| Fri. 11/26 | Sat. 12/4 | Fri. 12/31 |
| @ ECU W 35-13 Box | Recap |
vs. Hou W 35-20 Box | Recap |
@ Ala L 6-27 Box | Recap |
Cincinnati's Ford, Gardner departing early for NFL draft | |
CINCINNATI (AP) Cincinnati has lost two stars from its College Football Playoff team to the NFL draft. The school announced Tuesday that junior cornerback Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner declared for the draft, one day after junior running back Jerome Ford said he would do the same. The pair helped the Bearcats (13-1) become the first team from a conference outside the Power Five to crack the playoff. Cincinnati was seeded fourth and lost to No. 1 Alabama 27-6 in a semifinal game on Friday. MORE | |
Bearcats Headlines
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | D. Ridder | 3334 | |||
| Passing TDs: | D. Ridder | 30 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | J. Ford | 1315 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | J. Ford | 19 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | A. Pierce | 884 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | A. Pierce | 8 | |||
| Interceptions: | D. Pace | 4 | |||
| Schedule 2021 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/4 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 49 - 14 | ||
| 9/11 | vs. Murray State | W 42 - 7 | ||
| 9/18 | at Indiana | W 38 - 24 | ||
| 10/2 | at 9 Notre Dame | W 24 - 13 | ||
| 10/8 | vs. Temple | W 52 - 3 | ||
| 10/16 | vs. UCF | W 56 - 21 | ||
| 10/23 | at Navy | W 27 - 20 | ||
| 10/30 | at Tulane | W 31 - 12 | ||
| 11/6 | vs. Tulsa | W 28 - 20 | ||
| 11/12 | at South Florida | W 45 - 28 | ||
| 11/20 | vs. SMU | W 48 - 14 | ||
| 11/26 | at East Carolina | W 35 - 13 | ||
| 12/4 | vs. 21 Houston | W 35 - 20 | ||
| 12/31 | at 1 Alabama | L 6 - 27 | ||
| American Athletic Conference | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 4 Cincinnati | 8-0 | 13-1 | ||||||||||
| 20 Houston | 8-0 | 12-2 | ||||||||||
| UCF | 5-3 | 9-4 | ||||||||||
| East Carolina | 5-3 | 7-5 | ||||||||||
| Tulsa | 5-3 | 7-6 | ||||||||||
| Southern Methodist | 4-4 | 8-4 | ||||||||||
| Memphis | 3-5 | 6-6 | ||||||||||
| Navy | 3-5 | 4-8 | ||||||||||
| Tulane | 1-7 | 2-10 | ||||||||||
| South Florida | 1-7 | 2-10 | ||||||||||
| Temple | 1-7 | 3-9 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FBS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 5789 (31) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 3377 (37) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 2412 (41) | ||||
| Points per game: | 36.9 (12) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 413.5 (64) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 67 (8) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 9 (119) | ||||
| Defense (FBS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4457 (36) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2369 (14) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 2088 (93) | ||||
| Points per game: | 16.9 (5) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 318.4 (11) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 27 (12) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 13 (58) | ||||
