2011 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

2011 Cincinnati Bearcats football
2011 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Big East co-champion; Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 31–24 vs. Vanderbilt
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 25
Record	10–3 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach	Butch Jones (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Bajakian (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinators	Tim Banks (2nd season); John Jancek (2nd season);
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium; Paul Brown Stadium
	Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

The 2011 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcats were led by second-year head coach Butch Jones and played their home games at Nippert Stadium and two conference games at Paul Brown Stadium. They finished the season 10–3 overall and 5–2 in Big East play to share the conference championship with Louisville and West Virginia. Despite the conference title, which was their third in the last four years, they did not receive the conference's automatic bid into a BCS game (West Virginia received the bid based on BCS rankings). They were invited to the Liberty Bowl where they defeated Vanderbilt 31–24.

ConferenceBig East Conference

CoachesNo. 21

APNo. 25

Record10–3 (5–2 Big East)

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2011 Big East Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 17 West Virginia $+	5	–	2	10	–	3
No. 25 Cincinnati +	5	–	2	10	–	3
Louisville +	5	–	2	7	–	6
Rutgers	4	–	3	9	–	4
Pittsburgh	4	–	3	6	–	7
Connecticut	3	–	4	5	–	7
South Florida	1	–	6	5	–	7
Syracuse	1	–	6	5	–	7

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions As of January 11, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:00 pm	Austin Peay*		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	FS Ohio	W 72–10	23,282	^[1]
September 10	3:30 pm	at Tennessee*		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ESPN2	L 23–45	94,207	^[2]
September 17	3:30 pm	Akron*		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN3	W 59–14	24,991	^[3]
September 22	8:00 pm	NC State*		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	W 44–14	28,431	^[4]
October 1	1:00 pm	at Miami (OH)*		Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (116th Victory Bell)	ESPN3	W 27–0	16,408	^[5]
October 15	12:00 pm	Louisville		Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Keg of Nails)	Big East Network	W 25–16	40,971	^[6]
October 22	12:00 pm	at South Florida		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	Big East Network	W 37–34	44,248	^[7]
November 5	7:00 pm	at Pittsburgh	No. 24	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (River City Rivalry)	ESPNU	W 26–23	49,362	^[8]
November 12	12:00 pm	West Virginia	No. 23	Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ABC/ESPN3	L 21–24	48,152	^[9]
November 19	12:00 pm	at Rutgers		High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPNU	L 3–20	47,447
November 26	12:00 pm	at Syracuse		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	Big East Network	W 30–13	38,159
December 3	12:00 pm	Connecticut		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	W 35–27	27,930
December 31	3:30 pm	vs. Vanderbilt*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ABC	W 31–24	57,103	^[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	24	23	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	25
Coaches	—	RV	—	—	—	RV	—	RV	23	22	18	RV	—	25	24	21
Harris	Not released						RV	RV	24	23	22	RV	RV	RV	24	Not released
BCS	Not released							—	—	—	23	—	—	—	—	Not released


1	7:47	LOU	Chris Philpott 42-yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays 55 yards, 5:13	LOU 3–0
1	1:41	LOU	Chris Philpott 51-yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays 15 yards, 2:46	LOU 6–0

2	5:01	CIN	D.J. Woods 26-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Tony Miliano kick), Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:19	CIN 7–6
	2:54	LOU	Chris Philpott 18-yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays 67 yards, 2:07	LOU 9–7
	0:06	LOU	Mike Evans 63-yard interception return (Chris Philpott kick), Drive: 9 plays 47 yards, 2:48	LOU 16–7

3	4:41	CIN	Zach Collaros 1-yard run (Tony Miliano kick), Drive: 7 plays 54 yards, 3:10	LOU 16–14

4	12:19	CIN	Isaiah Pead 50-yard run (Zach Collaros to Adrien Robinson pass), Drive: 2 plays 50 yards, 0:16	CIN 22–16
4	1:21	CIN	Tony Miliano 21-yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays 40 yards, 1:44	CIN 25–16

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Derek Wolfe	DT	2	36	Denver Broncos
Isaiah Pead	RB	2	50	St. Louis Rams
John Hughes	DT	3	87	Cleveland Browns
Adrien Robinson	TE	4	127	New York Giants

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2011 Cincinnati Bearcats football

Big East co-champion Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 31–24 vs. Vanderbilt
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 25
Record	10–3 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach	Butch Jones (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Bajakian (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinators	Tim Banks (2nd season) John Jancek (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium Paul Brown Stadium
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisville	6	10	0	0	16
• Cincinnati	0	7	7	11	25