Short week with a Friday game...first article is from The News-Record...
The Cincinnati Bearcats lost 34-7 to the University of Memphis Tigers over the weekend, clinching a losing season for the first time since 2010.
Cincinnati fell to 4-7 on the season and 1-6 in American Athletic Conference play, with one final game remaining against the University of Tulsa Friday.
“It’s hard,” said Bearcat head coach Tommy Tuberville. “It’s not about me, it’s about the players. I know that everybody’s disgusted; we’re disgusted. Nobody’s more disgusted than we are of not getting it done and not getting better.”
If Cincinnati loses their last game, they will match the 2010 team’s record of 4-8.
There are some similarities, and some differences, when comparing the two teams. One of the similarities is the defensive statistics.
Despite Cincinnati improving in their opponent’s points per game from last season, they have given up 4,463 total yards this year — allowing their opponents to gain 5.3 yards per play.
In 2010, Cincinnati’s defense posted similar numbers, allowing their opponents to gain 4,433 total yards, as well as 5.3 yards per play.
“Our guys are playing hard, they’re practicing hard, and giving it all they got. We just don’t have the playmakers right now,” Tuberville said.
A big difference between the two squads is some of the numbers posted by the offense.
This year’s offense has posted significantly lesser numbers than the 2010 team.
In 2010, the Bearcats gained 417.3 yards per game, passing for 260.7 per game and 156.7 rushing.
This season, Cincinnati has been limited to 359.5 yards per game, passing for 242.8 per game and 116.7 rushing yards per game.
In addition, the Bearcats have only averaged 17.7 points. This number has fallen significantly after the team went 13 straight quarters without a touchdown.
The 2010 Bearcats nearly averaged 10 more points per outing.
“Everything we do, we seem to be our own worst enemy,” Tuberville said in his press conference last Tuesday. “We just can’t seem to make that one play that gets us a little bit of momentum. We change things every week to try to minimize the responsibility of one person, not put it on one guy's shoulders.”
There is one glaring similarity between the two offenses, however, and that is the struggle of turning the ball over.
UC has turned the ball over a total of 30 times this season, 15 interceptions and 15 fumbles.
During the 2010 year, Cincinnati turned it over 39 times, 15 interceptions and 24 fumbles.
“The coaches have obviously worked hard at the game plan, but you also have to work hard mentally with your players,” Tuberville said.
Moving forward, it is a good chance Cincinnati will match the 4-8 record of 2010.
They face the 8-3 Tulsa Golden Hurricane, and the Bearcats have yet to defeat a Football Bowl Subdivision team with a winning record this season.
“This week we will just go back, as I told the players, we’ll do better as coaches,” Tuberville said. “We just got to work harder in practice and try to finish a lot better than what we played in this game in terms of playing a very good Tulsa team on the road.”
Cincinnati and Tulsa face off 8:30 p.m. Friday in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The game will be aired on ESPNU.
The Cincinnati Bearcats lost 34-7 to the University of Memphis Tigers over the weekend, clinching a losing season for the first time since 2010.
Cincinnati fell to 4-7 on the season and 1-6 in American Athletic Conference play, with one final game remaining against the University of Tulsa Friday.
“It’s hard,” said Bearcat head coach Tommy Tuberville. “It’s not about me, it’s about the players. I know that everybody’s disgusted; we’re disgusted. Nobody’s more disgusted than we are of not getting it done and not getting better.”
If Cincinnati loses their last game, they will match the 2010 team’s record of 4-8.
There are some similarities, and some differences, when comparing the two teams. One of the similarities is the defensive statistics.
Despite Cincinnati improving in their opponent’s points per game from last season, they have given up 4,463 total yards this year — allowing their opponents to gain 5.3 yards per play.
In 2010, Cincinnati’s defense posted similar numbers, allowing their opponents to gain 4,433 total yards, as well as 5.3 yards per play.
“Our guys are playing hard, they’re practicing hard, and giving it all they got. We just don’t have the playmakers right now,” Tuberville said.
A big difference between the two squads is some of the numbers posted by the offense.
This year’s offense has posted significantly lesser numbers than the 2010 team.
In 2010, the Bearcats gained 417.3 yards per game, passing for 260.7 per game and 156.7 rushing.
This season, Cincinnati has been limited to 359.5 yards per game, passing for 242.8 per game and 116.7 rushing yards per game.
In addition, the Bearcats have only averaged 17.7 points. This number has fallen significantly after the team went 13 straight quarters without a touchdown.
The 2010 Bearcats nearly averaged 10 more points per outing.
“Everything we do, we seem to be our own worst enemy,” Tuberville said in his press conference last Tuesday. “We just can’t seem to make that one play that gets us a little bit of momentum. We change things every week to try to minimize the responsibility of one person, not put it on one guy's shoulders.”
There is one glaring similarity between the two offenses, however, and that is the struggle of turning the ball over.
UC has turned the ball over a total of 30 times this season, 15 interceptions and 15 fumbles.
During the 2010 year, Cincinnati turned it over 39 times, 15 interceptions and 24 fumbles.
“The coaches have obviously worked hard at the game plan, but you also have to work hard mentally with your players,” Tuberville said.
Moving forward, it is a good chance Cincinnati will match the 4-8 record of 2010.
They face the 8-3 Tulsa Golden Hurricane, and the Bearcats have yet to defeat a Football Bowl Subdivision team with a winning record this season.
“This week we will just go back, as I told the players, we’ll do better as coaches,” Tuberville said. “We just got to work harder in practice and try to finish a lot better than what we played in this game in terms of playing a very good Tulsa team on the road.”
Cincinnati and Tulsa face off 8:30 p.m. Friday in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The game will be aired on ESPNU.
