CINCINNATI at USF
Saturday, Oct. 14 • 7:30 p.m. • ESPNU
Raymond James Stadium (65,857/Natural Grass)
Tampa, Florida
Television
ESPNU
Roy Philpott and Tom Ramsey
Radio
The Project 100.7 FM (Cincinnati)
WWBA-AM 820 (USF)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 14th meeting between Cincinnati and USF in a series that dates to 2003, when both schools became members of Conference USA … The Bearcats hold an 8-5 series lead, though the Bulls have won the last two matchups … Cincinnati’s last win in Tampa was in the 2011 season.
CINCINNATI
2-4, 0-2 American
Head Coach
Luke Fickell (Ohio State ’97)
2-4, first season at Cincinnati
8-11, second season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Cincinnati looks to snap a three-game slide after the Bearcats fell 51-23 to UCF … The game against USF will be Cincinnati’s second straight against a top-25 opponent and the Bearcats’ fourth this season against a team that is ranked in this week’s national polls … QB Hayden Moore has thrown for 1,375 yards and 10 touchdowns with five interceptions … RB Gerrid Doaks has a team-high 223 rushing yards, while RB Mike Boone, who had missed last two games before returning against Marshall, has 184 yards with two TDs … WR Khalil Lewis has 31 catches for 325 yards and four touchdowns … Cincinnati’s strength defensively is on the line, where DT Marquise Copeland and DE Kevin Mouhon lead the team with 4.5 tackles for loss … LB Jaylyin Minor has a team-high 59 tackles.
18/15 USF
5-0, 1-0 American
Head Coach
Charlie Strong (Central Arkansas ’82)
5-0, first season at USF
57-37, eighth season as collegiate head coach
Notes
USF takes a 10-game winning streak into Saturday’s game after the Bulls were 61-31 winners against ECU Sept. 30 … The Bulls had a bye last week … The win gave head coach Charlie Strong a combined 17-1 record as an American Athletic Conference coach … USF has scored at least 30 points in 22 consecutive games and is one game shy of the NCAA record, set by Oregon between 2011 and 2012 … USF leads the nation with 14 defensive interceptions this season, four more than any other team … QB Quinton Flowers has completed 63 of 120 passes for 934 yards and 10 touchdowns with two interceptions and has rushed for 395 yards and five TDs … RB Darius Tice has a team-high 438 rushing yards with seven touchdowns, while RB D’Ernest Johnson has 432 yards and four TDs.