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No. 5 Cincinnati beats West Virginia 24-21

CINCINNATI (AP) Far from perfect, No. 5 Cincinnati was good enough to stay unbeaten. Now the Bearcats can try to run the table with their senior quarterback throwing the ball.

Tony Pike threw two touchdown passes in a cameo appearance Friday night, and the Bearcats overcame a self-destructive first half to beat West Virginia 24-21 for the best start in school history.

Cincinnati (10-0, 6-0 Big East) struggled offensively because of uncharacteristic mistakes - a fumble, a dropped touchdown pass, a missed field goal and an interception - all in the first half. In the clutch, the Bearcats were good enough in front of the biggest crowd in Nippert Stadium's history. (MORE)

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8 Pittsburgh
West Virginia

Head To Head

Big East
	Overall	Conference
5 Cincinnati	10-0	6-0
8 Pittsburgh	9-1	5-0
West Virginia	7-3	3-2
South Florida	7-3	3-3
Rutgers	7-3	2-3
Connecticut	5-5	1-4
Louisville	4-7	1-5
Syracuse	4-7	1-5

Leaders
Passing Yards:	J. Brown	1849
Passing TDs:	J. Brown	11
Rushing Yards:	N. Devine	1098
Rushing TDs:	N. Devine	10
Receiving Yards:	J. Sanders	597
Receiving TDs:	A. Arnett	3
Interceptions:	R. Sands	4

Offense (FBS Rank)
Yards:	3932 (73)
Passing Yards:	2097 (87)
Rushing Yards:	1835 (41)
Points per game:	27.6 (57)
Yards per game:	393.2 (54)
Touchdowns:	35 (58)
Field Goals:	8 (104)

Defense (FBS Rank)
Yards:	3417 (22)
Passing Yards:	2207 (42)
Rushing Yards:	1210 (24)
Points per game:	21.2 (31)
Yards per game:	341.7 (44)
Touchdowns:	23 (25)
Field Goals:	15 (90)

Schedule 2009
Date	Opponent	Result / Time
9/5	vs. Liberty	W 33 - 20
9/12	vs. East Carolina	W 35 - 20
9/19	at Auburn	L 30 - 41
10/1	vs. Colorado	W 35 - 24
10/10	at Syracuse	W 34 - 13
10/17	vs. Marshall	W 24 - 7
10/24	vs. Connecticut	W 28 - 24
10/30	at South Florida	L 19 - 30
11/7	vs. Louisville	W 17 - 9
11/13	at 5 Cincinnati	L 21 - 24
11/27	vs. 8 Pittsburgh	4:00 PT5:00 MT6:00 CT7:00 ET
12/5	at Rutgers	TBA

AP Rank
Rank	School	Rec
1	Florida	11-0
2	Alabama	11-0
3	Texas	11-0
4	TCU	11-0
5	Cincinnati	10-0
6	Boise State	11-0
7	Georgia Tech	10-1
8	Pittsburgh	9-1
9	Ohio State	10-2
10	Oregon	9-2
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Coaches Rank
Rank	School	Rec
1	Florida	11-0
2	Texas	11-0
3	Alabama	11-0
4	TCU	11-0
5	Cincinnati	10-0
6	Boise State	11-0
7	Georgia Tech	10-1
8	Ohio State	10-2
9	Pittsburgh	9-1
10	Oregon	9-2
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