University of Cincinnati football coach Luke Fickell joked on Tuesday that the Bearcats' game at East Carolina last season has been torn out of the program's record books.
"That game didn't happen," Fickell said.
No. 7 Cincinnati (6-0, 4-0 American Athletic Conference, or AAC) defeated the Pirates, 46-43, a season ago. But the UC defense, which has been one of the stingiest in the nation over the past three seasons, allowed 638 total yards of offense in the win.
Aberration or not, Fickell said he and his players will not look past East Carolina when the two teams square off on Friday night at Nippert Stadium (7:30 p.