Tickets| CINCINNATI VS. TEMPLE | |
| Date | Friday, Nov. 10 | 7 p.m. ET |
| Venue | Cincinnati, Ohio | Nippert Stadium (40,000) |
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| Records | Cincinnati (3-6, 1-4 American) | Temple (4-5, 2-3 American) |
| Head Coaches | Luke Fickell (First Year) | Geoff Collins (First Year) |
| Series Record | Temple Leads 11-6-1; Tied 3-3-1 in Cincinnati |
| Last Meeting | Temple won 34-13 on Oct. 29, 2016 at Lincoln Financial Field |
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CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati football team returns to Nippert Stadium Friday for a primetime American Athletic Conference East Division matchup against Temple at 7 p.m. ET. UC (3-6, 1-4) is coming off a 17-16 win at Tulane, which saw the Bearcats tally a season-high 456 yards of total offense. Temple (4-5, 2-3) is coming off a 34-26 home win against Navy last Thursday night.
THE SERIES
Friday marks the 20th meeting between the two schools in a series that dates back to 1973. Temple leads the series 11-7-1 after winning each of the last two contests against the Bearcats.
THE COACHES
Luke Fickell was named the 42nd Football Head Coach at the University of Cincinnati in December 2017. He took the reins of UC's program after spending 15 years at his alma mater, Ohio State. An 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.
Geoff Collins is in his first season at Temple with a 3-5 mark. A veteran of 20-plus years in the coaching ranks, Collins previously was the defensive coordinator at Florida (2015-16), Mississippi State (2001-14) and Florida International (2010), Western Carolina (2002-05) and Albright College (1997-98). A three-time Broyles Award nominee, Collins has also coached at UCF, Alabama, Georgia Tech and Fordham.
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 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.
- Cincinnati snapped a five-game losing streak overall and eight game American Athletic Conference skid with a 17-16 win at Tulane.
- The Bearcats started conference play with four of the top offenses in the league who shared a combined record of 27-7 while its last four foes of 2017 currently sit at 12-24.
- UC's offense has struggled early in games this season, being outscored 86-40 in the first quarter.
- The Bearcats have found success against the American's best defensive units, setting season highs in nearly every offensive category at Navy, including 439 yards of total offense on what was then the No. 2 defense in the American. UCF entered its game against UC ranked No. 1 in the AAC in scoring defense and No. 2 in total defense and gave up a season-high 23 points and 396 yards of total offense to UC.
- UC's defense held USF, which entered the game as the No. 5 rushing offense in the country, to it's lowest yards per rush total against an FBS opponent and its fewest offensive touchdowns (2) in 2017. SMU came in to Nippert Stadium averaging 43.8 points per game, the No. 6 scoring offense in the country and were held to their lowest point total of the 2017 season and almost 12 points below their season-scoring average.
- LB Jaylyin Minor has averaged 9.7 tackles per game, hitting for double-digits in five of nine contests, leading The American.
- UC had a season-best 456 yards of total offense at Tulane, its third 400-plus yard game of the season.
- UC's 7.4 yards per play against the Green Wave was a season high while its 5.9 yards per rush tied a season high.
- RB Gerrid Doaks rushed 17 times at Tulane for a career-best 149 yards, his first career 100-yard game.