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2017 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

2017 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Cincinnati University Bearcats textlogo.svg
Conference American Athletic Conference
Division East Division
2017 record 0–0 (0–0 The American)
Head coach Luke Fickell (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman (1st year)
Home stadium Nippert Stadium
(Capacity: 40,000)
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Cincinnati   0 0         0 0  
Connecticut   0 0         0 0  
East Carolina   0 0         0 0  
South Florida   0 0         0 0  
Temple   0 0         0 0  
UCF   0 0         0 0  
West Division
Houston   0 0         0 0  
Memphis   0 0         0 0  
Navy   0 0         0 0  
SMU   0 0         0 0  
Tulane   0 0         0 0  
Tulsa   0 0         0 0  
Championship: December 2, 2017
As of January 13, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represents the University of Cincinnati in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcats are led by first year head coach Luke Fickell who was hired in December 2016. Home games are played at Nippert Stadium, the Bearcats are members of the East Division in the American Athletic Conference.

Fickell’s first recruiting class includes 10 players from Ohio and four from what Fickell calls “the state of Cincinnati,” (the area within a 50-mile radius of the city). The Class was ranked No. 1 in the American Athletic Conference by both Rivals and Scout. The class was ranked 54th nationally by Rivals, 62nd by Scout.

In 2016, the Bearcats were led by fourth-year head coach Tommy Tuberville, After being predicted to finish second in the AAC East, The Bearcats finished 2016 season with a 4-8 (1-7 AAC) record with a five-game losing streak to end the year, missing a bowl game for the first time since 2010. UC suffered a number of season-ending injuries and never found any consistency offensively, dropping from the Top-5 in the NCAA FBS a year ago to No. 101 in total offense. The defense showed significant improvements during the campaign, including being among the national leaders in forced turnovers. After the season Tuberville announced he was stepping down as head coach on December 4, 2016. Tuberville was 29-22 with the Bearcats, notching three bowl appearances and a share of the 2014 American Athletic Conference Championship

The Bearcats' 2017 schedule will consist of six home games and six away games. Cincinnati will host two of its four non-conference games; against Austin Peay from the Ohio Valley Conference, and Marshall from Conference USA. They will travel to Michigan for the first ever meeting between the Bearcats and Wolverines and long time rival Miami (OH) for their annual Victory Bell game.

The Bearcats will play eight conference games; hosting UCF, Connecticut, Temple and SMU. They will travel to East Carolina, Navy, South Florida and Tulane.




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