2013 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 2013 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcat football team played their home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. The 2013 college football season was their first season as a member of the American Athletic Conference. The Bearcats were led by first year head coach Tommy Tuberville. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in American Athletic play to finish in third place. They were invited to the Belk Bowl where they lost to North Carolina.

2013 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Belk Bowl, L 17–39 vs. North Carolina
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	9–4 (6–2 The American)
Head coach	Tommy Tuberville (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Eddie Gran (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Art Kaufman (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Robert Prunty (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 American Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 UCF $		8	–	0					12	–	1
No. 15 Louisville		7	–	1					12	–	1
Cincinnati		6	–	2					9	–	4
Houston		5	–	3					8	–	5
SMU		4	–	4					5	–	7
Rutgers		3	–	5					6	–	7
UConn		3	–	5					3	–	9
South Florida		2	–	6					2	–	10
Memphis		1	–	7					3	–	9
Temple		1	–	7					2	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:00 pm	Purdue*		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPNU	W 42–7	36,007
September 7	12:00 pm	at Illinois*		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ESPN2	L 17–45	43,031
September 14	7:00 pm	Northwestern State*		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN3	W 66–9	30,384
September 21	4:00 pm	at Miami (OH)*		Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Victory Bell)	ESPN3	W 14–0	21,269
October 5	7:00 pm	at South Florida		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN3	L 20–26	31,077
October 11	8:30 pm	Temple		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	W 38–20	32,220
October 19	12:00 pm	UConn		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPNU	W 41–16	28,847
October 30	8:00 pm	at Memphis		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 34–21	22,571
November 9	12:00 pm	SMU		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	AAN	W 28–25	28,069
November 16	12:00 pm	at Rutgers		High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPNews	W 52–17	40,870
November 23	12:00 pm	at Houston		BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX	ESPNews	W 24–17	20,197
December 5	7:30 pm	No. 16 Louisville	No. 23	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Keg of Nails)	ESPN	L 24–31 OT	35,097
December 28	3:20 pm	vs. North Carolina*		Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (Belk Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–39	45,211
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Purdue

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Boilermakers	0	7	0	0	7
• Bearcats	0	14	14	14	42

• Location: Cincinnati, OH
• Game start: 12:00
• Game attendance: 36,007
• Referee: Alex Kemp
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Eamon McAnaney, Anthony Becht

See also: 2013 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Illinois

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	0	7	10	0	17
• Fighting Illini	7	14	7	17	45

• Location: Champaign, IL
• Game start: 12:00
• Elapsed time: 3:34
• Referee: John O'Neill
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Bob Wischusen, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich

See also: 2013 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Northwestern State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	9	0	0	9
• Bearcats	14	21	10	21	66

• Location: Cincinnati, OH
• Game start: 7:00
• Game attendance: 30,384
• Referee: Todd LaPenta
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Dave Weekley, Rocky Boiman, Rontina McCann

See also: 2013 Northwestern State Demons football team

Miami, OH

Battle for the Victory Bell

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bearcats	0	0	0	14	14
RedHawks	0	0	0	0	0

• Location: Oxford, OH
• Game start: 4:00
• Game attendance: 21,269
• Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Jim Barbar, Pete Najarian, Rontina McCann

See also: 2013 Miami RedHawks football team

South Florida

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	0	6	0	14	20
• Bulls	10	13	3	0	26

• Location: Tampa, FL
• Game attendance: 31,077
• Referee: John McDaid
• Television network: ESPN3

See also: 2013 South Florida Bulls football team

Temple

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	13	7	0	0	20
• Bearcats	7	21	10	0	38

• Location: Cincinnati, OH
• Game start: 8:30
• Game attendance: 32,220
• Referee: Ed Ardito
• TV announcers (ESPN): Carter Blackburn, Danny Kanell, Allison Williams

See also: 2013 Temple Owls football team

UConn

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	0	7	6	16
• Bearcats	7	20	7	7	41

• Location: Cincinnati, OH
• Game start: 12:00
• Game attendance: 28,847
• Referee: Todd LaPenta
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Tom Hart, John Congemi

See also: 2013 UConn Huskies football team

Memphis

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bearcats	0	14	7	13	34
Tigers	7	0	7	7	21

• Location: Memphis, TN
• Game start: 8:00
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Neal, Andre Ware

See also: 2013 Memphis Tigers football team

SMU

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	3	0	15	25
• Bearcats	0	14	14	0	28

• Location: Cincinnati, OH
• Game start: 12:00
• TV announcers (American Athletic Network): Eamon McAnaney, Anthony Becht, Brooke Weisbrod

See also: 2013 SMU Mustangs football team

Rutgers

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bearcats	24	14	7	7	52
Scarlet Knights	7	0	0	10	17

• Location: Piscataway, NJ
• Game start: 12:00
• TV announcers (ESPNews): Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, Paul Carcaterra

See also: 2013 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Houston

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bearcats	0	17	7	0	24
Cougars	0	7	10	0	17

• Location: Houston, TX
• Game start: 12:00
• TV announcers (ESPNews): Adam Amin, Rene Ingoglia

See also: 2013 Houston Cougars football team

Louisville

Keg of Nails

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• Cardinals	7	3	0	14	7	31
Bearcats	0	7	7	10	0	24

• Location: Cincinnati, OH
• Game start: 7:30
• TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, Kaylee Hartung

See also: 2013 Louisville Cardinals football team

Roster

2013 Cincinnati Bearcats
Running back 1 Ralph David Abernathy IV – Junior 7 Tion Green – Sophomore 9 Patrick Coyne – Sophomore 10 Jordan Luallen Senior 21 Rodriguez Moore – Junior 23 Hosey Williams – Junior 38 EJ Junior – Freshman 39 Kyle Nutter – Freshman 42 Jared Golden – Sophomore 49 Anthony King – Senior Wide receiver 2 Mekale McKay – Sophomore 3 Johnny Holton – Junior 5 Mark Barr – Freshman 6 Anthony McClung – Senior 15 Chris Moore – Sophomore 17 Jeremy Graves – Sophomore 19 Shaq Washington – Sophomore 20 Tshumbi Johnson – Freshman 24 Chris Burrell – Junior 34 Tim Helton – Freshman 80 Alex Chisum – Junior 82 Max Morrison – Sophomore 84 Nate Cole – Freshman 87 Javon Harrison – Freshman 88 Shakim Alonzo – Freshman Offensive line 59 Deyshawn Bond – Freshman 60 Sam Longo – Senior 62 Cory Keebler – Junior 63 Dan Sprague – Senior 64 Will Steur – Freshman 65 Tyreek Burwell – Senior 66 David Niehaus – Freshman 66 Garrett Campbell – Freshman 67 Kyle Williamson – Freshman 69 Dominic Mainello – Junior 71 Eric Lefeld – Junior 73 Ryan Leahy – Freshman 74 Justin Murray – Sophomore 75 Kevin Schloemer – Junior 76 Austen Bujnoch – Senior 77 Ben Flick – Freshman 78 Parker Ehinger – Sophomore 79 Andre Cureton – Senior		Quarterback 2 Michael Colosimo – Junior 4 Munchie Legaux – Senior 8 Gunner Kiel – Freshman 10 Bennie Coney Freshman 11 Brendon Kay – Senior Tight end 18 Tyler Cogswell – Freshman 35 Josh Russ – Junior 46 Jared Golden – Freshman 81 DJ Dowdy – Freshman 83 Chris Burton – Freshman 85 Travis Johnson – Freshman 86 Blake Annen – Senior Defensive line 46 Mitch Meador – Senior 50 Alex Pace – Freshman 56 Mark Wilson – Freshman 58 Dwight Jackson – Junior 65 Connor Donnini – Sophomore 70 Brandon Mitchell – Sophomore 89 Korey Cunningham – Freshman 90 Camaron Beard – Junior 91 Adam Dempsey – Senior 92 Silverberry Mouhon – Sophomore 93 Brad Harrah – Junior 94 Jordan Stepp – Senior 95 Terrell Hartsfield – Junior 96 Josh Posley – Sophomore 97 Marquis Aiken – Senior 98 Chad West – Sophomore 99 Jerrell Jordan – Junior Defensive back 2 Trenier Orr – Sophomore 3 Howard Wilder – Junior 5 Aaron Brown – Freshman 7 Mike Tyson – Freshman 8 Adrian Witty – Junior 9 Dionne Threatt-Vassar – Junior 11 Deven Drane – Senior 12 Leviticus Payne – Sophomore 13 Grant Coleman – Freshman 22 Zach Edwards – Freshman 25 Arryn Chenault – Senior 26 Braxton Lane – Freshman 27 Drake Bruns – Freshman 29 Andre Jones – Freshman 30 Darren Dotson – Junior 35 Dylan Coombs – Freshman 36 Marcus Foster – Freshman		Linebacker 23 Eric Wilson – Freshman 32 Zach Higgenbotham – Freshman 33 Solomon Tentman – Junior 37 Lindsay Crook – Freshman 38 Mason Antoun – Sophomore 40 Kevin Brown – Sophomore 41 Kevin Hyland – Sophomore 43 Nick Temple – Junior 44 Corey Mason – Junior 45 Ey'Shawn McClain – Freshman 48 Jeff Luc – Junior 51 Greg Blair – Senior 53 Franklin Bruscianelli – Freshman 57 Clemente Casseus – Junior Special teams 14 Tony Miliano – Junior (K) 24 John Lloyd – Junior (P) 47 Jon Vincent – Freshman (LS) 55 Andrew Gantz – Freshman (K) 58 Sam Geraci – Freshman (P) 61 Kirk Willis – Sophomore (LS) Head coach Tommy Tuberville Assistant coaches Eddie Gran – Offensive coordinator Art Kaufman – Defensive coordinator Robert Prunty – Associate head coach/defensive Ends Steve Clinkscale – Defensive ends Tyson Helton – Special teams coordinator/tight ends Darin Hinshaw – Passing Game coordinator/quarterbacks Darren Hiller – Offensive line Blake Rolan – Wide receivers Fred Tate – Defensive tackles Joe walker – Director of Football Strength & Conditioning

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Depth chart

as of December 27, 2013^[update].

Defense FS Zach Edwards Adrian Witty WLB MLB SLB ⋅ Greg Blair ⋅ Corey Mason Solomon Tentman ⋅ SS Arryn Chenault Mike Tyson CB Howard Wilder Rod Moore DE DT DT DE Terrell Hartfield Adam Dempsey Jordan Stepp Silverberry Mouhon Brad Harrah Brandon Mitchell Marques Aiken Jerrell Jordan CB Deven Drane Leviticus Payne Offense WR Max Morrison Mekale McKay WR Shaq Washington Anthony McClung LT LG C RG RT Eric Lefeld Austen Bujnoch Deyshawn Bond Sam Longo Parker Ehinger Cory Keebler Kevin Schloemer Dominic Mainello Andre Cureton Justin Murray TE Blake Annen DJ Dowdy WR Chris Moore Jeremy Graves QB Brendon Kay Jordan Luallen Special teams PK Tony Miliano P John Lloyd P Tony Miliano KR Ralph David Abernathy IV/Shaq Washington PR Anthony McClung/Shaq Washington LS Kirk Willis H Brendon Kay RB Ralph David Abernathy IV Tion Green

Awards and milestones

American Athletic Conference honors

Offensive player of the week

• Week 7: Brendon Kay^[2]
• Week 13: Brendon Kay^[2]

Defensive player of the week

• Week 10: Zach Edwards^[2]

American Athletic Conference All-Conference First Team

Eric Lefeld, OT Blake Annen, TE Ralph David Abernathy IV, RS

Jordan Stepp, DL

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American Athletic Conference All-Conference Second Team

Anthony McClung, WR Sam Longo, OG

Silverberry Mouhon, DL Greg Blair, LB Deven Drane, CB

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Rankings

See also: 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	—
Coaches	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	25	23	RV	RV
Harris	Not released							—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	Not released
BCS	Not released								—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released