2023 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

2023 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	3–9 (1–8 Big 12)
Head coach	Scott Satterfield (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Brad Glenn (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option [1]
Defensive coordinator	Bryan Brown (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Nate Fuqua (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ←  2022 2024  →

2023 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Texas y$^		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 16 Oklahoma State y		7	–	2					10	–	4
No. 15 Oklahoma		7	–	2					10	–	3
Iowa State		6	–	3					7	–	6
No. 18 Kansas State		6	–	3					9	–	4
West Virginia		6	–	3					9	–	4
Texas Tech		5	–	4					7	–	6
No. 23 Kansas		5	–	4					9	–	4
UCF		3	–	6					6	–	7
TCU		3	–	6					5	–	7
Houston		2	–	7					4	–	8
BYU		2	–	7					5	–	7
Baylor		2	–	7					3	–	9
Cincinnati		1	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: Texas 49, Oklahoma State 21
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcats, members of the Big 12 Conference, played home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. 2023 was the program's first season under head coach Scott Satterfield. The Cincinnati Bearcats football team drew an average home attendance of 38,193 in 2023.

In September 2021, Cincinnati, BYU, Houston, and UCF accepted bids to join the Big 12. ^[2] On June 10, the American Athletic Conference and the three American Athletic Conference schools set to depart from the league (Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF) announced that they had reached a buyout agreement with the conference that will allow those schools to join the Big 12 Conference in 2023. ^[3] BYU had previously operated as an independent prior to accepting a membership invitation to join the Big 12 conference.

Two years removed from their appearance in the College Football Playoff, the Bearcats failed to qualify for a bowl game for the first time since 2017 after a loss to UCF.

Offseason

Entered NFL Draft

Main article: 2023 NFL draft

Player	Position
Tyler Scott	WR

Coaching changes

On November 27, 2022, head coach Luke Fickell, who had been the Bearcats head coach the last six years, left the school to take the same role at Wisconsin.

On December 5, 2022, Scott Satterfield, who had been the Louisville Cardinals head coach the last four years, left the school to become the Cincinnati head coach. ^[4]

On December 6, 2022, it was reported that Bryan Brown would follow Satterfield to Cincinnati as defensive coordinator. ^[5]

On December 14, 2022, Satterfield announced additions to the coaching and support staffs. Joining the Bearcats are Nic Cardwell, Derek Nicholson, De'Rail Sims and Pete Thomas. Official titles and responsibilities will be announced at a later date. ^[6]

On January 4, 2023, Satterfield announced further staff additions, which included Greg Gasparato and Josh Stepp as well as his strength and conditioning staff led by Niko Palazeti. ^[7]

On January 9, 2023, Satterfield announced the hiring of Tom Manning as offensive coordinator and tight ends coach. Other staff announced were Zach Grant as general manager, Jack Griffith as director of player personnel, Cass Simmons as director of recruiting strategy, and Carolina Tart as director of recruiting. ^[8]

On February 20, 2023, Manning was reported to be leaving the Bearcats to become the next tight ends coach for the Indianapolis Colts. ^[9]

After departures of Manning, Nicholson, and Gasparato in February, Satterfield announced the hiring of Brad Glenn as offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach, Nate Fuqua as co-defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach, and Cortney Braswell as inside linebackers coach. Josh Stepp, previously named wide receivers coach, was named the tight end coach. ^[10]

Offseason departures

2022 Cincinnati offseason departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Ivan Pace Jr.	0	LB	6' 0"	235	Senior	Cincinnati, OH	Declared for NFL draft [11]
Tre Tucker	1	WR	5' 9"	185	Senior	Akron, OH	Declared for NFL Draft [12]
Wil Huber	2	LB	6' 4"	250	Graduate Student	Indianapolis, IN	Declared for NFL Draft [13]
Ja'Von Hicks	3	S	6' 2"	210	Graduate Student	Cincinnati, OH	Declared for NFL Draft [14]
Arquon Bush	9	CB	6' 0"	198	Senior	Cleveland, OH	Declared for NFL Draft [15]
Charles McClelland	10	RB	5' 11"	200	Senior	Homerville, GA	Declared for NFL Draft [16]
Leonard Taylor	11	TE	6' 5"	235	Senior	Springfield, OH	Declared for NFL Draft [17]
Ty Van Fossen	13	LB	6' 2"	222	Senior	Croton, OH	Declared for NFL Draft [18]
Tyler Scott	21	WR	5' 11"	185	Junior	Norton, OH	Declared for NFL Draft [19]
Jacob Dingle	29	S	5' 11"	195	Senior	Louisville, KY	Retired [20]
Lorenz Metz	51	OL	6' 9"	330	Senior	Neuötting, Germany	Declared for NFL Draft [21]
James Tunstall	72	OT	6' 5"	320	Senior	Indian Head, MD	Declared for NFL Draft [22]
Jeremy Cooper	74	OL	6' 4"	325	Senior	Chicago, IL	Declared for NFL Draft [23]
Josh Whyle	81	TE	6' 6"	250	Senior	Cincinnati, OH	Declared for NFL Draft [24]
Jabari Taylor	90	DL	6' 1"	280	Graduate Student	Akron, OH	Declared for NFL Draft [25]

Transfers

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Outgoing

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	New School
Jake Renfro	C	6' 3"	308	Junior	Mokena, IL	Wisconsin
Ja'Quan Sheppard	CB	6' 2"	200	Senior	Zephyrhills, FL	Maryland
JQ Hardaway	CB	6' 3"	200	Freshman	Columbus, GA	Kentucky
Ryan Coe	K	6' 3"	227	Junior	McDonald, PA	North Carolina
Noah Potter	DE	6' 6"	270	Junior	Mentor, OH	NC State
Jojo Bermudez	WR	5' 10"	170	Freshman	Egg Harbor City, NJ	Delaware
Jadon Thompson	WR	6' 2"	187	Junior	Chicago, IL	Louisville
Nick Mardner	WR	6' 6"	215	Senior	Mississauga, ON	Auburn
Leroy Bowers	LB	6' 1"	207	Freshman	Cincinnati, OH	Southern
Luther Richesson	QB	6' 3"	204	Freshman	Nashville, TN	Golden West College
Mario Eugenio	DE	6' 3"	245	Freshman	Tampa, FL
Patrick Body Jr.	CB	6' 2"	171	Freshman	Monroeville, PA
Will Pauling	WR	5' 10"	180	Freshman	Chicago, IL	Wisconsin
L'Christian Smith	WR	6' 5"	215	Senior	Huber Heights, OH	Western Kentucky
Joe Huber	OL	6' 5"	310	Sophomore	Dublin, OH	Wisconsin
Drew Donley	WR	6' 2"	180	Sophomore	Frisco, TX	Texas State
Quincy Burroughs	WR	6' 2"	202	Freshman	Jacksonville, FL	Wisconsin
Devin Hightower	LB	5' 11"	225	Junior	Twinsburg, OH
Jaheim Thomas	LB	6' 4"	240	Senior	Cincinnati, OH	Arkansas
Christian Lowery	K	5' 11"	180	Junior	Acworth, GA
Marcus Peterson	WR	6' 3"	215	Freshman	Lake City, FL	McNeese
Malik Rainey	CB	5' 11"	175	Sophomore	Chicago, IL
Armorion Smith	S	6' 2"	205	Sophomore	Detroit, MI	Michigan State
Cameron Junior	LB	6' 1"	211	Sophomore	Middletown, OH	Eastern Kentucky
Ben Bryant	QB	6' 3"	190	Senior	La Grange, IL	Northwestern
Jonah Lytle	CB	5' 11"	165	Sophomore	Canton, OH	Central State

Incoming

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. School
Luke Kandra	OL	6' 4"	320	Junior	Cincinnati, OH	Louisville
Trevor Radosevich	C	6' 4"	310	Senior	Englishtown, NJ	Penn
Dorian Jones	LB	6' 0"	230	Senior	Plantation, FL	Louisville
Emory Jones	QB	6' 3"	212	Senior	LaGrange, GA	Arizona State
Keyshawn Helton	WR	5' 9"	160	Senior	Pensacola, FL	Florida State
Daniel Grzesiak	DE/LB	6' 1"	250	Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Utah State
Philip Wilder	OL	6' 5"	305	Junior	Jonesboro, GA	Southeast Missouri State
D.J. Taylor	DB	5' 10"	192	Junior	Tampa, FL	Arizona State
Dee Wiggins	WR	6' 3"	195	Senior	Miami, FL	Louisville
Carter Brown	K	6' 0"	205	Sophomore	Pearland, TX	Arizona State
Sterling Berkhalter	WR	6' 4"	200	Junior	Cincinnati, OH	North Carolina A&T
Joey Beljan	TE	6' 3"	240	Senior	Holland, NJ	Western Kentucky
Rory Bell	K	5' 9"	185	Sophomore	Wilmington, OH	Temple
Jordan Young	DB	6' 0"	195	Sophomore	Tampa, FL	Florida
Donovan Ollie	WR	6' 3"	212	Senior	Wylie, TX	Washington State
Aaron Turner	WR	5' 7"	185	Junior	Ellicott City, MD	UConn
Braden Smith	WR	5' 10"	185	Senior	Flowood, MS	Louisville
Deondre Buford	OL	6' 3"	315	Junior	Detroit, MI	Kentucky
George Udo	DB	6' 1"	200	Senior	Walnut Creek, CA	BYU
Xzavier Henderson	WR	6' 3"	200	Senior	Miami, FL	Florida
Jalen Hunt	DL	6' 4"	315	Senior	Belleville, MI	Michigan State
Kyree Moyston	DL	6' 4"	242	Sophomore	Norfolk, VA	Virginia Tech
Dion Hunter	LB	6' 2"	235	Junior	Rio Rancho, NM	New Mexico

Recruiting

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

College recruiting information (2023)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Trevor Carter LB	Ironton, Ohio	Ironton High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Nov 9, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Barry Jackson Jr. WR	Ellenwood, Georgia	Cedar Grove High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Dec 21, 2022
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Brady Drogosh QB	Warren, Michigan	De La Salle Collegiate High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 2, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Ty Perkins WR	Ironton, Ohio	Ironton High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 7, 2022
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Jayden Davis S	Suwanee, Georgia	Collins Hill High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Dec 11, 2022
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Rayquan Adkins CB	Miami, Florida	Northwestern High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Dec 21, 2022
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Brian Simms III DE	Baltimore, Maryland	St. Frances Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Oct 13, 2022
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Evan Tengesdahl OL	Huber Heights, Ohio	Wayne High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Dec 9, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Manny Covey RB	Starke, Florida	Bradford High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 4, 2022
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Josh Gregory OT	St. Louis, Missouri	Christian Brothers College	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Jun 4, 2022
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Kamari Burns DE	Gahanna, Ohio	Gahanna Lincoln High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jun 8, 2022
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 71   247Sports: 75   ESPN: 72
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: "2023 Cincinnati Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. "2023 Players Commitments – Cincinnati". ESPN.com. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. "2023 Cincinnati Bearcats football team". 247sports.com.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	3:30 p.m.	No. 24 (FCS) Eastern Kentucky *	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN+	W 66–13	38,193
September 9	6:30 p.m.	at Pittsburgh *	Acrisure Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (River City Rivalry)	The CW	W 27–21	49,398
September 16	7:00 p.m.	Miami (OH) *	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	ESPN+	L 24–31 OT	38,193
September 23	12:00 p.m.	No. 16 Oklahoma	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ( Big Noon Kickoff )	FOX	L 6–20	38,193
September 29	10:15 p.m.	at BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	L 27–35	63,834
October 14	12:00 p.m.	Iowa State	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	FS1	L 10–30	38,193
October 21	12:00 p.m.	Baylor	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN+	L 29–32	38,193
October 28	8:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ESPN2	L 13–45	53,855
November 4	3:30 p.m.	UCF	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	FS1	L 26–28	38,193
November 11	7:00 p.m.	at Houston	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	FS1	W 24–14	34,312
November 18	2:30 p.m.	at West Virginia	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 21–42	43,588
November 25	7:30 p.m.	Kansas	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN2	L 16–49	38,193
*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

No. 24 (FCS) Eastern Kentucky

See also: 2023 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

Game One – No. 24 (FCS) Eastern Kentucky Colonels (0-0) at Cincinnati Bearcats (0-0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 (FCS) Colonels	0	7	3	3	13
Bearcats	21	21	10	14	66

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: 7 mph
• Game attendance: 38,193
• Referee: Christian Watson
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Noah Reed (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst), and Shane Sparks (sideline)
• Pregame line: Cincinnati by 21.5 • FPI odds to win: Cincinnati 97.0% • Game summary: ESPN

Game information

First quarter 11:45 CIN - Xzavier Henderson 49-yard pass from Emory Jones (Carter Brown kick) - 7-0 Cincinnati, Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:09 6:52 CIN - Dee Wiggins 39-yard pass from Emory Jones (Carter Brown kick) - 14-0 Cincinnati, Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 2:07 1:41 CIN - Emory Jones 1-yard run (Carter Brown kick) - 21-0 Cincinnati, Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:46 Second quarter 11:47 CIN - Payten Singletary 1-yard pass from Emory Jones (Carter Brown kick) - 28-0 Cincinnati, Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:23 7:17 CIN - Emory Jones 12-yard run (Carter Brown kick) - 35-0 Cincinnati, Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:04 5:08 EKU - Hunter Brown 17-yard pass from Parker McKinney (Patrick Nations kick) - 35-7 Cincinnati, Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 2:03 0:49 CIN - Braden Smith 48-yard pass from Emory Jones (Carter Brown kick) - 42-7 Cincinnati, Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 4:14 Third quarter 13:21 CIN - Carter Brown 46-yard field goal - 45-7 Cincinnati, Drive: 4 plays, -9 yards, 1:27 8:12 EKU - Patrick Nations 42-yard field goal - 45-10 Cincinnati, Drive: 4 plays, -7 yards, 1:44 2:42 CIN - Aaron Turner 6-yard pass from Emory Jones (Carter Brown kick) - 52-10 Cincinnati, Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:30 Fourth quarter 13:39 CIN - Brady Lichtenberg 4-yard run (Carter Brown kick) - 59-10 Cincinnati, Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:39 6:30 EKU - Patrick Nations 43-yard field goal - 59-13 Cincinnati, Drive: 13 plays, 49 yards, 7:09 4:37 CIN - Barry Jackson Jr. 65-yard pass from Brady Lichtenberg - 66-13 Cincinnati, Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:53

Statistics	EKU	CIN
First downs	15	30
Plays–yards	55–302	71–667
Rushes–yards	32–125	44–229
Passing yards	177	438
Passing: comp–att–int	13–25–2	23–27–0
Time of possession	28:14	31:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Kentucky	Passing	Patrick McKinney	13/24, 177 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Joshua Carter	7 carries, 68 yards
	Receiving	Jaden Smith	5 receptions, 81 yards
Cincinnati	Passing	Emory Jones	19/23, 345 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Corey Kiner	13 carries, 105 yards
	Receiving	Xzavier Henderson	7 receptions, 149 yards, 1 TD

at Pittsburgh

See also: 2023 Pittsburgh Panthers football team and River City Rivalry

Game Two – Cincinnati Bearcats (1-0) at Pittsburgh Panthers (1-0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	10	10	7	0	27
Panthers	7	0	0	14	21

at Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: • Temperature: • Wind:
• Game attendance: 49,398
• Referee: David Alvarez
• TV announcers (The CW): Tom Werme (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), and Treavor Scales (sideline)
• Pregame line: Pittsburgh by 6.5 • FPI odds to win: Pittsburgh 59.8% • Game summary: ESPN

Game information

First quarter 13:06 CIN - Payten Singletary 12-yard pass from Emory Jones (Carter Brown kick) - 7-0 Cincinnati, Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:24 8:57 CIN - Carter Brown 22-yard field goal - 10-0 Cincinnati, Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:20 4:17 PITT - Konata Mumpfield 5-yard pass from Phil Jurkovec (Ben Sauls kick) - 10-7 Cincinnati, Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:40 Second quarter 13:20 CIN - Corey Kiner 7-yard run (Carter Brown kick) - 17-7 Cincinnati, Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:07 0:05 CIN - Carter Brown 47-yard field goal - 20-7 Cincinnati, Drive: 17 plays, 69 yards, 8:11 Third quarter 9:17 CIN - Braden Smith 21-yard pass from Emory Jones (Carter Brown kick) - 27-7 Cincinnati, Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 1:44 Fourth quarter 14:48 PITT - Konata Mumpfield 9-yard pass from Phil Jurkovec (Ben Sauls kick) - 27-14 Cincinnati, Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:06 11:53 PITT - Gavin Bartholomew 16-yard pass from Phil Jurkovec (Ben Sauls kick) - 27-21 Cincinnati, Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 0:45

Statistics	CIN	PITT
First downs	20	18
Plays–yards	69–371	61–262
Rushes–yards	42–216	29–83
Passing yards	155	179
Passing: comp–att–int	19–27–1	10–32–0
Time of possession	34:43	25:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cincinnati	Passing	Emory Jones	18/26, 125 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Corey Kiner	20 carries, 153 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Braden Smith	5 receptions, 59 yards, 1 TD
Pittsburgh	Passing	Phil Jurkovec	10/32, 179 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	C'bo Flemister	6 carries, 38 yards
	Receiving	Gavin Bartholemew	3 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD

Miami (OH)

See also: 2023 Miami RedHawks football team and Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami)

Game Three – Miami (Ohio) Redhawks (1-1) at Cincinnati Bearcats (2-0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
RedHawks	7	7	7	3	7	31
Bearcats	10	3	3	8	0	24

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: 5 mph
• Game attendance: 38,193
• Referee: Matt Packowski
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Sean Kenney (play-by-play) and Brad Hopkins (analyst)
• Pregame line: Cincinnati by 14.5 • FPI odds to win: Cincinnati 90.7% • Game summary:

Game information

First quarter 14:45 M-OH - Gage Larvadain 79-yard pass from Brett Gabbert (Graham Nicholson kick) - 7-0 Miami (OH), Drive: 1 play, 79 yards, 0:11 11:47 CIN - Corey Kiner 4-yard run (Carter Brown kick) - 7-7, Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:58 1:40 CIN - Carter Brown 28-yard field goal - 10-7 Cincinnati, Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:48 Second quarter 9:22 M-OH - Javon Tracy 17-yard pass from Brett Gabbert (Graham Nicholson kick) - 14-10 Miami (OH), Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 7:12 1:52 CIN - Carter Brown 23-yard field goal - 14-13 Miami (OH), Drive: 16 plays, 79 yards, 7:23 Third quarter 7:23 CIN - Carter Brown 23-yard field goal - 16-14 Cincinnati, Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 4:21 3:01 M-OH - Kevin Davis 1-yard run (Graham Nicholson kick) - 21-16 Miami (OH), Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:22 Fourth quarter 13:52 CIN - Emory Jones 17-yard run (Emory Jones two-point pass to Chamon Metayer) - 24-21 Cincinnati, Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:09 5:10 M-OH - Graham Nicholson 20-yard field goal - 24-24, Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 3:09 Overtime 1OT M-OH - Joe Wilkins Jr. 8-yard pass from Brett Gabbert (Graham Nicholson kick) - 31-24 Miami (OH), Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards

Statistics	MIA	CIN
First downs	16	30
Plays–yards	49-358	93-538
Rushes–yards	29-121	57-273
Passing yards	237	265
Passing: comp–att–int	12-20-1	18-34-2
Time of possession	23:42	36:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami (OH)	Passing	Brett Gabbert	12/20, 237 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Brett Gabbert	9 carries, 75 yards
	Receiving	Gage Larvadain	1 reception, 79 yards, 1 TD
Cincinnati	Passing	Emory Jones	18/34, 265 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Ryan Montgomery	20 carries, 104 yards
	Receiving	Xzavier Henderson	12 receptions, 140 yards

No. 16 Oklahoma

See also: 2023 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Game Four – No. 16 Oklahoma Sooners (3-0) at Cincinnati Bearcats (2-1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Sooners	7	3	7	3	20
Bearcats	3	0	3	0	6

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: 8 mph
• Game attendance: 38,193
• Referee: Kevin Mar
• TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson (Play-by-Play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline)
• Pregame line: Oklahoma by 13 • FPI odds to win: Oklahoma 86.7% • Game summary:

Game information

First quarter 7:39 CIN - Carter Brown 40-yard field goal - 3-0 Cincinnati, Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 3:45 0:34 OKLA - Nic Anderson 5-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Zach Schmit kick) - 7-3 Oklahoma, Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 1:47 Second quarter 8:40 OKLA - Zach Schmit 34-yard field goal - 10-3 Oklahoma, Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 4:51 Third quarter 8:22 CIN - Carter Brown 54-yard field goal - 10-6 Oklahoma, Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, 4:32 5:23 OKLA - Dillon Gabriel 1-yard run (Zach Schmit kick) - 17-6 Oklahoma, Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:59 Fourth quarter 10:59 OKLA - Zach Schmit 30-yard field goal - 20-6 Oklahoma, Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:33

Statistics	OKLA	CIN
First downs	21	21
Plays–yards	72-425	79-376
Rushes–yards	34-103	37-141
Passing yards	322	235
Passing: comp–att–int	26-38-0	22-42-2
Time of possession	27:35	32:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma	Passing	Dillon Gabriel	26/38, 322 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Marcus Major	15 carries, 63 yards
	Receiving	Andrel Anthony	7 receptions, 117 yards
Cincinnati	Passing	Emory Jones	22/41, 235 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Emory Jones	15 carries, 42 yards
	Receiving	Chamon Metayer	3 receptions, 50 yards

at BYU

See also: 2023 BYU Cougars football team

Game Five – Cincinnati Bearcats (2-2) at BYU Cougars (3-1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	0	10	10	7	27
Cougars	7	7	14	7	35

at LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah

• Date: Friday, September 29, 2023
• Game time: 8:15 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: SE 6 mph
• Game attendance: 63,834
• Referee: Michael VanderValde
• TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
• Pregame line: BYU by 1 • FPI odds to win: Cincinnati 58.0% • Game summary:

Game information

First quarter 8:28 BYU - Jakob Robinson 42-yard interception return (Will Ferrin kick) - 7-0 BYU, Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:51 Second quarter 10:59 CIN - Chamon Metayer 27-yard pass from Emory Jones (Carter Brown kick) - 7-7, Drive: 17 plays, 90 yards, 6:49 0:44 CIN - Carter Brown 33-yard field goal - 10-7 Cincinnati, Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 2:49 0:06 BYU - Darius Lassiter 22-yard pass from Kedon Slovis (Will Ferrin kick) - 14-10 BYU, Drive: 3 plays, 82 yards, 0:30 Third quarter 11:38 BYU - LJ Martin 29-yard run (Will Ferrin kick) - 21-10 BYU, Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:02 5:24 CIN - Carter Brown 22-yard field goal - 21-13 BYU, Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 6:14 2:53 BYU - Chase Roberts 59-yard pass from Kedon Slovis (Will Ferrin kick) - 28-13 BYU, Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:31 0:59 CIN - Chamon Metayer 23-yard pass from Emory Jones (Carter Brown kick) - 28-20 BYU, Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:54 Fourth quarter 12:41 BYU - LJ Martin 1-yard run (Will Ferrin kick) - 35-20 BYU, Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 2:19 0:26 CIN - Braden Smith 31-yard pass from Emory Jones (Carter Brown kick) - 35-27 BYU, Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 1:10

Statistics	CIN	BYU
First downs	26	17
Plays–yards	84-498	53-295
Rushes–yards	47-242	28-70
Passing yards	256	225
Passing: comp–att–int	23-37-1	14-25-0
Time of possession	35:01	24:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cincinnati	Passing	Emory Jones	23/37, 256 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Emory Jones	14 carries, 94 yards
	Receiving	Xzavier Henderson	7 receptions, 74 yards
BYU	Passing	Kedon Slovis	13/24, 223 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	LJ Martin	16 carries, 66 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Chase Roberts	6 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD

Iowa State

See also: 2023 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Game Six – Iowa State Cyclones at Cincinnati Bearcats

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	3	14	6	7	30
Bearcats	7	0	3	0	10

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: W 10 MPH
• Game attendance: 38,193
• Referee: Kevin Boitmann
• TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins, Devin Gardner
• Pregame line: UC –4.5 • FPI odds to win: 42.5 • Game summary:

Game information

First Quarter (5:31) ISU - Contreraz,Chase 30 yd field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:12; ISU 3–0) (0:42) UC - Metayer,Chamon 20 yd pass from Jones,Emory (Brown,Carter kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:49; UC 7–3) Second Quarter (7:48) ISU - Becht,Rocco 2 yd run (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 15 plays, 59 yards, 7:45; ISU 10–7) (3:43) ISU - Brahmer,Benjamin 14 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 1:39; ISU 17–7) Third Quarter (10:45) ISU - Contreraz,Chase 34 yd field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 4:03; ISU 20–7) (4:03) UC - Brown,Carter 36 yd field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards, 6:42; ISU 20–10) (1:10) ISU - Contreraz,Chase 30 yd field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:53; ISU 23–10) Fourth Quarter (10:00) ISU - Klotz,Stevo 13 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 4:05; ISU 30–10)

Statistics	ISU	CIN
First downs	17	15
Plays–yards	364	214
Rushes–yards	123	115
Passing yards	241	99
Passing: comp–att–int	15-25-0	15-29-2
Time of possession	33:40	26:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa State	Passing	Rocco Becht	15/25, 241 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Eli Sanders	16 carries, 52 yards
	Receiving	Jayden Higgins	6 receptions, 172 yards
Cincinnati	Passing	Emory Jones	14/26, 96 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Emory Jones	15 carries, 72 yards
	Receiving	Chamon Metayer	4 receptions, 43 yards, 1 TD

Baylor

See also: 2023 Baylor Bears football team

Game Seven – Baylor Bears at Cincinnati Bearcats

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	17	9	3	32
Bearcats	0	14	0	15	29

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind:
• Game attendance: 38,193
• Referee: Kevin Mar
• TV: ESPN+
• Pregame line: Cincinnati –2.5 • FPI odds to win: • Game summary:

Game information

First quarter (5:55) BAY – Isaiah Hankins 54-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, –3 yards, 2:02; Baylor 3–0) Second quarter (14:55) CIN – Xzavier Henderson 4-yard reception from Emory Jones (Carter Brown kick) (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:00; Cincinnati 7–3) (12:16) BAY – Blake Shapen 3-yard run (Isaiah Hankins kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:39; Baylor 10–7) (12:09) BAY – Byron Vaughns 15-yard fumble recovery (Isaiah Hankins kick) (Drive: Baylor 17–7) (7:18) BAY – Isaiah Hankins 43-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 2:44; Baylor 20–7) (5:59) CIN – Myles Montgomery 38-yard run (Carter Brown kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:19; Baylor 20–14) Third quarter (12:17) BAY – Jake Roberts 6-yard reception from Blake Shapen, 2-point pass incomplete (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:43; Baylor 26–14) (5:00) BAY – Isaiah Hankins 46-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:34; Baylor 29–14) Fourth quarter (14:20) CIN – Myles Montgomery 1-yard run (Carter Brown kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 5:32; Baylor 29–21) (7:01) BAY – Isaiah Hankins 43-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 57 yards, 7:14; Baylor 32–21) (5:03) CIN – Xzavier Henderson 29-yard reception from Emory Jones (Evan Prater 2-point pass) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:58; Baylor 32–29)

Statistics	BAY	CIN
First downs	22	21
Plays–yards	70–396	74–450
Rushes–yards	28–80	43–288
Passing yards	316	162
Passing: comp–att–int	25–42–0	19–31–0
Time of possession	31:13	28:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing	Blake Shapen	25-42, 316 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Dominic Richardson	8 carries, 37 yards
	Receiving	Ketron Jackson, Jr.	5 receptions, 130 yards
Cincinnati	Passing	Emory Jones	19-30, 162 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Corey Kiner	15 carries, 129 yards
	Receiving	Xzavier Henderson	8 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD

at Oklahoma State

See also: 2023 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Game Eight – Cincinnati Bearcats at Oklahoma State Cowboys

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	7	0	0	6	13
Cowboys	7	3	21	14	45

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma

• Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 42 °F (6 °C) • Wind: N 11 MPH
• Game attendance: 53,855
• Referee: Tutashinda Salaam
• TV: ESPN2
• Pregame line: • FPI odds to win: • Game summary:

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	CIN	OSU
First downs	20	23
Plays–yards	75–442	71–601
Rushes–yards	50–277	37–315
Passing yards	165	286
Passing: comp–att–int	11–25–1	17–34–1
Time of possession	30:33	29:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cincinnati	Passing	Emory Jones	6/16, 117 yards, INT
	Rushing	Myles Montgomery	8 carries, 90 yards, TD
	Receiving	Xzavier Henderson	4 receptions, 82 yards
Oklahoma State	Passing	Alan Bowman	17/34, 286 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Ollie Gordon II	25 carries, 271 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Leon Johnson III	5 receptions, 149 yards

UCF

See also: 2023 UCF Knights football team and Cincinnati–UCF football rivalry

Game Nine – UCF Knights at Cincinnati Bearcats

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	7	7	7	7	28
Bearcats	3	7	7	9	26

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: • Temperature: • Wind:
• Game attendance: 38,193
• TV announcers (FS1): Adam Alexander, Devin Gardner
• Pregame line: UCF –3.5 • FPI odds to win: 60.5 • Game summary:

Game information

First Quarter Cincinnati: Carter Brown 39-yard field goal, 9:58 UCF: John Rhys Plumlee 8-yard touchdown run (Colton Boomer Kick), 0:20 Second Quarter UCF: R. J. Harvey 13-yard touchdown run (Colton Boomer Kick), 4:12 Cincinnati: Braden Smith 11-yard touchdown pass from Emory Jones (Carter Brown Kick), 1:56 Third Quarter Cincinnati: Ryan Montgomery 2-yard touchdown run (Carter Brown Kick), 5:19 UCF: R. J. Harvey 25-yard touchdown run (Colton Boomer Kick), 0:31 Fourth Quarter Cincinnati: Carter Brown 28-yard field goal, 6:21 UCF: R. J. Harvey 1-yard touchdown run (Colton Boomer Kick), 2:41 Cincinnati: Corey Kiner 6-yard touchdown run (pass failed), 1:27

Statistics	UCF	CIN
First downs	23	23
Plays–yards	393	515
Rushes–yards	228	248
Passing yards	165	267
Passing: comp–att–int	0	2
Time of possession	27:03	32:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCF	Passing	John Rhys Plumlee	13/23, 165 yards
	Rushing	RJ Harvey	20 carries, 164 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Javon Baker	4 receptions, 93 yards
Cincinnati	Passing	Emory Jones	16/22, 217 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Corey Kiner	19 carries, 114 yards, TD
	Receiving	Braden Smith	6 receptions, 114 yards, TD

at Houston

See also: 2023 Houston Cougars football team

Game Ten – Cincinnati Bearcats at Houston Cougars

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

at TDECU Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: • Wind:
• Game attendance: 34,312
• Referee: David Alvarez
• TV: FS1
• Pregame line: • FPI odds to win: • Game summary:

Game information

First quarter (8:43) CIN – Ryan Montgomery 7-yard pass from Emory Jones (Carter Brown kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:17; Cincinnati 7–0) Second quarter (14:04) HOU – Joseph Manjack IV 7 yard-pass from Donovan Smith (Jack Martin kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 4:57; Tied 7–7) (8:04) CIN – Corey Kiner 1-yard run (Carter Brown kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 93 yards, 2:17; Cincinnati 14–7) Third quarter (8:25) CIN – Carter Brown 31-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 37 yards, 6:28; Cincinnati 17–7) Fourth quarter (8:47) CIN – Corey Kiner 5-yard run (Carter Brown kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:14; Cincinnati 24–7) (3:22) HOU – Joseph Manjack IV 2-yard pass from Donovan Smith (Jack Martin kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:25; Cincinnati 24–14)

Statistics	CIN	HOU
First downs	22	12
Plays–yards	71–368	51–241
Rushes–yards	48–204	23–139
Passing yards	164	102
Passing: comp–att–int	17–23–0	16–28–0
Time of possession	36:55	23:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cincinnati	Passing	Emory Jones	13/16, 131 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Corey Kiner	23 carries, 129 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Braden Smith	5 receptions, 69 yards
Houston	Passing	Donovan Smith	16/28, 102 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Donovan Smith	13 carries, 88 yards
	Receiving	Joseph Manjack IV	4 receptions, 22 yards, 2 TD

at West Virginia

See also: 2023 West Virginia Mountaineers football team and Cincinnati–West Virginia rivalry

Game Eleven – Cincinnati Bearcats at West Virginia Mountaineers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	0	7	0	14	21
Mountaineers	7	21	14	0	42

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, West Virginia

• Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Wind:
• Game attendance: 43,588
• Referee: Michael VanderVelde
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jorge Sedano (play-by-play) & Orlando Franklin (analyst)
• Pregame line: • FPI odds to win: • Game summary:ESPN box score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	CIN	WVU
First downs	18	31
Plays–yards	332/58	634/65
Rushes–yards	141/31	424/46
Passing yards	191	210
Passing: comp–att–int	16-27-0	12-9-1
Time of possession	25:11	34:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cincinnati	Passing	Emory Jones	14/24, 166 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Corey Kiner	13 carries, 56 yards
	Receiving	Xzavier Henderson	6 receptions, 104 yards
West Virginia	Passing	Garrett Greene	12/19, 210 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jahiem White	21 carries, 204 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jahiem White	1 reception, 75 yards, 1 TD

Kansas

See also: 2023 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Game Twelve – Kansas Jayhawks at Cincinnati Bearcats

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	0	21	7	21	49
Bearcats	3	7	0	6	16

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: Saturday, November 25, 2023
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 39 °F (4 °C) • Wind:
• Game attendance: 38,193
• Referee: Kevin Boitman
• TV announcers (ESPN2): John Schriffen, Rocky Boiman
• Pregame line: Kansas –7 • FPI odds to win: • Game summary:

Game information

First quarter (8:12) UC Carter Brown 49 yard field goal 12–44, 6:48 UC 3–0 Second quarter (8:55) KU Devin Neal 13 yard run (Seth Keller kick good) 5–77, 2:38 KU 7–3 (5:31) KU Jason Bean 15 yard pass to Jared Casey (Seth Keller kick good) 5–66, 2:22 KU 14–3 (0:26) UC Emory Jones 11 yard pass Ryan Montgomery (Carter Brown kick good) 13–75, 5:05 KU 14–10 (0:05) KU Jason Bean 26 yard pass to Mason Fairchild (Seth Keller kick good) 2–56, 0:17 KU 21–10 Third quarter (11:53) KU Devin Neal 30 yard run (Seth Keller kick good) 8–75, 3:07 KU 28–10 Fourth quarter (13:23) UC Ryan Montgomery 7 yard pass to Dee Wiggins (Emory Jones run no good) 12–67, 5:58 KU 28–16 (11:39) KU Jason Bean 43 yard run (Seth Keller kick good) 3–79, 1:37 KU 35—16 (9:52) KU Jason Bean 50 yard run (Seth Keller kick good) 2–59, 0:55 KU 42–16 (0:47) KU Dylan McDuffie 6 yard run (Owen Piepergerdes kick good) 11–61, 7:01 KU 49–16

Statistics	KAN	CIN
First downs	23	21
Plays–yards	51–562	73–342
Rushes–yards	34–312	42–231
Passing yards	250	111
Passing: comp–att–int	13–17–0	16–31–1
Time of possession	27:19	32:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas	Passing	Jason Bean	13/17, 250 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Devin Neal	10 carries, 106 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Lawrence Arnold	3 receptions, 74 yards
Cincinnati	Passing	Emory Jones	15/27, 104 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Corey Kiner	18 carries, 106 yards
	Receiving	Dee Wiggins	4 receptions, 27 yards

Personnel

Roster and staff

2023 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Braden Smith  Sr WR 2 Dee Wiggins  Sr WR 3 Evan Prater  Jr RB 4 Ethan Wright Sr QB 5 Emory Jones  Sr WR 8 Xzavier Henderson Sr WR 9 Aaron Turner Jr QB 10 Jack Perry  Sr WR 11 Donovan Ollie  Sr QB 12 Brady Drogosh Fr QB 13 Jacob Hoying  So WR 14 Barry Jackson Jr. Fr QB 15 Will Kocher Fr QB 16 Brady Lichtenberg  So TE 17 Joey Beljan  Sr RB 21 Corey Kiner Jr RB 22 Ryan Montgomery Sr RB 25 Shaun Thomas  So RB 26 Myles Montgomery  So RB 29 Manny Covey Fr TE 34 Caleb Schmitz  So RB 36 Victor Dawson  So RB 42 Stephan Byrd  Fr TE 45 Barak Faulk  Jr OL 50 Evan Tengesdahl Fr OL 53 Gavin Gerhardt  Jr OL 54 Dartanyan Tinsley Sr OL 55 Mao Glynn II  So OL 56 Deondre Buford  Jr OL 58 Trevor Radosevich  Sr OL 61 Luke Dalton  Fr OL 62 Matt Mason  Fr OL 66 Landon Fickell  So OL 67 Luke Kendra  Jr OL 69 Cam Jones  Sr OL 71 Judea Milon Jr OL 74 Phillip Wilder  Jr OL 75 John Williams  Jr OL 76 Mitch Raifsnider  So OL 77 Jonathan Harder  Fr OL 78 Grant Edgington Fr OL 79 Ethan Green  Fr WR 80 Chris Scott  Jr WR 81 Michael Mussari Fr TE 82 Michael McCalmont  Jr WR 83 Ty Perkins Fr WR 84 Sterling Berkhalter Jr WR 85 Jiair Thomas  Sr WR 86 Lesley Andoh  Fr TE 88 Payten Singletary  Jr TE 89 Jesse Meyer  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 0 Jowon Briggs Sr CB 1 Jordan Young  So DL 2 Dontay Corleone  So LB 3 Deshawn Pace Sr DL 4 Malik Vann  Sr S 5 D.J. Taylor  Jr LB 6 Dorian Jones Sr CB 7 Sammy Anderson Jr.  Jr S 8 Isiah Cox  So OLB 9 Daniel Grzesiak  Sr S 10 Bryon Threats Jr S 11 Jayden Davis Fr CB 12 Justin Harris  Sr DE 13 Kyree Moyston So CB 14 Rayquan Adkins Fr CB 15 Taj Ward  Sr DB 16 Jabril White Jr OLB 17 Brian Simms III Fr LB 18 Trevor Carter Fr OLB 19 Tyler Gillison  Fr CB 20 Oliver Bridges  Fr CB 21 Kalen Carroll  Fr LB 22 Jonathan Thompson  Fr LB 23 Daved Jones Jr  Jr CB 24 Todd Bumphis  Jr CB 27 Ken Willis  Fr DB 30 Au'braylen Million  Fr LB 32 James Camden  Jr DE 33 C.J. Doggette  Fr OLB 37 Trevor Adams  So OLB 38 Nijal Mooney  So LB 39 Cincear Lewis  Fr DE 40 Kamari Burns Fr LB 41 Quinn Staten Fr LB 42 Dion Hunter  Jr S 43 George Udo Sr OLB 44 Jah-Mal Williams  So S 46 Antwan Peek Jr.  Fr LB 49 Jack Dingle  So LB 50 Jackson Bruscianelli  Sr DL 51 Ben Blevins  Jr DL 57 Ryan Mullaney  Sr DT 90 Jalen Hunt  Sr DL 91 Drew Logan  Fr DL 92 Derrick Shepard Jr.  Fr DT 94 Keilan Smith Fr DE 95 Justin Wodtly  Jr DL 96 Dominique Perry  Jr DE 97 Eric Phillips  Sr DE 99 Rob Jackson  So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 31 Mason Fletcher Jr K 33 Carter Brown So P 35 Brady Young  So H/K 39 Bryce Burton  Sr K 47 Rory Bell  Jr LS 48 Weston Simmons Fr P 52 Connor Ingram So K 63 Nathan Hawks Jr LS 85 Triston O'Brien  So LS 96 Cayson Pfeiffer  Sr	Head coach Scott Satterfield (Appalachian State) – 1st year Coordinators/assistant coaches Bryan Brown (Mississippi) 1st year – (Associate head coach/Defensive coordinator) Brad Glenn (Clemson) 1st year – (Offensive coordinator/Wide receivers) Kerry Coombs (Dayton) 2nd year (7th overall) – (Special teams coordinator/Cornerbacks) Nate Fuqua (Wofford) 1st year – (Co-defensive coordinator/Outside linebackers) Cortney Braswell (Liberty) 1st year – (Linebackers) Nick Cardwell (Appalachian State) 1st year – (Offensive line) Walter Stewart (Cincinnati) 2nd year – (Defensive line) De'Rail Sims (Pikeville) 1st year – (Running backs) Pete Thomas (NC State) 1st year – (Quarterbacks) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Awards and honors

Big 12 Weekly Honors

Date	Player	Class	Position	Award	Ref.
September 1	Emory Jones	RS-Sr	QB	Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week Big 12 Newcomer of the Week

All-Big 12

All-Big 12

Player	Position	1st/2nd team
Luke Kandra	OL	2nd
Dontay Corleone	DL	2nd
HM = Honorable mention. Source:

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