The Cincinnati Bearcats’ 2010 Non-Conference Games Schedule

For the 2010 Football games the Cincinnati Bearcats will be playing 5 non-conference and 7 conference games.

Fresno State

The Fresno State U Bulldogs are the team’s first opponents on September 4. The game between the two last season was well-matched with the Bulldogs putting up a very good resistance. Cincinnati was hard put trying to contain the enemy or trying to break past its defenses. The Bulldogs, however, fell back towards the end leaving Miami to take the victory 28-20 at Nippert stadium

Last season, the bulldogs scored 8-5 and 6-2 in the WAC. But at that time they still had running back Ryan Mathews in the team. Ever since Mathews left for the NFL draft the chances that the team can make the same kind of rushing attacks as last season are slim. That’s why experts predict a win for the Bearcats 41-20.

Indiana State

Indiana State will be pitting themselves against the Bearcats again on September 11. This game is considered by many to be an uneven match as the Bearcats out-power their opponents in it and the game will probably have a quick ending.

The Sycamores scored last season a whining 1-10. What little resistance they showed Louisville fizzled out as they lost at the end with 10 against Louisiana’s 30. Their encounter with the Bearcats will likely end in a similar point-massacre. It is a good thing that the game is also expected to end very early.

North Carolina State

On September 16, Cincinnati is up against North Carolina. Although the NC team scored 5-7 last season their home score stands at 5-3. The team’s offensive unit made a good showing last season. Even so, unless they have trained their defensive unit hard, they are bound to crumble before the powerful Bearcat attacks.

Predictions talk about a 45-24 victory for Cincinnati.

Oklahoma

The game against Oklahoma is slated for September 25. The team has a blinding rushing attack that Cincinnati will have to keep in control with their defense of which they have plenty. The two teams are usually polled among the top 20 teams and their re-match this season will be more or less even.

After the loss of quarterback Sam Bradford, Oklahoma has managed to build up a powerful team again. After their poor performance in last season’s games they intend to stage a comeback for this season.

Cincinnati will have a slight edge at home.

Predictions favor Cincinnati to win 31-27 but with those statistics, the tables may be easily turned.

Miami

The last day of the games, October 9, sees Cincinnati pitted against Miami. The two teams are traditionally rivals. Their rivalry extends as far back as 120 years. Annually the two have battled for the possession of the Victory Bell trophy in the Battle for the Victory Bell.

Cincinnati has humbled Miami for four years in succession. Miami hasn’t shown much drive in recent years and if this tendency is continued this year, they are looking at their fifth defeat in a row.

The Bearcats have made it a practice to wind up their matches with Miami quickly. In home matches, the competition lasts until half time.

If the predictions come true, the Bearcats will come out with a better score than last season’s non-conference games. After that, they still have their seven following conference games to deal with.

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