2011 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2011 Cincinnati Bearcats football Cincinnati University Bearcats textlogo.svg 250 Big East Conference Big East 21 25 10–3 5–2 Butch Jones 2nd Mike Bajakian 2nd Multiple Tim Banks 2nd John Jancek 2nd 4–3 Nippert StadiumPaul Brown Stadium Big East co-championLiberty Bowl champion Liberty Bowl W 31–24 vs. Vanderbilt The 2011 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcats were led by second-year head coach Butch Jones and played their home games at Nippert Stadium and two conference games at Paul Brown Stadium. They finished the season 10–3 overall and 5–2 in Big East play to share the conference championship with Louisville and West Virginia. Despite the conference title, which was their third in the last four years, they did not receive the conference's automatic bid into a BCS game (West Virginia received the bid based on BCS rankings). They were invited to the Liberty Bowl where they defeated Vanderbilt 31–24. Schedule 2011 AP Eastern September 3 7:00 pm w y Austin Peay Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH FS Ohio 72–10 23,282 Austin Peay Governors vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312462132 ESPN September 3, 2011 September 3, 2011 September 10 3:30 pm l y y Tennessee Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN ESPN2 23–45 94,207 Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Tennessee Volunteers Box Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312532633 ESPN September 10, 2011 September 11, 2011 September 17 3:30 pm w y Akron Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN3 59–14 24,991 Akron Zips vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312602132 ESPN September 17, 2011 September 18, 2011 September 22 8:00 pm w y NC State Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN 44–14 28,431 North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312652132 ESPN September 22, 2011 September 23, 2011 October 1 1:00 pm w y y Miami (OH) Yager Stadium Oxford, OH 116th Victory Bell ESPN3 27–0 16,408 Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Miami RedHawks Box Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312740193 ESPN October 1, 2011 October 1, 2011 October 15 12:00 pm w y Louisville Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH Keg of Nails Big East Network 25–16 40,971 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312882132 Louisville Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score ESPN October 15, 2011 October 15, 2011 October 22 12:00 pm w y South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL Big East Network 37–34 44,248 Cincinnati Bearcats vs. South Florida Bulls Box Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312950058 ESPN October 22, 2011 October 22, 2011 November 5 7:00 pm w y 24 Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU River City Rivalry 26–23 49,362 Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Box Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313090221 ESPN November 5, 2011 November 5, 2011 November 12 12:00 pm l 23 West Virginia Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH ABC/ESPN3 21–24 48,152 West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313162132 ESPN November 12, 2011 November 11, 2012 November 19 12:00 pm l y Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPNU 3–20 47,447 November 26 12:00 pm w y Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Big East Network 30–13 38,159 December 3 12:00 pm w Connecticut Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN 35–27 27,930 December 31 3:30 pm w y y Vanderbilt Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN Liberty Bowl ABC 31–24 57,103 Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Box Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313650238 ESPN December 31, 2011 December 31, 2011 2011 Cincinnati Bearcats football schedule https://gobearcats.com/sports/football/schedule/2011 gobearcats.com University of Cincinnati Athletics Roster 2011 Cincinnati Bearcats f 86 So Blake Annen yes TE y 18 Jr Travis Kelce TE y 23 Sr Isaiah Pead RB y 88 Sr Adrien Robinson TE y 1 Jr Kenbrell Thompkins WR y 40 Sr John Hughes John Hughes (American football) DT y 37 Sr J. K. Schaffer LB y 78 Sr Derek Wolfe DT y https://web.archive.org/web/20111024174235/http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cinn-m-footbl-mtt.html *Butch Jones Rankings 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 6 7 NR NR NR RV NR NR RV NR NR NR RV RV RV NR RV RV RV RV NR 24 23 24 NR 23 22 23 NR 23 18 22 23 RV RV RV NR RV NR RV NR RV 25 RV NR RV 24 24 NR 25 21 Game summaries Louisville Louisville 6 10 0 0 Cincinnati 0 7 7 11 October 15 Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH 12:09 pm EDT 3:12 40,971 Dennis Hennigan Mike Gleason, John Congemi, & Eamon McAnaney Big East Network yes 1 2 7:47 LOU Chris Philpott 42-yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays 55 yards, 5:13 LOU 3–0 1:41 LOU Chris Philpott 51-yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays 15 yards, 2:46 LOU 6–0 2 3 5:01 CIN D.J. Woods 26-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Tony Miliano kick), Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:19 CIN 7–6 2:54 LOU Chris Philpott 18-yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays 67 yards, 2:07 LOU 9–7 0:06 LOU Mike Evans 63-yard interception return (Chris Philpott kick), Drive: 9 plays 47 yards, 2:48 LOU 16–7 3 4:41 CIN Zach Collaros 1-yard run (Tony Miliano kick), Drive: 7 plays 54 yards, 3:10 LOU 16–14 4 2 12:19 CIN Isaiah Pead 50-yard run (Zach Collaros to Adrien Robinson pass), Drive: 2 plays 50 yards, 0:16 CIN 22–16 1:21 CIN Tony Miliano 21-yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays 40 yards, 1:44 CIN 25–16 yes Cincinnati Scoots Past Louisville with Late Isaiah Pead TD http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312882132 https://web.archive.org/web/20111018191300/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312882132 dead October 18, 2011 ESPN October 15, 2011 January 1, 2015 Awards and milestones Big East Conference honors Offensive Player of the Year: Isaiah Pead Defensive Player of the Year: Derek Wolfe Coach of the Year: Butch Jones Big East Conference All-Conference First Team Isaiah Pead, RB Alex Hoffman, OL Derek Wolfe, DL J.K. Schaffer, LB Pat O'Donnell, P https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/2818 2011 Big East All-Conference Teams College Sports Madness December 22, 2018 Big East Conference All-Conference Third Team Anthony McClung, WR Walter Stewart, DL Dan Giordano, DL Camerron Cheatham, DB Players in the 2012 NFL draft 2012 NFL draft 2 Cincinnati Bearcats Player Position Round Pick NFL club Derek Wolfe DT 2 36 Denver Broncos Isaiah Pead RB 2 50 St. Louis Rams John Hughes DT 3 87 Cleveland Browns Adrien Robinson TE 4 127 New York Giants References Cincinnati Category:Cincinnati Bearcats football seasons Category:Big East Conference football champion seasons Category:Liberty Bowl champion seasons Cincinnati Bearcats football Category:Long stubs with short prose