Tyler Levine 1 yard run, 2-point failed (Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 1:41; Cincinnati 29–27)

Statistics	CIN	SMU
First downs	16	21
Plays–yards	77–379	71–259
Rushes–yards	42–179	31–80
Passing yards	200	179
Passing: comp–att–int	18–35	21–40–1
Time of possession	36:46	23:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cincinnati	Passing	Ben Bryant	18–35, 200 yards
	Rushing	Charles McClelland	16 carries, 129 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jadon Thompson	4 receptions, 69 yards
SMU	Passing	Tanner Mordecai	15–25, 105 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Camar Wheaton	8 carries, 53 yards
	Receiving	Jordan Kerley	3 receptions, 44 yards, 1 TD

At UCF

Game Eight – Cincinnati Bearcats at UCF Knights

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Bearcats	0	6	7	8	21
Knights	10	2	0	13	25

at FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, Florida

• Date: Saturday, October 29, 2022
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NE 10 mph
• Game attendance: 44,313
• Referee: Luke Richmond
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, Quint Kessenich
• Game summary: ESPN

Game information

First quarter (8:50) UCF – Colton Boomer 26 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:31; UCF 3–0) (3:00) UCF – RJ Harvey 26 yard run, Colton Boomer kick (Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 4:54; UCF 10–0) Second quarter (9:19) Cincinnati – Ryan Coe 33 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:38; UCF 10–3) (0:13) Cincinnati – Ryan Coe 33 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 33 yards, 2:09; UCF 10–6) Third quarter (7:52) UCF – Josh Cellscar Safety (UCF 12–6) (0:07) Cincinnati – Josh Whyle 14 yard pass from Ben Bryant, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 3:28; Cincinnati 13–12) Fourth quarter (4:36) UCF – Isaiah Bowser 3 yard run, 2-point pass failed (Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 5:07; UCF 18–13) (3:04) Cincinnati – Ryan Montgomery 39 yard run, 2-point pass good (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:32; Cincinnati 21–18) (0:48) UCF – RJ Harvey 17 yard run, Colton Boomer kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:16; UCF 25–21)

Statistics	CIN	UCF
First downs	18	30
Plays–yards	64–333	84–505
Rushes–yards	18–35	52–258
Passing yards	298	247
Passing: comp–att–int	25–46	22–32
Time of possession	22:55	37:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cincinnati	Passing	Ben Bryant	25–45, 298 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Ryan Montgomery	3 carries, 40 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tre Tucker	10 receptions, 110 yards
UCF	Passing	Mikey Keene	15–21, 176 yards
	Rushing	RJ Harvey	18 carries, 88 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Kobe Hudson	5 receptions, 74 yards

Navy

Game Nine – Navy Midshipmen at Cincinnati Bearcats

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	0	3	7	0	10
Bearcats	6	7	7	0	20

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Mostly Cloudy • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: N 19 mph
• Game attendance: 38,461
• Referee: Nate Black
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Brown, Hutson Mason
• Game summary: ESPN

Game information

First quarter CIN 13:08 Ryan Coe 47 Yd Field Goal 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:52 UC 3–0 CIN 5:04 Ryan Coe 27 Yd Field Goal 14 plays, 60 yards, 6:03 UC 6–0 Second quarter CIN 7:12 Tyler Scott 38 Yd pass from Ben Bryant (Ryan Coe Kick) 12 plays, 87 yards, 5:01 UC 13–0 USNA 1:55 Daniel Davies 28 Yd Field Goal 9 plays, 54 yards, 5:17 UC 13–3 Third quarter CIN 9:51 Tyler Scott 27 Yd pass from Ben Bryant (Ryan Coe Kick) 8 plays, 98 yards, 2:57 UC 20–3 USNA 1:14 Maasai Maynor 1 Yd Run (Daniel Davies Kick) 16 plays, 75 yards, 8:37 UC 20–10 Fourth quarter NONE

Statistics	NAVY	CIN
First downs	15	18
Plays–yards	59–260	55–354
Rushes–yards	53–176	20–55
Passing yards	84	299
Passing: comp–att–int	4–6	25–35
Time of possession	33:13	26:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing	Maasai Maynor	4–6 81 YDS
	Rushing	Xavier Arline	12 Car 87 YDS
	Receiving	Nathan Kent	1 REC, 32 YDS
Cincinnati	Passing	Ben Bryant	25–35 299 YDS, 2 TDS
	Rushing	Charles McClelland	11 Car, 60 YDS
	Receiving	Tyler Scott	10 REC 132 YDS 2 TDS

East Carolina

Game Ten – East Carolina Pirates at Cincinnati Bearcats

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	5	7	13	0	25
Bearcats	7	17	0	3	27

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: Friday, November 11, 2022
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: SE 12 MPH
• Game attendance: 38,199
• Referee: Henry Johns
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)

Game information

First quarter ECU SFT 09:30 SAFETY Bryant Tackled in End Zone, :39 2–0 ECU ECU FG 3:14 Andrew Conrad 47 Yd Field Goal 11 plays, 48 yards, 6:16 5–0 ECU CIN TD 2:57 Jadon Thompson 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Ryan Coe Kick) :17 7–5 UC Second quarter CIN TD 11:34 Tre Tucker 55 Yd pass from Ben Bryant (Ryan Coe Kick) 6 plays, 72 yards, 1:44 14–5 UC CIN TD 7:34 Tyler Scott 76 Yd pass from Ben Bryant (Ryan Coe Kick) 1 play, 76 yards, 0:11 21–5 UC ECU TD 6:03 C.J. Johnson 72 Yd pass from Holton Ahlers (Andrew Conrad Kick) 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:31 21–12 UC CIN FG 1:48 Ryan Coe 37 Yd Field Goal 11 plays, 49 yards, 4:15 24–12 UC Third quarter ECU TD 10:06 Keaton Mitchell 4 Yd Run (Andrew Conrad Kick) 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:54 24–19 UC ECU TD TD 2:02 Jaylen Johnson 15 Yd pass from Holton Ahlers (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:35 25–24 ECU Fourth quarter UC FG 9:42 Ryan Coe 21 Yd Field Goal 10 plays, 57 yards, 2:51 27–25 UC

Statistics	ECU	CIN
First downs	22	13
Plays–yards	79–450	57–310
Rushes–yards	33–174	26–66
Passing yards	276	244
Passing: comp–att–int	25–45–0	14–31–1
Time of possession	36:20	23:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing	Holton Ahlers	26–46, 280 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Keaton Mitchell	16 carries, 112 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	C. J. Johnson	7 receptions, 123 yards, 1 TD
Cincinnati	Passing	Ben Bryant	14–30, 244 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Charles McClelland	10 carries, 39 yards
	Receiving	Tyler Scott	7 receptions, 140 yards, 1 TD

At Temple

Game Eleven – Cincinnati Bearcats at Temple Owls

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Bearcats	7	10	3	3	23
Owls	0	3	0	0	3

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 14,673
• Referee: Nate Black
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Noah Reed and Rene Ingoglia

Game information

First quarter CIN TD 1:19 Tre Tucker 42 Yd pass from Ben Bryant (Ryan Coe Kick) 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:08 UC 7–0 Second quarter CIN TD 14:54 Ryan Montgomery 14 Yd Run (Ryan Coe Kick) 3 plays, 26 yards, 0:44 UC 14–0 CIN FG 9:55 Ryan Coe 28 Yd Field Goal 9 plays, 28 yards, 2:54 UC 17–0 TEM FG 8:24 Camden Price 43 Yd Field Goal 6 plays, 50 yards, 1:31 UC 17–3 Third quarter CIN FG 7:22 Ryan Coe 37 Yd Field Goal 8 plays, 23 yards, 3:25 UC 20–3 Fourth quarter CIN FG 14:40 Ryan Coe 24 Yd Field Goal 12 plays, 74 yards, 5:29 UC 23–3

Statistics	CIN	TEM
First downs	22	13
Plays–yards	78–388	55–202
Rushes–yards	43–131	19–35
Passing yards	257	167
Passing: comp–att–int	21–35	21–36–2
Time of possession	36:51	23:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cincinnati	Passing	Ben Bryant	9–18, 130 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Ryan Montgomery	14 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tre Tucker	4 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD
Temple	Passing	E.J. Warner	21–36, 167 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Darvon Hubbard	7 carries, 30 yards
	Receiving	Jordan Smith	5 receptions, 40 yards

No. 19 Tulane

Game Twelve – Tulane Green Wave at Cincinnati Bearcats

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Green Wave	3	10	7	7	27
No. 24 Bearcats	0	10	7	7	24

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: Friday, November 25, 2022
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)
• Game attendance: 37,989
• Referee: Luke Richmond
• TV announcers (ABC): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (5:17) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 34-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 2:50; Tulane 3–0) Second quarter (14:57) CIN – Ryan Coe 28-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 5:20; Tied 3–3) (4:58) TUL – Tyjae Spears 11-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 8:25; Tulane 10–3) (2:41) CIN – Charles McClelland 35-yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:17; Tied 10–10) (0:16) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 47-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:25; Tulane 13–10) Third quarter (6:59) TUL – Tyjae Spears 2-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 3:19; Tulane 20–10) (0:42) CIN – Ryan Montgomery 8-yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:17; Tulane 20–17) Fourth quarter (6:27) CIN – Ryan Montgomery 15-yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 4:47; Cincinnati 24–20) (5:10) TUL – Duece Watts 30-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:17; Tulane 27–24)

Statistics	TULN	CIN
First downs	22	19
Plays–yards	70–383	69–337
Rushes–yards	48–221	43–235
Passing yards	162	102
Passing: comp–att–int	13–22–0	10–26–1
Time of possession	33:59	26:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	13–22, 162 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Tyjae Spears	35 carries, 181 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Shae Wyatt	3 receptions, 62 yards
Cincinnati	Passing	Evan Prater	10–26, 102 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Ryan Montgomery	17 carries, 95 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Will Pauling	2 receptions, 41 yards

Vs. Louisville (Fenway Bowl)

See also: 2022 Louisville Cardinals football team and 2022 Fenway Bowl

2022 Fenway Bowl
Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Louisville Cardinals

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	0	7	0	0	7
Cardinals	7	14	3	0	24

at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

• Date: December 17
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. EST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 37 °F (3 °C)
• Game attendance: 15,000
• Referee: Jeff Servinski
• TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), Kelsey Riggs (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (0:21) LOU – Jawhar Jordan 49-yard run, James Turner kick (Drive: 1 play, 49 yards, 0:08; Louisville 7–0) Second quarter (10:58) CIN – Wyatt Fisher 20-yard reception from Evan Prater, Christian Lowery kick (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:23; Tied 7–7) (5:52) LOU – Marshon Ford 8-yard reception from Brock Domann, James Turner kick (Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 5:06; Louisville 14–7) (0:42) LOU – Jawhar Jordan 41-yard run, James Turner kick (Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:47; Louisville 21–7) Third quarter (3:49) LOU – James Turner 48-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 38 yards, 6:21; Louisville 24–7) Fourth quarter No scoring plays

Statistics	CIN	LOU
First downs	10	24
Plays–yards	53–127	72–419
Rushes–yards	38–44	40–287
Passing yards	83	132
Passing: comp–att–int	7–15–0	13–23–2
Time of possession	27:31	32:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cincinnati	Passing	Evan Prater	7/15, 83 yards, TD
	Rushing	Ethan Wright	8 rushes, 43 yards
	Receiving	Blue Smith	2 receptions, 32 yards
Louisville	Passing	Brock Domann	13/21, 132 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Maurice Turner	31 rushes, 160 yards
	Receiving	Jaelin Carter	4 receptions, 50 yards

Personnel

Roster and staff

2022 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 0 Charles McClelland  Sr RB 2 Corey Kiner So QB 3 Evan Prater  Jr RB 4 Ethan Wright Jr QB 6 Ben Bryant  Sr WR 7 Tre Tucker Sr TE 11 Leonard Taylor Sr WR 12 Quincy Burroughs Fr QB 13 Jacob Hoying  Fr WR 14 Wyatt Fischer  Sr WR 15 Nate Meyer  Jr TE 15 Marcus Peterson Fr QB 16 Brady Lichtenberg  Fr WR 17 Marquez Bell  So WR 17 JoJo Bermudez Fr TE 18 Chamon Metayer  Fr WR 19 Will Pauling  Fr WR 20 Jadon Thompson Jr WR 21 Tyler Scott Jr RB 22 Ryan Montgomery Sr WR 23 Drew Donley  Fr RB 25 Shaun Thomas  Fr RB 26 Myles Montgomery  Fr WR 27 Norman Love  So WR 29 Ashton Koller  So TE 34 Caleb Schmitz  Fr RB 36 Lewis Shepherd Jr RB 42 Stephan Byrd Fr TE 47 Nate Lawler  Sr OL 50 Dylan O'Quinn  Sr OL 51 Lorenz Metz  Sr OL 52 AJ George  Fr OL 53 Gavin Gerhardt  So OL 54 Nick Grace  Fr OL 55 Mao Glynn II  Fr OL 56 Jake Renfro Jr OL 57 Ben Blevins  So OL 60 Joe Huber  So OL 61 Luke Dalton Fr OL 64 Jake Burns  Jr OL 66 Landon Fickell  Fr OL 67 Jaxon Smith  So OL 69 Cam Jones  Jr OL 71 Colin Woodside  Sr OL 72 James Tunstall Sr OL 73 CJ Johnson Sr OL 74 Jeremy Cooper  Sr OL 75 John Williams  So OL 77 Jonathan Harder Fr OL 78 Luke Collinsworth  Fr OL 79 Ethan Green Fr WR 80 Chris Scott  So TE 81 Josh Whyle  Sr WR 83 Blue Smith  Sr WR 84 Nick Mardner  Sr WR 85 Jiair Thomas  Jr TE 86 Jack Campbell  Jr TE 87 Joey McBee  Fr TE 88 Payten Singletary  So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 0 Ivan Pace Jr. Sr LB 2 Wilson Huber  Sr S 3 Ja'von Hicks Sr CB 4 Justin Harris Sr S 5 Ja'Quan Sheppard Sr CB 6 J.Q. Hardaway Fr S 8 Isiah Cox  Fr CB 9 Arquon Bush  Sr S 10 Bryon Threats  Fr CB 11 Sammy Anderson Jr CB 12 Todd Bumphis  So CB 12 Iesa Jarmon  Fr LB 13 Ty Van Fossen  Sr CB 14 Patrick Body Jr. Fr CB 15 Taj Ward  Sr LB 16 Cameron Junior  Fr DL 18 Jowon Briggs Jr DL 19 Tyler Gillison Fr LB 19 Brody Ingle Sr LB 20 Deshawn Pace Jr CB 21 Kalen Carroll Fr LB 22 Jonathan Thompson Fr LB 23 Daved Jones Jr Jr LB 24 Jaheim Thomas  So LB 25 Jack Haglage  Fr CB 26 Malik Rainey  Fr S 27 Armorion Smith  Fr S 29 Jacob Dingle Sr DL 30 Rob Jackson  Fr CB 31 Ken Willis Fr S 32 James Camden  So DL 33 C.J. Doggette Fr DL 34 Justin Wodtly  So S 36 Will Adams  Sr LB 37 Devin Hightower  Fr S 39 Cincear Lewis Fr LB 40 Leroy Bowers  Fr DL 42 Malik Vann Sr CB 43 Jonah Lytle  Fr DL 44 Jah-Mal Williams  Fr DL 45 Barak Faulk  So CB 47 Oliver Bridges Fr LB 49 Jack Dingle  Fr LB 50 Jackson Bruscianelli  Jr DL 54 Izaiah Ruffin  Jr DL 57 Ryan Mullaney  Jr DL 58 Dontay Corleone  Fr DL 87 Jalen Monrrow  Fr DL 89 Sterling Miles  So DL 90 Jabari Taylor  Sr DL 92 Derrick Shepard Fr DL 94 Chase Brown  Sr DL 94 Mario Eugenio Fr DL 96 Dominique Perry  So DL 97 Eric Phillips  Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 31 Mason Fletcher So P 35 Brady Young  Fr K 39 Bryce Burton  Jr LS 85 Triston O'Brien  Fr K 90 Christian Lowery So K 91 Alex Bales  Jr LS 96 Cayson Pfeiffer  Jr K 40 Ryan Coe Sr	Head coach Luke Fickell (Ohio State) – 6th year Coordinators/assistant coaches Mike Tressel (Cornell (IA)) 2nd year (5th overall) – (defensive coordinator/linebackers) Gino Guidugli (Cincinnati) 6th year – (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks) Kerry Coombs (Dayton) 1st year (6th overall) – (special teams coordinator/cornerbacks) Mike Brown (Liberty) 4th year – (passing game coordinator/wide receivers) Colin Hitschler (Pennsylvania) 3rd year – (Co-defensive coordinator/safeties) Darren Paige (Findlay) 2nd year – (running backs) Mike Cummings (Buffalo) 1st year – (offensive line) Walter Stewart (Cincinnati) 1st year – (defensive line) Nate Letton (Centre) 1st year – (Tight ends) John Ross III (Michigan) 1st year – (outside linebackers) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Rankings

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	21	21	20	RV	RV	22	21	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	21	19	19	RV	RV	21	21	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released									—	—	25	24	—	—	Not released

After the season

Awards and AAC honors

Weekly Awards Player Award Date Awarded Ref. Mason Fletcher Special Teams Player of the Week September 19, 2022 [35] Ivan Pace Jr. Defensive Player of the Week September 26, 2022 [36] Tyler Scott Offensive Player of the Week September 26, 2022 [36] Mason Fletcher (2) Special Teams Player of the Week October 24, 2022 [37] Ryan Coe Special Teams Player of the Week November 21, 2022 [38] American Athletic Conference Individual Awards Player Award Ref. Ivan Pace Jr. AAC Defensive Player of the Year [39] Mason Fletcher AAC Special Teams Player of the Year

All-AAC Player Position Team Jowon Briggs DL 1 Dontay Corleone DL 1 Mason Fletcher P 1 Ivan Pace Jr. LB 1 Ja'Quan Sheppard CB 1 Josh Whyle TE 1 Ryan Coe K 2 Ja'Von Hicks S 2 Tyler Scott WR 2 James Tunstall OT 2 Joe Huber OT Hon. Dylan O’Quinn OG Hon. Reference: [40] * Denotes Unanimous Selection

All-Americans

NCAA Recognized All-American Honors

Player	AFCA [41]	AP [42]	FWAA [43]	TSN [44]	WCFF [45]	Designation
Ivan Pace Jr.	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	Consensus
The NCAA recognizes a selection to all five of the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN and WCFF first teams for unanimous selections and three of five for consensus selections.

Other All-American Honors

Player	Athletic [46]	Athlon	BR [47]	CBS Sports [48]	CFN	ESPN [49]	FOX Sports [50]	Phil Steele [51]	SI	USA Today [52]
Ivan Pace Jr.	1st		1st	1st		1st	1st	1st		1st

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