Cincinnati scores 22 points in 2nd half, tops UT Martin 28-7
CINCINNATI -- Hayden Moore threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns, Mike Boone ran for a score and Cincinnati beat UT Martin 28-7 on Thursday night.
Cincinnati scored on a 3-yard pass from Moore to Nate Cole with 19 seconds left in the first half to pull to 7-6. Josh Pasley, who missed a 24-yard field goal earlier, missed the extra point.
Kahlil Lewis added a 3-yard TD catch late in the third and a successful two-point conversion made it 14-7. Boone's TD capped an 11-play drive and Tyrell Gilbert intercepted Gunnar Holcombe and returned it 58 yards to cap the scoring.
Tion Green ran for 97 yards for Cincinnati (1-0).
Jaimiee Bowe rushed for 102 yards for UT Martin (0-1). Holcombe threw for 146 yards but was intercepted twice.
Holcombe, a transfer from Marshall, led UT Martin on a 14-play, 75-yard season-opening drive. It ended in a 7-yard TD catch by Caylon Weathers for a 7-0 lead.
The Skyhawks are 1-21 all-time against FBS teams. The lone win was a 20-17 victory over Memphis on September 1, 2012.
Game Information
2024 Big South-OVC Association Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Southeast Missouri State | 1-0 | 2-1 |
Tennessee Tech | 1-0 | 1-2 |
Charleston Southern | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Eastern Illinois | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Lindenwood | 0-0 | 1-3 |
Gardner-Webb | 0-0 | 0-3 |
Western Illinois | 0-0 | 0-3 |
Tennessee State | 0-1 | 2-2 |
UT Martin | 0-1 | 1-2 |
2024 Big 12 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Utah | 1-0 | 4-0 |
UCF | 1-0 | 3-0 |
Cincinnati | 1-0 | 3-1 |
Texas Tech | 1-0 | 3-1 |
West Virginia | 1-0 | 2-2 |
Kansas State | 0-0 | 3-0 |
BYU | 0-0 | 3-0 |
Iowa State | 0-0 | 3-0 |
Arizona | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Baylor | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Colorado | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Arizona State | 0-1 | 3-1 |
Oklahoma State | 0-1 | 3-1 |
TCU | 0-1 | 2-1 |
Houston | 0-1 | 1-3 |
Kansas | 0-1 | 1-3 |