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2021 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 2021 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcats played their home games at Nippert Stadium and competed as members of the American Athletic Conference (AAC). They were led by fifth-year head coach Luke Fickell.

2021 Cincinnati Bearcats football
AAC champion
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record13–1 (8–0 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Denbrock (5th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMike Tressel (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Cincinnati y$^   8 – 0     13 – 1  
No. 17 Houston y   8 – 0     12 – 2  
UCF   5 – 3     9 – 4  
East Carolina   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Tulsa   5 – 3     7 – 6  
SMU   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Memphis   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Navy   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Tulane   1 – 7     2 – 10  
South Florida   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Temple   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Cincinnati 35, Houston 20
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Coming off a 9–1 season and a Peach Bowl appearance in 2020, Cincinnati began the 2021 season ranked eight in the preseason AP Poll. The team secured a signature non-conference win by defeating then-No. 9 Notre Dame on the road, 24–13, in the fourth game of the year. The Bearcats capped an undefeated regular season by defeating Houston in the American Conference championship game. In the final College Football Playoff rankings of the season, in which the Bearcats were the last remaining undefeated team, Cincinnati was ranked No. 4, earning them a spot in the national semi-final game to be played at the Cotton Bowl. This marked the first time a team from one of the Group of Five conferences was selected for a playoff spot.[1] In that game, Cincinnati lost to first-seeded Alabama, 27–6, ending Cincinnati's season with a 13–1 record, and they were ranked fourth in the final polls. These marked the most wins and highest poll finish in Cincinnati program history.[2]

Cincinnati's offense was led by quarterback Desmond Ridder, who led the AAC in passer efficiency rating and was named the conference's Offensive Player of the Year. Ridder threw for 3,334 yards and 30 touchdowns on the season. Running back Jerome Ford led the conference in rushing with 1,319 yards and 19 touchdowns.[3] Three Bearcat offensive lineman were named to the first team All-Conference: Lorenz Metz, Dylan O’Quinn, and Jake Renfro. On defense, the team was led by consensus All-American and AAC Defensive Player of the Year, cornerback Sauce Gardner. Cornerback Coby Bryant was also named to the first-team All-Conference and several All-America teams, and was the recipient of the Jim Thorpe Award. Linebacker Joel Dublanko led the team in tackles, and defensive lineman Curtis Brooks led the conference in sacks. Head coach Luke Fickell was the recipient of several national and the American Conference's Coach of the Year awards. Nine Cincinnati players were selected in the 2022 NFL draft, including fourth-overall pick Sauce Gardner.

Offseason

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Coaching changes

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After the 2020 season, Marcus Freeman was announced as the defensive coordinator for Notre Dame.[4] Mike Tressel was hired to replace Freeman as defensive coordinator, returning Tressel to Cincinnati where he had coached from 2004 to 2006.[5][6]

Darren Paige was named the new running backs coach after the departure of Dan Enos.[7]

Players

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2021 Cincinnati offseason departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
James Wiggins 1 S 6’0 205   Senior Miami, FL Graduated
Darrick Forrest 5 S 6’ 0" 200 Senior Columbus, OH Graduated
Jarell White 8 LB 5’ 10" 205 Senior Cincinnati, OH Graduated
Ethan Tucky 19 DE 6’ 2" 245   Senior Delaware, OH Graduated
Gerrid Doaks 23 RB 6’ 0" 230   Senior Indianapolis, IN Graduated
Cameron Young 25 RB 5’ 11" 230 Senior Columbus, OH Graduated
James Smith 37 P 6’ 5" 235 Senior Wangaratta, Australia Graduated
Michael Pitts 43 DE 6’ 4" 248   Senior Stone Mountain, GA Graduated
James Hudson 55 OL 6’ 5" 310   Junior Toledo, OH Declared for the NFL draft
Darius Harper 58 OL 6’ 7" 308 Senior Springfield, OH Graduated
Bruno Labelle 87 TE 6’ 4" 248   Senior Montreal, Canada Graduated
Elijah Ponder 93 DT 6’ 3" 275   Senior Atlanta, GA Graduated

Transfers

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Outgoing

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown New School
Jayshon Jackson WR 5' 10" 175 Senior Chicago, IL Ball State
Zach Hummell OL 6' 2" 285   Sophomore Hilliard, OH Miami (OH)
Jakari Robinson C 6' 2" 308   Senior Talladega, AL Memphis
Ben Bryant QB 6' 3" 218   Junior La Grange, IL Eastern Michigan
Michael Lindauer QB 6' 3" 218   Sophomore Evansville, IN Southern Illinois
Dorian Holloway LB 6' 3" 215   Sophomore Columbus, OH Youngstown State
Steven Hawthorne DE 6' 4" 227   Sophomore Chicago, IL Central State
Kobe McAllister OL 6' 6" 293 Sophomore Ringgold, GA Chattanooga

Incoming

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prev. School
Jowon Briggs DT 6' 2" 295 Sophomore Cincinnati, OH Virginia
Devin Hightower LB 6' 1" 225 Sophomore Akron, OH Michigan State
James Tunstall OT 6' 6" 329   Junior Indian Head, MD Stony Brook

Recruits

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College recruiting information (2021)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dontay Corleone
DT 		Cincinnati, Ohio Colerain High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 295 lb (134 kg) Oct 19, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Brady Lichtenberg
QB 		Toledo, Ohio St. John's Jesuit High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dec 16, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Myles Montgomery
RB 		Neptune Beach, Florida Duncan U. Fletcher High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Mar 6, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Luke Collinsworth
OT 		Brookville, Indiana East Central High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Apr 3, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Jalen Monrrow
DE 		Lafayette, Indiana Jefferson High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 258 lb (117 kg) Apr 7, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Iesa Jarmon
CB 		Cincinnati, Ohio La Salle High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 10, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Leroy Bowers
S 		Cincinnati, Ohio Princeton High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 12, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Armorion Smith
S 		Ecorse, Michigan River Rouge High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 17, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Mao Glynn
OG 		Cincinnati, Ohio Walnut Hills High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Apr 18, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Will Pauling
WR 		Flossmoor, Illinois Homewood-Flossmoor High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Apr 23, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Landon Fickell
OG 		Cincinnati, Ohio Archbishop Moeller High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Apr 24, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Jack Dingle
OLB 		Louisville, Kentucky Trinity High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Apr 25, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Mason Fletcher
P 		Melbourne, Australia ProKick Australia 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A May 14, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: 
Malik Rainey
ATH 		Bolingbrook, Illinois Bolingbrook High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 15, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Caleb Schmitz
ATH 		Lititz, Pennsylvania Warwick High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 22, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Jah-mal Williams
DE 		Fort Lauderdale, Florida Cardinal Gibbons High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Aug 12, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Bryon Threats
ATH 		Dublin, Ohio Dublin Coffman High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 14, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Chamon Metayer
TE 		Miami, Florida North Miami High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 26, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Christian Lowery
K 		Kennesaw, Georgia Harrison High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 156 lb (71 kg) Oct 13, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Jonah Lytle
CB 		Canton, Ohio McKinley High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 19, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Cameron Junior
OLB 		Middletown, Ohio Middletown High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 23, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Zeiqui Lawton
DE 		Charleston, West Virginia South Charleston High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Nov 7, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Isiah Cox
ATH 		Alcoa, Tennessee Alcoa High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 8, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Drew Donley
WR 		Frisco, Texas Lebanon Trail High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Dec 14, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Robert Jackson
DT 		Warminster, Pennsylvania Archbishop Wood High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Dec 15, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 34  247Sports: 44
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2021 Cincinnati Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  • "2021 Players Commitments – Cincinnati". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  • "2021 Cincinnati Bearcats football team". 247sports.com. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

Preseason

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Award watch lists

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Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Walter Camp Award[8] Sauce Gardner CB Jr.
Myjai Sanders DE Sr.
Lott Impact Trophy[9] Coby Bryant CB GS
Dodd Trophy[10] Luke Fickell
Maxwell Award[11] Desmond Ridder QB Sr.
Bednarik Award[12] Sauce Gardner CB Jr.
Myjai Sanders DE Sr.
Davey O'Brien Award[13] Desmond Ridder QB Sr.
Mackey Award[14] Josh Whyle TE Jr.
Thorpe Award[15] Coby Bryant CB GS
Sauce Gardner CB Jr.
Nagurski Trophy[16] Sauce Gardner CB Jr.
Myjai Sanders DE Sr.
Walter Camp Award[17] Desmond Ridder QB Sr.
Manning Award[18] Desmond Ridder QB Sr.

American Athletic Conference preseason media poll

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The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at the virtual media day held August 4, 2021.[19] Cincinnati, who finished the 2020 season ranked No. 8 nationally, was tabbed as the preseason favorite in the 2021 preseason media poll.

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Cincinnati 262 (22)
2 UCF 241 (2)
3 SMU 188
4 Houston 181
5 Memphis 168
6 Tulsa 153
7 Tulane 132
т-8 East Carolina 85
т-8 Navy 85
10 Temple 46
11 South Florida 43

Schedule

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The Bearcats' 2021 schedule consists of six home games and six away games. Cincinnati hosted two of its four non-conference games; Miami (OH) from the Mid-American Conference for their annual Victory Bell game and Murray State from the Ohio Valley Conference. They travelled to Indiana of the Big Ten Conference, and to Notre Dame in their first meeting against former Bearcats head coach Brian Kelly, winning both contests.[20]

With the departure of UConn before the 2020 season, the American eliminated divisions for the 2020 and 2021 seasons. The Bearcats 2021 schedule included eight conference games – four home games and four road games. Cincinnati hosted Temple, UCF, Tulsa and SMU. They traveled to Navy, Tulane, South Florida, and East Carolina.[21]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 43:30 p.m.Miami (OH)*No. 8
ESPN+W 49–1437,978
September 113:30 p.m.Murray State*No. 7
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN+W 42–733,498
September 1812:00 p.m.at Indiana*No. 8
ESPNW 38–2452,656
October 22:30 p.m.at No. 9 Notre Dame*No. 7
NBCW 24–1377,622
October 87:00 p.m.TempleNo. 5
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPNW 52–337,978
October 1612:00 p.m.UCFNo. 3
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
ABCW 56–2137,978
October 2312:00 p.m.at NavyNo. 2
ESPN2W 27–2032,004
October 3012:00 p.m.at TulaneNo. 2
ESPN2W 31–1217,012
November 63:30 p.m.Tulsa No. 6
ESPN2W 28–2037,978
November 126:00 p.m.at South FloridaNo. 5
ESPN2W 45–2830,780
November 203:30 p.m.SMUNo. 5
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPNW 48–1437,978
November 263:30 p.m.at East CarolinaNo. 4
ABCW 35–1338,014
December 44:00 p.m.No. 21 HoustonNo. 4
ABCW 35–2037,978
December 313:30 p.m.vs. No. 1 Alabama*No. 4
ESPNL 6–2776,313

Schedule Source:[22]

Personnel

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Roster and staff

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2021 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 0 Charles McClelland   Jr
QB 3 Evan Prater   So
RB 4 Ethan Wright So
WR 5 Jordan Jones   Sr
WR 7 Tre Tucker Jr
WR 8 Michael Young Jr. Sr
QB 9 Desmond Ridder (C)   Sr
QB 10 Jack Perry Jr
TE 11 Leonard Taylor Sr
WR 12 Alec Pierce (C) Sr
QB 13 Jacob Hoying Fr
WR 14 Wyatt Fischer   Jr
WR 15 Nate Meyer   So
QB 16 Brady Lichtenberg Fr
WR 17 Marquez Bell   Fr
TE 18 Chamon Metayer Fr
WR 19 Will Pauling Fr
WR 20 Jadon Thompson So
WR 21 Tyler Scott So
RB 22 Ryan Montgomery Jr
WR 23 Drew Donley Fr
RB 24 Jerome Ford   Jr
RB 25 Shaun Thomas Fr
RB 26 Myles Montgomery Fr
WR 27 Norman Love   Fr
WR 29 Ashton Koller   Fr
RB 30 Michael Kopaygorodsky   Sr
TE 34 Caleb Schmitz Fr
RB 36 Lewis Shepherd So
TE 47 Nate Lawler   Jr
OL 50 Dylan O'Quinn   Jr
OL 51 Lorenz Metz   Jr
OL 52 AJ George Fr
OL 53 Gavin Gerhardt   Fr
OL 54 Nick Grace Fr
OL 55 Mao Glynn II Fr
OL 56 Jake Renfro So
OL 57 Ben Blevins   Fr
OL 60 Joe Huber   Fr
OL 64 Jake Burns   So
OL 65 Cody Lamb   Sr
OL 66 Landon Fickell Fr
OL 67 Jaxon Smith   Fr
OL 69 Cam Jones   So
OL 70 Joey Groeber Jr
OL 71 Colin Woodside   Jr
OL 72 James Tunstall Jr
OL 73 CJ Johnson Jr
OL 74 Jeremy Cooper   Jr
OL 75 John Williams   Fr
OL 76 Marcelo Mendiola   So
OL 77 Vincent McConnell (C)   Sr
OL 78 Luke Collinsworth Fr
WR 80 Chris Scott   Fr
TE 81 Josh Whyle   Jr
TE 82 Noah Davis   Sr
WR 83 Blue Smith   Jr
WR 85 Jiair Thomas   So
TE 86 Jack Campbell   So
TE 87 Joey McBee Fr
TE 88 Payten Singletary   Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 0 Darrian Beavers   Sr
CB 1 Sauce Gardner Jr
LB 2 Wilson Huber   Sr
S 3 Ja'von Hicks Sr
CB 4 Justin Harris Jr
S 5 Ja'Quan Sheppard Jr
S 6 Bryan Cook (C) Sr
CB 7 Coby Bryant (C)   Sr
S 8 Isiah Cox Fr
CB 9 Arquon Bush   Jr
S 10 Bryon Threats Fr
CB 11 Sammy Anderson So
CB 12 Todd Bumphis   Fr
CB 12 Iesa Jarmon Fr
LB 13 Ty Van Fossen   Jr
CB 15 Taj Ward   Jr
LB 16 Cameron Junior Fr
DL 18 Jowon Briggs So
LB 19 Brody Ingle Jr
LB 20 Deshawn Pace So
DE 21 Myjai Sanders (C) Sr
CB 22 De'Arre McDonald   Fr
LB 23 Daved Jones Jr So
LB 24 Jaheim Thomas   Fr
LB 25 Jack Haglage Fr
CB 26 Malik Rainey Fr
S 27 Armorion Smith Fr
S 29 Jacob Dingle Jr
DL 30 Rob Jackson Fr
CB 31 Casey Kirk   Sr
S 32 James Camden   Fr
DL 33 Zeiqui Lawton Fr
DL 34 Justin Wodtly   Fr
LB 35 Ryan Royer   Sr
S 36 Will Adams   Jr
LB 37 Devin Hightower Fr
LB 40 Leroy Bowers Fr
LB 41 Joel Dublanko (C)   Sr
DL 42 Malik Vann Sr
CB 43 Jonah Lytle Fr
DL 44 Jah-Mal Williams Fr
DL 45 Barak Faulk   Fr
LB 49 Jack Dingle Fr
LB 50 Jackson Bruscianelli   So
DL 54 Izaiah Ruffin   So
DL 57 Ryan Mullaney   So
DL 58 Dontay Corleone Fr
DL 87 Jalen Monrrow Fr
DL 89 Sterling Miles   Fr
DL 90 Jabari Taylor   Sr
DL 91 Miles Manigualt   Sr
DL 92 Curtis Brooks   Sr
DL 94 Chase Brown   Jr
DL 96 Dominique Perry   Fr
DL 97 Eric Phillips   So
DL 98 Mychal Keys   Jr
DL 99 Marcus Brown   Sr
Special teams }
Pos. # Name Class
K 17 Cole Smith Sr
P 31 Mason Fletcher Fr
P 35 Brady Young Fr
K 39 Bryce Burton   So
LS 85 Triston O'Brien Fr
K 90 Christian Lowery Fr
K 91 Alex Bales   So
LS 96 Cayson Pfeiffer   So


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

Depth chart

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Game summaries

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Miami (OH)

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See also: 2021 Miami RedHawks football team and Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami)
Miami (OH) at Cincinnati
(Victory Bell)
1 234Total
RedHawks 0 0014 14
• No. 8 Bearcats 21 14014 49
  • Date: September 4, 2021
  • Location: Nippert Stadium
    Cincinnati, OH
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 28 minutes
  • Game attendance: 37,978
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SW 7 MPH
  • Referee: Tim O'Dey
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Connor Onion (play-by-play), Bobby Carpenter (analyst)
      
Scoring summary
114:15CINTyler Scott 81-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(2 plays, 84 yards, 0:45)		CIN 0–7
08:01CINRyan Montgomery 8-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(8 plays, 97 yards, 3:36)		CIN 0–14
02:45CINJosh Whyle 23-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(8 plays, 72 yards, 3:52)		CIN 0–21
208:03CINJerome Ford 21-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(5 plays, 68 yards, 2:46)		CIN 0–28
02:53CINDesmond Ridder 25-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(5 plays, 49 yards, 3:04)		CIN 0–35
411:46CINLeonard Taylor 8-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(10 plays, 86 yards, 3:05)		CIN 0–42
03:20MIAKenny Tracy 19-yard rush (Graham Nicholson kick)
(13 plays, 75 yards, 8:26)		CIN 7–42
02:30MIAJohn Saunders Jr. 32-yard interception return (Graham Nicholson kick)
(2 plays, 1 yard, 0:50)		CIN 14–42
00:23CINEvan Prater 14-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(7 plays, 83 yards, 2:07)		CIN 14–49
Statistics MIA CIN
First downs 17 27
Total yards 278 542
Rushing yards 169 247
Passing yards 109 295
Time of possession 34:15 25:45
Team Category Player Statistics
MIA Passing AJ Mayer 9/28, 109 yards
Rushing Keyon Mozee 15 carries, 80 yards
Receiving Mac Hippenhammer 3 receptions, 64 yards
CIN Passing Desmond Ridder 20/25, 295 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jerome Ford 12 carries, 121 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tyler Scott 1 reception, 81 yards, 1 TD

Murray State

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See also: 2021 Murray State Racers football team
Murray State at Cincinnati
1 234Total
Racers 0 700 7
• No. 7 Bearcats 0 71421 42
  • Date: September 11, 2021
  • Location: Nippert Stadium
    Cincinnati, OH
  • Game start: 3:35 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutes
  • Game attendance: 33,498
  • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/A
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Connor Onion (play-by-play), Bobby Carpenter (analyst)
    
Scoring summary
213:41MURPreston Rice 1-yard run (Aaron Baum kick)
(12 plays, 65 yards, 7:31)		MUR 7–0
09:41CINNoah Davis 2-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(6 plays, 40 yards, 2:16)		7–7
310:05CINJerome Ford 13-yard run (Cole Smith kick)
(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:50)		CIN 7–14
04:58CINJerome Ford 8-yard run (Cole Smith kick)
(8 plays, 55 yards, 3:08)		CIN 7–21
414:13CINTyler Scott 23-yard pass from Desmond Ritter (Cole Smith kick)
(1 plays, 23 yards, 0:06)		CIN 7–28
10:50CINJerome Ford 3-yard run (Cole Smith kick)
(4 plays, 63 yards, 2:09)		CIN 7–35
01:08CINPayten Singletary 18-yard pass from Evan Prater (Cole Smith kick)
(1 plays, 18 yards, 0:07)		CIN 7–42
Statistics MUR CIN
First downs 15 17
Total yards 242 391
Rushing yards 93 130
Passing yards 149 261
Time of possession 34:48 25:12
Team Category Player Statistics
MUR Passing Preston Rice 17/29, 149 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Damonta Witherspoon 16 carries, 52 yards
Receiving Deshun Britten 5 receptions, 58 yards
CIN Passing Desmond Ridder 14/22, 243 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jerome Ford 18 carries, 113 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Tyler Scott 4 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD

At Indiana

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See also: 2021 Indiana Hoosiers football team
Cincinnati at Indiana
1 234Total
• No. 8 Bearcats 0 101315 38
Hoosiers 7 7100 24
      
Scoring summary
16:15INDPeyton Hendershot 16-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Charles Campbell kick)
(6 plays, 50 yards, 2:22)		IND 0–7
205:06CINStephen Carr 5-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Charles Campbell)
(2 plays, 6 yards, 0:42)		IND 0–14
01:33CINJerome Ford 6-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(9 plays, 75 yards, 3:33)		IND 7–14
00:00CINCole Smith 32-yard field goal
(5 plays, 32 yards, 0:23)		IND 10–14
305:47CINJerome Ford 3-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(10 plays, 79 yards, 4:29)		CIN 17–14
03:52INDD.J. Matthews 14-yard rush (Charles Campbell kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:55)		IND 17–21
03:41CINTre Tucker 99-yard kickoff return (Cole Smith kick missed)
(0 plays, 99 yards, 0:00)		CIN 23–21
00:41INDCharles Campbell 49-yard field goal
(9 plays, 44 yards, 2:58)		IND 23–24
412:13CINAlec Pierce 19-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(9 plays, 75 yards, 03:26)		CIN 30–24
02:37CINDesmond Ridder 7-yard rush (Ridder pass to Leonard Taylor)
(3 plays, 6 yards, 0:53)		CIN 38–24
Statistics CIN IND
First downs 20 20
Total yards 328 376
Rushing yards 118 152
Passing yards 210 224
Time of possession 29:43 29:36
Team Category Player Statistics
CIN Passing Desmond Ridder 20/36, 210 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jerome Ford 20 carries, 66 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Alec Pierce 5 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD
IND Passing Michael Penix Jr. 17/40, 224 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Stephen Carr 21 carries, 52 yards
Receiving D.J. Matthews 5 receptions, 120 yards

At No. 9 Notre Dame

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See also: 2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Cincinnati at Notre Dame
1 234Total
• No. 7 Bearcats 0 1707 24
No. 9 Fighting Irish 0 076 13
   
Scoring summary
212:09CINLeonard Taylor 1-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(3 plays, 8 yards, 1:12)		CIN 7–0
10:32CINCole Smith 23-yard FG
(5 plays, 12 yards, 1:32)		CIN 10–0
00:40CINTre Tucker 27-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(5 plays, 80 yards, 1:08)		CIN 17–0
301:19NDKyren Williams 3-yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)
(4 plays, 38 yards, 2:01)		CIN 17–7
408:20NDBraden Lenzy 32-yard pass from Drew Pyne (Jonathan Doerer kick failed)
(8 plays, 80 yards, 3:08)		CIN 17–13
05:08CINDesmond Ridder 3-yard run (Cole Smith kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 3:12)		CIN 24–13
Statistics CIN ND
First downs 16 19
Total yards 390 341
Rushing yards 93 84
Passing yards 297 257
Time of possession 28:10 31:50
Team Category Player Statistics
CIN Passing Desmond Ridder 19/32, 297 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jerome Ford 17 carries, 71 yards
Receiving Alec Pierce 6 receptions, 144 yards
ND Passing Drew Pyne 9/22, 143 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Kyren Williams 13 carries, 48 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Michael Mayer 8 receptions, 93 yards

Temple

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See also: 2021 Temple Owls football team
Temple at Cincinnati
1 234Total
Owls 0 300 3
• No. 5 Bearcats 10 7287 52
     
Scoring summary
107:15CINCole Smith 30-yard FG
(10 plays, 48 yards, 4:26)		CIN 0–3
02:52CINAlec Pierce 9-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(2 plays, 13 yards, 0:34)		CIN 0–10
209:42CINJerome Ford 8-yard run (Cole Smith kick)
(11 plays, 65 yards, 5:10)		CIN 0–17
05:27TEMRory Bell 55-yard FG
(9 plays, 37 yards, 4:03)		CIN 3–17
314:50CINJerome Ford 75-yard run (Cole Smith kick)
(1 play, 75 yards, 0:10)		CIN 3–24
11:00CINTyler Scott 38-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(2 plays, 54 yards, 0:41)		CIN 3–31
07:45CINCharles McClelland 28-yard run (Cole Smith kick)
(3 plays, 61 yards, 1:04)		CIN 3–38
00:54CINMichael Young 11-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(10 plays, 76 yards, 4:03)		CIN 3–45
410:15CINEthan Wright 58-yard run (Cole Smith kick)
(5 plays, 77 yards, 2:14)		CIN 3–52
Statistics TEM CIN
First downs 14 23
Total yards 235 542
Rushing yards 85 279
Passing yards 150 263
Time of possession 31:59 28:01
Team Category Player Statistics
TEM Passing D'Wan Mathis 16/27, 120 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Justin Lynch 3 carries, 29 yards
Receiving Jose Barbon 5 receptions, 45 yards
CIN Passing Desmond Ridder 22/30, 259 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jerome Ford 15 carries, 149 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Alec Pierce 6 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD

UCF

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See also: 2021 UCF Knights football team
UCF at Cincinnati
1 234Total
Knights 0 777 21
• No. 3 Bearcats 14 21714 56
       
Scoring summary
109:30CINJerome Ford 1-yard run (Cole Smith kick)
(8 plays, 38 yards, 4:01)		CIN 0–7
01:30CINJerome Ford 2-yard run (Cole Smith kick)
(10 plays, 66 yards, 4:51)		CIN 0–14
207:40CINAlec Pierce 19-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(4 plays, 64 yards, 1:23)		CIN 0–21
05:33CINJerome Ford 79-yard run (Cole Smith kick)
(1 plays, 79 yards, 0:12)		CIN 0–28
02:53CINJerome Ford 4-yard run (Cole Smith kick)
(4 plays, 34 yards, 1:31)		CIN 0–35
00:33UCFBrandon Johnson 16-yard pass from Mikey Keene (Daniel Obarski kick)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 2:20)		CIN 7–35
302:55CINCoby Bryant 74-yard interception (Cole Smith kick)CIN 7–42
00:41UCFIsaiah Bowser 4-yard run (Daniel Obarski kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:14)		CIN 14–42
410:44CINEthan Wright 2-yard run (Cole Smith kick)
(2 plays, 8 yards, 0:19)		CIN 14–49
05:43CINEvan Prater 6-yard run (Cole Smith kick)
(6 plays, 49 yards, 2:30)		CIN 14–56
01:48UCFMark-Anthony Richards 2-yard run (Daniel Obarski kick)
(7 plays, 70 yards, 3:55)		CIN 21–56
Statistics UCF CIN
First downs 14 23
Total yards 296 476
Rushing yards 155 336
Passing yards 141 140
Time of possession 32:48 27:12
Team Category Player Statistics
UCF Passing Mikey Keene 16/27, 141 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Ryan O'Keefe 1 carries, 51 yards
Receiving Ryan O'Keefe 7 receptions, 60 yards
CIN Passing Desmond Ridder 13/23, 140 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Jerome Ford 20 carries, 190 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Leonard Taylor 4 receptions, 47 yards

At Navy

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See also: 2021 Navy Midshipmen football team
Cincinnati at Navy
1 234Total
• No. 2 Bearcats 7 6140 27
Midshipmen 7 3010 20
     
Scoring summary
13:51NAVYTai Lavatai 2-yard run (Bijan Nichols kick)
(13 plays, 79 yards, 7:12)		NAVY 0–7
2:50CINJosh Whyle 31-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Christian Lowery kick)
(3 plays, 44 yards, 1:01)		TIE 7–7
214:15NAVYBijan Nichols 33-yard field goal
(7 plays, 35 yards, 3:35)		NAVY 7–10
4:07CINChristian Lowery 32-yard field goal
(15 plays, 61 yards, 6:06)		TIE 10–10
0:00CINAlex Bales 52-yard field goal
(1 play, 0 yards, 0:01)		CIN 13–10
37:39CINJerome Ford 43-yard run (Christian Lowery kick)
(4 plays, 54 yards, 1:27)		CIN 20–10
1:13CINJosh Whyle 3-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Christian Lowery kick)
(11 plays, 45 yards, 4:22)		CIN 27–10
48:19NAVYBijan Nichols 27-yard field goal
(9 plays, 48 yards, 4:27)		CIN 27–13
0:50NAVYTai Lavatai 1-yard run (Bijan Nichols kick)
(16 plays, 90 yards, 4:39)		CIN 27–20
Statistics CIN NAVY
First downs 14 22
Total yards 271 308
Rushing yards 95 192
Passing yards 176 116
Time of possession 20:33 39:27
Team Category Player Statistics
CIN Passing Desmond Ridder 18/30, 176 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jerome Ford 15 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Josh Whyle 4 receptions, 60 yards, 2 TD
NAVY Passing Tai Lavatai 11/16, 116 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Isaac Ruoss 19 carries, 80 yards
Receiving Kai Puailoa-Rojas 2 receptions, 47 yards

At Tulane

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See also: 2021 Tulane Green Wave football team
Cincinnati at Tulane
1 234Total
• No. 2 Bearcats 7 7710 31
Green Wave 0 1200 12
  • Date: October 30, 2021
  • Location: Yulman Stadium
    New Orleans, LA
  • Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutes
  • Game attendance: 17,012
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NW 7 MPH
  • Referee: Luke Richmond
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst) and Taylor McGregor (sideline)
    
Scoring summary
11:14CINJosh Whyle 16-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Christian Lowery kick)
(16 plays, 99 yards, 7:25)		CIN 7–0
210:43TULNMarvin Moody 8-yard safety
(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00)		CIN 7–2
7:58TULNTyjae Spears 47-yard run (Merek Glover kick)
(6 plays, 66 yards, 2:34)		TULN 7–9
6:19CINJerome Ford 3-yard run (Christian Lowery kick)
(5 plays, 80 yards, 1:33)		CIN 14–9
0:00TULNMerek Glover 41-yard field goal
(4 plays, 26 yards, 0:30)		CIN 14–12
33:12CINJosh Whyle 5-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Christian Lowery kick)
(13 plays, 66 yards, 5:55)		CIN 21–12
46:16CINChristian Lowery 27-yard field goal
(4 plays, 1 yard, 1:09)		CIN 24–12
4:13CINJerome Ford 26-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Christian Lowery kick)
(2 plays, 29 yards, 0:49)		CIN 31–12
Statistics CIN TULN
First downs 18 17
Total yards 351 280
Rushing yards 124 187
Passing yards 227 93
Time of possession 28:12 31:48
Team Category Player Statistics
CIN Passing Desmond Ridder 17/27, 227 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jerome Ford 18 carries, 65 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Josh Whyle 4 receptions, 79 yards, 2 TD
TULN Passing Kai Horton 7/16, 79 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Tyjae Spears 19 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jha'Quan Jackson 3 receptions, 34 yards

Tulsa

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See also: 2021 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
Tulsa at Cincinnati
(College GameDay)
1 234Total
Golden Hurricane 0 1208 20
• No. 6 Bearcats 14 0140 28
  • Date: November 6, 2021
  • Location: Nippert Stadium
    Cincinnati, OH
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 39 minutes
  • Game attendance: 37,978
  • Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 2 MPH
  • Referee: Charles Lamertina
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst) and Taylor McGregor (sideline)
    
Scoring summary
19:48CINDesmond Ridder 3-yard run (Christian Lowery kick)
(7 plays, 53 yards, 3:15)		CIN 0–7
1:21CINJerome Ford 1-yard run (Christian Lowery kick)
(13 plays, 94 yards, 5:55)		CIN 0–14
212:20TLSAZack Long 35-yard field goal
(9 plays, 48 yards, 4:01)		CIN 3–14
2:44TLSAShamari Brooks 8-yard run (Zack Long missed PAT)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 4:34)		CIN 9–14
0:10TLSAZack Long 50-yard field goal
(9 plays, 26 yards, 1:41)		CIN 12–14
313:17CINAlec Pierce 12-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Christian Lowery kick)
(4 plays, 72 yards, 1:43)		CIN 12–21
9:04CINMichael Young Jr. 31-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Christian Lowery kick)
(3 plays, 44 yards, 1:04)		CIN 12–28
48:10TLSAJuanCarlos Santana 21-yard pass from Davis Brin (Davis Brin pass to Sam Crawford Jr. for two-point conversion)
(10 plays, 82 yard, 4:11)		CIN 20–28
Statistics TLSA CIN
First downs 26 18
Total yards 446 390
Rushing yards 297 116
Passing yards 149 274
Time of possession 34:16 25:44
Team Category Player Statistics
TLSA Passing Davis Brin 17/26, 149 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Shamari Brooks 25 carries, 132 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Josh Johnson 7 receptions, 65 yards
CIN Passing Desmond Ridder 15/23, 274 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Desmond Ridder 12 carries, 43 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Alec Pierce 5 receptions, 113 yards, 1 TD

At South Florida

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See also: 2021 South Florida Bulls football team
Cincinnati at South Florida
1 234Total
• No. 5 Bearcats 7 17714 45
Bulls 7 0147 28
  • Date: November 12, 2021
  • Location: Raymond James Stadium
    Tampa, FL
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 31 minutes
  • Game attendance: 30,780
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: E 5 MPH
  • Referee: Nate Black
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
       
Scoring summary
17:08USFJaren Mangham 2-yard run (Spencer Shrader kick)
(1 play, 2 yards, 0:05)		USF 0–7
2:57CINRyan Montgomery 12-yard run (Alex Bales kick)
(9 plays, 75 yards, 4:11)		TIE 7–7
29:36CINDesmond Ridder 13-yard run (Alex Bales kick)
(11 plays, 73 yards, 5:31)		CIN 14–7
5:30CINTre Tucker 1-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Alex Bales kick)
(6 plays, 34 yards, 2:51)		CIN 21–7
0:00CINAlex Bales 27-yard field goal
(10 plays, 46 yards, 2:11)		CIN 24–7
311:48CINJosh Whyle 21-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Alex Bales kick)
(8 plays, 66 yards, 3:12)		CIN 31–7
6:39USFJaren Mangham 1-yard run (Spencer Shrader kick)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 5:09)		CIN 31–14
3:48USFJimmy Horn Jr. 80-yard pass from Timmy McClain (Spencer Shrader kick)
(1 play, 80 yards, 0:13)		CIN 31–21
414:00CINEthan Wright 1-yard run (Alex Bales kick)
(10 plays, 73 yards, 4:48)		CIN 38–21
6:14USFTimmy McClain 2-yard run (Spencer Shrader kick)
(16 plays, 98 yards, 5:13)		CIN 38–28
1:22CINRyan Montgomery 55-yard run (Alex Bales kick)
(1 play, 55 yards, 0:11)		CIN 45–28
Statistics CIN USF
First downs 30 21
Total yards 506 346
Rushing yards 202 101
Passing yards 304 245
Time of possession 32:30 27:30
Team Category Player Statistics
CIN Passing Desmond Ridder 31/39, 304 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Ryan Montgomery 6 carries, 72 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Josh Whyle 5 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TD
USF Passing Timmy McClain 16/30, 245 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jaren Mangham 16 carries, 53 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jimmy Horn Jr. 5 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD

SMU

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See also: 2021 SMU Mustangs football team
SMU at Cincinnati
1 234Total
Mustangs 0 0014 14
• No. 5 Bearcats 14 13147 48
     
Scoring summary
112:54CINTyler Scott 53-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Alex Bales kick)
(1 play, 53 yards, 0:07)		CIN 7–0
5:32CINJerome Ford 4-yard run (Alex Bales kick)
(6 plays, 25 yards, 2:58)		CIN 14–0
213:37CINDesmond Ridder 40-yard run (Alex Bales missed PAT)
(6 plays, 78 yards, 3:02)		CIN 20–0
8:19CINAlec Pierce 17-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Alex Bales kick)
(8 plays, 71 yards, 3:40)		CIN 27–0
310:59CINDesmond Ridder 5-yard pass from Jordan Jones (Alex Bales kick)
(7 plays, 92 yards, 4:01)		CIN 34–0
5:44CINAlec Pierce 17-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Alex Bales kick)
(8 plays, 42 yards, 3:59)		CIN 41–0
411:06CINJordan Jones 11-yard pass from Evan Prater (Alex Bales kick)
(12 plays, 74 yards, 6:22)		CIN 48–0
8:32SMUTre Siggers 2-yard run (Blake Mazza kick)
(6 plays, 63 yards, 2:34)		CIN 48–7
1:17SMURashee Rice 3-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)
(9 plays, 46 yards, 3:43)		CIN 48–14
Statistics SMU CIN
First downs 15 24
Total yards 199 544
Rushing yards 133 249
Passing yards 66 295
Time of possession 24:39 35:21
Team Category Player Statistics
SMU Passing Tanner Mordecai 15/26, 66 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Ulysses Bentley IV 11 carries, 68 yards
Receiving Rashee Rice 7 receptions, 21 yards, 1 TD
CIN Passing Desmond Ridder 17/23, 274 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jerome Ford 19 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tre Tucker 7 receptions, 114 yards

At East Carolina

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See also: 2021 East Carolina Pirates football team
Cincinnati at East Carolina
1 234Total
• No. 4 Bearcats 0 21014 35
Pirates 3 037 13
  • Date: November 26, 2021
  • Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    Greenville, NC
  • Game start: 3:50 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes
  • Game attendance: 38,014
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 20 MPH
  • Referee: Hank Johns
  • TV announcers (ABC): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
    
Scoring summary
15:29ECUOwen Daffer 35-yard field goal
(12 plays, 56 yards, 4:37)		ECU 0–3
213:48CINLeonard Taylor 44-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Christian Lowery kick)
(5 plays, 76 yards, 1:31)		CIN 7–3
10:32CINJerome Ford 2-yard run (Christian Lowery kick)
(3 plays, 58 yards, 1:09)		CIN 14–3
4:40CINAlec Pierce 28-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Christian Lowery kick)
(7 plays, 88 yards, 3:19)		CIN 21–3
32:18ECUOwen Daffer 44-yard field goal
(11 plays, 51 yards, 5:58)		CIN 21–6
411:17CINSauce Gardner 60-yard return of blocked field goal (Christian Lowery kick)
(9 plays, 30 yards, 4:04)		CIN 28–6
9:38ECUJai Hatfield 12-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:39)		CIN 28–13
1:44CINRyan Montgomery 2-yard run (Christian Lowery kick)
(5 plays, 39 yards, 1:35)		CIN 35–13
Statistics CIN ECU
First downs 20 19
Total yards 444 282
Rushing yards 143 54
Passing yards 301 228
Time of possession 27:42 32:18
Team Category Player Statistics
CIN Passing Desmond Ridder 17/28, 301 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jerome Ford 20 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Alec Pierce 8 receptions, 136 yards, 1 TD
ECU Passing Holton Ahlers 19/38, 228 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Keaton Mitchell 17 carries, 55 yards
Receiving Tyler Snead 6 receptions, 91 yards

No. 21 Houston (AAC Championship game)

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See also: 2021 Houston Cougars football team and 2021 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
2021 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
1 234Total
No. 21 Cougars 10 307 20
• No. 4 Bearcats 14 0210 35
     
Scoring summary
111:55HOUDalton Witherspoon 37-yard field goal
(7 plays, 50 yards, 2:57)		HOU 3–0
9:38CINTyler Scott 25-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Christian Lowery kick)
(5 plays, 82 yards, 2:11)		CIN 7–3
4:23HOUTank Dell 16-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)
(10 plays, 74 yards, 5:07)		HOU 10–7
4:06CINJerome Ford 79-yard run (Christian Lowery kick)
(1 play, 79 yards, 0:11)		CIN 14–10
211:40HOUDalton Witherspoon 46-yard field goal
(13 plays, 44 yards, 7:21)		CIN 14–13
312:02CINLeonard Taylor 8-yard pass from Desmond Ridder
(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:58)		CIN 21–13
11:04CINAlec Pierce 21-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Christian Lowery kick)
(2 plays, 23 yards, 0:41)		CIN 28–13
7:38CINJerome Ford 42-yard run (Christian Lowery kick)
(3 plays, 62 yards, 1:18)		CIN 35–13
46:06HOUJake Herslow 7-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)
(13 plays, 90 yards, 7:28)		CIN 35–20
Statistics HOU CIN
First downs 22 14
Total yards 336 400
Rushing yards 86 210
Passing yards 250 190
Time of possession 40:19 19:41
Team Category Player Statistics
HOU Passing Clayton Tune 17/26, 250 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Alton McCaskill 13 carries, 39 yards
Receiving Tank Dell 9 receptions, 152 yards, 1 TD
CIN Passing Desmond Ridder 11/17, 190 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jerome Ford 18 carries, 187 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Alec Pierce 2 receptions, 65 yards, 1 TD

Vs. No. 1 Alabama

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See also: 2021 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and 2021 Cotton Bowl Classic
Cotton Bowl – CFP Semifinal
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No. 4 Bearcats 3 030 6
• No. 1 Crimson Tide 7 10010 27
Scoring summary
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Statistics CIN ALA
First downs 13 27
Total yards 218 482
Rushing yards 74 301
Passing yards 144 181
Time of possession 26:19 33:41
Team Category Player Statistics
CIN Passing Desmond Ridder 17/32 144 yards
Rushing Jerome Ford 15 rushes, 77 yards
Receiving Michael Young Jr. 4 receptions, 55 yards
ALA Passing Bryce Young 17/28, 181 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Brian Robinson Jr. 26 rushes, 204 yards
Receiving Ja'Corey Brooks 4 receptions, 66 yards, TD

Rankings

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Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP878875322223434 (3)4
Coaches1088986432233444 (3)4
CFPNot released655444Not released

After the season

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Awards and AAC honors

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All-Americans

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NCAA Recognized All-American Honors
Player AFCA[37] AP[38] FWAA[39] TSN[40] WCFF[41] Designation
Coby Bryant 1st 2nd 2nd 1st
Sauce Gardner 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd Consensus
The NCAA recognizes a selection to all five of the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN and WCFF first teams for unanimous selections and three of five for consensus selections.
Other All-American Honors
Player Athletic[42] Athlon BR CBS Sports[43] CFN ESPN[44] FOX Sports Phil Steele SI USA Today[45]
Coby Bryant 2nd 2nd
Sauce Gardner 1st 1st 1st 1st

All Star games

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See also: 2022 Senior Bowl

NFL draft

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See also: 2022 NFL draft

The NFL Draft was held in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 28–30, 2022. The nine picks are a school record and were the third most of any school in this year's draft.[46]

Bearcats picked in the 2022 NFL Draft:

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
1 4 Sauce Gardner CB New York Jets
2 53 Alec Pierce WR Indianapolis Colts
2 62 Bryan Cook S Kansas City Chiefs
3 74 Desmond Ridder QB Atlanta Falcons
3 100 Myjai Sanders DE Arizona Cardinals
4 109 Coby Bryant CB Seattle Seahawks
5 156 Jerome Ford RB Cleveland Browns
6 182 Darrian Beavers LB New York Giants
6 216 Curtis Brooks DT Indianapolis Colts

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