2017 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

2017 American Athletic Conference football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: UCF 62, Memphis 55
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; y – Championship game participant; As of January 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll.

Cincinnati Bearcats football
2017 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
	East Division
2017 record	4–8 (2–6 The American)
Head coach	Luke Fickell (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Denbrock (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Marcus Freeman (1st season)
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium; (Capacity: 40,000)

The 2017 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcats were led by first-year head coach Luke Fickell who was hired in December 2016.[1] The Bearcats played their home games at Nippert Stadium, and were members of the East Division in the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in AAC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the East Division.

Previous Season

In 2016, the Bearcats were led by fourth-year head coach Tommy Tuberville, After being predicted to finish second in the AAC East, The Bearcats finished 2016 season with a 4-8 (1-7 AAC) record with a five-game losing streak to end the year, missing a bowl game for the first time since 2010. UC suffered a number of season-ending injuries and never found any consistency offensively, dropping from the Top-5 in the NCAA FBS a year ago to No. 101 in total offense. The defense showed significant improvements during the campaign, including being among the national leaders in forced turnovers. After the season Tuberville announced he was stepping down as head coach on December 4, 2016.[2] Tuberville was 29-22 with the Bearcats, notching three bowl appearances and a share of the 2014 American Athletic Conference Championship

Schedule

The Bearcats' 2017 schedule will consist of six home games and six away games. Cincinnati will host two of its four non-conference games; against Austin Peay from the Ohio Valley Conference, and Marshall from Conference USA. They will travel to Michigan for the first ever meeting between the Bearcats and Wolverines and long time rival Miami (OH) for their annual Victory Bell game.

The Bearcats will play eight conference games; hosting UCF, UConn, Temple and SMU. They will travel to East Carolina, Navy, South Florida and Tulane. On September 14, 2017, the American Athletic Conference announced that Cincinnati will play at USF on Saturday, October 14 and will have its bye week on October 28 due to the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Austin Peay*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN3	W 26–14	30,831
September 9	12:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 14–36	111,384
September 16	8:00 p.m.	at Miami (OH)*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Victory Bell)	FOX 19	W 21–17	21,811
September 23	3:30 p.m.	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 32–42	33,134
September 30	7:00 p.m.	Marshall*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN3	L 21–38	35,736
October 7	8:00 p.m.	No. 25 UCF	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPNU	L 23–51	27,253
October 14	7:30 p.m.	at No. 18 South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPNU	L 3–33	43,708
October 21	4:00 p.m.	SMU	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPNU	L 28–31 ^OT	30,885
November 4	4:00 p.m.	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN3	W 17–16	20,798
November 10	7:00 p.m.	Temple	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN2	L 24–35	22,773
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	CBSSN	L 20–48	31,923
November 25	12:00 p.m.	UConn	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPNews	W 22–21	23,125
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Austin Peay

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	0	7	0	7	14
Bearcats	0	14	6	6	26

at Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	7	0	7	0	14
No. 8 Wolverines	14	3	7	12	36

at Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	3	0	0	18	21
RedHawks	7	0	7	3	17

at Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	7	10	7	8	32
Midshipmen	14	7	14	7	42

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	7	17	7	7	38
Bearcats	0	0	7	14	21

UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Knights	20	17	14	0	51
Bearcats	7	9	7	0	23

at South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	3	0	0	0	3
No. 18 Bulls	3	20	7	3	33

SMU

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Mustangs	14	7	0	7	3	31
Bearcats	10	10	0	8	0	28

at Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	3	7	7	0	17
Green Wave	7	6	0	3	16

Temple

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	3	10	15	7	35
Bearcats	0	0	14	7	21

at East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	0	13	7	0	20
Pirates	14	10	14	10	48

UConn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	3	9	6	21
Bearcats	0	7	0	15	22

Personnel

Roster and staff

2017 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Kahlil Lewis	Jr
RB	`3`	Michael Warren II	Fr
RB	`5`	Mike Boone	Sr
WR	`6`	Tshumbi Johnson	Sr
WR	`7`	Javan Hawes	Fr
QB	`8`	Hayden Moore	Jr
QB	`9`	Desmond Ridder	Fr
QB	`10`	Jake Sopko	Fr
QB	`12`	Ross Trail	So
TE	`18`	Tyler Cogswell	Sr
WR	`19`	Tyrin Summers	Fr
WR	`21`	Devin Gray	Sr
RB	`22`	Jaelen Greene	Fr
RB	`23`	Gerrid Doaks	Fr
WR	`25`	Casey Kirk	Fr
WR	`26`	Jerron Rollins	So
WR	`27`	Hunter Gillespie	So
WR	`29`	Cameron Naber	Fr
RB	`30`	Michael Kopaygorodsky	Fr
RB	`34`	Joshuwa Holloman	So
RB	`35`	Taylor Boose	So
WR	`35`	Trent Cloud	Fr
OL	`52`	Reed Armagost	So
OL	`53`	Tyler McGarr	So
OL	`54`	Keith Minor	Jr
OL	`55`	Alex Heil	So
OL	`56`	Kyle Trout	Jr
OL	`60`	Zach Bycznski	Fr
OL	`61`	Mason Garrison	So
OL	`64`	Will Steur	Sr
OL	`66`	David Niehaus	Sr
OL	`68`	Doug Bates	Fr
OL	`70`	Jakari Robinson	Fr
OL	`71`	Korey Cunningham	Sr
OL	`72`	Garrett Campbell	Sr
OL	`72`	Blake Yager	So
OL	`74`	Kendall Calhoun	Sr
OL	`76`	Evan Mallory	So
OT	`77`	Vincent McConnell	Fr
OL	`78`	Morgan James	Jr
OL	`79`	Drew Hartmann	Fr
WR	`80`	Malick Mbodj	Fr
WR	`81`	Garrett Weaver	Jr
TE	`82`	Wilson Huber	Fr
TE	`83`	Josiah Deguara	So
WR	`85`	Thomas Geddis	So
WR	`86`	Rashad Medaris	So
TE	`87`	Bruno Labelle	Fr
WR	`88`	Braxton Neal	So
TE	`89`	Jake Elfers	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`2`	Tyrell Gilbert	Jr
CB	`3`	Christian Angulo	So
LB	`6`	Perry Young	So
LB	`8`	Jarell White	Fr
CB	`9`	Linden Stephens	Jr
CB	`13`	Grant Coleman	Sr
CB	`15`	Rashaad Stewart	Fr
S	`16`	Darrick Forrest	Fr
LB	`17`	R.J. Potts	Fr
S	`17`	Collin Widecan	So
CB	`18`	Josiah Robey	Fr
S	`19`	Davin Pierce	Sr
S	`20`	Carter Jacobs	Sr
DB	`20`	Ethan Tucky	Fr
DB	`21`	Marquese Gray	Fr
S	`24`	Malik Clements	Jr
CB	`24`	Noah Hamlin	Fr
S	`25`	Coby Bryant	Fr
CB	`30`	Chris Murphy	Jr
CB	`31`	Marquis Smith	Fr
DB	`32`	James Wiggins	Fr
LB	`33`	Jaylyin Minor	Sr
LB	`34`	Kyle Bolden	Fr
S	`36`	Sheldon Doss	So
LB	`40`	Ty Sponseller	Fr
LB	`41`	Joel Dublanko	Fr
DE	`42`	Devin Williams	Fr
DE	`43`	Michael Pitts	Fr
DE	`44`	Marquise Copeland	Jr
LB	`45`	DeMarko Baker	Fr
DE	`47`	Landon Brazile	Jr
LB	`48`	Kevin Mouhon	Jr
OLB	`49`	Tyquan Statham	Fr
DE	`51`	Kimoni Fitz	Jr
DE	`55`	Caleb Ashworth	So
DE	`56`	Mark Wilson	Sr
DE	`86`	Angelo Howze	Fr
DE	`89`	Nick Staderman	Fr
DE	`92`	Curtis Brooks	Fr
DE	`93`	Elijah Ponder	Fr
DE	`94`	Joe Schroer	Fr
DE	`95`	Bryan Wright	So
DT	`96`	Cortez Broughton	Jr
DT	`97`	Norman Oglesby	So
DT	`98`	Lyndon Johnson	Sr
DT	`99`	Marcus Brown	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`16`	Andrew Gantz	Sr
LS	`31`	Kyle Curtis	Sr
K	`34`	Josh Pasley	Sr
P	`37`	James Smith	Fr
LS	`57`	Cody Armstrong	Fr
K	`58`	Garrett Rigby	Fr
K	`69`	Zach Wood	Fr
K	`97`	Ryan Jones	So
K	`98`	Cole Smith	Fr

Head coach

Luke Fickell (Ohio State) – 1st year

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Mike Denbrock (Grand Valley State) – 1st year
(Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends)
Marcus Freeman (Ohio State) – 1st year
(Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers)
Doug Phillips (Toledo) – 1st year
(Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends)
Ron Crook (West Liberty State) – 1st year
(Offensive Line)
Gino Guidugli (Cincinnati) – 1st year
(Quarterbacks)
Willie Martinez (Miami (FL)) – 1st year
(Cornerbacks)
Joker Phillips (Kentucky) – 1st year
(Wide Receivers)
Jon Tenuta (Virginia) – 1st year
(Safeties)
Al Washington (Boston College) – 1st year
(Defensive Line)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Depth chart

Defense

FS
Carter Jacobs
Chris Murphy
⋅

WLB	MLB	SLB
Perry Young	Jaylyin Minor	Tyrell Gilbert
⋅	Joel Dublanko	Ty Sponseller or Jarell White
⋅	⋅	⋅

SS
Malik Clements
Sheldon Doss
⋅

CB
Linden Stephens
Marquis Smith
⋅

DE	DT	DT	DE
Kevin Mouhon	Marquise Copeland	Cortez Broughton	Bryan Wright or Mark Wilson
Kimoni Fitz or Lyndon Johnson	Curtis Brooks	Norman Oglesby	⋅
⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅

CB
Grant Coleman
Davin Pierce
⋅

Offense

WR
Devin Gray
Jerron Rollins
⋅

WR
Kahlil Lewis
Rashad Medaris
⋅

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Korey Cunningham	Keith Minor	David Niehaus or Garrett Campbell	Will Steur	Kendall Calhoun
Kyle Trout	Zach Bycznski	⋅	Morgan James	Blake Yager
⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅

TE
Tyler Cogswell
Josiah Deguara
⋅

WR
Thomas Geddis
JJ Pinckney
⋅

QB
Hayden Moore
Ross Trail
Jake Sopko

RB
Mike Boone
Gerrid Doaks
Michael Warren II

Awards and milestones

Weekly Awards
Player	Award	Date Awarded	Ref.
Malik Clements	Co-Defensive Player of the Week	September 16, 2017	[3]

All-AAC
Player	Position	Team
James Smith	P	1
Korey Cunningham	OT	2
Jaylyin Minor	LB	2
Marquise Copeland	DT	HM
Reference:[3]

2018 NFL Draft

	Rnd.	Pick #	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	7*	254	Arizona Cardinals	Korey Cunningham	OT	Cincinnati	The American

References

"Luke Fickell Named Football Head Coach". GoBearcats.com. CBSi Advanced Media. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
"Tommy Tuberville Steps Down As Cincinnati Football Head Coach". GoBearcats.com. CBSi Advanced Media. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
"American Athletic Conference Media Guide" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 6, 2018.

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[1] "Luke Fickell Named Football Head Coach". GoBearcats.com. CBSi Advanced Media. Retrieved 16 December 2016.

[2] "Tommy Tuberville Steps Down As Cincinnati Football Head Coach". GoBearcats.com. CBSi Advanced Media. Retrieved 16 December 2016.

[AAC-Media_Guide-3] "American Athletic Conference Media Guide" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 6, 2018.

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