SMU at CINCINNATI
Saturday, Oct. 21 • 4 p.m. • ESPNU
Nippert Stadium (40,000/Speed Series M6-M)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Television
ESPNU
Mike Corey and Rene Ingoglia
Radio
KTCK-FM 96.7 (SMU) • The Project 100.7 FM (Cincinnati)
THE GAME
Cincinnati and SMU have met twice previously, in the first two seasons of American Athletic Conference play … They have not played each other in the last two seasons as the conference began divisional play … Cincinnati is 2-0 against SMU, including a 28-25 win at Nippert Stadium in the 2013 season.
SMU
4-2, 1-1 American
Head Coach
Chad Morris (Texas A&M ’92)
11-19, third season
Notes
SMU returns from a bye week at 4-2 after the Mustangs fell 35-22 at Houston Oct. 7 … SMU is 4-0 at home and 0-2 on the road this season … SMU had been the only team in the nation that scored at least 36 points in each game in 2017 before the Mustangs were held to 22 points by the Cougars … QB Ben Hicks has thrown for 1,672 yards and a league-leading 15 touchdowns with five interceptions … RB Xavier Jones has rushed for 467 yards and three touchdowns … WR Trey Quinn leads the team with 54 receptions for 587 yards and five touchdowns … WR Courtland Sutton has 31 catches for 489 yards and seven TDs … The defense has been led by CB Jordan Wyatt, who has two interceptions and four pass breakups, while DE Justin Lawler has 6.0 sacks to go with 8.0 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles.
CINCINNATI
2-5, 0-3 American
Head Coach
Luke Fickell (Ohio State ’97)
2-5, first season at Cincinnati
8-12, second season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Cincinnati looks to snap a four-game slide after the Bearcats fell 33-3 to USF … The five teams that have defeated Cincinnati this season have a combined record of 26-3 … Cincinnati has averaged 101.1 rushing yards and 217.4 passing yards per game … QB Hayden Moore has thrown for 1,522 yards and 10 touchdowns with six interceptions … RB Gerrid Doaks has a team-high 260 rushing yards … WR Khalil Lewis has 37 catches for 360 yards and four touchdowns … Cincinnati’s strength defensively is on the line, where DE Kevin Mouhon leads the team with 5.5 tackles for loss, while DT Marquise Copeland has 4.5 tackles for loss … LB Jaylyin Minor has a team-high 72 tackles and ranks 11th nationally with 10.3 tackles per game.