2015 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Bulldogs |
7 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
| • Bearcats
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7 |
28 |
17 |
0 |
52 |
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Location: Cincinnati, OH
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Game attendance: 39,095
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Television network: FSO/ESPN3
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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| • Owls
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3 |
7 |
21 |
3 |
34 |
| Bearcats |
0 |
6 |
6 |
14 |
26 |
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Location: Cincinnati, OH
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Game attendance: 38,112
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Television network: ESPNews
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120th Battle for the Victory Bell
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| • Bearcats
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14 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
37 |
| RedHawks |
7 |
16 |
7 |
3 |
33 |
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Location: Oxford, OH
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Game attendance: 18,484
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Television network: ESPN3
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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| Bearcats |
10 |
20 |
3 |
13 |
46 |
| • Tigers
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14 |
14 |
3 |
22 |
53 |
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Location: Memphis, TN
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Game attendance: 45,172
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Television network: ESPN
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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| Hurricanes |
13 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
23 |
| • Bearcats
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14 |
13 |
0 |
7 |
34 |
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Location: Cincinnati, OH
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Game attendance: 40,101
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Television network: ESPN
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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| Bearcats |
10 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
24 |
| • Cougars
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0 |
10 |
7 |
21 |
38 |
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Location: Provo, UT
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Game attendance: 57,612
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Television network: ESPN
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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| Huskies |
7 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
13 |
| • Bearcats
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14 |
10 |
3 |
10 |
37 |
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Location: Cincinnati, OH
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Game attendance: 40,124
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Television network: CBSSN
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3 |
4 |
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| Knights |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
| • Bearcats
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21 |
14 |
14 |
3 |
52 |
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Location: Cincinnati, OH
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Game attendance: 30,131
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Television network: ESPNews
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The 2015 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team returned on campus to Nippert Stadium after playing 2014 home games at Paul Brown Stadium during stadium renovation. The Bearcats were led by third-year head coach Tommy Tuberville and were members of the Eastern Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 7–6 overall and 4–4 in American Athletic lay to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they lost to San Diego State.
The clash with Alabama A&M was the first game played in newly renovated Nippert Stadium. The announced attendance of 39,095 broke a two-year-old Nippert attendance record, despite a weak opponent and a one-hour-and-forty-five minute weather delay. UC buried Alabama A&M as expected, in a game matching a major college FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) team against a weaker FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) team. UC went 9–4 last year, while Alabama A&M was 4–8. UC junior quarterback Gunner Kiel was 18-for-22 passing for 233 yards and two touchdowns for UC, all in the first half.Redshirt freshman Hayden Moore made his college debut in replacing Kiel at quarterback late in the first half. Moore went 8-for-14 passing for 107 yards and a TD. Senior wide receiver Shaq Washington had seven catches for 69 yards. Senior wide receiver Johnny Holton had three catches for 81 yards and two TDs. Senior wide receiver Alex Chisum had four catches for 55 yards and a TD. UC junior running back Tion Green had 17 carries for 127 yards and a TD. Senior running back Hosey Williams, the starter, had 18 carries for 95 yards and a TD. Sophomore running back Mike Boone had 13 carries for 86 yards and two TDs. UC had 636 total yards (340 passing, 296 rushing). Alabama A&M had 246 total yards, only 98 rushing. UC officials had previously expected a sellout crowd, which failed to materialize most likely because of the inclement conditions and late start time.
The preseason AAC-favorite Bearcats lost despite outgaining the Owls 557–296 on offense and earning a staggering 21 more first downs (34–13). Quarterback Gunner Kiel threw four interceptions and senior running back Hosey Williams lost a fumble to create a 5–1 turnover deficit for Cincinnati which, when added to a successful surprise onside kick by Temple, played a massive role in deciding the game for the Owls. Despite going down 34–12 early in the fourth quarter, the Bearcats nevertheless clawed their way back, driving in two touchdowns to close the gap to one score. After recovering a nearly-disastrous fumble from Temple running back Jahad Thomas, who had 193 yards and a rushing score on 23 carries in addition to a kickoff return for a touchdown, UC drove the ball to the Temple five yard-line with just under twenty seconds to play and a timeout remaining. However, Kiel's pass in the end zone to wide receiver Chris Moore bounced out of Moore's hands and into the diving grasp of Temple linebacker Tyler Matakevich. It was Matakevich's second interception on a tipped pass, and it decimated any hopes of a Bearcat comeback.
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