This week the Cincinnati Bearcats were on a bye week, but with teams like Wisconsin, Miami, George and others losing they moved up to 20th in the AP and 21st in the coaches poll. It is pretty cool to be a Bearcats fan right now they will have to face Temple on the road Saturday to see if they can push their record to 7-0 and hopefully move up the rankings.
Per GoBearcats
The University of Cincinnati football was on the bye this week, but still moved up in both the Associated Press and Amway USA Today Coaches Top-25 polls Sunday.
UC (6-0, 2-0 AAC East) sits at No. 20 in AP and No. 21 in the coaches polls. It is UC’s highest AP ranking since Jan. 8, 2010 (No. 8) and highest mark in the coaches poll since Oct. 14, 2012 (No. 18).
The Bearcats are defeating opponents by an average of 18.4 ppg, which includes home wins over Alabama A&M, Ohio and Tulane and road triumphs at UCLA, Miami (OH) and UConn.
UC leads the nation in team passing efficiency defense and ranks in the NCAA FBS Top-20 in scoring defense (3), total defense (4), first downs defense (t-5), net punting (8), passing yards allowed (8), 4th down conversion percentage defense (9), 3rd down conversion percentage defense (10), rushing offense (10) and time of possession (19).
The Bearcats return to action on Saturday, Oct. 20 at Temple. The Bearcats and Owls kickoff at noon from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The game will air nationally on ESPNU, the ESPN app and via radio on 700 WLW AM in Cincinnati, XM 387 and Sirius XM Internet 979.
