Cincy downs UConn, nabs share of Big East title

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Final

Cincinnati 35

(9-3, 5-2 Big East)

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Coverage: ESPN

12:00 PM ET, December 3, 2011

Nippert Stadium, CINCINNATI, OH

	1	2	3	4	T
CONN	0	6	6	15	27
CIN	14	14	7	0	35

Top Performers

Passing: M. Legaux (CIN) - 217 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT

Rushing: I. Pead (CIN) - 23 CAR, 68 YDS

Receiving: A. McClung (CIN) - 8 REC, 142 YDS, 2 TD

Cincinnati puts away UConn to clinch share of Big East

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Associated Press

CINCINNATI -- Munchie Legaux threw a career-high three touchdown passes on Saturday, and Cincinnati's defense got two scores of its own, setting up a 35-27 victory over Connecticut that left the Bearcats one of three teams sharing the Big East title.

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Although the Bearcats (9-3, 5-2) got their third title in four years, they likely will miss out on the league's BCS bid. West Virginia (9-3, 5-2) will get it if, as expected, the Mountaineers (No. 23 BCS, No. 22 AP) are the highest-ranked Big East team in the final BCS standings.

Louisville (7-5, 5-2) also shared the title and would have gotten the bid if the Bearcats had lost on Saturday. The Huskies (5-7, 3-4) didn't have another upset in them.

Lineman Walter Stewart plucked the ball from UConn quarterback Johnny McEntee's passing hand in the end zone for Cincinnati's first touchdown, and Drew Frey returned an interception 15 yards for a 14-0 lead.

Team Stat Comparison

	CONN	CIN
1st Downs	15	18
Total Yards	270	319
Passing	252	217
Rushing	18	102
Penalties	8-65	9-92
3rd Down Conversions	3-16	6-16
4th Down Conversions	1-1	0-1
Turnovers	3	3
Possession	31:26	28:34

Passing Leaders


Connecticut	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
McEntee	20/40	252	6.3	2	1

Cincinnati	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Legaux	15/35	217	6.2	3	2

Rushing Leaders


Connecticut	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
McCombs	21	42	2.0	0	11
McCummings	3	14	4.7	0	7

Cincinnati	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
Pead	23	68	3.0	0	11
Legaux	10	28	2.8	0	12

Receiving Leaders


Connecticut	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
Moore	6	70	11.7	0	26
Moore	3	47	15.7	0	25

Cincinnati	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
McClung	8	142	17.8	2	36
Annen	1	27	27.0	0	27

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				CONN	CIN
	TD	10:38	Walter Stewart 0 Yd Fumble Return (Tony Miliano Kick)	0	7
	TD	01:13	Drew Frey 15 Yd Interception Return (Tony Miliano Kick)	0	14
SECOND QUARTER				CONN	CIN
	TD	13:13	Alex Chisum 22 Yd Pass From Munchie Legaux (Tony Miliano Kick)	0	21
	FG	07:39	Dave Teggart 35 Yd	3	21
	TD	01:45	Anthony McClung 13 Yd Pass From Munchie Legaux (Tony Miliano Kick)	3	28
	FG	00:00	Dave Teggart 46 Yd	6	28
THIRD QUARTER				CONN	CIN
	FG	09:13	Dave Teggart 53 Yd	9	28
	FG	01:36	Dave Teggart 43 Yd	12	28
	TD	00:30	Anthony McClung 31 Yd Pass From Munchie Legaux (Tony Miliano Kick)	12	35
FOURTH QUARTER				CONN	CIN
	TD	09:58	Mark Hinkley 3 Yd Pass From Johnny McEntee (Johnny Mcentee Pass To Corey Manning For Two-Point Conversion)	20	35
	TD	05:46	Ryan Griffin 25 Yd Pass From Johnny McEntee (Dave Teggart Kick)	27	35

Research Notes

West Virginia has likely clinched the Big East's Automatic BCS Bid. The selection will come down to a 3-way tie between West Virginia, Cincinnati, and Louisville. As of this week, West Virginia was the only team of those three ranked in the Top 25 of the BCS Standings.
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