Tickets| CINCINNATI @ MARSHALL | |
| Date | Saturday, Sept. 28 | 5 p.m. ET |
| Venue | Cincinnati, Ohio | Joan C. Edwards Stadium (38,144) |
| Preview Info | Game Notes | Press Conference Video |
| Records | Cincinnati (2-1) | Marshall (2-1) |
| Head Coaches | Luke Fickell (Third Year) | Doc Holliday (10th Year) |
| Series Record | Cincinnati leads 8-4-1 |
| Last Meeting | Sept. 30, 2017 - Marshall won 38-21 |
| Live Stats | Live Stats |
| Watch | CBS Sports Network on Facebook Watch | How To Watch |
| Listen | 102.7 WEBN FM | TuneIn Radio | XM 384, Sirius XM Internet 973 |
| @GoBearcatsFB | @GoBEARCATS | |
| Tickets | Starting at $25 |
| Gameday Information | Marshall Gameday Information | Stadium | Parking |
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CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati football team closes out nonconference play with a trip to Huntington, West Virginia for the first time since 2008. The Bearcats and Thundering Herd are both 2-1 and coming off bye weeks. UC has wins over UCLA and Miami (OH) with a loss at Ohio State while Marshall has beaten VMI and Ohio with a road loss at Boise State.
THE SERIES
Saturday marks the 14th game in a series which dates to 1906. UC leads the all-time affair 8-4-1 with a 2-1 record in Huntington. The teams last met in 2017, Head Coach Luke Fickell's first season, a 38-21 Marshall win at Nippert Stadium. UC last played at Edwards Stadium in 2008, a 33-10 victory.
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.
John "Doc" Holliday is in his 10th season at Marshall with an overall record of 72-42. He has led the Herd to wins in seven bowl games and has more than 30 years of collegiate coaching experience, with previous stops at Florida, NC State and West Virginia, his alma mater.
TV: CBS Sports Network on Facebook Watch (Online Only)Play-by-Play: Ben Holden Analyst: Ross Tucker Sideline: Tina Cervasio
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RADIO: BEARCATS SPORTS NETWORK
Play-by-Play: Dan Hoard Analyst: Jim Kelly Jr. Host/Engineer: Mo Egger
Local: 102.7 WEBN FM Satellite: XM 384, Sirius XM Internet 973
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.
- Cincinnati was the only school in the country in 2018-19 to tally 11 football wins, including a bowl win, and earn 24 or more wins in baseball, men's and women's basketball and volleyball.
- 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 returned more than 85% of the roster, over 5,000 yards of total offense, 10 of the 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.
- RB Michael Warren II averaged 9.4 yards per carry the last time out against Miami (OH), finishing with 114 yards on 12 carries with three TDs. Warren needs 128 yards on the ground to become UC's 13th 2,000-career yard rusher.
- UC's Top-4 backs are each averaging 4.6 yards per carry or more, including: Ryan Montgomery (7.0), Gerrid Doaks (5.3), Tavion Thomas & Warren (4.6). Warren has all four of the team's rushing TDs this season.
- TE Josiah Deguara has a reception in 16-straight games and is UC's leading receiver with 9 rec. for 141 yds. and two TDs.
- The defense has rung up 23.0 tackles for a loss, 8.0 sacks and five turnovers (3 fumble recoveries & 2 interceptions).
- UC has 2.0 or more tackles for a loss in each of the team's last 146 games.
- S Darrick Forrest leads the team in tackles with 25 stops. He has hit a career-best nine stops in two of three games.
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.
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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.
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FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
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