2010 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

2010 Cincinnati Bearcats football
2010 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	4–8 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach	Butch Jones (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Bajakian (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinators	Tim Banks (1st season); John Jancek (1st season);
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium; Paul Brown Stadium
	Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

The 2010 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Butch Jones, the Bearcats were compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the Big East. Cincinnati played six home games at Nippert Stadium and one at Paul Brown Stadium.

Record4–8 (2–5 Big East)

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OffensivecoordinatorMike Bajakian (1st season)

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2010 Big East Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Connecticut $+	5	–	2	8	–	5
West Virginia +	5	–	2	9	–	4
Pittsburgh +	5	–	2	8	–	5
Syracuse	4	–	3	8	–	5
South Florida	3	–	4	8	–	5
Louisville	3	–	4	7	–	6
Cincinnati	2	–	5	4	–	8
Rutgers	1	–	6	4	–	8

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	10:00 pm	at Fresno State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPN2	L 14–28	37,238	^[1]
September 11	12:00 pm	Indiana State*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	FSN Ohio	W 40–7	30,807	^[2]
September 16	7:30 pm	at NC State*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN	L 19–30	55,934	^[3]
September 25	6:00 pm	No. 8 Oklahoma*	Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN2	L 29–31	58,253	^[4]
October 9	7:00 pm	Miami (OH)*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	ESPN3	W 45–3	33,909	^[5]
October 15	8:00 pm	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (The Keg of Nails)	ESPN	W 35–27	55,106	^[6]
October 22	8:00 pm	South Florida	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN2	L 30–38	32,670	^[7]
October 30	12:00 pm	Syracuse	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPNU	L 7–31	32,072	^[8]
November 13	12:00 pm	at West Virginia	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	Big East Network	L 10–37	56,593	^[9]
November 20	7:30 pm	Rutgers	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	Big East Network	W 69–38	30,265	^[10]
November 27	12:00 pm	at Connecticut	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	Big East Network	L 17–38	40,000	^[11]
December 4	12:00 pm	Pittsburgh	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (River City Rivalry)	ESPN	L 10–28	27,496	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cincinnati	7	7	0	0	14
Fresno State	0	14	7	7	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana State	0	7	0	0	7
Cincinnati	3	9	28	0	40

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cincinnati	0	7	0	12	19
NC State	14	6	3	7	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Oklahoma	14	3	7	7	31
Cincinnati	3	6	3	17	29

Schedule

	1	2	3	4	Total
South Florida	0	17	14	7	38
Cincinnati	3	10	3	14	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cincinnati	0	3	7	0	10
West Virginia	14	16	7	0	37