CINCINNATI at MIAMI (OHIO)
Saturday, Sept. 16 • 8 p.m. • ESPN3
Yager Stadium (24,286/FieldTurf)
Oxford, Ohio
Television
ESPN3
Tim Bray and Greg Frey
Radio
The Project 100.7 FM (Cincinnati flagship)
THE GAME • THE VICTORY BELL
Saturday’s game will be the 122nd meeting between Cincinnati and Miami (Ohio) in a series that dates to 1888 … It is the second-oldest rivalry in FBS football, behind only Michigan-Notre Dame (1887) … The RedHawks lead the series, 59-55-7, but the Bearcats have won the last 11 matchups, including a 27-20 victory last year in Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI
1-1, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Luke Fickell (Ohio State ’97)
1-1, first season at Cincinnati
7-8, second season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Cincinnati fell to 1-1 to start the year after the Bearcats dropped a 36-14 decision at No. 8 Michigan last Saturday … The Bearcats trailed 17-14 late in the third quarter before the Wolverines closed the game with 19 straight points … Cincinnati opened the season with a 26-14 win against Austin Peay … QB Hayden Moore has started both games and has completed 32 of 68 passes for 283 yards and four touchdowns and two interceptions … RB Mike Boone is the leading rusher with 144 yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries … WR Khalil Lewis has team highs with eight receptions, 70 receiving yards and two touchdown catches … LB Malik Clements has a team-high 22 tackles, while LB Jaylyin Minor and S Perry Young have 21 stops each … The Bearcats limited Michigan’s offense to two TDs.
MIAMI (OHIO)
1-1, 0-0 MAC
Head Coach
Chuck Martin (Millikin ’90)
12-27, fourth season at Miami
86-34, 11th season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Miami stands at 1-1 after the RedHawks took a 31-10 victory against Austin Peay last Saturday … Miami fell 31-26 at Marshall in the season-opener … Miami started last season 0-6, but won its last six regular-season games … Head coach Chuck Martin, who won two NCAA Division II titles at Grand Valley State, brought Miami to the St. Petersburg Bowl last season, only three years after he inherited a team that was 0-12 … QB Gus Ragland has taken all of the snaps this season and has thrown for 443 yards and five touchdowns with one interception … RB Alonzo Smith has rushed for a team-high 144 yards … WR James Gardner has 13 catches for 228 yards and two touchdowns … LB Brad Koenig has a team-high 19 tackles with a sack and two pass breakups.