The Cincinnati Bearcats have high expectations for the 2021 season. Coach Luke Fickell's squad, led by veteran quarterback Desmond Ridder, have aspirations of making the College Football Playoff.
Coming off a 2020 season where UC went 9-1 and lost 27-24 to Georgia in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, the Bearcats have increased the difficulty in their non-conference schedule with trips to Indiana and Notre Dame on the docket.
The Bearcats will host American Athletic Conference opponents Temple, UCF, Tulsa and SMU, and will travel to AAC foes Navy, Tulane, USF and East Carolina.
The AAC championship game will be held on Dec. 4 and air on ABC.
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2021 Cincinnati Bearcats football schedule
Sept. 4:Cincinnati 49, Miami University 14
Sept. 11:Cincinnati 42, Murray State 7
Sept. 18:Cincinnati 38, Indiana 24
Oct. 2:Cincinnati 24, Notre Dame 13
Oct. 8: vs. Temple, 7 p.m., ESPN
Oct. 16: vs. UCF, noon, ABC
Oct. 23: at Navy, noon, TBA
Oct. 30: at Tulane, TBA
Nov. 6: vs. Tulsa, TBA
Nov. 12: at USF, 6 p.m., ESPN2
Nov. 20: vs. SMU, TBA
Nov. 26: at East Carolina, TBA
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