Tickets| RV/RV CINCINNATI VS. ECU | |
| Date | Friday, Nov. 23 | 3:30 p.m. ET |
| Venue | Cincinnati, Ohio | Nippert Stadium (40,000) |
| Preview Info | Game Notes | Press Conference Video |
| Records | Cincinnati (9-2, 5-2 AAC East) | ECU (3-7, 1-6 AAC East) |
| Head Coaches | Luke Fickell (Second Year) | Scottie Montgomery (Third Year) |
| Series Record | ECU leads 13-8 |
| Last Meeting | Nov. 28, 2017 - ECU won 48-28 |
| Live Stats | Live Stats |
| Watch | CBS Sports Network | Watch Live | Channel Finder |
| Listen | 700 WLW AM | TuneIn Radio | Sirius 205, XM 385, Internet 972 |
| @GoBearcatsFB | @GoBEARCATS | |
| Tickets | Starting at $29 |
| Gameday Information | 2018 Gameday Information |
CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati football team will be on the hunt for its seventh 10-win season in program history Friday, closing out the 2018 regular season against ECU at 3:30 p.m. ET on senior day inside Nippert Stadium. The Bearcats (9-2, 5-2 AAC) are coming off a 38-13 loss at No. 11 UCF. The game will be televised on CBS SN with radio coverage on 700 WLW AM.
THE SERIES
The Bearcats and Pirates meet for the 21st time Friday. UC has won six of seven in the series but trails 13-8 overall. UC has won three-straight matchups inside Nippert Stadium.
THE COACHES
Luke Fickell was named the 42nd Football Head Coach at the University of Cincinnati in December 2016. He took the reins of UC's program after spending 15 years at his alma mater, Ohio State. A veteran of nearly 20 years coaching 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.
Scottie Montgomery is 9-25 in his third season as ECU's head coach. Montgomery joined the Pirates after a three-year tenure at Duke where he served as the Blue Devils' assistant head coach, OC and QB coach. Prior to joining the Duke staff, the NFL veteran wideout spent three seasons on the Pittsburgh Steelers staff under former UC assistant coach Mike Tomlin.
TV: CBS SPORTS NETWORK
Play-by-Play: Dave Ryan Analyst: Corey Chavous
Online: Watch Live | Channel Finder
RADIO: BEARCATS SPORTS NETWORK
Play-by-Play: Dan Hoard Analyst: Jim Kelly Jr. Sideline Reporter: Tony Pike Host/Engineer: Mo Egger
Local: 700 WLW AM Satellite: Sirius, XM, Internet 81
Online: TuneIn Radio
STREAKS, STORYLINES, SIDEBARS ...
- The University of Cincinnati football team plays its 131st season in 2018. The program dates to 1885 and is one of the 10 oldest in the NCAA FBS. UC has won a league title five times in the last 11 years and will play in its 10th bowl games in the last 13 seasons.
- With eight wins on the year, UC is bowl eligible for the first time since 2015 when the Bearcats played in the Hawai'i Bowl.
- One of the youngest teams in the country, UC is made up of 72-percent underclassmen, including 35 true freshmen. The Bearcats feature players from 16 states and five countries with 64 of 112 student-athletes hailing from Ohio and 24 from the Cincinnati area.
- UC is 9-2 on the season and 4-2 on the road, equaling the most wins away from home since 2014. It's the best start to a season for the Bearcats since 2009 when the team went 12-0 during the regular season.
- UC is on the cusp of the seventh 10-win season in program history after hitting the mark in 1951 (10-1), 2007 (10-3), 2008 (11-3), 2009 (12-1), 2011 (10-3) and 2012 (10-3).
- UC will honor its 14-member senior class in a pregame ceremony on Saturday at Nippert Stadium.
- The Bearcats are defeating opponents by an average of 16.0 ppg, which includes home wins over Alabama A&M, Ohio, Tulane, Navy and USF along with road triumphs at UCLA, Miami (OH), UConn and SMU.
- UC leads the NCAA FBS in net punting and ranks among the Top-20 FBS squads in 3rd down conversion pct. defense (4), 4th down conversion pct. defense (5), first downs defense (5), rushing defense (9), total defense (10), time of possions (11), team passing efficiency defense (13), scoring defense (14) and rushing offense (18).
- UC leads the American in scoring defense, rushing defense, total defense, punting, opponent 1st downs, opponent 3rd down conversions and opponent 4th down conversions while ranking No. 2 in pass defense efficiency and No. 3 in pass defense.
- UC has 32 rushing touchdowns on the year, almost tripling last year's total of 11. RB Michael Warren II has 17 of those 32 scores.
- Warren has rushed for 1,163 yards on the season, a school-record overall 18 TDs and a school-record tying 17 rushing scores.
- QB Desmond Ridder has completed 62 percent of his passes in 10 starts, throwing for 2,024 yards, 15 TDs and adding another 567 yards rushing along with five more scores.
- DT Cortez Broughton ranks No. 5 in the American in sacks (0.59 per game) and no. 2 in tackles for loss (1.59 per game). His season numbers (6.5 sacks, 17.5 TFL) surpass his career numbers entering 2018 (3.5 sacks, 10 TFL).
- P James Smith is one of three finalists for the Ray Guy Award. He leads the AAC and is No. 4 in the NCAA FBS averaging 46.7 ypp.
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// SEASON TICKET DEPOSITS
New season ticket deposits for the 2019 season are available now for $50 per seat. The home schedule consists of matchups against UCLA, Miami (OH), UCF, ECU, Temple, UConn along with additional American Athletic Conference foes from the West Division. Click HERE to make your deposit to join us in Nippert Stadium in 2019!
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