2023 Cincinnati Bearcats Season

2023 Cincinnati Bearcats
Conference	American Athletic Conference East Division
2023 record	0-0 (0-0 AAC)
Head coach	lrickar1 (2nd year)
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium (Capacity: 40,000)
Seasons « 2022 2024 »

2023 AAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
Temple x		6	–	3					7	–	6
Cincinnati		5	–	3					6	–	6
UCF		4	–	4					7	–	5
East Carolina		4	–	4					6	–	6
USF		3	–	5					5	–	7
Connecticut		2	–	6					5	–	7
West
#1 SMU x†		9	–	0					13	–	0
#10 Navy		7	–	1					10	–	2
Tulsa		4	–	4					6	–	6
Memphis		3	–	5					5	–	7
Tulane		2	–	6					6	–	6
Houston		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: SMU 33, Temple 21
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of Bowls; Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 2023 CFBHC Season marks the 2nd season for the Cincinnati Bearcats under coach lrickar1. After a 5-7 season in 2022, the team looks to continue to improve on their way to conference and national relevancy.

Schedule

Regular Season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
Week 1	Thursday Night	at Liberty		Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA	W 49-14
Week 2	Saturday Morning	Arizona		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	L 24-35
week 4	Thursday Night	at Temple		Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	L 24-35
Week 5	Friday Night	at Tulsa		Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	W 49-17
Week 6		Memphis		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
Week 7		at LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
Week 9		Pittsburg		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
Week 10		at UCF		Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL
Week 12		East Carolina		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
Week 13		USF		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
Week 14		at Connecticut		Rentschler Stadium • East Hartford, CT
Week 16		Houston		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Personnel

Key Personnel

Name	Position	Season at Cincinnati	Season in current role
lrickar1	Head Coach	2nd	2nd
Noel Ransom	RB	2nd	2nd
Mohamed Mosley	OT	3rd	3rd
Jacquies Whitaker	WR	3rd	3rd
Leonardo Trujillo	DE	3rd	3rd
Carlos Singletary	OLB	3rd	3rd
Stephen Wooten	FS	2nd	2nd

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Roster

2023 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. Name Class QB Walls, EliasElias Walls 57.0 !Sr QB Coronado, MaxwellMaxwell Coronado 5.0 !Jr QB Pugh, LoganLogan Pugh 5.0 !Jr QB Whitley III, FrankFrank Whitley III 3.0 !So QB Littlejohn, JermaineJermaine Littlejohn  1.5 !Fr QB O'Neil, LorenzoLorenzo O'Neil  1.5 !Fr QB Zeigler, OusmaneOusmane Zeigler 1.0 !Fr QB Nixon, SamirSamir Nixon 1.0 !Fr RB Ransom, NoelNoel Ransom  2.5 !So RB Brock, AkiemAkiem Brock 57.0 !Sr RB Galloway, KaydenKayden Galloway 57.0 !Sr RB Crawford, MicahMicah Crawford  1.5 !Fr RB Edwards, KristianKristian Edwards 3.0 !So RB Landrum, DelvinDelvin Landrum 3.0 !So FB Shackelford, KyleKyle Shackelford  2.5 !So	Defense Pos. Name Class DE Salter, AlphaAlpha Salter 57.0 !Sr	Special teams Pos. Name Class K Hitchcock, FilipFilip Hitchcock 57.0 !Sr	Head coach Lrickar1 Coordinators/assistant coaches None Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt 2020 Season Roster

Depth chart

Defense FS ⋅ ⋅ WLB MLB SLB ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ SS ⋅ ⋅ CB ⋅ ⋅ DE DT DT DE ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB ⋅ ⋅ Offense WR ⋅ ⋅ LT LG C RG RT ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE ⋅ ⋅ WR ⋅ ⋅ QB ⋅ ⋅ FB ⋅ ⋅ Special Teams RB ⋅ ⋅

Recruiting

High School

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Andrew Collins OLB	Cincinnati, OH	Western Hills University	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	236 lb (107 kg)
	Skill:   Potential:
' '			N/A	N/A
	Skill: N/A   Potential: N/A