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University of Cincinnati Bearcats:
The Cincinnati Bearcats are the NCAA athletic teams representing the University of Cincinnati. Since July 1, 2005, the school's athletic teams have been members of the Big East Conference. They were previously members of Conference USA, a conference of which they were a founding member. The creation of Conference USA was the result of a merger between the Great Midwest Conference (of which Cincinnati was a member) and the Metro Conference (whom Cincinnati had previously been a member) in 1995. Other collegiate athletic conferences which the school has belong to includes the Missouri Valley Conference, 1957-1969; the Mid-American Conference, 1947-1952; the Buckeye Athletic Association, 1925-1935, and the Ohio Athletic Conference, 1910-1924.
The Bearcat:
The Bearcat became the UC mascot on October 31, 1914 in a football game against the UK Wildcats. The key players in the birth of the Bearcat were a star UC player named Baehr, a creative cheerleader, and a talented cartoonist.
During the second half of that hard-fought football game, UC cheerleader Norman "Pat" Lyon, building on the efforts of fullback Leonard K. "Teddy" Baehr, created the chant: "They may be Wildcats, but we have a Baehr-cat on our side."
The crowd took up the cry: "Come on, Baehr-cat!"
Cincinnati prevailed, 14-7, and the victory was memorialized in a cartoon published on the front page of the student newspaper, the weekly University News, on November 3. The cartoon, by John "Paddy" Reece, depicted a bedraggled Kentucky Wildcat being chased by a creature labeled “Cincinnati Bear Cat".
The name stuck, but not immediately. Following Teddy Baehr's graduation in 1916, the name dropped out of use, at least in print, for a few years. On November 15, 1919, Cincinnati played at Tennessee. Cincinnati Enquirer writer Jack Ryder's dispatch on the game was the first time that the major media called UC's teams "Bearcats." From then on, the university's teams were regularly called Bearcats.
Fight Song:
Cheer Cincinnati, Cincy will win Fight to the finish, never give in (Rah, Rah, Rah) You do your best boys, we'll do the rest boys, Onward to victory!
Go Red, Go Black, Go Bearcats! Fight! Fight! Fight! (Give me a) B-E-A-R-C-A-T-S Go UC!
Cincinnati's oldest football rivalry, begun in 1888, is with Miami University, located in Oxford, Ohio about 40 miles to the northwest. The Victory Bell awarded to the winner of each contest. It is the oldest college football rivalry west of the Allegheny Mountains and the third-oldest rivalry in college football. The first contest was also the first collegiate football game played in the state of Ohio. It is also the longest out-of-conference rivalry.
Cincinnati and the University of Louisville battle for the Keg of Nails annually. This rivalry dates back to 1929. As of 2009, there are no nails in the Keg of Nails, nor does anyone know if there ever were any in the first place.
In 2005, when Cincinnati joined the Big East they and the University of Pittsburgh have started the River City Rivalry which is a battle for the River City Rivalry trophy.
In basketball, the Bearcats' chief rival is the Xavier University Musketeers. Xavier is a Jesuit university located less than 3 miles from the University of Cincinnati's main campus. The Bearcats and the Muskies meet annually in the popular Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout.
The Bearcats also have basketball rivalries with the Louisville Cardinals, Memphis Tigers and Charlotte 49ers.
In addition to the rivalries already mentioned, Cincinnati also has an intermittent rivalry with Ohio State University and the University of Kentucky. Although Cincinnati does not play either school regularly, these are geographic rivals. Other than Louisville, they are the closest universities of similar size and stature. Cincinnati also beat Ohio State in both of its back-to-back national title games in basketball.
Men's Basketball:
Cincinnati's men's basketball squads have been a perennial bracket team in the NCAA tournament. A prolific era in Bearcats basketball was during the late 1950s and early 1960s, when the Bearcats posted five consecutive Final Four appearances. Unanimous three-time All American guard Oscar Robertson led the nation in scoring during the 1957–58, 1958–59, and 1959–60 seasons and posted a career average of 33.8 points per game, which ranks as the third all-time best in Division I.
Cincinnati has won two national championships (both against Ohio State) in 1961 and 1962. The 1961 and 1962 titles were won under rookie coach Ed Jucker.
Cincinnati fell out of prominence during the early 1970s. After a brief resurgence in the mid-1970s, the program fell on hard times in the 1980s, but was revitalized under head coach Bob Huggins following his hiring in 1989. Under Huggins, the Bearcats compiled a 399–127 record in sixteen seasons, and posted fourteen straight NCAA tournament appearances. The most notable of the teams from the Huggins era was the 1991–1992 team, which lost to the Michigan Wolverines in the Final Four. In addition, Huggins was responsible for recruiting several future NBA players including, Kenyon Martin, Ruben Patterson, Nick Van Exel and Dermarr Johnson.
The Huggins era at the University of Cincinnati had several off the court incidents including the May 1995 arrest of center Art Long and forward Danny Fortson (both future NBA players). Long was arrested for allegedly punching a police horse while Fortson was arrested for disorderly conduct. Both men were acquitted of all charges.
Bob Huggins' arrest on June 8, 2004 for driving under the influence of alcohol led to new university president Dr. Nancy L. Zimpher to state: "People can speculate, but our actions will speak for themselves and we'll do that just as soon as possible. We have a great deal of integrity in this institution, both academic and athletic integrity, and you'll see that over time".
Bob Huggins was suspended. He later resigned and accepted a buyout offer from the university for a reported $3 million. Assistant coach Andy Kennedy took over on an interim basis and coached the Bearcats during the 2005–06 season. However, his 21-13 record was not enough to convince the university to retain him on a non-interim basis, and Kennedy was allowed to go to the University of Mississippi. Murray State coach Mick Cronin, a Cincinnati graduate in 1998 and former Bearcats assistant coach under Bob Huggins, was hired. For the 2007-2008 season, Coach Cronin has put together a top 15 ranked recruiting class by Rivals in 2007.
Football:
The Cincinnati Bearcats are a college football team that competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Big East Conference.
The University of Cincinnati football team plays college football as a member of the Big East Conference. Known as the Bearcats, the team plays their home games at Nippert Stadium on campus in Cincinnati, Ohio. The team has won eleven conference championships, including their second Big East championship in 2009.http://www.gobearcats.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/cinn/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09fbguide_2-467
The 2009 team went undefeated in the regular season, including seven conference wins. The Cincinnati Bearcats lost to the Florida Gators, 51-24, in the Sugar Bowl on January 2, 2010, finishing the season 12-1. Following the regular season, head coach Brian Kelly left UC to take the head coaching job at Notre Dame. Butch Jones, formerly the head man at Central Michigan, was hired to take over the program.
Football History :
The University of Cincinnati is one of the oldest football programs in the United States, having began playing the sport in 1885. Only Rutgers (1869), Michigan (1879), Navy (1880) and Minnesota (1883) have older programs.
UC played in the very first college football game in the state of Ohio, taking on the Miami University (OH) on December 8, 1888. That game was the first contest in one of the oldest rivalries in college football. The Battle for the Victory Bell is the fifth-most played rivalry series in college football. In 1897, the Bearcats were invited to play in a postseason game in New Orleans as a reward for a successful season, a precursor to bowl games, the first of which was the Rose Bowl, held in 1902.
The Bearcats have been led by some of the great coaches of college football. Frank Cavanaugh, a College Football Hall of Fame coach, began his 24-season coaching career at Cincinnati. Sid Gillman, a member of the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame led the Bearcats during one of the program's most successful eras. Under Gillman, UC won three conference championships and appeared in two bowl games over six seasons (1949-1954). At Cincinnati, Gilman developed the passing offenses that became legendary when he took them to the pro ranks in the 1950s. The Bearcats continued to be known for their passing game after he left. In 1968, quarterback Greg Cook led the NCAA in total offense whille leading UC's nation-leading passing attack. Cook continued his success in the National Football League with the Cincinnati Bengals.
The Bearcats reached a level of success unprecedented in their football history in recent years under head coach Brian Kelly. In 2008, Cincinnati set a school record with 11 wins and won the Bearcats' first outright football conference championship since 1946. The Bearcats finished that season ranked 17th in both the Associated Press and USA Today Top 25 polls. Cincinnati won a spot in the Bowl Championship Series with their Big East Conference championship and faced Virginia Tech in the 2009 FedEx Orange Bowl, losing 20-7.
Radio and Television:
Since 1992, WLW has been the radio home for Bearcats athletics. Dan Hoard has been the play-by-play announcer for both basketball and football since 2000. Former Bearcat Chuck Machock starting in 1992 as the color commentator for basketball games. Jim Kelly, a Bearcat wide receiver during the mid 70s, provides color commentary for football games. WCKY-AM airs the football game when there is a conflict on WLW with the Cincinnati Reds games.
Starting in 2008, FSN Ohio is the local TV flagship station for basketball games, while WKRC-TV is the flagship for football games. Michael Reghi does the play by play for the basketball games on FSN Ohio, and former Bearcat Anthony Buford provides the color commentary. Beginning in 1980, WXIX-TV was the flagship station for football and basketball games.
Club Sports:
The university has a diverse number of intercollegiate club sports teams. Notable teams include men's baseball, the rugby football club, the rowing team, the Waterski Team (2008 DII National Champions), the lacrosse team, the men's soccer team, the men's ice hockey team which competes in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) DIII, and the Tennis Club which competes in the USTA Tennis on Campus and the Great Lakes Tennis Conference.
Club sports at UC operate in a tier system. The top tier (tier 5, or semi-varsity) teams include the equestrian team, men's hockey and the men's and women's rowing programs.
Athletic Facilities:
Armory Fieldhouse
Fifth Third Arena
Nippert Stadium
Marge Schott Stadium
Notable Alumni:
Baseball:
Sandy Koufax, Baseball Hall of Famer
Miller Huggins, Baseball Hall of Fame Manager
Kevin Youkilis, 2-time All Star, 2-time World Series winner, Gold Glove winner, first baseman of the Boston Red Sox
Basketball:
Oscar Robertson, Basketball Hall of Famer
Jack Twyman, Basketball Hall of Famer
Kenny Satterfield, Former NBA Point Guard
Nick Van Exel, Former NBA Point Guard
Steve Logan, Former NBA Shooting Guard
Kenyon Martin, Denver Nuggets Power Forward
Jason Maxiell, Detroit Pistons Power Forward
James White, Denver Nuggets Small Forward
Football:
Urban Meyer, Florida Gators head football coach
Kevin Huber, Cincinnati Bengals Punter
Connor Barwin, Houston Texans Defensive End
Trent Cole, Philadelphia Eagles Defensive End
Brent Celek, Philadelphia Eagles Tight End
Haruki Nakamura, Baltimore Ravens Safety
Tyjuan Hagler, Indianapolis Colts Linebacker
Daven Holly, Cleveland Browns Cornerback
Antonio Chatman, Cincinnati Bengals Wide Receiver
Tinker Keck, Former XFL Defensive Back
Other Sports:
Rich Franklin, former UFC Middleweight Champion, currently fighting in the UFC Light Heavyweight Division
Tony Trabert, Tennis Hall of Famer
Becky Ruehl, Olympic diver (1996 Atlanta Games)
Tim Brown, Wellington Phoenix Midfielder
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