2016 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

2016 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record4–8 (1–7 The American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZac Taylor (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorRobert Prunty (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
2016 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Temple xy$   7 – 1     10 – 4  
No. 19 South Florida x   7 – 1     11 – 2  
UCF   4 – 4     6 – 7  
  1 – 7     4 – 8  
UConn   1 – 7     3 – 9  
East Carolina   1 – 7     3 – 9  
West Division
Navy xy   7 – 1     9 – 5  
Tulsa   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Memphis   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Houston   5 – 3     9 – 4  
SMU   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Tulane   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Championship: Temple 34, Navy 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcats were led by fourth-year head coach Tommy Tuberville, played their home games at Nippert Stadium, and were members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 1–7 in American Athletic play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the East Division. For the first time since 2010, the Bearcats were not eligible for a bowl game.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.UT Martin*
ESPN3W 28–728,520
September 10Noonat Purdue*
BTNW 38–2033,068
September 157:30 p.m.No. 6 Houston
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPNL 16–4040,015
September 243:30 p.m.Miami (OH)*
ESPNewsW 27–2038,112
October 17:00 p.m.South Florida
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPNUL 20–4535,108
October 811:30 a.m.at UConn
CBSSNL 9–2024,169
October 227:00 p.m.East Carolina
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
CBSSNW 31–1932,022
October 293:30 p.m.at Temple
CBSSNL 13–3429,763
November 53:30 p.m.BYU*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
CBSSNL 3–2037,522
November 1212:00 p.m.at UCF
ESPNUL 3–2430,346
November 188:00 p.m.Memphis
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
CBSSNL 7–3425,796
November 258:30 p.m.at Tulsa
ESPN2L 37–40 OT18,550
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

UT–Martin

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 7 0 0 0 7
Bearcats 0 6 8 14 28
See also: 2016 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

At Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total
Bearcats 7 14 3 14 38
Boilermakers 0 7 0 13 20
See also: 2016 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Houston

1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Cougars 7 3 2 28 40
Bearcats 7 3 0 6 16
See also: 2016 Houston Cougars football team

Miami (OH)

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 7 3 10 0 20
Bearcats 3 7 7 10 27
See also: 2016 Miami RedHawks football team and Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami)

South Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 10 14 14 7 45
Bearcats 6 14 0 0 20
See also: 2016 South Florida Bulls football team

At UConn

1 2 3 4 Total
Bearcats 0 9 0 0 9
Huskies 0 7 10 3 20
See also: 2016 UConn Huskies football team

East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 3 0 10 6 19
Bearcats 7 7 10 7 31
See also: 2016 East Carolina Pirates football team

At Temple

1 2 3 4 Total
Bearcats 0 13 0 0 13
Owls 10 7 3 14 34
See also: 2016 Temple Owls football team

BYU

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 3 7 7 3 20
Bearcats 3 0 0 0 3
See also: 2016 BYU Cougars football team

At UCF

1 2 3 4 Total
Bearcats 0 3 0 0 3
Knights 10 0 7 7 24
See also: 2016 UCF Knights football team

Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 13 14 7 0 34
Bearcats 0 0 0 7 7
See also: 2016 Memphis Tigers football team

At Tulsa

1 2 3 4OT Total
Bearcats 17 7 7 33 37
Golden Hurricane 7 7 7 136 40
See also: 2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Personnel

Roster

2016 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Kahlil Lewis So
RB 5 Mike Boone Jr
WR 6 Tshumbi Johnson  Jr
RB 7 Tion Green  Sr
QB 8 Hayden Moore  So
QB 10 Jake Sopko Fr
QB 11 Gunner Kiel  Sr
QB 12 Ross Trail  Fr
WR 13 Avery Johnson  Jr
QB 14 Sam Fette  Fr
WR 15 Brayden Beard  Fr
WR 17 Jamil Kamara So
TE 18 Tyler Cogswell  Jr
WR 19 Tyrin Summers Fr
WR 21 Devin Gray Jr
RB 22 Deionte Buckley  Jr
RB 25 Chad Banschbach  Jr
WR 26 Jerron Rollins Fr
RB 26 Hunter Gillespie Fr
RB 32 Gerrid Doaks Fr
RB 34 Joshuwa Holloman  Fr
RB 35 Taylor Boose  Fr
TE 39 Doug Bates Fr
OL 51 Delonte Murray Sr
OL 52 Reed Armagost  Fr
OL 53 Tyler McGarr  Fr
OL 54 Keith Minor  So
OL 55 Alex Heil  Fr
OL 57 Morgan James  Fr
OL 59 Deyshawn Bond Sr
OL 60 Zach Bycznski Fr
OL 64 Will Steur  Jr
OL 65 Idarius Ray Sr
OL 66 David Niehaus Sr
OL 68 Grant Schmidt (I) Fr
OL 71 Korey Cunningham Jr
OL 72 Garrett Campbell Jr
OL 73 Ryan Leahy  Sr
OL 74 Kendall Calhoun Jr
OL 76 Evan Mallory  Fr
OL 77 John Kurtz So
OL 78 Morgan James So
OL 79 Ryan Stout  So
WR 80 Malick Mbodj Fr
TE 81 D. J. Dowdy  Sr
WR 82 Braxton Neal  Fr
TE 83 Josiah Deguara  Fr
WR 84 Nate Cole  Sr
WR 85 Thomas Geddis Fr
WR 86 Rashad Medaris (I) Fr
TE 87 Bruno Labelle Fr
WR 88 Marcel Paul Fr
WR 88 Jeremiah Williams So
TE 89 Jake Elfers  So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 2 Tyrell Gilbert  So
LB 3 Christian Angulo  Fr
S 4 Zach Edwards Sr
S 5 Mike Tyson Sr
CB 9 Linden Stephens Jr
S 10 Alex Thomas  So
CB 13 Grant Coleman  Jr
CB 14 J. J. Pinckey   Jr
LB 17 Collin Widecan Fr
S 19 Davin Pierce Fr
S 20 Carter Jacobs Jr
LB 23 Eric Wilson  Sr
S 24 Malik Clements So
DB 29 Bryce Beard Fr
CB 30 Chris Murray  Jr
CB 31 Marquis Smith Fr
CB 32 James Wiggins Fr
LB 33 Jaylyin Minor Jr
S 35 Anthony Legend  So
S 36 Sheldon Doss  Fr
LB 37 Matthew Draper  Fr
DE 40 Ty Sponseller Fr
LB 41 Joel Dublanko Fr
LB 42 Antonio Kinard Sr
DE 43 Michael Pitts Fr
DE 44 Marquise Copeland So
LB 45 Bryce Jenkinson So
NB 46 Perry Young Fr
DE 47 Landon Brazile  So
LB 48 Kevin Mouhon  So
OLB 49 Tyquan Statham Fr
DT 50 Sione Tongamoa  Sr
DE 51 Kimoni Fitz  Fr
LB 53 Franklin Bruscianelli  Sr
DE 55 Caleb Ashworth  Fr
DE 56 Mark Wilson  Jr
DT 75 Chris Ferguson  So
DL 77 Beau Harmon Jr
DT 90 Hakeem Allonce  Sr
DT 91 Marcus Brown Fr
DE 92 Curtis Brooks Fr
DE 93 Elijah Ponder Fr
DT 94 Chris Burton  Jr
DE 95 Bryan Wright  Fr
DT 96 Cortez Broughton  So
DT 97 Norman Oglesby  Fr
DT 98 Lyndon Johnson Sr
DE 99 Alex Pace  Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 16 Andrew Gantz  Jr
P 26 Sam Geraci  Jr
LS 31 Kyle Curtis  Jr
K 34 Josh Pasley  Sr
LS 41 Jon Vincent  Jr
LS 57 Cody Armstrong Fr
K 58 Garrett Rigby Fr


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Robert Prunty – Associate head coach, co-defensive coordinator, defensive line
  • Jeff Koonz – Co-defensive coordinator, linebackers
  • Zac Taylor – Assistant head coach, special teams coordinator, tight ends
  • Mike Gillhamer – Secondary
  • J.B. Grimes – Offensive line
  • Nick Grimes – Tight ends, H-backs
  • Kenny Ingram – Defensive tackles
  • Ty Linder – Special teams coordinator, running backs
  • Blake Rolan – Wide receivers
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Depth chart

As of September 27, 2016[2]

Awards and milestones

All-AAC
Player Position Team
Eric Wilson LB 1
Cortez Broughton DT 2
Reference:[3]

Players in the 2017 NFL Draft

See also: 2017 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Mike Tyson S 6 187 Seattle Seahawks

References

  1. ^ "2016 Cincinnati Bearcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 UC Football Game Notes" (PDF). GoBearcats.com. CBSi. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 9, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "American Athletic Conference Media Guide" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
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