# 2016 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 2016 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcats were led by fourth-year head coach Tommy Tuberville, played their home games at Nippert Stadium, and were members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 1–7 in American Athletic play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the East Division. For the first time since 2010, the Bearcats were not eligible for a bowl game.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | UT Martin* | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH | ESPN3 Jim Barbar, Dustin Fox | W 28–7 | 28,520 |
| September 10 | Noon | at Purdue* | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | BTN Joe Beninati, Glen Mason | W 38–20 | 33,068 |
| September 15 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 6 Houston | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH | ESPN Dave Flemming, Jesse Palmer, Laura Rutledge | L 16–40 | 40,015 |
| September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Miami (OH)* | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH (Victory Bell) | ESPNews Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia | W 27–20 | 38,112 |
| October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | South Florida | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH | ESPNU Mark Neely, Ray Bentley | L 20–45 | 35,108 |
| October 8 | 11:30 a.m. | at UConn | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | CBSSN Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Melanie Collins | L 9–20 | 24,169 |
| October 22 | 7:00 p.m. | East Carolina | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH | CBSSN Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Melanie Collins | W 31–19 | 32,022 |
| October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | at Temple | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | CBSSN Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Melanie Collins | L 13–34 | 29,763 |
| November 5 | 3:30 p.m. | BYU* | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH | CBSSN Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Melanie Collins | L 3–20 | 37,522 |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at UCF | Bright House Networks StadiumOrlando, FL (rivalry) | ESPNU Dave LaMont, Ahmad Brooks | L 3–24 | 30,346 |
| November 18 | 8:00 p.m. | Memphis | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH (rivalry) | CBSSN Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Melanie Collins | L 7–34 | 25,796 |
| November 25 | 8:30 p.m. | at Tulsa | Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | ESPN2 Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia | L 37–40 $^{OT}$ | 18,550 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### UT–Martin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Skyhawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Bearcats | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 28 |

### At Purdue

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bearcats | 7 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
| Boilermakers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |

### Houston

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #6 Cougars | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 40 |
| Bearcats | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |

### Miami (OH)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Bearcats | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 |

### South Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| Bearcats | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 20 |

### At UConn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bearcats | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Huskies | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |

### East Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pirates | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 19 |
| Bearcats | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |

### At Temple

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bearcats | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Owls | 10 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 34 |

### BYU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Bearcats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### At UCF

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bearcats | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Knights | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

### Memphis

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

### At Tulsa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Bearcats | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 37 |
| Golden Hurricane | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 40 |

## Roster
### Depth chart

As of September 27, 2016
Defense :
* FS
* Zach Edwards
* Carter Jacobs
| WLB | MLB | SLB |
| Antonio Kinard | Eric Wilson | Mike Tyson |
| Perry Young | Jaylyin Minor | Chris Murphy |
* SS
* Tyrell Gilbert
* Malik Clements
* CB
* Grant Coleman
* Davin Pierce
| DE | DT | DT | DE |
| Kimoni Fitz | Cortez Broughton | Alex Pace | Mark Wilson |
| Kevin Mouhon | Chris Burton OR Sione Tongamoa | Marquise Copeland | Landon Brazile |
* CB
* Linden Stephens
* Alex Thomas
Offense :
* WR
* Kahlil Lewis
* Jerron Rollins OR Thomas Geddis
* WR
* Nate Cole
* Brayden Beard
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Ryan Stout | Idarius Ray | Deyshawn Bond | Ryan Leahy | Korey Cunningham |
| Reed ArmagostOR Kendal Calhoun | Keith Minor OR Evan Mallory | David Niehaus | Will Steur | Morgan James |
| ⋅ | ⋅ | Garrett Campbell | ⋅ | ⋅ |
* TE
* D.J. Dowdy
* Tyler Cogswell
* WR
* Devin Gray
* Avery Johnson
* QB
* Hayden Moore
* Ross Trail
* Gunner Kiel
* Special teams
* PK Andrew Gantz
* PK Josh Pasley
* P Sam Geraci
* P Andrew Gantz
* KR Mike Boone OR Tion Green OR Kahlil Lewis OR Brayden Beard
* PR Brayden Beard OR Devin Gray
* LS Jon Vincent
* H Sam Geraci
* RB
* Mike Boone OR Tion Green
* Chad Banschbach
* Deionte Buckley

## Awards and milestones

All-AAC :
| Player | Position | Team |
| Eric Wilson | LB | 1 |
| Cortez Broughton | DT | 2 |
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## Players in the 2017 NFL Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Mike Tyson | S | 6 | 187 | Seattle Seahawks |