Saturday, 09/26/09
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno State | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| (14) Cincinnati | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 32,910 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fresno State - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Fresno State kicks off. Gilyard returns 22 yards to the Cin23. | |
| Cincinnati - 14:55 | ||
| 1-10, Cin23 | 14:55 | Pike pass completion to the right to Woods for 11 yards to the Cin34. |
| 1-10, Cin34 | 14:35 | Pike rush middle for 9 yards to the Cin43. |
| 2-1, Cin43 | 14:05 | Pike incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-1, Cin43 | 13:56 | Pike rush middle for 13 yards to the Fres44. |
| 1-10, Fres44 | 13:36 | Ramsey rush right for 9 yards to the Fres35. |
| 2-1, Fres35 | 13:26 | Ramsey rush middle for 2 yards to the Fres33. |
| 1-10, Fres33 | 13:06 | Pike pass completion to the middle to Guidugli for 33 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 13:06 | Rogers PAT - GOOD. | |
| 12:48 | Cincinnati kicks off. Jefferson returns 17 yards to the Fres26. | |
| Fresno State - 12:42 | ||
| 1-10, Fres26 | 12:42 | Mathews rush right for 6 yards to the Fres32. |
| 2-4, Fres32 | 12:12 | Mathews rush middle for 10 yards to the Fres42. |
| 1-10, Fres42 | 11:42 | Rouse rush middle for 0 yards to the Fres42. |
| 2-10, Fres42 | 11:02 | Colburn pass completion to the left to Hamler for 22 yards to the Cin36. |
| 1-10, Cin36 | 10:42 | Colburn incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Cin36 | 10:12 | Mathews rush middle for 2 yards to the Cin34. |
| 3-8, Cin34 | 9:52 | Colburn pass completion to the middle to Mathews for 12 yards to the Cin22. |
| 1-10, Cin22 | 9:12 | Colburn rush left for 4 yards to the Cin18. |
| 2-6, Cin18 | 8:42 | Mathews rush middle for -1 yards to the Cin19. |
| 3-7, Cin19 | 8:00 | Colburn incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-7, Cin19 | 7:51 | Goessling 36 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 7:47 | Fresno State kicks off. Gilyard returns 25 yards to the Cin29. | |
| Cincinnati - 7:41 | ||
| 1-10, Cin29 | 7:41 | Pike pass completion to the right to Binns for 9 yards to the Cin38. |
| 2-1, Cin38 | 7:11 | Pike pass completion to the left to Gilyard for 56 yards to the Fres6. |
| 1-6, Fres6 | 6:51 | Pike rush middle for 0 yards to the Fres6. |
| 2-6, Fres6 | 6:21 | Pike incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-6, Fres6 | 6:05 | Cincinnati penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-11, Fres11 | 6:05 | Pike pass completion to the right to Gilyard for 11 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 6:05 | Rogers PAT - GOOD. | |
| 5:58 | Cincinnati kicks off. Jefferson returns 33 yards to the Fres45. | |
| Fresno State - 5:52 | ||
| 1-10, Fres45 | 5:52 | Mathews rush middle for 5 yards to the Cin50. |
| 2-5, Cin50 | 5:22 | Mathews rush middle for 3 yards to the Cin47. |
| 3-2, Cin47 | 4:52 | Mathews rush middle for 0 yards to the Cin47. |
| 4-2, Cin47 | 4:22 | Malone punts. Touchback. Ball on Cin20. |
| Cincinnati - 4:06 | ||
| 1-10, Cin20 | 4:06 | Ramsey rush middle for 8 yards to the Cin28. |
| 2-2, Cin28 | 3:36 | Ramsey rush right for -5 yards to the Cin23. |
| 3-7, Cin23 | 3:16 | Pike pass completion to the middle to Ramsey for 2 yards to the Cin25. |
| 4-5, Cin25 | 2:46 | Rogers punts. West returns -7 yards to the Fres15. |
| Fresno State - 2:27 | ||
| 1-10, Fres15 | 2:27 | Mathews rush middle for 11 yards to the Fres26. |
| 1-10, Fres26 | 2:07 | Colburn pass completion to the right to Kinter for 4 yards to the Fres30. |
| 2-6, Fres30 | 1:47 | Mathews rush middle for 2 yards to the Fres32. |
| 3-6, Fres32 | 1:17 | Colburn pass completion to the middle to Kinter for 6 yards to the Fres38. |
| 1-10, Fres38 | 0:47 | Rouse rush right for 29 yards to the Cin33. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fresno State - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, Cin33 | 15:00 | Mathews rush middle for 6 yards to the Cin27. |
| 2-4, Cin27 | 14:30 | Colburn incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-4, Cin27 | 14:17 | Fresno State time out. |
| 3-4, Cin27 | 14:17 | Mathews rush right for 3 yards to the Cin24. |
| 4-1, Cin24 | 13:57 | Colburn rush middle for 1 yard to the Cin23. |
| 1-10, Cin23 | 13:36 | Rouse rush left for 15 yards to the Cin8. |
| 1-10, Cin23 | 13:36 | Cincinnati penalized 4 yards. |
| 1-4, Cin4 | 12:56 | Mathews rush middle for 3 yards to the Cin1. |
| 2-1, Cin1 | 12:11 | Mathews rush middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 12:11 | Goessling PAT - GOOD. | |
| 11:48 | Fresno State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Cin20. | |
| Cincinnati - 11:48 | ||
| 1-10, Cin20 | 11:48 | Pike pass completion to the left to Gilyard for 27 yards to the Cin47. |
| 1-10, Cin47 | 11:28 | Pead rush left for 15 yards to the Fres38. |
| 1-10, Fres38 | 11:03 | Pike incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Fres38 | 10:52 | Pike pass completion to the right to Gilyard for 7 yards to the Fres31. |
| 3-3, Fres31 | 10:32 | Pike pass completion to the left to Woods for 11 yards to the Fres20. |
| 1-10, Fres20 | 10:00 | Pike pass completion to the middle to Gilyard for 15 yards to the Fres5. |
| 1-10, Fres20 | 10:00 | Gilyard fumbles, Binns of Cincinnati recovers and returns 0 yards to the Fres5. |
| 1-5, Fres5 | 9:40 | Pike incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-5, Fres5 | 9:29 | Pead rush middle for 4 yards to the Fres1. |
| 3-1, Fres1 | 9:09 | Pead rush middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 9:09 | Rogers PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:55 | Cincinnati kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Fres20. | |
| Fresno State - 8:55 | ||
| 1-10, Fres20 | 8:55 | Miller rush right for 2 yards to the Fres22. |
| 2-8, Fres22 | 8:35 | Miller rush right for 2 yards to the Fres24. |
| 3-6, Fres24 | 8:00 | Colburn pass completion to the right to Ajirotutu for 10 yards to the Fres34. |
| 1-10, Fres34 | 7:20 | Mathews rush middle for 9 yards to the Fres43. |
| 2-1, Fres43 | 6:40 | Mathews rush middle for 6 yards to the Fres49. |
| 1-10, Fres49 | 6:10 | Rouse rush middle for 1 yard to the Cin50. |
| 2-9, Cin50 | 5:40 | Colburn incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-9, Cin50 | 5:19 | Colburn pass completion to the right to Mathews for 20 yards to the Cin30. |
| 1-10, Cin30 | 4:59 | Mathews rush middle for 4 yards to the Cin26. |
| 2-6, Cin26 | 4:29 | Miller rush middle for 4 yards to the Cin22. |
| 3-2, Cin22 | 3:39 | Mathews rush middle for 1 yard to the Cin21. |
| 3-2, Cin21 | 2:35 | Fresno State time out. |
| 4-1, Cin21 | 2:35 | Mathews rush right for 1 yard to the Cin20. |
| 1-10, Cin20 | 2:25 | Colburn incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Cin20 | 2:08 | Mathews rush left for 8 yards to the Cin12. |
| 3-2, Cin12 | 1:46 | Mathews rush middle for 3 yards to the Cin9. |
| 1-9, Cin9 | 1:26 | Fresno State penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-19, Cin19 | 1:09 | Colburn pass completion to the left to Miller for -2 yards to the Cin21. |
| 2-21, Cin21 | 0:29 | Colburn pass completion to the middle to Hamler for 21 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:29 | Goessling PAT - GOOD. | |
| 0:07 | Fresno State kicks off. No return. Ball on Cin31. | |
| Cincinnati - 0:07 | ||
| 1-10, Cin31 | 0:07 | Rush middle for -2 yards to the Cin29. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Cincinnati kicks off. Jefferson returns 27 yards to the Fres30. | |
| Fresno State - 14:53 | ||
| 1-10, Fres30 | 14:53 | Mathews rush middle for 5 yards to the Fres35. |
| 2-5, Fres35 | 14:23 | Mathews rush middle for 7 yards to the Fres42. |
| 1-10, Fres42 | 14:00 | Colburn incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Fres42 | 13:35 | Colburn pass completion to the left to Kinter for 9 yards to the Cin49. |
| 3-1, Cin49 | 13:15 | Mathews rush middle for 3 yards to the Cin46. |
| 1-10, Cin46 | 12:45 | Mathews rush middle for 0 yards to the Cin46. |
| 2-10, Cin46 | 12:05 | Mathews rush left for 4 yards to the Cin42. |
| 3-6, Cin42 | 11:25 | Colburn pass completion to the left to Ajirotutu for 6 yards to the Cin36. |
| 1-10, Cin36 | 11:04 | Fresno State penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-20, Cin46 | 10:23 | Colburn incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-20, Cin46 | 9:49 | Colburn incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-20, Cin46 | 9:45 | Fresno State penalized -15 yards. |
| 3-35, Fres39 | 9:38 | Mathews rush middle for 4 yards to the Fres43. |
| 4-31, Fres43 | 8:48 | Malone punts. No return. Ball on Cin4. |
| Cincinnati - 8:28 | ||
| 1-10, Cin4 | 8:28 | Pike pass completion to the left to Gilyard for 24 yards to the Cin28. |
| 1-10, Cin28 | 8:08 | Pike incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Cin28 | 7:50 | Pike incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-10, Cin28 | 7:43 | Pike incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-10, Cin28 | 7:37 | Rogers punts. Wylie returns 1 yards to the Fres35. |
| Fresno State - 7:28 | ||
| 1-10, Cin35 | 7:28 | Fresno State penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, Fres30 | 7:28 | Mathews rush middle for 2 yards to the Fres32. |
| 2-13, Fres32 | 7:00 | Rouse rush right for 5 yards to the Fres37. |
| 3-8, Fres37 | 6:20 | Colburn pass completion to the right to Miller for 8 yards to the Fres45. |
| 1-10, Fres45 | 5:40 | Mathews rush middle for 4 yards to the Fres49. |
| 2-6, Fres49 | 5:10 | Mathews rush middle for 2 yards to the Cin49. |
| 3-5, Cin49 | 4:30 | Colburn pass completion to the right to Hamler for 7 yards to the Cin42. |
| 1-10, Cin42 | 4:00 | Colburn rush middle for 14 yards to the Cin28. |
| 1-10, Cin28 | 3:40 | Miller rush middle for 8 yards to the Cin20. |
| 2-2, Cin20 | 3:00 | Miller rush middle for 1 yard to the Cin19. |
| 3-1, Cin19 | 2:20 | Mathews rush middle for 5 yards to the Cin14. |
| 1-10, Cin14 | 1:48 | Mathews rush right for 6 yards to the Cin8. |
| 2-4, Cin8 | 1:18 | Mathews rush middle for 3 yards to the Cin5. |
| 3-1, Cin5 | 0:38 | Mathews rush middle for -1 yards to the Cin6. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fresno State - 15:00 | ||
| 4-2, Cin6 | 15:00 | Colburn pass to the right intercepted by Carey and returned 20 yards. |
| Cincinnati - 14:50 | ||
| 1-10, Cin29 | 14:50 | Pike pass completion to the right to Woods for 7 yards to the Cin36. |
| 2-3, Cin36 | 14:20 | Pike pass completion to the left to Gilyard for 10 yards to the Cin46. |
| 1-10, Cin46 | 14:20 | Pike incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Cin46 | 14:01 | Pike pass completion to the right to Woods for 24 yards to the Fres30. |
| 1-10, Fres30 | 13:54 | Pead rush left for 7 yards to the Fres23. |
| 2-3, Fres23 | 13:24 | Pike pass completion to the right to Gilyard for 23 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 13:24 | Rogers PAT - GOOD. | |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Fres20. | |
| Fresno State - 13:09 | ||
| 1-10, Fres20 | 13:09 | Mathews rush middle for 3 yards to the Fres23. |
| 2-7, Fres23 | 12:49 | Mathews rush middle for 0 yards to the Fres23. |
| 3-7, Fres23 | 12:19 | Colburn pass completion to the middle to Wylie for 13 yards to the Fres36. |
| 1-10, Fres36 | 11:39 | Mathews rush right for 4 yards to the Fres40. |
| 2-6, Fres40 | 11:09 | Miller rush middle for 5 yards to the Fres45. |
| 3-1, Fres45 | 10:29 | Miller rush right for 19 yards to the Cin36. |
| 1-10, Cin36 | 9:49 | Miller rush middle for 2 yards to the Cin34. |
| 2-8, Cin34 | 9:19 | Colburn pass completion to the left to Pascoe for 2 yards to the Cin32. |
| 3-6, Cin32 | 8:29 | Colburn incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-6, Cin32 | 8:29 | Goessling 49 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 8:09 | Fresno State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Cin20. | |
| Cincinnati - 8:09 | ||
| 1-10, Cin20 | 8:09 | Pike pass completion to the right to Ramsey for 18 yards to the Cin38. |
| 1-10, Cin38 | 7:49 | Pike pass completion to the left to Binns for 8 yards to the Cin46. |
| 2-2, Cin46 | 7:00 | Kelce rush left for 3 yards to the Cin49. |
| 1-10, Cin49 | 6:40 | Kelce rush middle for 3 yards to the Fres48. |
| 2-7, Fres48 | 5:50 | Pike sacked by Carter for a 7 yard loss to the Cin45. |
| 2-7, Fres48 | 5:50 | Pike fumbles, Pike of Cincinnati recovers and returns 0 yards to the Cin45. |
| 3-14, Cin45 | 5:10 | Pike pass completion to the right to Gilyard for 4 yards to the Cin49. |
| 3-14, Cin49 | 4:06 | Cincinnati time out. |
| 4-10, Cin49 | 4:06 | Rogers punts. Wylie returns -1 yards to the Fres8. |
| Fresno State - 3:55 | ||
| 1-10, Fres8 | 3:55 | Mathews rush middle for 5 yards to the Fres13. |
| 2-5, Fres13 | 3:25 | Colburn pass completion to the left to Kinter for 8 yards to the Fres21. |
| 1-10, Fres21 | 2:55 | Mathews rush right for 6 yards to the Fres27. |
| 2-4, Fres27 | 2:25 | Miller rush right for 33 yards to the Cin40. |
| 1-10, Cin40 | 2:05 | Miller rush right for 1 yard to the Cin39. |
| 1-10, Cin39 | 1:38 | Fresno State time out. |
| 2-9, Cin39 | 1:38 | Colburn sacked by Stewart for a 1 yard loss to the Cin40. |
| 3-10, Cin40 | 1:08 | Colburn pass completion to the middle to Hamler for 7 yards to the Cin33. |
| 3-10, Cin33 | 0:45 | Fresno State time out. |
| 4-3, Cin33 | 0:45 | Fresno State penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-8, Cin38 | 0:45 | Colburn incomplete pass to the left. |
| Cincinnati - 0:39 | ||
| 1-10, Cin38 | 0:39 | Rush middle for -2 yards to the Cin36. |










