Tickets| No. 21 CINCINNATI vs. TULSA | |
| Date | Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019 | 3:30 p.m. ET |
| Venue | Cincinnati, Ohio | Nippert Stadium (40,000) |
| Preview Info | Game Notes | Press Conference Video |
| Records | No. 21/21 Cincinnati (5-1, 2-0 AAC) | Tulsa (2-4, 0-2 AAC) |
| Head Coaches | Luke Fickell (Third Year) | Philip Montgomery (Fifth Year) |
| Series Record | Tulsa leads 17-14-2 |
| Last Meeting | Nov. 25, 2016 - Tulsa W, 40-37 (OT) |
| Live Stats | Live Stats |
| Watch | ESPNU | Watch Live |
| Listen | 700 WLW AM | TuneIn Radio | Sirius 136 / XM 201 / Internet 964 |
| @GoBearcatsFB | @GoBEARCATS | |
| Tickets | Starting at $29 |
| Gameday Information | Gameday Information |
HONORING THE 2009 BEARCATS
UC will honor one of the greatest teams in school history as the 2009 Bearcats are welcomed back to campus. The team, which went 12-0 in the regular season, won the BIG EAST Conference title and played in the Allstate Sugar Bowl will be inducted in the UC James P. Kelly Sr. Athletics Hall of Fame Friday night along with the Voice of the Bearcats, Dan Hoard. Former Head Coach Brian Kelly will be in attendance for the game to be honored alongside the 2009 squad.
THE SERIES
This is the 34th meeting between the two schools and only the third since 1997. Tulsa leads the all-time series 17-14-2 but UC has won four of the past five matchups. The Bearcats hold an 11-4 edge in games played in Nippert Stadium.
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.
Philip Montgomery is 23-33 in his fifth year as a head coach at Tulsa. Montgomery came to TU after a seven-year stint as the offensive coordinator/QB coach at Baylor. Under his coaching, the Bears led the NCAA in total offense and scoring offense in both 2013 and 14. Prior to his stint with the Bears, Montgomery spent five years at Houston.
TV: ESPNU
Play-by-Play: Kevin Brown Analyst: Andre Ware Sideline: Taylor Davis
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: Sirius 136 / XM 201 / Internet 964
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 will not play consecutive home or road games this season, the first time in the modern era it has occurred.
- UC is 16-3 since the start of the 2018 campaign and are ranked No. 21 in both the AP and Coaches polls.
- Saturday's game features two of the most flagged teams in the NCAA FBS as Tulsa (63/10.5) is No. 130 in the FBS, while UC (61-10.2) is No. 129 in penalties per game.
- QB Desmond Ridder has 62% completion percentage, ranking No. 4 in the AAC in passing efficiency with a 150.3 rating.
- TE Josiah Deguara has a reception in 19-straight games and is UC's leading receiver with 19 receptions for 269 yds and four TDs. WR Alec Pierce has averaged 20.4 yards per catch on 17 receptions for 347 yards and two TDs.
- S Ja'Von Hicks was the AAC Defensive POTW after accounting for three TOs (2 INT, 1 FR) in the win at Houston.
- UC's defense has forced nine turnovers in the last two games (seven interceptions & two fumble recoveries).
TICKET INFORMATION
Single-game tickets are available for all remaining home games. The Fight to the Finish pack is now available with Bearcats fans able to attend the final three home games at Nippert Stadium for as little as $58. 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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