2005 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 2005 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team, coached by Mark Dantonio, played its home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1924.

2005 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Treadwell (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorPat Narduzzi (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
Seasons
 2004
2006 
2005 Big East Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 West Virginia $ 70  111 
No. 19 Louisville 52  93 
Rutgers 43  75 
South Florida 43  66 
Pittsburgh 43  56 
Connecticut 25  56 
Cincinnati 25  47 
Syracuse 07  110 
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 pmEastern Michigan*W 28–2621,458
September 1012:00 pmat Penn State*ESPN+L 24–4298,727
September 177:00 pmWestern Carolina*
W 7–322,637
September 287:00 pmat Miami (OH)*ESPN2L 16–4419,163
October 82:00 pmat Pittsburgh
L 20–3830,343
October 154:00 pmConnecticut
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 28–1721,039
October 2212:00 pmLouisville
ESPNUL 22–4621,086
October 2912:00 pmat SyracuseESPN+W 22–1642,457
November 97:30 pmNo. 16 West Virginia
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN2L 0–3825,893
November 1912:00 pmat South FloridaESPN+L 16–3127,204
November 261:00 pmat RutgersL 9–4434,611
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

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2005 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 85 Brent Celek Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 82 Angelo Craig  So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 47 Kevin Huber Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Awards and milestones

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Big East Conference honors

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Offensive player of the week

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  • Week 1: Dustin Grutza[2]

Defensive player of the week

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  • Week 8: Kevin McCullough[2]

Special teams player of the week

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  • Week 8: Chet Ervin[2]

Big East Conference All-Conference Second Team

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  • Corey Smith, LB
  • Mike Mickens, DB

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References

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  1. "2005 Cincinnati Bearcats football schedule". gobearcats.com. University of Cincinnati Athletics.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "2011 Cincinnati Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2018.