2012 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

2012 Cincinnati Bearcats football

Big East co-champion Belk Bowl champion Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Belk Bowl, W 48–34 vs. Duke
Conference	Big East Conference
2012 record	10–3 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach	Butch Jones (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Bajakian (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	John Jancek (3rd year)
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium (Capacity: 35,097)

2012 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#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

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. They were invited to the Belk Bowl where they defeated Duke.

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.

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

Butch Jones

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

Defense

FS
Arryn Chenault
Dominique Battle
⋅

WLB	MLB	SLB
⋅	Greg Blair	⋅
Solomon Tentman	Clemente Casseus	⋅
⋅	⋅	⋅

SS
Drew Frey
Malcolm Murray
⋅

CB
Camerron Cheatham
Leviticus Payne
⋅

DE	DT	DT	DE
Brandon Mills	Camaron Beard	Jordan Stepp	Dan Giordano
Josh Posley	Adam Dempsey	John Williams	Silverberry Mouhon
Elijah Shuler	⋅	Mitch Meador	⋅

CB
Deven Drane
Trenier Orr
⋅

Offense

WR
Kenbrell Thompkins
Chris Moore
Jeremy Graves

WR
Damon Julian
Alex Chisum
Nate Cole

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Eric Lefeld	Austen Bujnoch	Dan Sprague	Sam Longo	Parker Ehinger
Cory Keebler	Andre Cureton	Dominic Mainello	Parker Ehinger	Sean Hooey
⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅

WR
⋅
⋅
⋅

WR
Anthony McClung
Danny Milligan
Shaq Washington

QB
Brendon Kay
Munchie Legaux
Patrick Coyne

RB
George Winn
Ralph David Abernathy IV
Jameel Poteat

Special Teams
PK Tony Miliano
P Pat O’Donnell
P John Lloyd
KR Ralph David Abernathy IV/Anthony McClung
PR Danny Milligan
LS Kirk Willis
H Pat O’Donnell

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	8:00 PM	Pittsburgh		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (River City Rivalry)	ESPN	W 34–10	33,562
September 15	7:00 PM	Delaware State*		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN3	W 23–7	27,112
September 29	3:30 PM	vs. Virginia Tech*		FedEx Field • Landover, MD	ESPNU	W 27–24	46,026
October 6	7:00 PM	Miami (OH)*		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (117th Battle for the Victory Bell)	FS Ohio	W 52–14	35,097
October 13	7:00 PM	Fordham*	No. 21	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN3	W 49–17	26,317
October 20	7:00 PM	at Toledo*	No. 21	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN3	L 23−29	24,124
October 26	8:00 PM	at No. 16 Louisville		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Keg of Nails)	ESPN	L 31–34 ^OT	53,271
November 3	12:00 PM	Syracuse		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	Big East Network	W 35–24	26,180
November 10	12:00 PM	at Temple		Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	Big East Network	W 34–10	20,192
November 17	12:00 PM	No. 22 Rutgers		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	Big East Network	L 3–10	34,526
November 23	7:00 PM	South Florida		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	W 27–10	21,171
December 1	3:30 PM	at Connecticut		Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	ABC	W 34–17	33,112
December 27	6:30 PM	vs. Duke*		Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Belk Bowl)	ESPN	W 48–34	48,128
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	3	7	10
Bearcats	14	3	7	10	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–8	2011	CIN, 26–23

Delaware State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	0	7	7
Bearcats	13	7	0	3	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	0	7	0	17	24
Bearcats	3	3	7	14	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–5	2009	VT, 20–7

Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	6	8	0	0	14
Bearcats	14	10	21	7	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
50–59–7	2011	CIN, 27–0

Fordham

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	3	8	3	17
Bearcats	14	0	21	14	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

@ Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Bearcats	0	13	7	3	23
Rockets	10	6	10	3	29

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–2	2001	TOL, 23–16

@ Louisville

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Bearcats	10	7	7	7	0	31
#14 Cardinals	7	7	3	14	3	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–20–1	2011	CIN, 25–16

Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	10	7	7	0	24
Bearcats	7	7	14	7	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–7	2011	CIN, 30–13

@ Temple

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	14	10	7	3	34
Owls	3	0	7	0	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–9–1	2003	CIN, 30–24

Rutgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Scarlet Knights	0	7	0	3	10
Bearcats	0	0	0	3	3

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–8-1	2011	RUT, 10–3

South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	0	3	7	10
Bearcats	7	6	7	7	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–3	2011	CIN, 37–34

@ Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	7	7	7	13	34
Huskies	0	10	7	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–2	2011	CIN, 35–27

Duke–Belk Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	3	14	10	21	48
Blue Devils	16	0	8	10	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	1st Meeting

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = 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

References

↑ http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cinn-m-footbl-mtt.html

Cincinnati Bearcats football

Venues	Carson Field (1901-1923) Nippert Stadium (1924–89, 1991–2013, 2015–present) Riverfront Stadium (1990) Paul Brown Stadium (2014)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Louisville (The Keg of Nails) Miami (Victory Bell) Pittsburgh: River City Rivalry

Culture & lore	Bearcat "Cheer Cincinnati" University of Cincinnati Bearcat Bands

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Big East Conference football champions

West Virginia (1993) Miami (FL) (1994) Miami (FL) & Virginia Tech (1995) Miami (FL) & Syracuse & Virginia Tech (1996) Syracuse (1997) Syracuse (1998) Virginia Tech (1999) Miami (FL) (2000) Miami (FL) (2001) Miami (FL) (2002) Miami (FL) & West Virginia (2003) Boston College & Pittsburgh & Syracuse & West Virginia (2004) West Virginia (2005) Louisville (2006) Connecticut & West Virginia (2007) Cincinnati (2008) Cincinnati (2009) Connecticut & Pittsburgh & West Virginia (2010) Cincinnati & Louisville & West Virginia (2011) Cincinnati & Louisville & Rutgers & Syracuse (2012)

National championships in bold

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