2007 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
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PapaJohns.com Bowl champion
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PapaJohns.com Bowl, W 31–21 vs. Southern Mississippi
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| Conference | Big East |
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| Coaches | No. 20 |
| AP | No. 17 |
| 2007 record | 10–3 (4–3 Big East) |
| Head coach | Brian Kelly (1st year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Jeff Quinn (1st year) |
| Defensive coordinator | Joe Tresey (1st year) |
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Nippert Stadium (Capacity: 35,097) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #6 West Virginia $+ | 5 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut + | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #17 Cincinnati | 4 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 4 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 3 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2007 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team, coached by Brian Kelly, played its home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1923. This was Kelly's first complete season with the Bearcats, having coached them to a 27–24 win against Western Michigan in the 2007 International Bowl.
The 2007 season was a breakthrough for Cincinnati football, as it saw the Bearcats break into the national rankings for the first time since 1954. The Bearcats' highest rank of their 2007 campaign was 15th in the AP Top 25.
Brian Kelly - Head Coach
Keith Gilmore - Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line
Jeff Quinn - Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
Joe Tresey - Defensive Coordinator
Kerry Coombs - Defensive Backs Coach
Mike Elston - Recruiting/Special Teams/Tight Ends
Greg Forest - Quarterbacks Coach
Tim Hinton - Linebackers Coach
Ernest Jones - Running Backs Coach
Charley Molnar - Wide Receivers Coach
John Widecan - Assistant AD/Football Operations
Brad Bury - Student Assistant
Paul Longo - Strength and Conditioning
Jesse Minter - Defensive Graduate Assistant
Michael Painter - Offensive Staff Intern
Adam Shorter - Offensive Graduate Assistant
Marty Spieler - Defensive Staff Intern
Erin Clayton - Administrative Assistant
Jacob Flint - Assistant Strength Coach
Maria Gruber - Administrative Coordinator
Matt Louis - Administrative Coordinator
John Sells - Video Coordinator
The games was the first regular season game for new coach, Brian Kelly. The Bearcats' 59-3 victory was the most lopsided in school history since beating Louisiana-Monroe, then known as Northeast Louisiana, 63-0 in 1977. The Bearcats' 615 yards was the third most in school history.
Dustin Grutza, who started in place of the injured UC quarterback Ben Mauk threw for two scores to lead the Bearcats to a 47-10 win over the Miami RedHawks. UC defense dominated the game with a fumble recovery, three interceptions, a blocked punt, and five sacks.
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