2008 Season Preview: Cincinnati Bearcats
by ccmachine on Jun 20, 2008 12:58 AM CDT
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Its not West Virginia but Oklahoma gets another crack at the Big East in this match-up. The Bearcats haven’t played a Big 12 opponent in the regular season since playing Kansas State in 1997. Cincinnati is 7-7-1 against the Big 12 conference but they have lost their last five games on the road against non-conference BCS teams. UC only returns 12 starters from last year’s squad and among those gone are their leading rusher, their leading passer and their leading tackler. What they do have returning is a talented trio of receivers that tallied 2,267 yards and 24 touchdowns led by sophomore Marcus Barnett’s 13 TD’s.
| 2007 Offensive Leaders | ||
| Passing | Ben Mauk | 235-386, 3121 yards, 31 touchdowns, 9 interceptions |
| Rushing | Butler Benton | 100 carries, 499 yards, 2 touchdowns |
| Receiving | Dominick Goodman | 68 receptions, 869 yards, 8 touchdowns |
Defensively they return three of their four stat leaders for senior campaigns. The Bearcats allowed 114 yards on the ground and 254 through the air last season. They were +16 in turnovers and registered a total of 42 sacks including a season high 11 at Syracuse.
| 2007 Defensive Leaders | ||
| Tackles | Haruki Nakamura | 95 |
| Tackles for Loss | Lamonte Nelms | 5.5 |
| Sacks | Terrill Byrd | 8 |
| Interceptions | DeAngelo Smith | 8 |
Cincinnati started last season 6-0 and were ranked in the Top 25 for the first time since 1976. They would finish the season 10-3 including a win over Southern Mississippi in the PapaJohns.com Bowl. They ranked 2nd in the Big East in scoring and 3rd in scoring defense.
| 2007 Team Stats | |||||
| Points Scored P/G | Points Allowed P/G | Rush P/G | Pass P/G | Home | Road |
| 36.8 | 18.6 | 142.3 | 260.4 | 4-2 | 5-1 |
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