2007 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 2007 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team, coached by Brian Kelly, played its home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1923. This was Kelly's first complete season with the Bearcats, having coached them to a 2724 win against Western Michigan in the 2007 International Bowl.

2007 Cincinnati Bearcats football
PapaJohns.com Bowl champion
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 17
Record10–3 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Quinn (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Tresey (1st season)
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
2007 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 West Virginia $+  5 2   11 2  
Connecticut +  5 2   9 4  
No. 17 Cincinnati  4 3   10 3  
South Florida  4 3   9 4  
Rutgers  3 4   8 5  
Louisville  3 4   6 6  
Pittsburgh  3 4   5 7  
Syracuse  1 6   2 10  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 season was a breakthrough for Cincinnati football, as it saw the Bearcats break into the national rankings for the first time since 1976. The Bearcats' highest rank of their 2007 campaign was 15th in the AP Poll.

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