# 2013 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 2013 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcat football team played their home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. The 2013 college football season was their first season as a member of the American Athletic Conference. The Bearcats were led by first year head coach Tommy Tuberville. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in American Athletic play to finish in third place. They were invited to the Belk Bowl where they lost to North Carolina.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 12:00 pm | Purdue* | | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH | ESPNU | W 42–7 | 36,007 |
| September 7 | 12:00 pm | at Illinois* | | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL | ESPN2 | L 17–45 | 43,031 |
| September 14 | 7:00 pm | Northwestern State* | | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH | ESPN3 | W 66–9 | 30,384 |
| September 21 | 4:00 pm | at Miami (OH)* | | Yager StadiumOxford, OH (Victory Bell) | ESPN3 | W 14–0 | 21,269 |
| October 5 | 7:00 pm | at South Florida | | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL | ESPN3 | L 20–26 | 31,077 |
| October 11 | 8:30 pm | Temple | | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH | ESPN | W 38–20 | 32,220 |
| October 19 | 12:00 pm | UConn | | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH | ESPNU | W 41–16 | 28,847 |
| October 30 | 8:00 pm | at Memphis | | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN (rivalry) | ESPN2 | W 34–21 | 22,571 |
| November 9 | 12:00 pm | SMU | | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH | AAN | W 28–25 | 28,069 |
| November 16 | 12:00 pm | at Rutgers | | High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ | ESPNews | W 52–17 | 40,870 |
| November 23 | 12:00 pm | at Houston | | BBVA Compass StadiumHouston, TX | ESPNews | W 24–17 | 20,197 |
| December 5 | 7:30 pm | No. 16 Louisville | No. 23 | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH (Keg of Nails) | ESPN | L 24–31 $^{OT}$ | 35,097 |
| December 28 | 3:20 pm | vs. North Carolina* | | Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC (Belk Bowl) | ESPN | L 17–39 | 45,211 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Purdue

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Boilermakers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • Bearcats | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |

### Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bearcats | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| • Fighting Illini | 7 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 45 |

### Northwestern State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demons | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| • Bearcats | 14 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 66 |

### Miami, OH

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bearcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| RedHawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### South Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bearcats | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| • Bulls | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 |

### Temple

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| • Bearcats | 7 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 38 |

### UConn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| • Bearcats | 7 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 41 |

### Memphis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bearcats | 0 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| Tigers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### SMU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 25 |
| • Bearcats | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |

### Rutgers

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bearcats | 24 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 52 |
| Scarlet Knights | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |

### Houston

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bearcats | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Cougars | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |

### Louisville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| • Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Bearcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |

## Roster
### Depth chart

as of December 27, 2013.
Defense :
* FS
* Zach Edwards
* Adrian Witty
| WLB | MLB | SLB |
| ⋅ | Greg Blair | ⋅ |
| Corey Mason | Solomon Tentman | ⋅ |
* SS
* Arryn Chenault
* Mike Tyson
* CB
* Howard Wilder
* Rod Moore
| DE | DT | DT | DE |
| Terrell Hartfield | Adam Dempsey | Jordan Stepp | Silverberry Mouhon |
| Brad Harrah | Brandon Mitchell | Marques Aiken | Jerrell Jordan |
* CB
* Deven Drane
* Leviticus Payne
Offense :
* WR
* Max Morrison
* Mekale McKay
* WR
* Shaq Washington
* Anthony McClung
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Eric Lefeld | Austen Bujnoch | Deyshawn Bond | Sam Longo | Parker Ehinger |
| Cory Keebler | Kevin Schloemer | Dominic Mainello | Andre Cureton | Justin Murray |
* TE
* Blake Annen
* DJ Dowdy
* WR
* Chris Moore
* Jeremy Graves
* QB
* Brendon Kay
* Jordan Luallen
* Special teams
* PK Tony Miliano
* P John Lloyd
* P Tony Miliano
* KR Ralph David Abernathy IV/Shaq Washington
* PR Anthony McClung/Shaq Washington
* LS Kirk Willis
* H Brendon Kay
* RB
* Ralph David Abernathy IV
* Tion Green

## Awards and milestones
### American Athletic Conference honors
#### Offensive player of the week

* Week 7: Brendon Kay
* Week 13: Brendon Kay

#### Defensive player of the week

* Week 10: Zach Edwards

#### American Athletic Conference All-Conference Second Team
## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | — |
| Coaches | RV | RV | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | RV | RV |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |