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2008 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

2008 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Cincinnati University Bearcats textlogo.svg
Big East champion
Conference Big East
Ranking
Coaches No. 17
AP No. 17
2008 record 11–3 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach Brian Kelly
Offensive coordinator Jeff Quinn
Defensive coordinator Joe Tresey
Home stadium Nippert Stadium
(Capacity: 35,097)
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Big East football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#17 Cincinnati $   6 1         11 3  
Pittsburgh   5 2         9 4  
#23 West Virginia   5 2         9 4  
Rutgers   5 2         8 5  
Connecticut   3 4         8 5  
South Florida   2 5         8 5  
Louisville   1 6         5 7  
Syracuse   1 6         3 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team, coached by Brian Kelly, played its homes game in Nippert Stadium. Kelly was in his second full season with the Bearcats after coaching them to a 31–21 win against Southern Miss in the 2007 PapaJohns.com Bowl. On Friday, November 28, 2008, the Bearcats clinched a share of the Big East Conference title for the first time since joining the Big East in 2005. With a victory over Syracuse on November 29, 2008 the Bearcats became the outright football champions of the Big East and set a record with an average attendance of 31,964. After a disappointing loss to Virginia Tech in the 2009 Orange Bowl, the Bearcats finished 17th in the AP Top 25 for the second consecutive year.


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