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Big 12 football opponents for the 2024 Cincinnati Bearcats were announced Nov. 1. Tuesday, the league released game dates for all schools. Times will be added once established.
UC sold out all of their games at Nippert Stadium in 2023.
Coach Scott Satterfield’s Bearcats will have six home games and six away tilts. Of the nine Big 12 games, four are at Nippert Stadium with five on the road.
2024 University of Cincinnati football
Aug. 31 vs. Towson
The Bearcats and Tigers have never met. Towson was 5-6 last season and 4-4 at the FCS level as part of the Colonial Athletic Association.
Cincinnati Bearcats running back Corey Kiner (21) runs for a touchdown in UC’s win over the Pitt Panthers last season at Acrisure Stadium.
Sept. 7 vs. Pitt
The Bearcats defeated Pitt last year at Heinz Field 27-21. The Panthers lead the series 8-5 but UC’s won the last three. It’s the first trip to Nippert since 2012 when the Bearcats won 34-10 as George Winn ran for a pair of touchdowns. The game will be Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi’s first at Nippert since he was part of Mark Dantonio’s staff as defensive coordinator between 2004-2006. Briefly, after Dantonio departed for Michigan State, Narduzzi was UC’s interim coach. When Brian Kellly was hired from Central Michigan, Narduzzi left for the Spartans as defensive coordinator.
Miami (Oh) RedHawks defensive lineman Brian Ugwu (8) poses with fans after winning the Battle for the Victory Bell football game at UC vs. the Bearcats 31-24 in overtime.
Sept. 14 at Miami University
The series is now tied 60-60-7 after Miami’s overtime win last season at Nippert. The Victory Bell sits in Oxford for the first time since 2005. This will be the first rivalry game in Yager Stadium since Luke Fickell’s first Bearcat team literally stole a win in 2017, 21-17. Down 17-6, UC scored 15 unanswered points in the game’s…
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