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Football Returns Home To Matchup With Rutgers

Football Returns Home To Matchup With RutgersFootball Returns Home To Matchup With Rutgers

Nov. 18, 2010

GAME 10: Cincinnati (3-6, 1-3 BIG EAST) vs. Rutgers (4-5, 1-3 BIG EAST)

SAT., NOV. 20, 2010 - 7:30 p.m. (ET) - CINCINNATI, OHIO - NIPPERT STADIUM (35,000/FIELD TURF)

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AT A GLANCE
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Television: BIG EAST Network/ESPN3.com
Radio: 700 WLW
Satellite Radio: Sirius 127
Live Stats: GoBEARCATS.com
Internet Radio: 700WLW.com
Twitter: @GoBEARCATS_com
Series Record: Tied 7-7-1
Last Meeting: 09/07/09 (UC-W, 47-15 at RU)
In Cincinnati: UC leads 5-1-1

TELEVISION NOTE: The UC-RU game will air on WKRC Local 12 in Cincinnati on Saturday. The game will also be available on SNY in the New York market, ESPN GamePlan, and ESPN3.com.

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ON THE AIR
TELEVISION: BIG EAST NETWORK/ESPN3.com
Trey Bender: Play-By-Play
JJe'rod Cherry: Analyst

RADIO: WLW (700 AM)
Dan Hoard: Play-By-Play
Jim Kelly Jr.: Analyst
Tom Gelehrter: Sideline
Mo Egger: Host/Engineer

Football Returns Home To Matchup With Rutgers
Two of the oldest college football programs will square off Saturday at Nippert Stadium when Rutgers travels to Nippert Stadium to face Cincinnati. Rutgers (1869) and UC (1885) have both been playing football since the mid to late 1800's. The Bearcats are looking to snap their first three-game losing streak since 2005. UC head coach Butch Jones was a graduate assistant for the Scarlet Knights from 1990-92, his first collegiate coaching job.

THE SERIES
Cincinnati and Rutgers meet for the 16th time Saturday with the all-time series tied at 7-7-1. UC has won the past four meetings, including a 13-10 decision at Nippert Stadium two years ago, and five of the last seven. The Bearcats opened up the 2009 season with a 47-15 win over the Scarlet Knights in Piscataway, N.J. UC has a three-game Nippert Stadium winning streak over the Scarlet Knights and a 5-1-1 home-field advantage in the all-time series.

THE COACHES
Butch Jones, named the head coach at the University of Cincinnati on Dec. 16, 2009, is in his first season at the helm of the UC program and is 3-6. Jones most recently led Central Michigan University to a pair of Mid-American Conference Championships and three-straight bowl appearances. He holds a 30-19 overall record and a 21-6 mark in league games.

GREG SCHIANO is in his 10th season as the head coach at Rutgers with a 59-60 record. He is 1-4 against UC all-time.

A LOOK AHEAD
UC faces a road test at Connecticut (Nov. 27), and a Senior Day game with Pittsburgh (Dec. 4) to close out the regular season.

STREAKS, STORYLINES, SIDEBARS ...

  • The University of Cincinnati is in its 123rd football season with an all-time record of 550-548-51 (.502).
    Cincinnati (1885) is one of the five oldest programs in college football along with Rutgers (1869), Michigan (1879), Navy (1880), and Minnesota (1883).
  • UC has seven new starters on defense and four on offense this season. UC has 63 players at sophomore level or below.
  • The Bearcats start eight sophomores on defense and no seniors, making UC the youngest defensive unit among all BCS Conference teams.
  • UC donned new jerseys three weeks ago and will wear the adidas TECHFIT compression jersey for the rest of the season.
  • UC needs to win its final three games of the regular season to become bowl eligible for a school record fifth-straight year.
  • Zach Collaros returned to the starting lineup against West Virginia after missing the Syracuse game due to a knee injury. He remains atop the BIG EAST in passing efficiency (147.29), total offense (243.7), total passing yards (2,139), and passing yards per game (237.7).
  • Kicker Jacob Rogers recently became the school's all-time scoring leader and has 321 career points.
  • Armon Binns (91.8) and DJ Woods (86.1) rank 1-2 in the BIG EAST in receiving yards per game and 1-3 in receptions per game (Binns: 6.3/Woods: 5.3).
  • Isaiah Pead leads all BIG EAST running backs with a 7.2 yards per carry average (92 carries, 696 yards).
  • JK Schaffer ranks second in the BIG EAST averaging 9.4 tackles per game. He has hit a career best 16 stops twice.
  • Wes Richardson leads the league in fumbles recovered (0.4).