The Cincinnati Bearcats had to travel on the road to take on one of the top offenses in the American Athletic Conference in the SMU Mustangs. The Mustangs came into the contest averaging over 30 points a game. The Bearcats were going to need to shut them down if they were going to get out of Texas with a win. The Bearcats held SMU to under 100 rushing yards and 259 yards total for the game.
Let’s see who earned the game balls for the defense.