2005 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 2005 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team, coached by Mark Dantonio, played its home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1924.

2005 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceBig East Conference
2005 record4–7 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Treadwell (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorPat Narduzzi (2nd season)
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
(Capacity: 35,097)
2005 Big East Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 5 West Virginia $  7 0     11 1  
No. 19 Louisville  5 2     9 3  
Rutgers  4 3     7 5  
South Florida  4 3     6 6  
Pittsburgh  4 3     5 6  
Connecticut  2 5     5 6  
Cincinnati  2 5     4 7  
Syracuse  0 7     1 10  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 pmat Eastern Michigan*W 28–2621,458
September 1012:00 pmat Penn State*ESPN+L 24–4298,727
September 177:00 pmWestern Carolina*
W 7–322,637
September 287:00 pmat Miami (OH)*ESPN2L 16–4419,163
October 82:00 pmat PittsburghL 20–3830,343
October 154:00 pmConnecticut
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, Ohio
W 28–1721,039
October 2212:00 pmLouisville
ESPNUL 22–4621,086
October 2912:00 pmat SyracuseESPN+W 22–1642,457
November 97:30 pmNo. 16 West Virginia
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, Ohio
ESPN2L 0–3825,893
November 1912:00 pmat South FloridaESPN+L 16–3127,204
November 261:00 pmat RutgersL 9–4434,611
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Awards and milestones

Offensive player of the week

  • Week 1: Dustin Grutza[2]

Defensive player of the week

  • Week 8: Kevin McCullough[2]

Special teams player of the week

  • Week 8: Chet Ervin[2]

Big East Conference All-Conference Second Team

  • Corey Smith, LB
  • Mike Mickens, DB

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References

  1. http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/cinn-m-footbl-sched-2005.html
  2. "2011 Cincinnati Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
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