2014 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 2014 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played its home games at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio due to the renovation at Nippert Stadium, which was completed at the start of the 2015 football season. The Bearcats were led by second-year head coach Tommy Tuberville. They finished the season 9–4, 7–1 in AAC play to finish in a three way tie for the America Athletic championship. They were invited to the Military Bowl where they lost to Virginia Tech.

2014 Cincinnati Bearcats football
The American co-champion
Military Bowl, L 17–33 vs. Virginia Tech
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	9–4 (7–1 The American)
Head coach	Tommy Tuberville (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Eddie Gran (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinators	Robert Prunty (2nd season) Hank Hughes (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Paul Brown Stadium
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 American Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 25 Memphis +		7	–	1					10	–	3
Cincinnati +		7	–	1					9	–	4
UCF +		7	–	1					9	–	4
East Carolina		5	–	3					8	–	5
Houston		5	–	3					8	–	5
Temple		4	–	4					6	–	6
South Florida		3	–	5					4	–	8
Tulane		2	–	6					3	–	9
Tulsa		2	–	6					2	–	10
UConn		1	–	7					2	–	10
SMU		1	–	7					1	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	7:00 pm	Toledo*	Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPNU	W 58–34	31,912
September 20	7:00 pm	Miami (OH)*	Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	CBSSN	W 31–24	41,926
September 27	6:00 pm	at No. 22 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	BTN	L 28–50	108,362
October 4	7:00 pm	Memphis	Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	CBSSN	L 14–41	25,456
October 11	12:00 pm	at Miami (FL)*	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ACCRSN	L 34–55	43,953
October 18	3:30 pm	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	CBSSN	W 41–3	16,849
October 24	7:00 pm	South Florida	Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN2	W 34–17	30,024
October 31	8:00 pm	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN2	W 38–14	21,414
November 13	7:00 pm	East Carolina	Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN2	W 54–46	19,113
November 22	8:00 pm	at UConn	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	W 41–0	24,012
November 29	12:00 pm	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNews	W 14–6	21,255
December 6	12:00 pm	Houston	Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	W 38–31	24,606
December 27	1:00 pm	vs. Virginia Tech*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Military Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–33	34,277
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[1]

Game summaries

Toledo

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	0	14	17	3	34
• Bearcats	20	21	0	17	58

• Location: Cincinnati, OH
• Game start: 7:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 31,912
• Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Eamon McAnaney, Dan Hawkins, Niki Noto

See also: 2014 Toledo Rockets football team

Miami (Ohio)

119th Battle for the Victory Bell

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	7	7	7	3	24
• Bearcats	7	17	7	0	31

• Location: Cincinnati, OH
• Game start: 7:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 41,926
• Referee: Mark Kluczynski
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Lauren Gardner

See also: 2014 Miami RedHawks football team

Ohio State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	7	14	7	0	28
• #22 Buckeyes	23	7	13	7	50

• Location: Columbus, OH
• Game start: 6:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 108,362
• Referee: Daniel Capron
• TV announcers (BTN): Thom Brennaman, Glen Mason, Lisa Byington

See also: 2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Memphis

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Tigers	24	3	14	0	41
Bearcats	7	0	7	0	14

• Location: Cincinnati, OH
• Game start: 7:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 25,456
• Referee: Ed Ardito
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Lauren Gardner

See also: 2014 Memphis Tigers football team

Miami (FL)

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	7	3	3	21	34
• Hurricanes	14	10	17	14	55

• Location: Miami Gardens, FL
• Game start: 12:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 43,953
• Referee: John McDaid
• TV announcers (ACCRSN): Chip Carey, Jim Grobe, Hans Heiserer

See also: 2014 Miami Hurricanes football team

SMU

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bearcats	6	22	3	10	41
Mustangs	3	0	0	0	3

• Location: University Park, TX
• Game start: 2:30
• Game attendance: 16,849
• Referee: Todd LaPenta
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Lauren Gardner

See also: 2014 SMU Mustangs football team

South Florida

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	3	0	0	14	17
• Bearcats	10	10	0	14	34

• Location: Cincinnati, OH
• Game start: 7:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 30,024
• Referee: Michael Roche
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave LaMont, Ray Bentley

See also: 2014 South Florida Bulls football team

Tulane

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bearcats	10	14	7	7	38
Green Wave	0	0	14	0	14

• Location: New Orleans, LA
• Game start: 7:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 21,414
• Referee: Tracy Jones
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Flemming, Danny Kanell, Allison Williams

See also: 2014 Tulane Green Wave football team

East Carolina

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	6	14	7	19	46
• Bearcats	14	17	7	16	54

• Location: Cincinnati, OH
• Game start: 7:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 19,113
• Game weather: 27 F
• Referee: John McDaid
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Neely, Gene Chizik, Kayce Smith

See also: 2014 East Carolina Pirates football team

UConn

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bearcats	7	20	14	0	41
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0

• Location: East Hartford, CT
• Game start: 8:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 24,012
• Referee: Michael Roche
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Lauren Gardner

See also: 2014 UConn Huskies football team

Temple

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bearcats	0	14	0	0	14
Owls	3	0	3	0	6

• Location: Philadelphia, PA
• Game start: 12:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 21,255
• Referee: Tracy Jones
• TV announcers (ESPNews): Wayne Randazzo, Brian Kinchen

See also: 2014 Temple Owls football team

Houston

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	3	7	14	31
• Bearcats	7	14	14	3	38

• Location: Cincinnati, OH
• Game start: 12:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 24,606
• Referee: Michael Roche
• TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Todd McShay

See also: 2014 Houston Cougars football team

Virginia Tech

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	7	3	0	7	17
• Hokies	7	6	14	6	33

• Location: Annapolis, MD
• Game start: 1:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 34,277
• Referee: Kevin Stine
• TV announcers (ESPN/ESPN Radio): Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, Paul Carcaterra/Eamon McAnaney, Jay Walker, Jack Arute

See also: 2014 Military Bowl and 2014 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Personnel

2014 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Mekale McKay Jr WR 3 Johnny Holton  Jr QB 4 Munchie Legaux  Sr RB 7 Tion Green  Jr WR 8 Casey Gladney Jr QB 10 Hayden Moore Fr TE 10 Jake Golic Sr QB 11 Gunner Kiel  So QB 12 Jarred Evans (S) Jr WR 15 Chris Moore  Jr QB 16 Michael Colosimo  Jr TE 18 Tyler Cogswell  So WR 19 Shaq Washington  Jr WR 20 Tshumbi Johnson   Fr RB 21 Rod Moore Sr RB 23 Hosey Williams Sr RB 25 Rob Rice   Jr RB 26 Bobby Brown Fr RB 27 Mike Boone Fr RB 30 Chad Banschbach  Fr FB 38 Lindsay Crook  Fr FB 39 EJ Junior  So OL 54 Luke Callahan Fr OL 56 Dominic Mainello  Sr OL 58 Chad West  Jr OL 59 Deyshawn Bond  So OL 62 Cory Keebler  Sr OL 63 Chris Ferguson Fr OL 64 Will Steur  Fr OL 65 Tyreek Burwell  Sr OL 66 David Niehaus  So OL 67 Kyle Williamson   So OL 68 Jeff Duncan Fr OL 69 Branden Gordan Jr OL 69 Dominic Mainello Sr OL 71 Eric Lefeld  Sr OL 72 Garrett Campbell  Sr OL 73 Ryan Leahy  So OL 74 Justin Murray  Jr OL 75 Kevin Schloemer  Sr OL 76 Korey Cunningham  Fr OL 77 John Kurtz Fr OL 78 Parker Ehinger  Jr OL 79 Ryan Stout Fr WR 80 Alex Chism  Jr TE 81 DJ Dowdy  So WR 82 Max Morrison  Jr WR 84 Nate Cole  So TE 85 Jeremy Dolin Sr WR 87 Justin Sawmiller Sr TE 88 Shai Alonzo  So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 1 Jeff Luc  Sr LB 2 Tyrell Gilbert Fr DB 3 Howard Wilder Sr S 5 Mike Tyson So CB 6 Jeff Mundy So LB 7 Aaron Brown  Fr S 8 Adrian Witty  Sr S 10 Darren Dotson Sr CB 11 John James   Jr CB 12 Leviticus Payne Jr CB 13 Grant Coleman So CB 14 J.J. Pinckney Fr S 17 Jeremy Graves  Jr S 20 Carter Jacobs Fr CB 21 Davon Witherspoon Fr CB 22 Zach Edwards So LB 23 Eric Wilson  So CB 25 Alex Thomas (S) Fr S 29 Andre Jones  So CB 30 Chris Murphy Fr CB 32 Linden Stephens Fr LB 38 Mason Antoun  Jr LB 39 Lindsay Crook  Fr LB 40 Kevin Brown Jr LB 41 Kevin Hyland  Jr LB 43 Nick Temple Sr DE 47 Landon Brazile Fr LB 48 Kevin Mouhon Fr DL 50 Alex Pace  So DE 51 Kimoni Fitz Fr DT 52 Keith Minor Fr LB 53 Franklin Bruscianelli  So DT 54 Ja'Merez Bowen Fr DE 56 Mark Wilson  Fr LB 57 Clemente Casseus Sr LB 58 Trevor Ginn  Fr DT 59 Beau Harmon  Fr DL 70 Brandon Mitchell  Jr DT 90 Camaron Beard  Sr DT 91 Hakeem Allonce Sr DL 92 Silverberry Mouhon  Jr DE 93 Brad Harrah  Sr DT 94 Chris Burton  So DE 95 Terrell Hartsfield Sr DT 96 Cortez Broughton Fr DT 97 Sione Tongamoa Fr DE 99 Jerrell Jordan Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 14 Tony Miliano  Sr P 24 John Lloyd  Sr DS 34 Tyler Hill Fr PK 55 Andrew Gantz  Fr P 58 Sam Geraci  Fr DS 61 Kirk Willis  Jr	Head coach Tommy Tuberville Coordinators/assistant coaches Eddie Gran Offensive coordinator Hank Hughes Co-defensive coordinator/linebackers Robert Prunty Associate head coach/co-defensive coordinator/defensive line Steve Clinkscale Linebackers Darren Hiller Offensive line Darin Hinshaw Passing game coordinator/quarterbacks Jeff Koonz Safeties Marc Nudelberg Special teams/tight ends Blake Rolan Wide receivers Joe Walker Director of football strength & conditioning Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: November 11, 2014

Depth chart

Defense FS Zach Edwards Carter Jacobs WLB MLB SLB Brandon Bell Jeff Luc Leviticus Payne Eric Wilson Kevin Hyland Kevin Brown SS Andre Jones Mike Tyson CB Grant Coleman Aaron Brown DE DT DT DE Terrell Hartfield Brad Harrah Camaron Beard Silverberry Mouhon Mark Wilson Brandon Mitchell Alex Pace Jerrell Jordan CB Howard Wilder Linden Stephens Offense WR Mekale McKay Alex Chisum WR Shaq Washington Casey Gladney LT LG C RG RT Eric Lefeld Ryan Leahy Deyshawn Bond Parker Ehinger Justin Murray Korey Cunningham Kevin Schloemer Dominic Mainello Tyreek Burwell Chad West TE DJ Dowdy Jake Golic WR Chris Moore Johnny Holton QB Gunner Kiel Munchie Legaux Special teams PK Andrew Gantz P Sam Geraci KR Johnny Holton, Casey Gladney PR Shaq Washington, Casey Gladney LS Kirk Willis H Sam Geraci RB Rod Moore Mike Boone

Awards and milestones

American Athletic Conference honors

Offensive player of the week

• Week 3: Gunner Kiel^[2]
• Week 5: Chris Moore^[2]
• Week 12: Gunner Kiel^[2]

Defensive player of the week

• Week 13: Jeff Luc^[2]
• Week 14: Nick Temple^[2]

Special Teams player of the week

• Week 3: Sam Geraci^[2]
• Week 8: Andrew Gantz^[2]
• Week 9: Andrew Gantz^[2]
• Week 12: Andrew Gantz^[2]

American Athletic Conference All-Conference First Team

Eric Lefeld, OT Parker Ehinger, OG

Terrell Hartsfield, DL Jeff Luc, LB

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American Athletic Conference All-Conference Second Team

• Andrew Gantz, K

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American Athletic Conference All-Conference Honorable Mention

• Gunner Kiel, QB
• Nick Temple, LB

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