The Cincinnati Bearcats found themselves in trouble early but found a way to climb back into the game after falling down by 10 points early in the game. With the help of a good kicker and a balanced offensive attack, the Bearcats won a close game against the Pirates for the second year in a row.
This game was not very pretty to watch. It was relatively low-scoring, if you consider average college football games, but it was especially low for the Cincinnati Bearcats' offense that was previously averaging nearly 40 points a game. With a tough ECU team awaiting them on their own turf, it was a consensus among Bearcat fans that this was going to be a tough game to win, especially after the excuse of a game they played last week against USF.