2014 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

2014 Cincinnati Bearcats football
2014 Cincinnati Bearcats football
The American co-champion
Military Bowl, L 17–33 vs. Virginia Tech
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	9–4 (7–1 The American)
Head coach	Tommy Tuberville (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Eddie Gran (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinator	Robert Prunty (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Hank Hughes (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Paul Brown Stadium
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played its home games at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio due to the renovation at Nippert Stadium, which was completed at the start of the 2015 football season. The Bearcats were led by second-year head coach Tommy Tuberville. They finished the season 9–4, 7–1 in AAC play to finish in a three way tie for the America Athletic championship. They were invited to the Military Bowl where they lost to Virginia Tech.

2014 American Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 25 Memphis +	7	–	1	10	–	3
Cincinnati +	7	–	1	9	–	4
UCF +	7	–	1	9	–	4
East Carolina	5	–	3	8	–	5
Houston	5	–	3	8	–	5
Temple	4	–	4	6	–	6
South Florida	3	–	5	4	–	8
Tulane	2	–	6	3	–	9
Tulsa	2	–	6	2	–	10
UConn	1	–	7	2	–	10
SMU	1	–	7	1	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	7:00 pm	Toledo*	Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPNU	W 58–34	31,912
September 20	7:00 pm	Miami (OH)*	Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	CBSSN	W 31–24	41,926
September 27	6:00 pm	at No. 22 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	BTN	L 28–50	108,362
October 4	7:00 pm	Memphis	Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Rivalry)	CBSSN	L 14–41	25,456
October 11	12:00 pm	at Miami (FL)*	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ACCRSN	L 34–55	43,953
October 18	3:30 pm	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	CBSSN	W 41–3	16,849
October 24	7:00 pm	South Florida	Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN2	W 34–17	30,024
October 31	8:00 pm	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN2	W 38–14	21,414
November 13	7:00 pm	East Carolina	Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN2	W 54–46	19,113
November 22	8:00 pm	at UConn	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	W 41–0	24,012
November 29	12:00 pm	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNews	W 14–6	21,255
December 6	12:00 pm	Houston	Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	W 38–31	24,606
December 27	1:00 pm	vs. Virginia Tech*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Military Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–33	34,277
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[1]

Game summaries edit

Toledo edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	0	14	17	3	34
• Bearcats	20	21	0	17	58

Location: Cincinnati, OH
Game start: 7:00 PM
Game attendance: 31,912
Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
TV announcers (ESPNU): Eamon McAnaney, Dan Hawkins, Niki Noto

Miami (Ohio) edit

119th Battle for the Victory Bell

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	7	7	7	3	24
• Bearcats	7	17	7	0	31

Location: Cincinnati, OH
Game start: 7:00 PM
Game attendance: 41,926
Referee: Mark Kluczynski
TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Lauren Gardner

Ohio State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	7	14	7	0	28
• #22 Buckeyes	23	7	13	7	50

Location: Columbus, OH
Game start: 6:00 PM
Game attendance: 108,362
Referee: Daniel Capron
TV announcers (BTN): Thom Brennaman, Glen Mason, Lisa Byington

Memphis edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Tigers	24	3	14	0	41
Bearcats	7	0	7	0	14

Location: Cincinnati, OH
Game start: 7:00 PM
Game attendance: 25,456
Referee: Ed Ardito
TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Lauren Gardner

Miami (FL) edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	7	3	3	21	34
• Hurricanes	14	10	17	14	55

Location: Miami Gardens, FL
Game start: 12:00 PM
Game attendance: 43,953
Referee: John McDaid
TV announcers (ACCRSN): Chip Carey, Jim Grobe, Hans Heiserer

SMU edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bearcats	6	22	3	10	41
Mustangs	3	0	0	0	3

Location: University Park, TX
Game start: 2:30
Game attendance: 16,849
Referee: Todd LaPenta
TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Lauren Gardner

South Florida edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	3	0	0	14	17
• Bearcats	10	10	0	14	34

Location: Cincinnati, OH
Game start: 7:00 PM
Game attendance: 30,024
Referee: Michael Roche
TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Lamont, Ray Bentley

Tulane edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bearcats	10	14	7	7	38
Green Wave	0	0	14	0	14

Location: New Orleans, LA
Game start: 7:00 PM
Game attendance: 21,414
Referee: Tracy Jones
TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Flemming, Danny Kanell, Allison Williams

East Carolina edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	6	14	7	19	46
• Bearcats	14	17	7	16	54

Location: Cincinnati, OH
Game start: 7:00 PM
Game attendance: 19,113
Game weather: 27 F
Referee: John McDaid
TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Neely, Gene Chizik, Kayce Smith

UConn edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bearcats	7	20	14	0	41
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0

Location: East Hartford, CT
Game start: 8:00 PM
Game attendance: 24,012
Referee: Michael Roche
TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Lauren Gardner

Temple edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bearcats	0	14	0	0	14
Owls	3	0	3	0	6

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Game start: 12:00 PM
Game attendance: 21,255
Referee: Tracy Jones
TV announcers (ESPNews): Wayne Randazzo, Brian Kinchen

Houston edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	3	7	14	31
• Bearcats	7	14	14	3	38

Location: Cincinnati, OH
Game start: 12:00 PM
Game attendance: 24,606
Referee: Michael Roche
TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Todd McShay

Virginia Tech edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	7	3	0	7	17
• Hokies	7	6	14	6	33

Location: Annapolis, MD
Game start: 1:00 PM
Game attendance: 34,277
Referee: Kevin Stine
TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, Paul Carcaterra

Personnel edit

2014 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`2`	Mekale McKay	Jr
WR	`3`	Johnny Holton	Jr
QB	`4`	Munchie Legaux	Sr
RB	`7`	Tion Green	Jr
WR	`8`	Casey Gladney	Jr
QB	`10`	Hayden Moore	Fr
TE	`10`	Jake Golic	Sr
QB	`11`	Gunner Kiel	So
QB	`12`	Jarred Evans (S)	Jr
WR	`15`	Chris Moore	Jr
QB	`16`	Michael Colosimo	Jr
TE	`18`	Tyler Cogswell	So
WR	`19`	Shaq Washington	Jr
WR	`20`	Tshumbi Johnson	Fr
RB	`21`	Rod Moore	Sr
RB	`23`	Hosey Williams	Sr
RB	`25`	Rob Rice	Jr
RB	`26`	Bobby Brown	Fr
RB	`27`	Mike Boone	Fr
RB	`30`	Chad Banschbach	Fr
FB	`38`	Lindsay Crook	Fr
FB	`39`	EJ Junior	So
OL	`54`	Luke Callahan	Fr
OL	`56`	Dominic Mainello	Sr
OL	`58`	Chad West	Jr
OL	`59`	Deyshawn Bond	So
OL	`62`	Cory Keebler	Sr
OL	`63`	Chris Ferguson	Fr
OL	`64`	Will Steur	Fr
OL	`65`	Tyreek Burwell	Sr
OL	`66`	David Niehaus	So
OL	`67`	Kyle Williamson	So
OL	`68`	Jeff Duncan	Fr
OL	`69`	Branden Gordan	Jr
OL	`69`	Dominic Mainello	Sr
OL	`71`	Eric Lefeld	Sr
OL	`72`	Garrett Campbell	Sr
OL	`73`	Ryan Leahy	So
OL	`74`	Justin Murray	Jr
OL	`75`	Kevin Schloemer	Sr
OL	`76`	Korey Cunningham	Fr
OL	`77`	John Kurtz	Fr
OL	`78`	Parker Ehinger	Jr
OL	`79`	Ryan Stout	Fr
WR	`80`	Alex Chism	Jr
TE	`81`	DJ Dowdy	So
WR	`82`	Max Morrison	Jr
WR	`84`	Nate Cole	So
TE	`85`	Jeremy Dolin	Sr
WR	`87`	Justin Sawmiller	Sr
TE	`88`	Shai Alonzo	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`1`	Jeff Luc	Sr
LB	`2`	Tyrell Gilbert	Fr
DB	`3`	Howard Wilder	Sr
S	`5`	Mike Tyson	So
CB	`6`	Jeff Mundy	So
LB	`7`	Aaron Brown	Fr
S	`8`	Adrian Witty	Sr
S	`10`	Darren Dotson	Sr
CB	`11`	John James	Jr
CB	`12`	Leviticus Payne	Jr
CB	`13`	Grant Coleman	So
CB	`14`	J.J. Pinckney	Fr
S	`17`	Jeremy Graves	Jr
S	`20`	Carter Jacobs	Fr
CB	`21`	Davon Witherspoon	Fr
CB	`22`	Zach Edwards	So
LB	`23`	Eric Wilson	So
CB	`25`	Alex Thomas (S)	Fr
S	`29`	Andre Jones	So
CB	`30`	Chris Murphy	Fr
CB	`32`	Linden Stephens	Fr
LB	`38`	Mason Antoun	Jr
LB	`39`	Lindsay Crook	Fr
LB	`40`	Kevin Brown	Jr
LB	`41`	Kevin Hyland	Jr
LB	`43`	Nick Temple	Sr
DE	`47`	Landon Brazile	Fr
LB	`48`	Kevin Mouhon	Fr
DL	`50`	Alex Pace	So
DE	`51`	Kimoni Fitz	Fr
DT	`52`	Keith Minor	Fr
LB	`53`	Franklin Bruscianelli	So
DT	`54`	Ja'Merez Bowen	Fr
DE	`56`	Mark Wilson	Fr
LB	`57`	Clemente Casseus	Sr
LB	`58`	Trevor Ginn	Fr
DT	`59`	Beau Harmon	Fr
DL	`70`	Brandon Mitchell	Jr
DT	`90`	Camaron Beard	Sr
DT	`91`	Hakeem Allonce	Sr
DL	`92`	Silverberry Mouhon	Jr
DE	`93`	Brad Harrah	Sr
DT	`94`	Chris Burton	So
DE	`95`	Terrell Hartsfield	Sr
DT	`96`	Cortez Broughton	Fr
DT	`97`	Sione Tongamoa	Fr
DE	`99`	Jerrell Jordan	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`14`	Tony Miliano	Sr
P	`24`	John Lloyd	Sr
DS	`34`	Tyler Hill	Fr
PK	`55`	Andrew Gantz	Fr
P	`58`	Sam Geraci	Fr
DS	`61`	Kirk Willis	Jr

Head coach

Tommy Tuberville

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Eddie Gran
Offensive coordinator
Hank Hughes
Co-defensive coordinator/linebackers
Robert Prunty
Associate head coach/co-defensive coordinator/defensive line
Steve Clinkscale
Linebackers
Darren Hiller
Offensive line
Darin Hinshaw
Passing game coordinator/quarterbacks
Jeff Koonz
Safeties
Marc Nudelberg
Special teams/tight ends
Blake Rolan
Wide receivers
Joe Walker
Director of football strength & conditioning

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 11, 2014

Depth chart edit

Defense

FS
Zach Edwards
Carter Jacobs

WLB	MLB	SLB
Brandon Bell	Jeff Luc	Leviticus Payne
Eric Wilson	Kevin Hyland	Kevin Brown

SS
Andre Jones
Mike Tyson

CB
Grant Coleman
Aaron Brown

DE	DT	DT	DE
Terrell Hartfield	Brad Harrah	Camaron Beard	Silverberry Mouhon
Mark Wilson	Brandon Mitchell	Alex Pace	Jerrell Jordan

CB
Howard Wilder
Linden Stephens

Offense

WR
Mekale McKay
Alex Chisum

WR
Shaq Washington
Casey Gladney

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Eric Lefeld	Ryan Leahy	Deyshawn Bond	Parker Ehinger	Justin Murray
Korey Cunningham	Kevin Schloemer	Dominic Mainello	Tyreek Burwell	Chad West

TE
DJ Dowdy
Jake Golic

WR
Chris Moore
Johnny Holton

QB
Gunner Kiel
Munchie Legaux

Special teams
PK Andrew Gantz
P Sam Geraci
KR Johnny Holton, Casey Gladney
PR Shaq Washington, Casey Gladney
LS Kirk Willis
H Sam Geraci

RB
Rod Moore
Mike Boone

Awards and milestones edit

American Athletic Conference honors edit

Offensive player of the week edit

Week 3: Gunner Kiel^[2]
Week 5: Chris Moore^[2]
Week 12: Gunner Kiel^[2]

Defensive player of the week edit

Week 13: Jeff Luc^[2]
Week 14: Nick Temple^[2]

Special Teams player of the week edit

Week 3: Sam Geraci^[2]
Week 8: Andrew Gantz^[2]
Week 9: Andrew Gantz^[2]
Week 12: Andrew Gantz^[2]

American Athletic Conference All-Conference First Team edit

Eric Lefeld, OT
Parker Ehinger, OG

Terrell Hartsfield, DL
Jeff Luc, LB

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American Athletic Conference All-Conference Second Team edit

Andrew Gantz, K

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American Athletic Conference All-Conference Honorable Mention edit

Gunner Kiel, QB
Nick Temple, LB

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References edit

^ "2014 Cincinnati Bearcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "American Athletic Conference Media Guide" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 6, 2018.

[1] "2014 Cincinnati Bearcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 23, 2014.

[AAC-Media_Guide-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "American Athletic Conference Media Guide" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 6, 2018.

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