# 2010 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 2010 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Butch Jones, the Bearcats were compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the Big East. Cincinnati played six home games at Nippert Stadium and one at Paul Brown Stadium.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 10:00 pm | at Fresno State* | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | ESPN2 Beth Mowins, Trent Dilfer | L 14–28 | 37,238 |
| September 11 | 12:00 pm | Indiana State* | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH | FSN Ohio Michael Reghi, Artrell Hawkins, Brian Gisenschlag | W 40–7 | 30,807 |
| September 16 | 7:30 pm | at NC State* | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC | ESPN Rece Davis, Craig James, Jesse Palmer, Jenn Brown | L 19–30 | 55,934 |
| September 25 | 6:00 pm | No. 8 Oklahoma* | Paul Brown StadiumCincinnati, OH | ESPN2 Mark Jones, Bob Davie | L 29–31 | 58,253 |
| October 9 | 7:00 pm | Miami (OH)* | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH (Victory Bell) | ESPN3 Dave Weekley, Warrick Dunn | W 45–3 | 33,909 |
| October 15 | 8:00 pm | at Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY (Keg of Nails) | ESPN Joe Tessitore, Rod Gilmore | W 35–27 | 55,106 |
| October 22 | 8:00 pm | South Florida | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH | ESPN2 Joe Tessitore, Rod Gilmore | L 30–38 | 32,670 |
| October 30 | 12:00 pm | Syracuse | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH | ESPNU Rob Stone, David Pollack | L 7–31 | 32,072 |
| November 13 | 12:00 pm | at West Virginia | Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV | Big East Network Mike Gleason, John Congemi, Eamon McAnaney | L 10–37 | 56,593 |
| November 20 | 7:30 pm | Rutgers | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH | Big East Network Trey Bender, Je'Rod Cherry | W 69–38 | 30,265 |
| November 27 | 12:00 pm | at Connecticut | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | Big East Network Mike Gleason, John Congemi, Eamon McAnaney | L 17–38 | 40,000 |
| December 4 | 12:00 pm | Pittsburgh | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH (River City Rivalry) | ESPN Dave Pasch, Bob Griese, Chris Spielman | L 10–28 | 27,496 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cincinnati | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Fresno State | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### Indiana State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Indiana State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Cincinnati | 3 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 40 |

### NC State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 19 |
| NC State | 14 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 30 |

### Oklahoma

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #9 Oklahoma | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Cincinnati | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 29 |

### Miami (Ohio)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miami | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cincinnati | 28 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 45 |

### Louisville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cincinnati | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Louisville | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 27 |

### South Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| South Florida | 0 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Cincinnati | 3 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 30 |

### Syracuse

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Syracuse | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### West Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| West Virginia | 14 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 37 |

### Rutgers

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rutgers | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Cincinnati | 20 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 69 |

### Connecticut

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cincinnati | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Connecticut | 7 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 38 |

### Pittsburgh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

## Awards and milestones
### Big East Conference honors
#### Offensive player of the week

* Week 6: Armon Binns

#### Big East Conference All-Conference Second Team
## Players in the 2011 NFL Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Jason Kelce | C | 6 | 191 | Philadelphia Eagles |