Ford was named AAC Offensive Player of the Week for the second straight week, while senior cornerback Coby Bryant was named to the PFF College National Team of the Week. The Bearcats rushed for a season-best 336 yards versus UCF en route to its seventh-ever 6-0 start, and third of the Luke Fickell era. In two AAC games this season, Ford has carried the ball 35 times for 338 yards (169 ypg, 9.7 ypc). The Tampa, Fla., native had 149 yards and two scores against Temple. Ford finished with 189 yards and four scores in the blowout win. Running back Jerome Ford rushed for 179 yards and four touchdowns against the Knights. The Bearcats opened AAC play with a 52-3 win over Temple. The Bearcats jumped out to a 35-0 lead on UCF en route to a 56-21 victory on Saturday, marking the first time in school history (dating back to 1885) that Cincinnati recorded 50 points in back-to-back games. It's also the highest ranking in AAC history. Before this season, UC's previous high was No. 2 in the Associated Press poll, its highest ranking ever for the second straight week. WATCH THE TUESDAY FICKELL AND RIDDER PRESS CONFERENCES HEREįORD POWERS CINCINNATI TO BACK-TO-BACK 50-POINT GAMES FOR FIRST TIME EVER, NO. Read more about the Bearcats' midseason accolades here. Junior running back Jerome Ford has won the last two AAC Offensive Player of the Week awards and was selected as a midseason second-team All-America honoree from the Athletic. Junior cornerback Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner has earned midseason All-America honors from ESPN, The Athletic, Associate Press and CBS Sports. GARDNER, FORD RACK UP THE HONORS THIS WEEK
113, XM 201) with Dan Hoard (PxP) and Jim Kelly Jr. Fans can also listen on the Bearcats Sports Network on 700 WLW-AM and on satellite radio (Sirius Ch. Saturday's game will be televised nationally on ESPN2 with Dave Flemming (PxP), Rod Gilmore (Analyst) and Stormy Buonantony (sideline) on the broadcast. 20 nationally in rushing (214.3 ypg) and No. The Midshipmen typically have one of the strongest running games in the nation and had a 21-play, 11:50 touchdown drive in the loss to the Tigers. 8 – both at Nippert Stadium.Ĭincinnati (6-0) faces a Navy squad (1-5) that is coming off back-to-back losses to Memphis (35-17) and SMU (31-24). The Bearcats are coming off back-to-back 50-point games for the first time in school history after defeating UCF, 56-21, last Saturday and Temple, 52-3, on Oct.
2-ranked Cincinnati football team travels to Navy on Saturday for a Noon ET AAC road contest at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium in Annapolis, Md. Zach Stipe Associate AD / Communications Story LinksĬINCINNATI – The No.
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