Perhaps we should’ve known the Bearcats were in for a tough season when they were trailing 7-6 heading into halftime against Tennessee-Martin in the first game of the year. The Bearcats went on to win that game 28-7, and followed that one up with a win over Purdue, but it’s all been downhill since then. The 4-7 Bearcats close out their 2016 season on Friday evening against the 8-3 Tulsa Golden Hurricanes with little else but pride on the line.
Tulsa has the smallest FBS enrollment, with just 3,473 students. They’ll face UC for the 33rd time on Friday, but only the second time since 1997.