Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 28 | 7:30 pm | Eastern Kentucky* | | | | W 40–7 | 26,913 |
September 6 | 3:30 pm | at No. 4 Oklahoma* | | | ABC | L 26–52 | 84,476 |
September 20 | 7:30 pm | Miami (OH)* | | | ESPN360 | W 45–20 | 31,629 |
September 27 | 7:30 pm | at Akron* | | | FSN Ohio | W 17–15 | 16,927 |
October 3 | 8:00 pm | at Marshall* | | | ESPN | W 33–10 | 29,237 |
October 11 | 12:00 pm | Rutgers | | - Nippert Stadium
- Cincinnati, OH
| Big East Network | W 13–10 | 32,370 |
October 25 | 12:00 pm | at Connecticut | | | Big East Network | L 16–40 | 40,000 |
October 30 | 7:45 pm | No. 23 South Florida | | - Nippert Stadium
- Cincinnati, OH
| ESPN | W 24–10 | 31,175 |
November 8 | 7:00 pm | at No. 20 West Virginia | | | ESPNU | W 26–23 OT | 59,834 |
November 14 | 8:00 pm | at Louisville | No. 22 | | ESPN2 | W 28–20 | 37,822 |
November 22 | 7:15 pm | No. 20 Pittsburgh | No. 19 | - Nippert Stadium
- Cincinnati, OH (River City Rivalry)
| ESPN2 | W 28–21 | 35,098 |
November 29 | 12:00 pm | Syracuse | No. 16 | - Nippert Stadium
- Cincinnati, OH
| Big East Network | W 30–10 | 34,603 |
December 6 | 11:30 pm | at Hawaii* | No. 13 | | ESPN2 | W 29–24 | 40,549 |
January 1 | 8:00 pm | No. 19 Virginia Tech* | No. 12 | | FOX | L 7–20 | 73,602 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
|
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | — | RV | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 17 |
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Coaches Poll | RV | RV | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | 22 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 17 |
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Harris | Not released | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | 23 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | Not released |
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BCS | Not released | — | — | — | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | Not released |
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eastern Kentucky
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
Cincinnati
|
6
|
20
|
14
|
0 |
40 |
[1]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cincinnati
|
0
|
13
|
7
|
6 |
26 |
#4 Oklahoma
|
14
|
7
|
21
|
10 |
52 |
[2]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Miami
|
0
|
13
|
7
|
0 |
20 |
Cincinnati
|
10
|
14
|
14
|
7 |
45 |
[3]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cincinnati
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
3 |
17 |
Akron
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
6 |
15 |
[4]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cincinnati
|
2
|
14
|
10
|
7 |
33 |
Marshall
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
[5]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rutgers
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
0 |
10 |
Cincinnati
|
3
|
7
|
3
|
0 |
13 |
[6]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cincinnati
|
10
|
3
|
3
|
0 |
16 |
Connecticut
|
10
|
0
|
10
|
20 |
40 |
[7]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#23 South Florida
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
0 |
10 |
Cincinnati
|
10
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
24 |
[8]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
Cincinnati
|
13
|
7
|
0
|
0 | 6 |
26 |
#20 West Virginia
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
13 | 3 |
23 |
[9]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#22 Cincinnati
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
Louisville
|
7
|
10
|
3
|
0 |
20 |
[10]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#20 Pittsburgh
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
21 |
#19 Cincinnati
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
[11]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Syracuse
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
7 |
10 |
#16 Cincinnati
|
7
|
6
|
10
|
7 |
30 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#13 Cincinnati
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
19 |
29 |
Hawaii
|
0
|
3
|
14
|
7 |
24 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#12 Cincinnati
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
#21 Virginia Tech
|
0
|
10
|
3
|
7 |
20 |
Awards and milestones
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Post-season finalists and winners
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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[12]
Defensive player of the week
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- Week 10: Aaron Webster[12]
Special teams player of the week
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- Week 2: Mardy Gilyard[12]
- Week 6: Connor Barwin[12]
- Week 7: Kevin Huber[12]
- Week 10: Mardy Gillard[12]
- Week 13: Jacob Rogers[12]
Big East Conference All-Conference First Team
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- Mardy Gilyard, WR
- Mardy Gilyard, KR
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- Connor Barwin, DL
- Mike Mickens, DB
- Brandon Underwood, DB
- Kevin Huber, P
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Big East Conference All-Conference Second Team
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- Dominick Goodman, WR
- Trevor Canfield, OL
- Tony Pike, QB
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[12]
Players in the 2009 NFL Draft
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- ^ "Akron vs Cincinnati (Sept 27, 2008)". University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
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- ^ "Cincinnati vs Rutgers (Oct 11, 2008)". University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 16, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
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- ^ "Pittsburgh vs Cincinnati (Nov 22, 2008)". University of Cincinnati Sports Information. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
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