2013 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

2013 Cincinnati Bearcats football
2013 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Belk Bowl, L 17–39 vs. North Carolina
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	9–4 (6–2 The American)
Head coach	Tommy Tuberville (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Eddie Gran (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Art Kaufman (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Robert Prunty (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
	Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

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.

2013 American Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 UCF $	8	–	0	12	–	1
No. 15 Louisville	7	–	1	12	–	1
Cincinnati	6	–	2	9	–	4
Houston	5	–	3	8	–	5
SMU	4	–	4	5	–	7
Rutgers	3	–	5	6	–	7
UConn	3	–	5	3	–	9
South Florida	2	–	6	2	–	10
Memphis	1	–	7	3	–	9
Temple	1	–	7	2	–	10

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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

Game summaries

Purdue

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

Location: Cincinnati, OH
Game start: 12:00
Game attendance: 36,007
Referee: Alex Kemp
TV announcers (ESPNU): Eamon McAnaney, Anthony Becht

Illinois

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

Location: Champaign, IL
Game start: 12:00
Elapsed time: 3:34
Referee: John O'Neill
TV announcers (ESPN2): Bob Wischusen, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich

Northwestern State

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

Location: Cincinnati, OH
Game start: 7:00
Game attendance: 30,384
Referee: Todd LaPenta
TV announcers (ESPN3): Dave Weekley, Rocky Boiman, Rontina McCann

Miami, OH

Battle for the Victory Bell

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

Location: Oxford, OH
Game start: 4:00
Game attendance: 21,269
Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
TV announcers (ESPN3): Jim Barbar, Pete Najarian, Rontina McCann

South Florida

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

Location: Tampa, FL
Game attendance: 31,077
Referee: John McDaid
Television network: ESPN3

Temple

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

Location: Cincinnati, OH
Game start: 8:30
Game attendance: 32,220
Referee: Ed Ardito
TV announcers (ESPN): Carter Blackburn, Danny Kanell, Allison Williams

UConn

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

Location: Cincinnati, OH
Game start: 12:00
Game attendance: 28,847
Referee: Todd LaPenta
TV announcers (ESPNU): Tom Hart, John Congemi

Memphis

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

Location: Memphis, TN
Game start: 8:00
TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Neal, Andre Ware

SMU

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

Location: Cincinnati, OH
Game start: 12:00
TV announcers (American Athletic Network): Eamon McAnaney, Anthony Becht, Brooke Weisbrod

Rutgers

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

Location: Piscataway, NJ
Game start: 12:00
TV announcers (ESPNews): Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, Paul Carcaterra

Houston

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

Location: Houston, TX
Game start: 12:00
TV announcers (ESPNews): Adam Amin, Rene Ingoglia

Louisville

Keg of Nails

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

Location: Cincinnati, OH
Game start: 7:30
TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, Kaylee Hartung

Roster

2013 Cincinnati Bearcats

Running back

1 Ralph David Abernathy IV – Junior
7 Tion Green – Sophomore
9 Patrick Coyne – Sophomore
10 Jordan Luallen Senior
21 Rodriguez Moore – Junior
23 Hosey Williams – Junior
38 EJ Junior – Freshman
39 Kyle Nutter – Freshman
42 Jared Golden – Sophomore
49 Anthony King – Senior

Wide receiver

2 Mekale McKay – Sophomore
3 Johnny Holton – Junior
5 Mark Barr – Freshman
6 Anthony McClung – Senior
15 Chris Moore – Sophomore
17 Jeremy Graves – Sophomore
19 Shaq Washington – Sophomore
20 Tshumbi Johnson – Freshman
24 Chris Burrell – Junior
34 Tim Helton – Freshman
80 Alex Chisum – Junior
82 Max Morrison – Sophomore
84 Nate Cole – Freshman
87 Javon Harrison – Freshman
88 Shakim Alonzo – Freshman

Offensive line

59 Deyshawn Bond – Freshman
60 Sam Longo – Senior
62 Cory Keebler – Junior
63 Dan Sprague – Senior
64 Will Steur – Freshman
65 Tyreek Burwell – Senior
66 David Niehaus – Freshman
66 Garrett Campbell – Freshman
67 Kyle Williamson – Freshman
69 Dominic Mainello – Junior
71 Eric Lefeld – Junior
73 Ryan Leahy – Freshman
74 Justin Murray – Sophomore
75 Kevin Schloemer – Junior
76 Austen Bujnoch – Senior
77 Ben Flick – Freshman
78 Parker Ehinger – Sophomore
79 Andre Cureton – Senior

Quarterback

2 Michael Colosimo – Junior
4 Munchie Legaux – Senior
8 Gunner Kiel – Freshman
10 Bennie Coney Freshman
11 Brendon Kay – Senior

Tight end

18 Tyler Cogswell – Freshman
35 Josh Russ – Junior
46 Jared Golden – Freshman
81 DJ Dowdy – Freshman
83 Chris Burton – Freshman
85 Travis Johnson – Freshman
86 Blake Annen – Senior

Defensive line

46 Mitch Meador – Senior
50 Alex Pace – Freshman
56 Mark Wilson – Freshman
58 Dwight Jackson – Junior
65 Connor Donnini – Sophomore
70 Brandon Mitchell – Sophomore
89 Korey Cunningham – Freshman
90 Camaron Beard – Junior
91 Adam Dempsey – Senior
92 Silverberry Mouhon – Sophomore
93 Brad Harrah – Junior
94 Jordan Stepp – Senior
95 Terrell Hartsfield – Junior
96 Josh Posley – Sophomore
97 Marquis Aiken – Senior
98 Chad West – Sophomore
99 Jerrell Jordan – Junior

Defensive back

2 Trenier Orr – Sophomore
3 Howard Wilder – Junior
5 Aaron Brown – Freshman
7 Mike Tyson – Freshman
8 Adrian Witty – Junior
9 Dionne Threatt-Vassar – Junior
11 Deven Drane – Senior
12 Leviticus Payne – Sophomore
13 Grant Coleman – Freshman
22 Zach Edwards – Freshman
25 Arryn Chenault – Senior
26 Braxton Lane – Freshman
27 Drake Bruns – Freshman
29 Andre Jones – Freshman
30 Darren Dotson – Junior
35 Dylan Coombs – Freshman
36 Marcus Foster – Freshman

Linebacker

23 Eric Wilson – Freshman
32 Zach Higgenbotham – Freshman
33 Solomon Tentman – Junior
37 Lindsay Crook – Freshman
38 Mason Antoun – Sophomore
40 Kevin Brown – Sophomore
41 Kevin Hyland – Sophomore
43 Nick Temple – Junior
44 Corey Mason – Junior
45 Ey'Shawn McClain – Freshman
48 Jeff Luc – Junior
51 Greg Blair – Senior
53 Franklin Bruscianelli – Freshman
57 Clemente Casseus – Junior

Special teams

14 Tony Miliano – Junior (K)
24 John Lloyd – Junior (P)
47 Jon Vincent – Freshman (LS)
55 Andrew Gantz – Freshman (K)
58 Sam Geraci – Freshman (P)
61 Kirk Willis – Sophomore (LS)

Head coach

Tommy Tuberville

Assistant coaches

Eddie Gran – Offensive coordinator
Art Kaufman – Defensive coordinator
Robert Prunty – Associate head coach/defensive Ends
Steve Clinkscale – Defensive ends
Tyson Helton – Special teams coordinator/tight ends
Darin Hinshaw – Passing Game coordinator/quarterbacks
Darren Hiller – Offensive line
Blake Rolan – Wide receivers
Fred Tate – Defensive tackles
Joe walker – Director of Football Strength & Conditioning

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Depth chart

as of December 27, 2013^[update].

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^[2]
Week 13: Brendon Kay^[2]

Defensive player of the week

Week 10: Zach Edwards^[2]

American Athletic Conference All-Conference First Team

Eric Lefeld, OT
Blake Annen, TE
Ralph David Abernathy IV, RS

Jordan Stepp, DL

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American Athletic Conference All-Conference Second Team

Anthony McClung, WR
Sam Longo, OG

Silverberry Mouhon, DL
Greg Blair, LB
Deven Drane, CB

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	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							—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	Not released
BCS	Not released								—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

References

↑ "2013 Cincinnati Bearcats football roster". gobearcats.com. University of Cincinnati Athletics.
1 2 3 4 5 "American Athletic Conference Media Guide" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 6, 2018.

[1] "2013 Cincinnati Bearcats football roster". gobearcats.com. University of Cincinnati Athletics.

[AAC-Media_Guide-2] 1 2 3 4 5 "American Athletic Conference Media Guide" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 6, 2018.

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