2009 Schedule/Results
| DATE | OPPONENT | W-L (CONF) | RESULT |
| 9/07 | @ Rutgers | 1-0 (1-0) | W 47-15 |
| 9/12 | Southeast Missouri State | 2-0 (1-0) | W 70-3 |
| 9/19 | @ Oregon State | 3-0 (1-0) | W 28-18 |
| 9/26 | Fresno State | 4-0 (1-0) | W 28-20 |
| 10/03 | @ Miami (OH) | 5-0 (1-0) | W 37-13 |
| 10/15 | @ No. 21 South Florida | 6-0 (2-0) | W 34-17 |
| 10/24 | Louisville | 7-0 (3-0) | W 41-10 |
| 10/31 | @ Syracuse | 8-0 (4-0) | W 28-7 |
| 11/07 | Connecticut | 9-0 (5-0) | W 47-45 |
| 11/13 | No. 25 West Virginia | 10-0 (6-0) | W 24-21 |
| 11/27 | Illinois |  |
12:00 PM |
| 12/05 | @ No. 9 Pittsburgh | |
12:00 PM |
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Headlines
As Notre Dame falls, Nevada rises
Bruce Feldman | ESPN.com (17 hours ago)
Bruce Feldman wraps up Week 12 in college football with a look at the rise of Nevada, the fall of Notre Dame, Ndamukong Suh for the Heisman and Oregon's Rose Bowl chances.
Evaluating QBs, Beamer's legacy and Ricky Dobbs
Bruce Feldman | ESPN.com (2 days ago)
Bruce Feldman's mailbag blog for Nov. 20, 2009, focuses on the best ways to evaluate QBs -- he talks to one of Drew Brees' old coaches -- plus Frank Beamer's legacy and whether Ricky Dobbs can win the Heisman next year.
- Let's make some (rivalry) picks (3 days ago)
- Kiper: Individual matchups, Week 12
(3 days ago) - Looking at CFB Week 12 point-spread moves (3 days ago)
- Judge warns Cincy's Collaros he could face jail (3 days ago)
- Mel Kiper Jr.: New Big Board (Nov. 18) (4 days ago)
- FSU's D, Notre Dame and other disappointments (4 days ago)
- Week 12 BALLS Index (4 days ago)
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Illinois Fighting Illini at Cincinnati Bearcats
| CONF | OVR | PF | PA | HOME | ROAD | |
| ILL | 2-6 | 3-7 | 202 | 260 | 2-4 | 1-3 |
| CIN | 6-0 | 10-0 | 384 | 169 | 5-0 | 5-0 |
Cincinnati 24, West Virginia 21
| It was over when... Cincinnati recovered WVU's onside kick with 0:39 left to secure the ball and a 24-21 win. Gameball goes to... Isaiah Pead. The Bearcats running back rushed for 175 yards and scored one TD. Stat of the game... 1. Cincinnati's run as the only FBS team to not lose a fumble ended in the first quarter. | ||
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2009 Big East Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
| Cincinnati #5 | 6-0 | 10-0 |
| Pittsburgh #9 | 5-0 | 9-1 |
| West Virginia | 3-2 | 7-3 |
| South Florida | 3-3 | 7-3 |
| Rutgers | 2-3 | 7-3 |
| Connecticut | 1-4 | 5-5 |
| Louisville | 1-5 | 4-7 |
| Syracuse | 1-5 | 4-7 |
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2009 Team Leaders
| PASSING | ATT | COMP | YDS | TD |
| T. Pike | 203 | 130 | 1649 | 17 |
| RUSHING | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
| I. Pead | 101 | 687 | 6.8 | 8 |
| J. Ramsey | 66 | 419 | 6.3 | 3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
| M. Gilyard | 68 | 930 | 13.7 | 8 |
| A. Binns | 44 | 693 | 15.8 | 8 |
| TEAM | RUSH | PASS | TOTAL |
| Offense | 163.7 | 314.3 | 478 |
| TEAM | PF | PA | MARGIN |
| Scoring | 38.4 | 16.9 | 21.5 |
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2009 Commitments
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
| A. Clybourn | OLB | Signed | 78 |
| C. Williams | ATH | Signed | 78 |
| J. Stepp | DT | Signed | 77 |
| R. Johnson | ATH | Signed | 77 |
| M. Bomar | OLB | Signed | 77 |
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Attorney Bill Mikita represents University of Cincinnati Quarterback Zach Collaros before Judge Bernie Bouchard at... (AP Photo/The Enquirer, Malinda Hartong)