2011 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
American college football season
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Big East co-champion
Liberty Bowl champion |
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Liberty Bowl
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Vanderbilt
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Conference | Big East Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 21 |
AP | No. 25 |
Record | 10–3 (5–2 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Bajakian (2nd season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Tim Banks (2nd season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | John Jancek (2nd season) |
Home stadium |
Nippert Stadium
(capacity: 35,097) Paul Brown Stadium (capacity: 65,535) |
Seasons
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||
No. 17 West Virginia $+ | 5 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||
No. 25 Cincinnati + | 5 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||
Louisville + | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||
Rutgers | 4 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||
Pittsburgh | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||
Connecticut | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||
South Florida | 1 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||
Syracuse | 1 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2011 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Bearcats were led by second-year head coach Butch Jones and played their home games at Nippert Stadium and two conference games at Paul Brown Stadium . They finished the season 10–3 overall and 5–2 in Big East play to share the conference championship with Louisville and West Virginia . Despite the conference title, which was their third in the last four years, they did not receive the conference's automatic bid into a BCS game (West Virginia received the bid based on BCS rankings). They were invited to the Liberty Bowl where they defeated Vanderbilt 31–24.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | 7:00 pm | Austin Peay * | FS Ohio | W 72–10 | 23,282 | [1] | ||
September 10 | 3:30 pm | at Tennessee * | ESPN2 | L 23–45 | 94,207 | [2] | ||
September 17 | 3:30 pm | Akron * |
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ESPN3 | W 59–14 | 24,991 | [3] | |
September 22 | 8:00 pm | NC State * |
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ESPN | W 44–14 | 28,431 | [4] | |
October 1 | 1:00 pm | at Miami (OH) * | ESPN3 | W 27–0 | 16,408 | [5] | ||
October 15 | 12:00 pm |
Louisville
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Big East Network | W 25–16 | 40,971 | [6] | |
October 22 | 12:00 pm | at South Florida | Big East Network | W 37–34 | 44,248 | [7] | ||
November 5 | 7:00 pm | at Pittsburgh | No. 24 | ESPNU | W 26–23 | 49,362 | [8] | |
November 12 | 12:00 pm | West Virginia | No. 23 |
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ABC /ESPN3 | L 21–24 | 48,152 | [9] |
November 19 | 12:00 pm | at Rutgers | ESPNU | L 3–20 | 47,447 | |||
November 26 | 12:00 pm | at Syracuse | Big East Network | W 30–13 | 38,159 | |||
December 3 | 12:00 pm | Connecticut |
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ESPN | W 35–27 | 27,930 | ||
December 31 | 3:30 pm | vs. Vanderbilt * | ABC | W 31–24 | 57,103 | [10] | ||
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 |
Coaches | — | RV | — | — | — | RV | — | RV | 23 | 22 | 18 | RV | — | 25 | 24 | 21 |
Harris | Not released | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | 24 | Not released | |||||
BCS | Not released | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | Not released |
Game summaries
Louisville
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Awards and milestones
Big East Conference honors
- Offensive Player of the Year : Isaiah Pead [13]
- Defensive Player of the Year : Derek Wolfe [13]
- Coach of the Year : Butch Jones [13]
Big East Conference All-Conference First Team
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Big East Conference All-Conference Third Team
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Players in the 2012 NFL Draft
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Derek Wolfe | DT | 2 | 36 | Denver Broncos |
Isaiah Pead | RB | 2 | 50 | St. Louis Rams |
John Hughes | DT | 3 | 87 | Cleveland Browns |
Adrien Robinson | TE | 4 | 127 | New York Giants |
References
- ↑ "Austin Peay Governors vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score" . ESPN . September 3, 2011 . Retrieved September 3, 2011 .
- ↑ "Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Tennessee Volunteers Box Score" . ESPN . September 10, 2011 . Retrieved September 11, 2011 .
- ↑ "Akron Zips vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score" . ESPN . September 17, 2011 . Retrieved September 18, 2011 .
- ↑ "North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score" . ESPN . September 22, 2011 . Retrieved September 23, 2011 .
- ↑ "Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Miami RedHawks Box Score" . ESPN . October 1, 2011 . Retrieved October 1, 2011 .
- ↑ "Louisville Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score" . ESPN . October 15, 2011 . Retrieved October 15, 2011 .
- ↑ "Cincinnati Bearcats vs. South Florida Bulls Box Score" . ESPN . October 22, 2011 . Retrieved October 22, 2011 .
- ↑ "Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Box Score" . ESPN . November 5, 2011 . Retrieved November 5, 2011 .
- ↑ "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score" . ESPN . November 12, 2011 . Retrieved November 11, 2012 .
- ↑ "Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Box Score" . ESPN . December 31, 2011 . Retrieved December 31, 2011 .
- ↑ "2011 Cincinnati Bearcats football schedule" . gobearcats.com . University of Cincinnati Athletics.
- ↑ "Cincinnati Scoots Past Louisville with Late Isaiah Pead TD" . ESPN . October 15, 2011 . Retrieved January 1, 2015 .
- 1 2 3 4 5 "2011 Big East All-Conference Teams" . College Sports Madness . Retrieved December 22, 2018 .
Big East Conference
football champions
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National championships in bold
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