List of Cincinnati Bearcats head Football coaches - wikipedia List of Cincinnati Bearcats head Football coaches Tommy Tuberville, the Cincinnati Bearcats ' head coach from 2013 to 2016 The Cincinnati Bearcats football team represents the University of Cincinnati in the East Division of the American Athletic Conference ( AAC ), competing as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ). The program has had 39 head coaches and three interim coaches during its existence, as well as one stint with no coach and two periods with the program on hiatus. The Bearcats have been participating in college football since the 1885 season and were one of the first schools currently in the FBS to sponsor a football program. Luke Fickell is the current head coach ; he replaced Tommy Tuberville following the latter 's resignation at the end of the 2016 season. The program 's current nickname, `` Bearcats '', was first used in 1914 and was formally adopted in 1919. Prior to then, common terms like `` Varsity '' or `` Red and Black '' ( the team 's colors ) had been used to refer to the football team. The Bearcats have played in more than 1200 games during the program 's 129 seasons ( through the 2017 regular season ). In that time, nine coaches have led the Bearcats in a post-season bowl game, eight have won a conference championship, and four have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Rick Minter currently holds several records among Cincinnati coaches, including most games coached ( 117 ), seasons coached ( 10 ), games won ( 53 ), games lost ( 63 ), conference wins ( 23 ), and conference losses ( 30 ). Minter also holds, along with Tuberville and Brian Kelly, the record for most bowl games coached ( 3 ). Sid Gillman guided the Bearcats to three Mid-American Conference ( MAC ) championships, the most of any Cincinnati coach in any conference. Gillman also has the best conference win percentage of any coach (. 929 ) ; Tom Fennell 's. 864 is the best regular season percentage, while Kelly 's. 850 leads among multi-season coaches. Only one interim coach, Steve Stripling, has won a game in that position. Contents 1 Key 2 Coaches 3 Notes 4 References Key Key to symbols in coaches list General Overall Conference Postseason No. Order of coaches GC Games coached CW Conference wins PW Postseason wins DC Division championships OW Overall wins CL Conference losses PL Postseason losses CC Conference championships OL Overall losses CT Conference ties PT Postseason ties NC National championships OT Overall ties C % Conference winning percentage Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O % Overall winning percentage Coaches List of head football coaches showing season ( s ) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards No. Name Season ( s ) GC OW OL OT O % CW CL CT C % PW PL PT DC CC NC Awards N / A No coach 1885 -- 93 7001290000000000000 ♠ 29 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 6999517000000000000 ♠. 517 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- W. Durant Berry 1894 -- 95 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 6999500000000000000 ♠. 500 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- William A. Reynolds 1896 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 6999562999999900000 ♠. 563 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- Tom Fennell 1897 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 6999864000000000000 ♠. 864 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- Frank Cavanaugh 1898 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 6999778000000000000 ♠. 778 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5 Daniel A. Reed 1899 -- 1900 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 6999531000000000000 ♠. 531 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 6 Henry S. Pratt 1901 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 6999250000000000000 ♠. 250 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 7 Anthony Chez 1902 -- 03 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 6999353000000000000 ♠. 353 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 8 Amos Foster 1904 -- 05 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 6999750000000000000 ♠. 750 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 9 William Foley 1906 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 6999111000000000000 ♠. 111 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- X No team 1907 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 10 Ralph Inott 1908 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 6999250000000000000 ♠. 250 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 11 Robert Burch 1909 -- 11 7001260000000000000 ♠ 26 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 6999654000000000000 ♠. 654 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 6999643000000000000 ♠. 643 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 12 Lowell Dana 1912 -- 13 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 6999529000000000000 ♠. 529 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 6999455000000000000 ♠. 455 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 13 George Little 1914 -- 15 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 6999556000000000000 ♠. 556 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 6999582990000000000 ♠. 583 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 14 Ion Cortright 1916 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 6998560000000000000 ♠. 056 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 6998710009999999999 ♠. 071 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 15 Frank Marty 1917 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠. 000 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠. 000 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 16 Boyd Chambers 1918 -- 21 7001300000000000000 ♠ 30 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 6999468000000000000 ♠. 468 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 6999344009999900000 ♠. 344 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 17 George McLaren 1922 -- 26 7001450000000000000 ♠ 45 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 7001260000000000000 ♠ 26 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 6999389000000000000 ♠. 389 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 6999360000000000000 ♠. 360 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 18 George Babcock 1927 -- 30 7001360000000000000 ♠ 36 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 7001210000000000000 ♠ 21 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 6999375000000000000 ♠. 375 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 6999158000000000000 ♠. 158 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 19 Dana M. King 1931 -- 34 7001360000000000000 ♠ 36 7001250000000000000 ♠ 25 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 6999708000000000000 ♠. 708 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 6999679000000000000 ♠. 679 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 20 Russ Cohen 1935 -- 37 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 6999432000000000000 ♠. 432 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 6999500000000000000 ♠. 500 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- Int Wade Woodworth 1937 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠. 000 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 21 Joseph A. Meyer 1938 -- 42 7001460000000000000 ♠ 46 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 6999620000000000000 ♠. 620 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- X No team 1943 -- 44 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 22 Ray Nolting 1945 -- 48 7001390000000000000 ♠ 39 7001230000000000000 ♠ 23 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 6999603000000000000 ♠. 603 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 6999750000000000000 ♠. 750 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 23 Sid Gillman 1949 -- 54 7001640000000000000 ♠ 64 7001500000000000000 ♠ 50 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 6999789000000000000 ♠. 789 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 6999929000000000000 ♠. 929 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 24 George Blackburn 1955 -- 60 7001580000000000000 ♠ 58 7001250000000000000 ♠ 25 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 6999483000000000000 ♠. 483 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 6999300000000000000 ♠. 300 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 25 Charles Studley 1961 -- 66 7001600000000000000 ♠ 60 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 7001330000000000000 ♠ 33 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 6999450000000000000 ♠. 450 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 6999591000000000000 ♠. 591 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 26 Homer Rice 1967 -- 68 7001190000000000000 ♠ 19 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 6999447000000000000 ♠. 447 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 6999556000000000000 ♠. 556 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 27 Ray Callahan 1969 -- 72 7001430000000000000 ♠ 43 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 7001230000000000000 ♠ 23 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 6999465000000000000 ♠. 465 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 6999400000000000000 ♠. 400 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 28 Tony Mason 1973 -- 76 7001440000000000000 ♠ 44 7001260000000000000 ♠ 26 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 6999591000000000000 ♠. 591 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 29 Ralph Staub 1977 -- 80 7001440000000000000 ♠ 44 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 7001280000000000000 ♠ 28 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 6999341000000000000 ♠. 341 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 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2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 32 Dave Currey 1984 -- 88 7001550000000000000 ♠ 55 7001190000000000000 ♠ 19 7001360000000000000 ♠ 36 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 6999345009999900000 ♠. 345 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 33 Timothy Murphy 1989 -- 93 7001550000000000000 ♠ 55 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 7001370000000000000 ♠ 37 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 6999318000000000000 ♠. 318 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 34 Rick Minter 1994 -- 2003 7002117000000000000 ♠ 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♠ 4 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 6999810000000000000 ♠. 810 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 Home Depot Coach of the Year Award ( 2009 ) Big East Coach of the Year ( 2007, 2008, 2009 ) Int Jeff Quinn 2009 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠. 000 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 37 Butch Jones 2010 -- 12 7001370000000000000 ♠ 37 7001230000000000000 ♠ 23 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 6999622000000000000 ♠. 622 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 6999667000000000000 ♠. 667 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 Big East Coach of the Year ( 2011 ) Int Steve Stripling 2012 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1.000 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 38 Tommy Tuberville 2013 -- 16 7001510000000000000 ♠ 51 7001290000000000000 ♠ 29 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 6999568999999900000 ♠. 569 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 6999562999999900000 ♠. 563 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 39 Luke Fickell 2017 -- present 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 6999333000000000000 ♠. 333 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 6999250000000000000 ♠. 250 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 2999900000000000000 ♠ -- Notes ^ Jump up to : Mark Dantonio coached the Bearcats for the 2006 regular season before leaving to take the head coach position at Michigan State. Brian Kelly was hired to replace Dantonio and lead Cincinnati in the 2007 International Bowl, to finish out the season. ^ Jump up to : Brian Kelly coached Cincinnati through the 2009 regular season and left to take over Notre Dame before the 2010 Sugar Bowl. Assistant coach Jeff Quinn was promoted to interim head coach for the bowl game. Jump up ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. `` -- '' indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played. Jump up ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with `` Int '' and are not counted in the running total. `` -- '' indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. `` X '' indicates an interim year without play. Jump up ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. Jump up ^ When computing the win -- loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. Jump up ^ From 1885 through 1909, Cincinnati competed as an independent. Between 1910 and 1924, the program was a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. It then competed in the Buckeye Conference from 1925 through 1935, which was followed by another period of independence. The Bearcats joined the Mid-American Conference in 1946, which they left for the Missouri Valley Conference in 1957. Between 1970 and 1995, Cincinnati again competed as an independent. The Bearcats have competed within conferences since 1996 ; the first was Conference USA, which they left for the Big East Conference, and then transitioned into the Big East 's successor, the American Athletic Conference, starting in 2013. The American Athletic Conference began divisional play in 2015 following the addition of the Navy Midshipmen, which brought the total number of teams in the conference to twelve. Cincinnati had not been a member of a conference division at any time prior to this. Jump up ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2017 college football season. Jump up ^ Cincinnati athletic records state that no football games were played in 1907. However, the College Football Data Warehouse records the Bearcats as having played two games that year, both of which were loses, under the leadership of a `` Coach Clancey ''. Jump up ^ The College Football Data Warehouse includes an additional game and win for Chambers in the 1921 season, which is not recorded in Cincinnati 's records. ^ Jump up to : Russ Cohen voluntarily resigned on October 14, 1937, after losing the first four games of the 1937 season. Offensive line coach Wade Woodworth was hired to succeed him, at Cohen 's suggestion. Jump up ^ Cincinnati did not field a team during the 1943 or 1944 seasons due to World War II. ^ Jump up to : Butch Jones coached the Bearcats through the 2012 regular season before leaving to take the head coach position at Tennessee. Assistant coach Steve Stripling was promoted to interim head coach for the 2012 Belk Bowl. References General Staff ( 2014 ). `` Cincinnati Coaching Records ''. Cincinnati History. College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2016. University of Cincinnati Athletics Communications Office ( 2015 ). `` Cincinnati Bearcats 2015 Football Media Guide '' ( PDF ). 2015 University of Cincinnati Football. University of Cincinnati Department of Athletics. Archived ( PDF ) from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2016. Specific Jump up ^ Cincinnati Bearcats 2015 Football Media Guide, `` History '', p. 79. Jump up ^ Groeschen, Tom ( December 10, 2016 ). `` UC has hired Luke Fickell as coach ''. 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Retrieved April 30, 2018. Jump up ^ Mitchell, Houston ( December 7, 2012 ). `` Tennessee hires Butch Jones as its new coach ''. Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Tennessee. ISSN 0458 - 3035. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2016. Jump up ^ Megargee, Steve ( December 7, 2012 ). `` Vols hire Cincinnati 's Jones as new football coach ''. The San Diego Union - Tribune. San Diego. Associated Press. Sports. ISSN 1063 - 102X. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016. Cincinnati Bearcats head football coaches No coach ( 1885 -- 1893 ) W. Durant Berry ( 1894 -- 1895 ) William A. Reynolds ( 1896 ) Tom Fennell ( 1897 ) Frank Cavanaugh ( 1898 ) Daniel A. Reed ( 1899 -- 1900 ) Henry S. Pratt ( 1901 ) Anthony Chez ( 1902 -- 1903 ) Amos Foster ( 1904 -- 1905 ) William Foley ( 1906 ) No team ( 1907 ) Ralph Inott ( 1908 ) Robert Burch ( 1909 -- 1911 ) Lowell Dana ( 1912 -- 1913 ) George Little ( 1914 -- 1915 ) Ion Cortright ( 1916 ) Frank Marty ( 1917 ) Boyd Chambers ( 1918 -- 1921 ) George McLaren ( 1922 -- 1926 ) George Babcock ( 1927 -- 1930 ) Dana M. King ( 1931 -- 1934 ) Russ Cohen ( 1935 -- 1937 ) Wade Woodworth # ( 1937 ) Joseph A. Meyer ( 1938 -- 1942 ) No team ( 1943 -- 1944 ) Ray Nolting ( 1945 -- 1948 ) Sid Gillman ( 1949 -- 1954 ) George Blackburn ( 1955 -- 1960 ) Chuck Studley ( 1961 -- 1966 ) Homer Rice ( 1967 -- 1968 ) Ray Callahan ( 1969 -- 1972 ) Tony Mason ( 1973 -- 1976 ) Ralph Staub ( 1977 -- 1980 ) Mike Gottfried ( 1981 -- 1982 ) Watson Brown ( 1983 ) Dave Currey ( 1984 -- 1988 ) Tim Murphy ( 1989 -- 1993 ) Rick Minter ( 1994 -- 2003 ) Mark Dantonio ( 2004 -- 2006 ) Brian Kelly ( 2006 -- 2009 ) Jeff Quinn # ( 2009 ) Butch Jones ( 2010 -- 2012 ) Steve Stripling # ( 2012 ) Tommy Tuberville ( 2013 -- 2016 ) Luke Fickell ( 2017 -- ) # denotes interim head coach 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 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 2017 2018 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Cincinnati_Bearcats_head_football_coaches&oldid=839317958 '' Categories : Lists of college football head coaches Cincinnati Bearcats football Cincinnati Bearcats football coaches Ohio sports - related lists Cincinnati - related lists Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 2 May 2018, at 17 : 27 ( UTC ). 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Question: who is the coach of the cincinnati bearcats
Answer: Luke Fickell