The 2016 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Bearcats were led by fourth-year head coach Tommy Tuberville , played their home games at Nippert Stadium , and were members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference . They finished the season 4–8, 1–7 in American Athletic play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the East Division. For the first time since 2010, the Bearcats were not eligible for a bowl game.
Schedule Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. UT Martin * ESPN3 W 28–728,520 September 10 Noon at Purdue * BTN W 38–2033,068 7:30 p.m. No. 6 Houston Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN L 16–4040,015 September 24 3:30 p.m. Miami (OH) * ESPNews W 27–2038,112 October 1 7:00 p.m. South Florida Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPNU L 20–4535,108 October 8 11:30 a.m. at UConn CBSSN L 9–2024,169 October 22 7:00 p.m. East Carolina Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH CBSSN W 31–1932,022 October 29 3:30 p.m. at Temple CBSSN L 13–3429,763 November 5 3:30 p.m. BYU * Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH CBSSN L 3–2037,522 November 12 12:00 p.m. at UCF ESPNU L 3–2430,346 8:00 p.m. Memphis Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Rivalry ) CBSSN L 7–3425,796 8:30 p.m. at Tulsa ESPN2 L 37–40 OT 18,550 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source: [1] Game summaries UT–Martin
1
2
3
4
Total
Skyhawks
7
0
0
0
7
Bearcats
0
6
8
14
28
at Purdue
1
2
3
4
Total
Bearcats
7
14
3
14
38
Boilermakers
0
7
0
13
20
Houston
1
2
3
4
Total
#6 Cougars
7
3
2
28
40
Bearcats
7
3
0
6
16
Miami (OH)
1
2
3
4
Total
RedHawks
7
3
10
0
20
Bearcats
3
7
7
10
27
South Florida
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulls
10
14
14
7
45
Bearcats
6
14
0
0
20
at UConn
1
2
3
4
Total
Bearcats
0
9
0
0
9
Huskies
0
7
10
3
20
East Carolina
1
2
3
4
Total
Pirates
3
0
10
6
19
Bearcats
7
7
10
7
31
at Temple
1
2
3
4
Total
Bearcats
0
13
0
0
13
Owls
10
7
3
14
34
BYU
1
2
3
4
Total
Cougars
3
7
7
3
20
Bearcats
3
0
0
0
3
at UCF
1
2
3
4
Total
Bearcats
0
3
0
0
3
Knights
10
0
7
7
24
Memphis
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
13
14
7
0
34
Bearcats
0
0
0
7
7
at Tulsa
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Bearcats
17
7
7
3 3
37
Golden Hurricane
7
7
7
13 6
40
Roster Depth chart As of September 27, 2016 [2]
Defense
FS
Zach Edwards
Carter Jacobs
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SS
Tyrell Gilbert
Malik Clements
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CB
Grant Coleman
Davin Pierce
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Offense
WR
Nate Cole
Brayden Beard
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LT
LG
C
RG
RT
Ryan Stout
Idarius Ray
Deyshawn Bond
Ryan Leahy
Korey Cunningham
Reed ArmagostOR Kendal Calhoun
Keith MinorOR Evan Mallory
David Niehaus
Will Steur
Morgan James
⋅
⋅
Garrett Campbell
⋅
⋅
TE
D.J. Dowdy
Tyler Cogswell
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Special Teams
PK
PK
P
P
KR OR Tion GreenOR Kahlil LewisOR Brayden Beard
PR OR Devin Gray
LS
H
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