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American Athletic Conference Football Preview: Cincinnati

The Bearcats have been dominating the Huskies lately on the gridiron. Will that change this year?

We continue our run through the conference schedule with the Cincinnati Bearcats, who UConn has not been able to beat since 2010.

Cincinnati Bearcats

Head Coach: Tommy Tuberville (25-14 at UC; 155-91 career)

2015 Result: Cincinnati 37, UConn 13 - The Huskies were left in the dust in a track meet as their zone defense had trouble containing the Bearcat spread.

2016 Game: October 8 at Rentschler Field

Cincinnati's Strengths: On offense, Cincinnati is extremely potent, with two good quarterbacks in Gunner Kiel and Hayden Moore capable of putting major points up behind center.