Cincinnati Bearcats

CINCINNATI — For 30 minutes, Cincinnati’s latest Battle for the Victory Bell looked like one the Bearcats would rather forget. Miami returned the opening kickoff 98 yards, built a 28-7 halftime lead at TQL Stadium and put UC’s unbeaten start in serious trouble.

Cincinnati flipped the game after halftime, outscoring the RedHawks 28-3 to earn a 35-31 victory. Allen French threw for 309 yards and two touchdowns and added a score on the ground, while Cole Tabb scored three times, including a 53-yard run that gave UC its first lead with 1:29 remaining.

Miami drove to the Cincinnati 33-yard line on its final possession, but Antwan Peek Jr. strip-sacked Henry McComb and Drew Logan recovered the fumble with 36 seconds left. The win gave the Bearcats a 62-60-7 advantage in the series and completed their biggest second-half comeback since 1996.

Cincinnati Athletics has released a video revisiting the comeback, from Miami’s fast start to Tabb’s game-winning run and the final defensive stop. As you’ll see, this was a Victory Bell game worth watching again:

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Cincinnati Bearcats

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Arizona Wildcats

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Final Casino Del Sol Stadium Tucson, AZ Attendance: 43,760

Team	1	2	3	4	R
CIN	0	0	0	7	7
ARIZ	7	3	14	10	34

Scoring Summary

Q1 10:21

ARIZ Kedrick Reescano 10 Yd Run (Michael Salgado-Medina Kick)

CIN 0, ARIZ 7

Q2 0:01

ARIZ Michael Salgado-Medina 23 Yd Field Goal

CIN 0, ARIZ 10

Q3 9:29

ARIZ Noah Fifita 8 Yd Run (Michael Salgado-Medina Kick)

CIN 0, ARIZ 17

Q3 3:07

ARIZ Brandon Phelps 24 Yd pass from Noah Fifita (Michael Salgado-Medina Kick)

CIN 0, ARIZ 24

Q4 12:11

ARIZ Michael Salgado-Medina 35 Yd Field Goal

CIN 0, ARIZ 27

Q4 5:21

ARIZ Tyler Powell 5 Yd pass from Noah Fifita (Michael Salgado-Medina Kick)

CIN 0, ARIZ 34

Q4 1:56

CIN JC French IV 2 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

CIN 7, ARIZ 34

Team Stats

CIN	Stat	ARIZ
12	1st Downs	30
227	Total Yards	522
153	Passing	284
16/29	Comp/Att	25/37
74	Rushing	238
7-16	3rd Down	9-14
1-3	4th Down	0-1
0	Turnovers	1
6-46	Penalties	8-70
24:21	Possession	35:39

Game Leaders

ARIZ Passing

Noah Fifita

25/37, 284 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT

CIN Passing

JC French IV

16/29, 153 YDS

ARIZ Rushing

Antwan Roberts Jr.

5 CAR, 87 YDS

CIN Rushing

JC French IV

9 CAR, 29 YDS, 1 TD

ARIZ Receiving

Isaiah Mizell

4 REC, 67 YDS

CIN Receiving

Isaiah Johnson

6 REC, 60 YDS

ARIZ Sacks

Dominic Lolesio

CIN Sacks

Drew Logan

ARIZ Tackles

Chase Kennedy

CIN Tackles

Jasper Beeler

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Passing

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	QBR
JC French IV	16/29	153	0	0	29.5

Arizona Wildcats

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	QBR
Noah Fifita	25/37	284	2	1	82.6

Rushing

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
JC French IV	9	29	3.2	1	21
Gi'Bran Payne	11	24	2.2	0	8
Cole Tabb	6	19	3.2	0	5
Samaj Jones	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team	1	0	0.0	0	0

Arizona Wildcats

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Antwan Roberts Jr.	5	87	17.4	0	58
Quincy Craig	7	77	11.0	0	19
Kedrick Reescano	21	57	2.7	1	10
Noah Fifita	8	17	2.1	1	10

Receiving

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Isaiah Johnson	6	60	10.0	24
Cole Tabb	4	40	10.0	23
Larenzo Fenner	2	22	11.0	14
Elijah Jones	1	12	12.0	12
Gavin Grover	1	9	9.0	9
Lyviel Waters	1	6	6.0	6
Malachi Henry	1	4	4.0	4

Arizona Wildcats

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Isaiah Mizell	4	67	16.8	0	36
Tyler Powell	5	40	8.0	1	12
Brandon Phelps	2	36	18.0	1	24
Tre Spivey	3	36	12.0	0	20
Giovanni Richardson	2	26	13.0	0	19
Caleb Smith	3	25	8.3	0	12
Chris Hunter III	2	20	10.0	0	13
Kedrick Reescano	2	19	9.5	0	11

Defense

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Jasper Beeler	12	6	0	2	0
Simeon Coleman	10	2	0.5	0.5	0
Antwan Peek Jr.	8	4	0	0	0
Jonathan Thompson	8	3	0	1	0
MJ Cannon	8	3	0	0	1
Damaine Wilson	8	1	0	0	0
Jacob Finley	7	3	0	0	1
Kenny Worthy	4	2	0	0	0
Brian Simms III	4	1	1	1	0
Patrick Bauer	4	0	0	0	0

Arizona Wildcats

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Taye Brown	7	1	0	0	0	2
Chase Kennedy	7	0	0.5	1	0	0
Jay'Vion Cole	5	4	0	0	0	1
Quinn Olson	5	1	0	0	0	0
Lee Molette III	4	3	0	0	0	0
Malcolm Hartzog Jr.	3	2	0	0	0	0
Keytrin Harris	3	2	0	1	0	0
Gavin Hunter	3	1	0	0	1	0
Cam Chapa	3	1	0	0	0	0
Myron Robinson	3	1	0	0	0	0

Kicking

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	FG	XP	PTS
Stephen Rusnak	0/1	1/1	1

Arizona Wildcats

Player	FG	XP	PTS
Michael Salgado-Medina	2/2	4/4	10

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Posted 10/04/2026 11:08 AM

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Posted 10/03/2026 1:36 AM

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Posted 09/29/2026 8:47 PM

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Kansas State Wildcats

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Final Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH Attendance: 37,562

Team	1	2	3	4	R
KSU	3	14	0	9	26
CIN	0	10	14	7	31

Scoring Summary

Q1 4:32

KSU Luis Rodriguez 22 Yd Field Goal

KSU 3, CIN 0

Q2 9:09

KSU Rodney Fields Jr. 19 Yd Run (Luis Rodriguez Kick)

KSU 10, CIN 0

Q2 6:36

CIN Malachi Henry 39 Yd pass from JC French IV (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

KSU 10, CIN 7

Q2 3:44

CIN Stephen Rusnak 45 Yd Field Goal

KSU 10, CIN 10

Q2 0:15

KSU Derrick Salley Jr. 4 Yd pass from Avery Johnson (Luis Rodriguez Kick)

KSU 17, CIN 10

Q3 10:55

CIN Cole Tabb 5 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

KSU 17, CIN 17

Q3 7:26

CIN Cole Tabb 30 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

KSU 17, CIN 24

Q4 9:30

KSU Luis Rodriguez 36 Yd Field Goal

KSU 20, CIN 24

Q4 3:28

CIN Cole Tabb 14 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

KSU 20, CIN 31

Q4 1:15

KSU Rodney Fields Jr. 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

KSU 26, CIN 31

Team Stats

KSU	Stat	CIN
25	1st Downs	16
447	Total Yards	436
292	Passing	165
30/50	Comp/Att	8/13
155	Rushing	271
10-17	3rd Down	5-11
0-0	4th Down	0-0
1	Turnovers	1
7-50	Penalties	8-72
33:18	Possession	26:42

Game Leaders

CIN Passing

JC French IV

8/13, 165 YDS, 1 TD

KSU Passing

Avery Johnson

30/50, 292 YDS, 1 TD

CIN Rushing

Gi'Bran Payne

16 CAR, 126 YDS

KSU Rushing

Joe Jackson

11 CAR, 59 YDS

CIN Receiving

JV Gibson

2 REC, 66 YDS

KSU Receiving

Derrick Salley Jr.

7 REC, 140 YDS, 1 TD

KSU Sacks

Rex Van Wyhe

CIN Tackles

Jonathan Thompson

KSU Tackles

Gabe Powers

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Passing

Kansas State Wildcats

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	QBR
Avery Johnson	30/50	292	1	0	72.8

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	QBR
JC French IV	8/13	165	1	0	70.7

Rushing

Kansas State Wildcats

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Joe Jackson	11	59	5.4	0	19
Rodney Fields Jr.	12	50	4.2	2	19
Avery Johnson	6	38	6.3	0	10
Brandon White	1	8	8.0	0	8

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Gi'Bran Payne	16	126	7.9	0	53
Cole Tabb	11	124	11.3	3	30
JC French IV	8	21	2.6	0	15
Zion Johnson	3	0	0.0	0	2

Receiving

Kansas State Wildcats

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Derrick Salley Jr.	7	140	20.0	1	39
Garrett Oakley	7	80	11.4	0	22
Brandon White	6	25	4.2	0	9
Josh Manning	1	19	19.0	0	19
Izaiah Williams	1	11	11.0	0	11
Joe Jackson	5	10	2.0	0	6
Jaron Tibbs	1	6	6.0	0	6
Rodney Fields Jr.	2	1	0.5	0	7

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
JV Gibson	2	66	33.0	0	64
Malachi Henry	1	39	39.0	1	39
Larenzo Fenner	1	32	32.0	0	32
Lyviel Waters	1	17	17.0	0	17
Giyahni Kontosis	1	10	10.0	0	10
Isaiah Johnson	1	6	6.0	0	6
Gi'Bran Payne	1	-5	-5.0	0	0

Defense

Kansas State Wildcats

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL
Gabe Powers	9	6	0	0
Logan Bartley	9	5	0	0
Mekhi Mason	8	5	0	0.5
Wendell Gregory	5	2	0	2
Rex Van Wyhe	3	2	1	1
Donovan McIntosh	2	1	0	0
Jordan Allen	2	1	0	1.5
Koy Beasley	2	1	0	0
Kaleb Patterson	2	1	0	0
Jayden Bryant	2	1	0	1

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Jonathan Thompson	8	4	0	0	0
Jasper Beeler	7	6	0	0	0
Antwan Peek Jr.	7	2	0	0	0
Damaine Wilson	7	2	0	0	0
Simeon Coleman	6	2	0	0	0
MJ Cannon	5	3	0	0	0
Filip Maciorowski	4	1	0	0	1
Marquaze Parker	3	3	0	0	0
Kenny Worthy	3	3	1	1	0
Jacob Finley	3	2	0	1	0

Kicking

Kansas State Wildcats

Player	FG	XP	PTS
Luis Rodriguez	2/2	2/2	8

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	FG	XP	PTS
Stephen Rusnak	1/1	4/4	7

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Posted 09/26/2026 10:45 PM

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We assess the best and worst from Cincinnati’s 31-26 victory over Kansas State.

Posted 09/27/2026 2:40 PM

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Posted 09/26/2026 12:37 AM

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Miami (OH) RedHawks

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Final TQL Stadium Cincinnati, OH Attendance: 19,188

Team	1	2	3	4	R
M-OH	14	14	0	3	31
CIN	7	0	14	14	35

Scoring Summary

Q1 14:46

M-OH Scoop Smith 98 Yd Kickoff Return (Kellan McLaughlin Kick)

M-OH 7, CIN 0

Q1 10:53

M-OH Lazaro Rogers 12 Yd Run (Kellan McLaughlin Kick)

M-OH 14, CIN 0

Q1 6:07

CIN Cole Tabb 1 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

M-OH 14, CIN 7

Q2 5:52

M-OH David McComb 6 Yd Run (Kellan McLaughlin Kick)

M-OH 21, CIN 7

Q2 0:21

M-OH Maleek Huggins 36 Yd pass from David McComb (Kellan McLaughlin Kick)

M-OH 28, CIN 7

Q3 7:27

CIN JC French IV 1 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

M-OH 28, CIN 14

Q3 2:44

CIN Cole Tabb 8 Yd pass from JC French IV (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

M-OH 28, CIN 21

Q4 13:51

M-OH Kellan McLaughlin 19 Yd Field Goal

M-OH 31, CIN 21

Q4 6:20

CIN JV Gibson 6 Yd pass from JC French IV (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

M-OH 31, CIN 28

Q4 1:29

CIN Cole Tabb 53 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

M-OH 31, CIN 35

Team Stats

M-OH	Stat	CIN
20	1st Downs	25
410	Total Yards	446
334	Passing	309
17/28	Comp/Att	31/43
76	Rushing	137
6-12	3rd Down	6-14
0-0	4th Down	3-4
2	Turnovers	1
7-57	Penalties	4-40
26:34	Possession	33:26

Game Leaders

CIN Passing

JC French IV

31/43, 309 YDS, 2 TD

M-OH Passing

David McComb

17/28, 334 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

CIN Rushing

Cole Tabb

6 CAR, 78 YDS, 2 TD

M-OH Rushing

Rodney Nelson

7 CAR, 32 YDS

CIN Receiving

JV Gibson

7 REC, 68 YDS, 1 TD

M-OH Receiving

Maleek Huggins

4 REC, 128 YDS, 1 TD

CIN Sacks

Josh Hough

M-OH Sacks

Grant Lyons

CIN Tackles

Antwan Peek Jr.

M-OH Tackles

Blayne Myrick

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Passing

Miami (OH) RedHawks

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	QBR
David McComb	17/28	334	1	1	63.5

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	QBR
JC French IV	31/43	309	2	0	46.2

Rushing

Miami (OH) RedHawks

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Rodney Nelson	7	32	4.6	0	14
David McComb	9	19	2.1	1	11
Lazaro Rogers	2	14	7.0	1	12
D'Shawntae Jones	9	10	1.1	0	4
Cade Yacamelli	1	1	1.0	0	1

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Cole Tabb	6	78	13.0	2	53
JC French IV	16	39	2.4	1	11
Gi'Bran Payne	9	32	3.6	0	11
Team	1	-4	-4.0	0	0
Zion Johnson	1	-8	-8.0	0	0

Receiving

Miami (OH) RedHawks

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Maleek Huggins	4	128	32.0	1	41
Damarion Witten	3	84	28.0	0	34
Lynel Billups-Williams	2	45	22.5	0	35
Braylon Isom	3	38	12.7	0	16
Carl Jenkins	2	21	10.5	0	14
D'Shawntae Jones	1	10	10.0	0	10
Scoop Smith	2	8	4.0	0	4

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
JV Gibson	7	68	9.7	1	21
Gavin Grover	5	59	11.8	0	29
Larenzo Fenner	3	57	19.0	0	38
Isaiah Johnson	8	57	7.1	0	15
Cole Tabb	4	43	10.8	1	16
Giyahni Kontosis	1	10	10.0	0	10
Malachi Henry	1	8	8.0	0	8
Gi'Bran Payne	2	7	3.5	0	4

Defense

Miami (OH) RedHawks

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Blayne Myrick	11	8	0	1	0	0
Malcolm McCain	10	2	0	0	0	0
Brock Uihlein	8	5	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Martin	6	5	0	0	1	0
Grant Lyons	5	2	2	2	0	0
Mychal Yharbrough	4	4	0	0	1	0
Eli Coppess	4	3	0	0	1	0
Tyler Dikos	4	1	1	1	0	0
Brach Rice	4	0	0	0.5	0	1
Ben Minich	3	2	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Antwan Peek Jr.	9	7	1	1	0	0
Jonathan Thompson	6	4	1	2	0	0
Damaine Wilson	6	2	0	0.5	0	0
MJ Cannon	4	4	0	0	0	0
Jasper Beeler	4	3	0	0.5	0	0
Jacob Finley	4	1	0	0.5	1	0
Simeon Coleman	3	2	0	0	0	0
Josh Hough	3	1	1	1.5	1	1
Kenny Worthy	2	2	0	0	0	0
Brian Simms III	1	1	0	0	0	0

Kicking

Miami (OH) RedHawks

Player	FG	XP	PTS
Kellan McLaughlin	1/3	4/4	7

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	FG	XP	PTS
Stephen Rusnak	0/1	5/5	5

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Western Carolina Catamounts

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Final Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH Attendance: 34,827

Team	1	2	3	4	R
WCU	3	7	0	0	10
CIN	7	21	21	13	62

Scoring Summary

Q1 8:57

WCU Bryan McCollum 33 Yd Field Goal

WCU 3, CIN 0

Q1 3:34

CIN JV Gibson 5 Yd pass from JC French IV (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

WCU 3, CIN 7

Q2 12:35

CIN Lyviel Waters 2 Yd pass from JC French IV (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

WCU 3, CIN 14

Q2 6:23

WCU Lex Thomas 1 Yd Run (Bryan McCollum Kick)

WCU 10, CIN 14

Q2 3:00

CIN Cole Tabb 36 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

WCU 10, CIN 21

Q2 0:38

CIN Zion Johnson 3 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

WCU 10, CIN 28

Q3 9:10

CIN Gi'Bran Payne 40 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

WCU 10, CIN 35

Q3 5:03

CIN Gi'Bran Payne 17 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

WCU 10, CIN 42

Q3 2:02

CIN Zylan Perry 40 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

WCU 10, CIN 49

Q4 11:51

CIN Liam O'Brien 11 Yd Run (Max Lemasters PAT failed)

WCU 10, CIN 55

Q4 0:43

CIN Samaj Jones 4 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

WCU 10, CIN 62

Team Stats

WCU	Stat	CIN
13	1st Downs	32
241	Total Yards	690
167	Passing	272
24/37	Comp/Att	28/31
74	Rushing	418
2-12	3rd Down	8-11
1-2	4th Down	1-2
1	Turnovers	0
5-45	Penalties	11-105
27:23	Possession	32:37

Game Leaders

CIN Passing

JC French IV

21/24, 245 YDS, 2 TD

WCU Passing

Lex Thomas

23/32, 165 YDS

CIN Rushing

Gi'Bran Payne

12 CAR, 102 YDS, 2 TD

WCU Rushing

Marlin Cochran

3 CAR, 25 YDS

CIN Receiving

Malachi Henry

3 REC, 87 YDS

WCU Receiving

Jake Young

5 REC, 49 YDS

CIN Sacks

Marquaze Parker

CIN Tackles

Simeon Coleman

WCU Tackles

Andre Jackson Jr.

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Passing

Western Carolina Catamounts

Player	C/ATT	YDS	INT	QBR
Lex Thomas	23/32	165	0	--
Isaac Lee	1/3	2	1	--
Patrick Harding	0/2	0	0	--

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	QBR
JC French IV	21/24	245	2	66.8
Liam O'Brien	5/5	18	0	14.1
Samaj Jones	2/2	9	0	--

Rushing

Western Carolina Catamounts

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Marlin Cochran	3	25	8.3	0	21
Josh Perry	7	24	3.4	0	7
Lex Thomas	5	18	3.6	1	8
Joshua Balloon	1	4	4.0	0	4
Jadarius Dobie	1	3	3.0	0	3
Derrick Davis Jr.	2	0	0.0	0	0

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Gi'Bran Payne	12	102	8.5	2	40
Zylan Perry	5	76	15.2	1	40
Cole Tabb	5	72	14.4	1	36
Samaj Jones	8	52	6.5	1	13
JC French IV	7	52	7.4	0	14
Zion Johnson	5	26	5.2	1	9

Receiving

Western Carolina Catamounts

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jake Young	5	49	9.8	19
Jai Boyd	6	32	5.3	9
Santana Carlos	2	26	13.0	25
AJ Colombo	2	17	8.5	13
Kha'leal Sterling	1	12	12.0	12
Josh Perry	2	11	5.5	9
Derrick Davis Jr.	2	7	3.5	7
Bode Burns	1	6	6.0	6

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Malachi Henry	3	87	29.0	0	56
JV Gibson	5	79	15.8	1	50
Isaiah Johnson	5	20	4.0	0	9
Cade Wolford	4	18	4.5	0	12
Gi'Bran Payne	2	14	7.0	0	10
Gavin Grover	1	12	12.0	0	12
Zion Johnson	1	11	11.0	0	11
Devyn Zahursky	1	9	9.0	0	9

Defense

Western Carolina Catamounts

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
Andre Jackson Jr.	7	3	0.5	0
Alant'e Reese	7	3	0	0
Ken Moore Jr.	6	3	0.5	0
Ja'Torian Mack	6	0	0	0
Nassor Ashenafi	5	2	1	0
Na'koma Simpson-Nealy	4	4	0	0
Ryan McKinnis	4	3	0	0
Jermiyah Douglas	4	3	0	0
Braylon Jones	4	2	0	1
Braeden Barger	4	1	0	0

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Simeon Coleman	8	1	0	0	0
Damaine Wilson	7	4	0	0	0
Jonathan Thompson	6	5	1	0	0
Jacob Finley	6	3	0	0	0
Antwan Peek Jr.	5	2	0	0	1
Thomas Johnson	4	1	0	0	2
Filip Maciorowski	4	1	0	0	0
Kenny Worthy	3	3	0	0	0
KK Meier	2	1	0	1	0
Marqavious Saboor	2	1	0	0	1

Kicking

Western Carolina Catamounts

Player	FG	XP	PTS
Bryan McCollum	1/1	1/1	4

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	FG	XP	PTS
Stephen Rusnak	0/0	8/8	8
Max Lemasters	0/0	0/1	0

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Final Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH Attendance: 37,097

Team	1	2	3	4	R
BC	0	0	8	7	15
CIN	3	7	14	10	34

Scoring Summary

Q1 8:27

CIN Stephen Rusnak 54 Yd Field Goal

BC 0, CIN 3

Q2 7:48

CIN JV Gibson 4 Yd pass from JC French IV (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

BC 0, CIN 10

Q3 10:48

CIN JC French IV 4 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

BC 0, CIN 17

Q3 5:24

CIN JC French IV 4 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

BC 0, CIN 24

Q3 2:01

BC Evan Dickens 4 Yd Run (Mason McKenzie Run for Two-Point Conversion)

BC 8, CIN 24

Q4 5:00

CIN Stephen Rusnak 44 Yd Field Goal

BC 8, CIN 27

Q4 1:58

CIN JC French IV 1 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

BC 8, CIN 34

Q4 1:02

BC Johnathan Montague Jr. 23 Yd pass from Mason McKenzie (Luca Lombardo Kick)

BC 15, CIN 34

Team Stats

BC	Stat	CIN
24	1st Downs	17
388	Total Yards	339
223	Passing	85
18/35	Comp/Att	11/15
165	Rushing	254
4-13	3rd Down	5-12
1-4	4th Down	1-1
2	Turnovers	0
7-37	Penalties	7-69
31:19	Possession	28:41

Game Leaders

BC Passing

Mason McKenzie

18/35, 223 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

CIN Passing

JC French IV

10/14, 77 YDS, 1 TD

BC Rushing

Mason McKenzie

20 CAR, 78 YDS

CIN Rushing

Gi'Bran Payne

14 CAR, 108 YDS

BC Receiving

Javarius Green

6 REC, 74 YDS

CIN Receiving

JV Gibson

4 REC, 54 YDS, 1 TD

BC Sacks

Christian Hudson

0.5

CIN Sacks

Josh Hough

1.5

BC Tackles

Anthony Palano

CIN Tackles

Jonathan Thompson

Football Box Score

Passing

Boston College Eagles

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	QBR
Mason McKenzie	18/35	223	1	1	49.3

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	QBR
JC French IV	10/14	77	1	0	79.2
Malachi Henry	1/1	8	0	0	--

Rushing

Boston College Eagles

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Mason McKenzie	20	78	3.9	0	16
Evan Dickens	11	47	4.3	1	18
Bo MacCormack III	7	40	5.7	0	11

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Gi'Bran Payne	14	108	7.7	0	31
JC French IV	10	52	5.2	3	20
Cole Tabb	6	37	6.2	0	19
Zion Johnson	6	31	5.2	0	18
Zylan Perry	7	21	3.0	0	7
Samaj Jones	1	6	6.0	0	6

Receiving

Boston College Eagles

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Javarius Green	6	74	12.3	0	20
Johnathan Montague Jr.	2	55	27.5	1	32
Brady Clough	4	31	7.8	0	13
Evan Dickens	1	27	27.0	0	27
Bo MacCormack III	1	12	12.0	0	12
Jaedn Skeete	1	8	8.0	0	8
Nedrick Boldin Jr.	1	8	8.0	0	8
Zeke Moore	1	7	7.0	0	7

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
JV Gibson	4	54	13.5	1	21
Larenzo Fenner	2	11	5.5	0	6
Max Fletcher	1	8	8.0	0	8
Gavin Grover	1	8	8.0	0	8
Giyahni Kontosis	1	5	5.0	0	5
Zylan Perry	1	0	0.0	0	0
Isaiah Johnson	1	-1	-1.0	0	0

Defense

Boston College Eagles

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL
Anthony Palano	13	6	0	1
KP Price	10	6	0	0
Max Tucker	5	4	0	0
Carter Davis	5	2	0	1
E'Lla Boykin	4	2	0.5	0.5
Kris Jones	4	1	0	1
Bodie Kahoun	3	2	0	0
Charlie Comella	3	2	0	0
Demetrius Ballard	3	2	0	0
Marcus Upton	3	2	0	0

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Antwan Peek Jr.	9	5	0	0	1	0
Jonathan Thompson	9	3	1.5	1.5	0	1
Simeon Coleman	6	4	0	1	0	0
Jasper Beeler	6	4	0	0	0	0
Josh Hough	5	1	1.5	1.5	0	1
Patrick Bauer	4	3	0	1	1	0
Jacob Finley	4	2	0	0	0	0
Damaine Wilson	4	1	0	0	1	1
MJ Cannon	3	3	0	1	2	0
Chidera Otutu	3	2	0	0	0	0

Kicking

Boston College Eagles

Player	FG	XP	PTS
Luca Lombardo	0/1	1/1	1

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	FG	XP	PTS
Stephen Rusnak	2/2	4/4	10

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Record & Schedule

FB Record: 4 - 1 - 0

Conference: 1-1-0

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Sep 26

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Oct 3

L 7 - 34 Recap

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Oct 17

12:00 PM | Milan Puskar Stadium

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Oct 24

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Oct 31

12:00 AM | Nippert Stadium

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Nov 7

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Nov 14

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Nov 21

12:00 AM | Nippert Stadium

BYU Cougars

Nov 28

12:00 AM | LaVell Edwards Stadium

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