2012 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 2012 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcats, led by third year head coach Butch Jones, played their home games at Nippert Stadium and were a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 5–2 in Big East play to finish in a four way tie for the conference championship. Along with Rutgers, Louisville, and Syracuse, the Bearcats were the final football champions of the Big East Football Conference, as the league's original incarnation folded following the loss of the three former programs and others to different conferences. Cincinnati would become a charter member of the American Athletic Conference the following season. They were invited to the Belk Bowl where they defeated Duke.

2012 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Big East co-champion
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Belk Bowl champion
Belk Bowl, W 48–34 vs. Duke
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
2012 record10–3 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Bajakian (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Jancek (3rd season)
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
(Capacity: 35,097)
2012 Big East Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 13 Louisville $+  5 –2     11 –2  
Cincinnati +  5 –2     10 –3  
Rutgers +  5 –2     9 –4  
Syracuse +  5 –2     8 –5  
Pittsburgh  3 –4     6 –7  
Connecticut  2 –5     5 –7  
Temple  2 –5     4 –7  
South Florida  1 –6     3 –9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

At the end of the regular season, head coach Butch Jones resigned to take the same position at Tennessee. Defensive line coach Steve Stripling was named the interim head coach for the Belk Bowl.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 68:00 pmPittsburgh
ESPNW 34–1033,562
September 157:00 pmDelaware State*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN3W 23–727,112
September 293:30 pmvs. Virginia Tech*
ESPNUW 27–2446,026
October 67:00 pmMiami (OH)*
FS OhioW 52–1435,097
October 137:00 pmFordham*No. 21
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN3W 49–1726,317
October 207:00 pmat Toledo*No. 21
ESPN3L 23−2924,124
October 268:00 pmat No. 16 Louisville
ESPNL 31–34 OT53,271
November 312:00 pmSyracuse
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
Big East NetworkW 35–2426,180
November 1012:00 pmat Temple
Big East NetworkW 34–1020,192
November 1712:00 pmNo. 22 Rutgers
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
Big East NetworkL 3–1034,526
November 237:00 pmSouth Florida
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPNW 27–1021,171
December 13:30 pmat Connecticut
ABCW 34–1733,112
December 276:30 pmvs. Duke*
ESPNW 48–3448,128
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Pittsburgh
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 3 7 10
Bearcats 14 3 7 10 34
See also: 2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Delaware State
1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 0 0 7 7
Bearcats 13 7 0 3 23
See also: 2012 Delaware State Hornets football team

Virginia Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 0 7 0 17 24
Bearcats 3 3 7 14 27
See also: 2012 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Miami (OH)
1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 6 8 0 0 14
Bearcats 14 10 21 7 52
See also: 2012 Miami RedHawks football team

Fordham
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 3 3 8 3 17
Bearcats 14 0 21 14 49
See also: 2012 Fordham Rams football team

@ Toledo
1 2 3 4 Total
#18 Bearcats 0 13 7 3 23
Rockets 10 6 10 3 29
See also: 2012 Toledo Rockets football team

@ Louisville
1 2 3 4OT Total
Bearcats 10 7 7 70 31
#14 Cardinals 7 7 3 143 34
See also: 2012 Louisville Cardinals football team

Syracuse
1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 10 7 7 0 24
Bearcats 7 7 14 7 35
See also: 2012 Syracuse Orange football team

@ Temple
1 2 3 4 Total
Bearcats 14 10 7 3 34
Owls 3 0 7 0 10
See also: 2012 Temple Owls football team

Rutgers
1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 0 7 0 3 10
Bearcats 0 0 0 3 3
See also: 2012 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

South Florida
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0 0 3 7 10
Bearcats 7 6 7 7 27
See also: 2012 South Florida Bulls football team

@ Connecticut
1 2 3 4 Total
Bearcats 7 7 7 13 34
Huskies 0 10 7 0 17
See also: 2012 Connecticut Huskies football team

Duke–Belk Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Bearcats 3 14 10 21 48
Blue Devils 16 0 8 10 34
See also: 2012 Duke Blue Devils football team and 2012 Belk Bowl

The Bearcats made their first ever appearance in the Belk Bowl and their first ever meeting with Duke. The Blue Devils raced out to an early 16-0 lead in the first quarter after a punt was blocked and recovered for a touchdown. The Bearcats then scored 27 unanswered points capped off by a 46 yard touchdown run by George Winn. The Blue Devils then scored back to back touchdowns to take a 31-27 lead. The Bearcats retook the lead with a 25 yard touchdown pass from Brendan Kay to Chris Moore. The Blue Devils then tied the game with a 52 yard field goal and the game seemed headed to overtime. With under a minute to play TE Travis Kelce took a short pass from Kay and broke several would be tackles in racing 83 yards for the winning score. Insult was added to injury when Nick Temple stripped the ball from Duke QB Sean Renfree and dashed 55 yards with the stolen loaf for a score as time expired. The 48 points is the most points scored by the Bearcats in a bowl game, and would be their largest margin of victory in a bowl game since 1997. The win gave the Bearcats their 4th 10 win season in the past five years. |}

Roster
2012 Cincinnati Bearcats

Running Back

  • 1 Ralph David Abernathy IV - Sophomore
  • 22 Jameel Poteat - Freshman
  • 23 Tion Green - Freshman
  • 25 Rob Rice - Freshman
  • 31 Deionte Buckley - Freshman
  • 32 George Winn - Senior
  • 38 Adam Fearing - Senior
  • 49 Anthony King - Junior

Wide Receiver

  • 2 Dyjuan Lewis - Sophomore
  • 3 Braxton Lane - Freshman
  • 6 Anthony McClung - Junior
  • 7 Kenbrell Thompkins - Senior
  • 15 Chris Moore - Sophomore
  • 16 Damon Julian - Senior
  • 19 Shaq Washington - Freshman
  • 20 Leviticus Payne - Freshman
  • 24 Chris Burrell - Sophomore
  • 80 Alex Chisum - Sophomore
  • 82 Max Morrison - Freshman
  • 83 Danny Milligan - Senior
  • 84 Nate Cole - Freshman
  • 85 Bruce Horner - Senior
  • 87 Jacob Giltrow - Freshman
  • 87 Jeremy Graves - Freshman
  • 88 Shakim Alonzo - Freshman

Offensive Line

  • 59 Deyshawn Bond - Freshman
  • 60 Sam Longo - Junior
  • 62 Cory Keebler - Sophomore
  • 63 Dan Sprague - Junior
  • 66 Sean McClellan - Junior
  • 68 Daniel Murray - Freshman
  • 69 Dominic Mainello - Sophomore
  • 71 Eric Lefeld - Sophomore
  • 73 Ryan Leahy - Freshman
  • 74 Justin Murray - Freshman
  • 75 Kevin Schloemer - Sophomore
  • 76 Austen Bujnoch - Junior
  • 77 Sean Hooey - Senior
  • 78 Parker Ehinger - Freshman
  • 79 Andre Cureton - Junior
  

Quarterback

  • 4 Munchie Legaux - Junior
  • 9 Patick Coyne - Freshman
  • 10 Bennie Coney - Freshman
  • 11 Brendon Kay - Senior
  • 12 Trenton Norvell - Freshman

Tight End

  • 18 Travis Kelce - Senior
  • 35 Josh Russ - Sophomore
  • 46 Jared Golden - Freshman
  • 48 Matt Staubachh - Freshman
  • 81 DJ Dowdy - Freshman
  • 86 Blake Annen - Junior
  • 86 Demetrius Richardson - Senior

Defensive Line

  • 46 Mitch Meador - Junior
  • 50 Alex Pace - Freshman
  • 52 Elijah Shuler - Junior
  • 54 Walter Stewart - Junior
  • 55 Roney Lozano - Sophomore
  • 57 Carroll Phillips - Freshman
  • 58 Brandon Mills - Senior
  • 65 Connor Donnini - Freshman
  • 67 John Williams - Senior
  • 70 Brandon Mitchell - Freshman
  • 90 Camaron Beard - Sophomore
  • 91 Adam Dempsey - Sophomore
  • 92 Silverberry Mouhon - Freshman
  • 93 Brad Harrah - Sophomore
  • 94 Jordan Stepp - Junior
  • 95 Jonathan Burt - Freshman
  • 96 Josh Posley - Freshman
  • 97 Chad Hannah - Freshman
  • 98 Chad West - Freshman
  • 99 Dan Giordano - Senior

Defensive Back

  • 2 Trenier Orr - Freshman
  • 8 Adrian Witty - Sophomore
  • 9 Dominique Battle - Senior
  • 11 Deven Drane - Junior
  • 13 Pat Lambert - Senior
  • 17 Malcolm Murray - Senior
  • 20 Chris Williams - Senior
  • 21 Camerron Cheatham - Senior
  • 25 Arryn Chenault - Junior
  • 26 Drew Frey - Senior
  • 27 Drake Bruns - Freshman
  • 29 Andre Jones - Freshman
  • 30 Aaron Roberson - Senior
  • 35 Dylan Coombs - Freshman
  • 36 Marcus Foster - Freshman
  • 39 Demitri Beal - Sophomore
  • 40 Kevin Brown - Freshman
  • 48 Breon Mapp - Junior
  

Linebacker

  • 4 Maalik Bomar - Senior
  • 10 Jordan Luallen - Junior
  • 33 Solomon Tentman - Sophomore
  • 37 Joey Jones - Freshman
  • 38 Mason Antoun - Freshman
  • 41 Kevin Hyland - Freshman
  • 42 Corey Griffin - Freshman
  • 43 Nick Temple - Sophomore
  • 44 Corey Mason - Sophomore
  • 45 Ey'Shawn McClain - Freshman
  • 46 Devin Bruns - Freshman
  • 47 Colin Lozier - Senior
  • 48 Jeff Luc - Junior
  • 50 Innocent Macha - Sophomore
  • 51 Greg Blair - Senior
  • 53 Franklin Bruscianelli - Freshman
  • 57 Clemente Casseus - Freshman

Special Teams

  • 14 Tony Miliano - Sophomore (K)
  • 61 Kirk Willis - Freshman (LS)
  • 24 John Lloyd - Sophomore (P)
  • 34 Pat O'Donnell - Junior (P)
  • 35 Eric Ernst - Freshman (P)

Head Coach

Assistant Coaches

  • Steve Stripling – Asst HC/Co-Defensive Coord/DL
  • Mike Bajakian – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
  • Mark Elder – Special Teams Coordinator/Safeties
  • John Jancek – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
  • Don Mahoney – Offensive Line Coach
  • Shannon Morrison – Cornerbacks Coach
  • T. J. Weist – Wide Receivers Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
  • Dave Johnson – Tight Ends Coach
  • Dave Lawson – Asst. AD/Sports Performance
  • Roy Manning – Running Backs Coach
  • Mike Szerszen – Director of Football Strength & Conditioning

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Depth chart

Awards and milestones

Big East Conference All-Conference First Team

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Big East Conference All-Conference Second Team

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Big East Conference All-Conference Third Team

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Rankings
See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP RV RV NR RV RV RV 21 21 RV RV NR NR RV RV RV RV 
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV 23 20 18 RV RV NR RV RV RV RV 22 
Harris Not released 20 18 RV RV NR RV RV RV RV Not released 
BCS Not released 21 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released

Players in the 2013 NFL Draft
See also: 2013 NFL Draft
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Travis KelceTE363Kansas City Chiefs

References
  1. http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cinn-m-footbl-mtt.html
  2. "2012 Big East All-Conference Teams". College Sports Madness. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
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