Tickets| CINCINNATI VS. MIAMI (OH) • THE 124TH BATTLE FOR THE VICTORY BELL | |
| Date | Saturday, Sept. 14 | Noon ET |
| Venue | Cincinnati, Ohio | Nippert Stadium (40,000) |
| Preview Info | Game Notes | Press Conference Video |
| Records | Cincinnati (1-1 | Miami (OH) (1-1) |
| Head Coaches | Luke Fickell (Third Year) | Chuck Martin (Sixth Year) |
| Series Record | Miami leads 59-57-7 |
| Last Meeting | Sept. 8, 2018 - Cincinnati won 21-0 |
| Live Stats | Live Stats |
| Watch | ESPNU | Watch Live |
| Listen | 700 WLW AM | TuneIn Radio | XM 380, Sirius XM Internet 966 |
| @GoBearcatsFB | @GoBEARCATS | |
| Tickets | Starting at $29 |
| Gameday Information | 2019 Gameday Information | Military Appreciation Day Info |
| Flipcard | Download (PDF) |
THE SERIES
Saturday marks the 124th meeting in the oldest NCAA FBS non-conference rivalry. Miami (OH) leads the all-time series 59-57-7 but UC has won 13-straight games, including a 21-0 rain-soaked victory at Paul Brown Stadium in 2018.
THE COACHES
Luke Fickell, the 2018 American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, is in his third season at Cincinnati. The 42nd head coach in program history, Fickell took the reins in December 2016 after 15 years at his alma mater, Ohio State. A veteran of nearly 20 years in the FBS ranks, Fickell was a part of nine Big Ten Conference titles (seven as a coach, two as a player) and two national championship squads with 16 postseason games and 13 NFL Draft selections under his belt.
Chuck Martin is in his sixth season as the head coach at Miami (OH) after four years on former UC coach Brian Kelly's staff at Notre Dame (2010-13). Martin was 74-7 in six years at Grand Valley State (2004-09) and is 23-40 at Miami (OH).
TV: ESPNUPlay-by-Play: Kevin Brown Analysts: Andre Ware
Online: Watch Live
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: XM 380, Sirius XM Internet 969
Online: TuneIn Radio
STREAKS, STORYLINES, SIDEBARS ...
- The Bearcats play their 132nd football season in 2019. UC's 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 12 years and has played 10 bowl games in the past 13 years.
- UC has won four-straight American Athletic Conference FB Team Academic Excellence Awards in 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018.
- UC, picked second in the AAC preseason media poll, had 11 wins a year ago, marking only the third time in program history the feat has been achieved (2008, 2009). The Bearcats return more than 85% of the roster, over 5,000 yards of total offense, 10 of its Top-15 tacklers and 14 starters from the 2018 squad.
- The 2019 roster features players from 14 states and six countries with 72 hailing from Ohio and 26 from the Cincinnati area. Forty-five percent of the roster (53/117 players) is made up by freshmen and redshirt freshmen.
- UC is in its third year under OC Mike Denbrock and DC Marcus Freeman, the first time the Bearcats have had the same primary coordinations in three-straight years since 2004-06 (Don Treadwell and Pat Narduzzi).
- UC will not play consecutive home or road games this season, the first time in the modern era it has occurred.
- UC added several transfers to the roster, LB Darrian Beavers (UConn), S Bryan Cook (Howard), K Sam Crosa (Western Illinois), OL James Hudson (Michigan), S Kyriq McDonald (Alabama), WR Garyn Prater (Ohio State) and WR Blue Smith (Ohio State). Crosa (grad transfer) earned the starting kicker job. Beavers, McDonald and Smith received immediate-eligibility waivers, Prater is immediately-eligible as a walk-on-transfer and Cook and Hudson will sit out this season.
- The Bearcats opened the season with a 24-14 win over UCLA at Nippert Stadium, leading wire-to-wire and holding the Bruins' offense to 218 yards of total offense and 62 yards rushing. The Bruins accounted for 114 of their yards on two plays, passes of 75 and 39 yards.
- UC was shut out for the first time in 170 games at Ohio State on Sept. 7. UC lost 42-0 and hadn't been held scoreless since a 38-0 loss to West Virginia on Nov. 9, 2005. The OSU loss snapped a five-game, non-conference winning streak.
- UC and Miami first met in 1888 in the nation's oldest non-league rivalry. They have played annually since 1945.
- UC had 5.0 tackles for a loss at Ohio State and have tallied 2.0 or more TFLs in each of the last 145 games.
- TE Josiah Deguara has a reception in 15-straight games and was UC's leading receiver vs. UCLA (4-53-1).
- P James Smith, a 2018 finalist for the Ray Guy Award, has 127 career punts and only two touchbacks.
- RB Michael Warren II had 92 yards against UCLA and has tallied 60 or more yards in 13 of the last 15 games.
HONORING THE 2009 BEARCATS
The Bearcats will honor the 10th Anniversary of the 2009 perfect regular season throughout the campaign with all season ticket holders set to receive an exclusive dual bobblehead commemorating one of the greatest plays in UC history, the 29-yard TD strike from Tony Pike to Armon Binns in UC's come-from-behind win over Pitt on Dec. 5, 2009.
All 2019 UC football season-ticket holders will receive the dual bobblehead, one per ticket purchased. The season-ticket book, also exclusive to season-ticket holders, features a dual 2009-2019 season-ticket design showcasing Bearcats stars of past and present.
Click HERE for more information.
TICKET INFORMATION
Single-game tickets are available for all remaining home games. A five-game, season-ticket package starts at $100 for seats in the Bearcats Lair with the Redzone ($125) and Upper Sideline ($150) also available. The Football Flex Pack (five ticket vouchers) is $155 and group tickets for outings of 20 or more start at $24.
Check out the newly launched football tickets hub by clicking HERE.
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati football, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow Cincinnati football (@GoBearcatsFB) and Coach Fickell (@CoachFick) on Twitter. You can also find the Bearcats on Instagram and Facebook.