TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Ben Bryant threw two touchdown passes, Cincinnati added two other scores on fourth down and the two-time defending American Athletic Conference champion Bearcats opened league play with a 31-21 victory Saturday night over Tulsa.
The Bearcats tied the American Athletic Conference single-game record with 11 sacks against the Golden Hurricane, matching the mark set by Houston against No. 3 Louisville in the 2016 season.
Bryant’s 61-yard pass to a wide-open Tyler Scott gave Cincinnati (4-1, 1-0) a 14-7 lead in the final minute of the first quarter and the Bearcats led the rest of the way in winning their fourth straight.