It has been nearly 20 years since the University of Cincinnati football program has sunk to such lows.
With a national TV audience watching on ESPN2, UC continued its steady plunge to the lower regions of college football by losing 35-24 to Temple on Friday night. A smallish crowd (attendance unannounced, at this writing) watched on a frigid night at Nippert Stadium.
UC (3-7, 1-5 American Athletic Conference East) is now assured its first back-to-back losing seasons in nearly 20 years. The Bearcats went 4-8 last year in the final year of the Tommy Tuberville regime, with Luke Fickell taking charge this season.