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No. 21 Cincinnati Set for Homecoming vs. Baylor on Saturday

by David Cohen

The University of Cincinnati football team returns home this weekend to host Baylor on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 4:00 p.m. at Nippert Stadium.

No. 21 Cincinnati Set for Homecoming vs. Baylor on SaturdayNo. 21 Cincinnati Set for Homecoming vs. Baylor on Saturday
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CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati football team returns home this weekend to host Baylor on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 4:00 p.m. at Nippert Stadium.

The contest between the Bearcats and Bears will air on ESPN2.

BEARCATS BRING SIX-GAME WIN STREAK TO 99TH HOMECOMING GAME VERSUS BAYLOR

  • The No. 21-ranked Cincinnati football team brings a six-game win streak into Saturday’s 4 p.m. homecoming matchup with Baylor. The Bearcats are 6-1 overall and bowl eligible for the 15th time in the last 20 seasons following last weekend’s 49-17 victory at Oklahoma State. Cincinnati is 4-0 in the Big 12 and tied for first-place in the conference standings with BYU.
  • Cincinnati star QB Brendan Sorsby passed for four TDs and added a rushing score, while WR Cyrus Allen had three receiving scores (the most by a Bearcat since Tyler Scott in 2022), and CB Matthew McDoom’s 100 INT return TD was longest in school history in the victory.
  • The Bearcats welcome the Bears (4-3, 2-2) for the 99th Homecoming game in school history. The game features two of the best offenses in college football, and the two highest-scoring teams in Big 12-only matchups this fall.
  • Cincinnati is averaging 36 ppg in four conference games, while Baylor is averaging 35 ppg.
  • The game will also feature a battle between two of the nation’s top quarterbacks. Cincinnati’s Sorsby (24) is first nationally in total touchdowns, while Baylor’s Sawyer Robertson is second with 23. Robertson leads the nation in passing yards (339.4 per game) and TD passes (21).

MORE ON HOMECOMING AND THE HALL OF FAME

  • The homecoming parade will begin at 12 p.m. on Clifton Avenue on UC’s campus. UC holds an all-time record of 62-32-4 on Homecoming, including a 20-5 mark since 2000. UC has won 12 of its last 14 homecoming games.
  • Last season, Cincinnati defeated eventual Big 12 champion, Arizona State, 24-14, on Homecoming on Oct. 19, 2024. RB Corey Kiner rushed for 102 yards, while Sorsby added two rushing TD and 206 passing yards. The UC defenses held ASU star RB Cam Skattebo to 75 yards rushing, while S Antwan Peek recorded a forced fumble and LB Johnathan Thompson tallied eight tackles.
  • The HOF class features Tony Pike (football, 2004–09) and Mike Mickens (football, 2005–08), who took UC football to new heights, including its first-ever New Years Six bowl; longtime women’s soccer head coach Meridy Glenn (1984–2007), who built a program with 255 wins and six NCAA Tournament appearances; UC women’s basketball’s all-time assists leader KB Sharp (1999–2003); three-time volleyball All-American Jessie Nevitt (2005–08); and Tom Marvaso (football, 1973–75), one of the program’s greatest defensive backs and return specialists.
  • The Hall of Fame ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. at Fifth Third Arena on Friday night and is free to the public.

 

CINCY BUILDING A RESUME

  • UC remains No. 2 in the nation in yards per play (7.72) and has proven to have the most balanced offense in the country, ranking fifth nationally in both yards per rush (6.05) and pass efficiency (177.57). Cincinnati is tied for first nationally in fourth down conversion percentage (.889), red zone offense (1.000) and fewest sacks allowed (2.0). UC’s scoring defense (18.9) ranks No. 5 in the Big 12 and No. 26 in the nation. Cincinnati has only turned the ball over four times - fewest in the Big 12.
  • Cincinnati is the nation’s 16th most efficient team, including the fourth-most efficient offense and the 13th-most efficient special teams in the country. The Bearcats have the nation’s 23rd best Strength of Record per ESPN.
  • ESPN’s Football Power Index currently predicts the Bearcats to win 8.6 games and 10.7% chance to win the Big 12.

 

SORSBY IS RANKED AMONG NATION’S BEST QUARTERBACKS

  • Sorsby, a Denton, Texas native, is the Big 12’s highest-rated QB by PFF (91.9) and Total QBR (85.0), ranking second (behind OSU’s Sayin) and No. 7 nationally in the metrics. He has 23 total TDs (17 passing, six rushing) against just one turnover, in opener.
  • He is a two-time Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week, claiming the awards after the Northwestern State and Kansas games.
  • This season, he has a five-touchdown first quarter vs. Northwestern State, a game-winning come-from-behind TD drive on the road at Kansas, the nation’s highest single-game QBR this year (99.8, NW ST), two 300-yard games and five three-total-TD games.
  • Sorsby leads the Big 12 in yards per completion (14.4) and ranks third in the Big 12 and seventh in the nation in passer rating (174.4). This would be the highest single-season passer rating for a UC starting QB in school history.
  • Sorsby leads the country with 16 TD passes in the first half this season (three more than Alabama’s Simpson and Indiana’s Mendoza). He has zero turnovers and 1,084 passing yards with a 190.68 passer rating before halftime this season.
  • Sorsby has carved up opposing defenses in Big 12 play this year, connecting on 75-of-119 passes for 1,077 yards and 10 touchdowns with zero interceptions. He has also rushed for two scores in conference play.
  • At home in 2025: Sorsby has completed 45 of 64 passes for 800 yards and 10 TDs with no turnovers. He has added 143 yards on 18 carries (7.9 ypc) with three TDs on the ground, as well.
  • Over nine games at Nippert Stadium in his career: Sorsby has completed 170 of 249 passes for 2,314 yards and 18 TDs with three INTs in 2024 and 2025. He has rushed for 319 yards and 10 touchdowns at Nippert Stadium.

NIPPERT STADIUM: OUR HISTORIC HOME 

  • UC has played at the same site since 1901, making Carson Field the second-oldest playing site in the nation for college football - behind only Penn’s Franklin Field. Arch Carson, as team captain, helped start football at UC in 1885 and in 1901 as physical director at UC, he led the construction of the field. In 1915, brick and concrete structure replaced wooden stands.
  • On Nov. 8, 1924, the completed stadium was dedicated as James Gamble Nippert Memorial Stadium with a capacity of 12,000.
  • The stadium was named in honor of team captain Jimmy Nippert who died a month after sustaining a spike wound injury during the season-ending clash with Miami (Ohio). His grandfather, James N. Gamble of Procter and Gamble funded the completion.
  • Today, Nippert Stadium holds just over 38,000 seats, features more than 1,000 club-level seats and over 50 suites, and sits as a bowl below the surface at the center of campus. The “Wrigley Field of college football” provides a unique homefield advantage.