Football Returns Home To Nippert Saturday To Face Marshall

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CINCINNATI BEARCATS (2-2, 0-1 American)
Head Coach: Luke Fickell
Record at Cincinnati: 2-2 (First Year)
Overall Record: 8-9 (Second Year)

MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD (2-1)
Head Coach: Doc Holliday
Record at Marshall: 54-38 (Eighth Year)
Overall Record: Same

GAME INFORMATION
Live Stats: GoBEARCATS.com
Facility: Nippert Stadium
Capacity/Surface: 40,000/UBU Speed Series M-6M
TV: ESPN3 (Click Here To Watch)
Radio: 700 WLW AM/Sirius 119, XM 201, Internet 961
Online: TuneIn.com
Series Record: Cincinnati leads 8-3-1
At Cincinnati: Cincinnati leads 5-1-1
Last Meeting: Oct. 3, 2008 - Cincinnati won 33-10

FOOTBALL RETURNS HOME TO NIPPERT SATURDAY TO FACE MARSHALL
UC returns home for opening weekend at Nippert Stadium after its first three-game road swing in 17 years and faces Marshall on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 in UC's final non-conference action of the 2017 season. The Bearcats and Thundering Herd will kickoff at 7 p.m ET with the game televised on ESPN3 and airing on 700 WLW AM. UC is 2-2 (0-1 American East) while Marshall is 2-1 and coming off a bye week.

THE SERIES
The teams have met 12 times in a series which dates to 1908. This is the first meeting since Oct. 3, 2008, a 33-10 UC win in Huntington, W.Va. The Bearcats have won three-straight games in the series. The schools will meet again on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019 in Huntington.

THE COACHES
Ohio native Luke Fickell was named the 42nd Football Head Coach at the University of Cincinnati in December 2017.Fickell took the reins of the Bearcats program after spending 15 years at his alma mater, Ohio State. An experienced 18-year coaching veteran at the FBS level, Fickell was a part of nine Big Ten Conference titles (seven as a coach, two as a player) and two national championship squads with 15 postseason games and 12 NFL Draft selections under his belt.

John "Doc" Holliday is in his eighth season at Marshall with an overall record of 54-38. He has led the Herd to wins in five bowl games and has more than 30 years of collegiate coaching experience,with previous stops at Florida, North Carolina State and West Virginia, his alma mater.

STREAKS, STORYLINES, SIDEBARS

• The University of Cincinnati football team plays its 130th season in 2017. The program dates to 1885 and is one of the 10 oldest in major college football. UC has won a league title in five of the last 10 seasons and played in a bowl game nine time in the past 11 years. 
• UC is one of 30 NCAA FBS teams with 100 wins since 2005. The Bearcats' .667 winning percentage since 2007 ranks among the Top-20 teams in the NCAA FBS, winning at least nine games seven times in the last 11 years.
• The Bearcats returned to Nippert Stadium in 2015 after a 20 month, $86-million renovation and drew 222,578 fans in the first year back at Nippert Stadium, a single-season record average of 37, 096. The Oct. 24, 2015 attendance of 40,124 was the largest in Nippert Stadium history. The previous stadium record was 40,101 set on Oct. 1 against Miami (Fla.).
• UC won back-to-back American Athletic Conference FB Team Academic Excellence Awards in 2015 & 2016.
• UC started 2017 with six takeaways (2 INT, 4 FR) and five sacks after closing 2016 with 24 takeaways (17 INT/7 FR) and 21 sacks. UC forced only 14 takeaways (9 INT/5 FR) and 13 sacks during the 2015 season.
• UC had 28 players take the field for the first time during the opening three games of the 2017 season.
• Almost sixty-nine percent of UC's roster (77 of 112) is made of up freshmen, RS freshmen and sophomores.
• Due to Hurricane Irma, UC will now face USF on Oct. 14 at Raymond James Stadium and have their bye week on Oct. 28.
• UC returns home Saturday after its first three-game road trip in 17 years. The Bearcats played at Michigan, at Miami (OH) and at Navy.
• Cincinnati allowed 569 rushing yards to Navy, the most in program history. UC was within four points, 28-24 with 9:01 left in the third quarter before eventually falling 42-32.
• The Bearcats set season highs in nearly every offensive category at Navy, including ringing up 439 yards of total offense on what was ranked as the No. 2 defense in the American Athletic Conference.
• LB Jaylyin Minor has averaged 10.8 tackles per game this season, hitting for double-digits in all four contests, good for third in The American.
• RB Mike Boone (72.0 ypg, 4 TDs), the Bearcats' leading rusher, missed his second straight game with an ankle injury. RB Gerrid Doaks has averaged 51.7 yards per game with a TD in his place.
• QB Hayden Moore is 42-of-87 for 557 yards with four TDs and an interception since halftime of the game at Miami (OH) on Sept. 16. Moore has completed 54 percent of his passes with eight TDs in four outings.
• WR Devin Gray had six catches for 112 yards and a TD at Navy after entering the game with only five catches for 59 yards on the season.