Bearcats 59, Indians 3

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	13	33
Total Yards	262	615
Passing	87	301
Rushing	175	314
Penalties	15-119	11-94
3rd Down Conversions	3-12	6-11
4th Down Conversions	0-0	2-2
Turnovers	6	2
Possession	30:11	29:49

Individual Leaders

Southeast Missouri State Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Anderson 8/16 58 0 1 Lillard 4/6 29 0 1	Cincinnati Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Mauk 18/27 244 2 1 Pike 6/9 57 1 0
Southeast Missouri State Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Anderson 13 118 0 36 Hardin 7 27 0 10 Reese 5 24 0 13	Cincinnati Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Benton 12 101 1 25 Ramsey 16 76 2 15 Pike 3 67 0 35
Southeast Missouri State Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Anderson 3 22 0 11 Jones 2 11 0 7 Williamson 1 14 0 14 Brown 1 9 0 9	Cincinnati Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Gilyard 8 134 1 56 Barwin 3 33 0 18 Barnett 3 16 0 7 Moore 2 47 0 37

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				SEMO	CIN
	TD	13:03	BRADLEY GLATTHAAR 2 YD RUN (MISSED KICK) Drive info: 5 plays, 74 yards.	0	6
SECOND QUARTER				SEMO	CIN
	TD	12:27	MARSHWAN GILYARD 56 YD PASS FROM BEN MAUK (JAKE ROGERS KICK) Drive info: 6 plays, 71 yards.	0	13
	FG	8:11	DOUG SPADA 25 YD FG Drive info: 12 plays, 59 yards.	3	13
	TD	3:22	BUTLER BENTON 13 YD PASS FROM BEN MAUK (MISSED KICK) Drive info: 10 plays, 59 yards.	3	19
THIRD QUARTER				SEMO	CIN
	TD	11:55	MIKE MICKENS 45 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (FAILED 2PT PASS)	3	25
	TD	10:26	BRADLEY GLATTHAAR 1 YD RUN (BRANDON YINGLING KICK) Drive info: 2 plays, 1 yards.	3	32
	TD	6:07	BUTLER BENTON 7 YD RUN (BRANDON YINGLING KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 57 yards.	3	39
FOURTH QUARTER				SEMO	CIN
	TD	14:55	BEN GUIDUGLI 7 YD PASS FROM TONY PIKE (MISSED KICK) Drive info: 10 plays, 82 yards.	3	45
	TD	13:18	JACOB RAMSEY 1 YD RUN (BRANDON YINGLING KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 18 yards.	3	52
	TD	5:21	JACOB RAMSEY 15 YD RUN (BRANDON YINGLING KICK) Drive info: 9 plays, 67 yards.	3	59

CINCINNATI (AP) -- Ben Mauk threw for two touchdowns Thursday night in a triumphant comeback from severe injuries to his passing arm, and Cincinnati beat Southeast Missouri State 59-3 in the debut of coach Brian Kelly's wide-open offense.

Cincinnati (1-0) had one of the top offensive showings in school history, setting up its most lopsided victory since a 63-0 win over Louisiana Monroe in 1977. Mauk put the Bearcats in control, completing 18-of-27 for 244 yards with one interception in less than three quarters.

The Bearcats piled up 615 yards, third-most in school history.

It was Cincinnati's first regular-season game under Kelly, who got the job when Mark Dantonio left for Michigan State before the International Bowl last season. Kelly brought his coaching staff from Central Michigan, led the Bearcats to a bowl victory, then started installing his no-huddle offense in its entirety.

Kelly needed a quarterback who could make his five-receiver sets work. He found one in Mauk, a former Ohio Mr. Football who kept the Bearcats on the move against Southeast Missouri State (0-1).

The Ohio Valley Conference team fell to 1-12 against Division I-A, now known as the Football Bowl Subdivision.

Besides energizing the offense, Kelly has tried to sell Bearcats football to a city that considers it an afterthought. The opener drew only 20,223, roughly 15,000 below the stadium's capacity.

Things went much better on the field.

Mauk started Wake Forest's opener last season and dislocated his right shoulder and broke his right arm while trying to recover a fumble. With his season finished, he got his undergraduate degree and came to Cincinnati for his graduate work and another chance to run an offense.

Mauk won a three-way competition for the starting job because of his comfort in the five-receiver sets. He smoothly blended down-the-field throws, shovel passes and quarterback draws. By halftime, the Bearcats had 373 yards and led 19-3 -- a missed field goal, two missed extra points, a fumble and an interception kept the score down.

Early in the second quarter, he showed why he was one of the nation's top prep passers at Kenton High School. Running to his right to avoid the rush, Mauk threw a 56-yard touchdown pass to Marshwan Gilyard, who beat a defender down the right sideline.

Butler Benton ran for 101 yards and scored twice, once on a 13-yard pass from Mauk. Cincinnati pulled away with the help of four fumbles and two interceptions.

Cornerback Mike Mickens intercepted Victor Anderson's pass in the end zone to end one early threat. He later picked off a pass by Houston Lillard -- the Redhawks' other quarterback -- and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown.