2005 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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2005 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Treadwell (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorPat Narduzzi (2nd season)
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 West Virginia $   7 0     11 1  
No. 19 Louisville   5 2     9 3  
Rutgers   4 3     7 5  
South Florida   4 3     6 6  
Pittsburgh   4 3     5 6  
Connecticut   2 5     5 6  
Cincinnati   2 5     4 7  
Syracuse   0 7     1 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team, coached by Mark Dantonio, played its home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1924.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 pmEastern Michigan*W 28–2621,458
September 1012:00 pmat Penn State*ESPN+L 24–4298,727
September 177:00 pmWestern Carolina*
W 7–322,637
September 287:00 pmat Miami (OH)*ESPN2L 16–4419,163
October 82:00 pmat Pittsburgh
L 20–3830,343
October 154:00 pmConnecticut
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 28–1721,039
October 2212:00 pmLouisville
ESPNUL 22–4621,086
October 2912:00 pmat SyracuseESPN+W 22–1642,457
November 97:30 pmNo. 16 West Virginia
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN2L 0–3825,893
November 1912:00 pmat South FloridaESPN+L 16–3127,204
November 261:00 pmat RutgersL 9–4434,611
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster[edit]

2005 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 85 Brent Celek Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 47 Kevin Huber Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Awards and milestones[edit]

Big East Conference honors[edit]

Offensive player of the week[edit]

  • Week 1: Dustin Grutza[2]

Defensive player of the week[edit]

  • Week 8: Kevin McCullough[2]

Special teams player of the week[edit]

  • Week 8: Chet Ervin[2]

Big East Conference All-Conference Second Team[edit]

  • Corey Smith, LB
  • Mike Mickens, DB

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "2005 Cincinnati Bearcats football schedule". gobearcats.com. University of Cincinnati Athletics.
  2. ^ a b c d "2011 Cincinnati Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2018.