Cincinnati breaks out in fourth quarter, takes down Miami (Ohio)

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Top 25 Overview

It was over when... The Bearcats pushed across two TDs in the fourth quarter to finally put away the RedHawks. Gameball goes to... Jacob Ramsey, who ran for 103 yards and three touchdowns to spark Cincinnati's offense. Stat of the game... 15. Cincinnati's Tony Pike has thrown a touchdown pass in 15 straight starts. Complete Top 25 Overview

Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	21	23
Total Yards	434	316
Passing	270	286
Rushing	164	30
Penalties	7-85	4-35
3rd Down Conversions	5-11	7-18
4th Down Conversions	1-1	1-3
Turnovers	1	2
Possession	19:09	40:51

Air/Ground Leaders
Cincinnati Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Pike 23/42 270 2 1	Miami (OH) Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Dysert 33/47 286 1 2
Cincinnati Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Ramsey 12 103 3 34 Pead 5 60 0 26	Miami (OH) Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Bratton 12 30 0 6 Harris III 1 6 0 6
Cincinnati Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Binns 5 83 1 35 Gilyard 6 75 1 23	Miami (OH) Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Robinson 10 100 0 24 Bratton 11 90 1 19

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				CIN	M-OH
	TD	04:12	Jacob Ramsey 4 Yd Run (Pat Failed)	6	0
	TD	00:00	Armon Binns 35 Yd Pass From Tony Pike (Jake Rogers Kick)	13	0
SECOND QUARTER				CIN	M-OH
	TD	12:33	Jacob Ramsey 8 Yd Run (Jake Rogers Kick)	20	0
	TD	04:21	Thomas Merriweather 1 Yd Run (Trevor Cook Kick)	20	7
	FG	02:48	Jake Rogers 42 Yd	23	7
THIRD QUARTER				CIN	M-OH
	TD	05:00	Andre Bratton 19 Yd Pass From Zac Dysert (Pat Failed)	23	13
FOURTH QUARTER				CIN	M-OH
	TD	11:35	Jacob Ramsey 2 Yd Run (Jake Rogers Kick)	30	13
	TD	08:12	Marshwan Gilyard 23 Yd Pass From Tony Pike (Jake Rogers Kick)	37	13

OXFORD, Ohio -- With its state-of-the-art passing attack stymied, No. 10 Cincinnati showed it can win the old-fashioned way, too.

Jacob Ramsey ran for 103 yards and three touchdowns in Cincinnati's pass-oriented offense Saturday, and the Bearcats broke open a close game in the fourth quarter for a 37-13 victory over Miami (Ohio) that showed a little grit to go with the glitz.

Fast Facts

• Cincinnati won the 114th meeting between the schools in the oldest non-conference series in the FBS.

• Ranked in the top 10 for the first time in school history, the Bearcats got 273 passing yards and two TDs from QB Tony Pike, who has 13 TD passes and three interceptions in 2009. It was Pike's 15th straight start with a TD pass.

• Cincy rushed for 162 yards on 19 carries as Jacob Ramsey recorded his first career 100-yard day.

• Miami (Ohio) fell to 0-5 for the first time since 2006.

-- ESPN Stats & Information

"You just try to keep winning," coach Brian Kelly said. "Today was not our A-game."

The oldest rivalry west of the Allegheny Mountains has been a mismatch since Kelly showed up at Cincinnati and turned the Bearcats (5-0) into Big East champs. They won their fourth straight over Miami (0-5) in blustery conditions in front of Yager Stadium's biggest crowd in six years.

They did it in an uncharacteristic way.

Tony Pike had a so-so game, going 23 of 42 for 270 yards with two touchdowns and an interception in the wind. The senior came in with 70.5 percent completion percentage, but repeatedly forced throws into a defense that double-teamed his top receivers and fell back to take away the long pass.

Time Management

Despite having the ball for a total of 35:27 over its last two games, Cincinnati has still managed to score 65 total points to remain undefeated.

Time of Possession
Last Two Games

	CIN	OPP
vs MIA-OH	19:09	40:51
vs FRESNO ST	16:18	43:42
Total	35:27	84:33

"You're going to have games like this," Pike said. "The conditions weren't perfect."

The Bearcats put the game in Ramsey's hands. He became the first Bearcat to run for 100 yards since the opening game of the 2007 season, and the 15th in school history to score three touchdowns in a game. His 2-yard run with 11:35 remaining gave the Bearcats a 30-13 lead.

"The running game went well with our offensive strategy," Ramsey said. "It's definitely something the backs look forward to every game and try to accomplish."

The Bearcats head into a bye week with a few things to fix. They had the ball for only 19 minutes on Saturday, a week after they had it for only 16 minutes in a win over Fresno State. The offense scores quickly, and the defense has trouble getting off the field.

On Saturday, the Bearcats had trouble pinning down Miami's Zac Dysert, a redshirt freshman making his second start. Dysert did a Ben Roethlisberger impersonation and kept the RedHawks in the game until he changed it with one slip.

The 6-foot-4, 215-pound quarterback was as elusive as Big Ben, who led the RedHawks to their last win over a Top 25 team in 2003 and has his name and number honored on a brick column below the videoboard. Dysert slipped away from two tacklers in the backfield and threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to tailback Andre Bratton that cut it to 23-13 late in the third quarter.

Then, Miami took a big gamble and tried an onside kick that bounced its way. Dysert led the RedHawks to the 3-yard line, energizing Miami fans in the mixed-allegiance crowd of 23,493. The thousands of Cincinnati fans were quiet.

"What we were thinking is we absolutely need to come up with a stop," Cincinnati linebacker J.K. Schaffer said. "There really wasn't any other choice."

The first top 10 team to play at Yager Stadium made the game-turning play. Dysert lost his footing as he threw into the crowded end zone, allowing Schaffer to intercept the errant throw.

"My foot slipped out from under me and the ball went right to him," Dysert said.

Crestfallen, the RedHawks fell apart. Dysert was 33 of 47 for 286 yards and was sacked 10 times -- six times in the fourth quarter, when Miami had to throw to try to catch up.

Miami knew its ramped-up emotions wouldn't be enough; the RedHawks couldn't afford any bad plays. They had a shanked 6-yard punt and ran a fake punt that failed at their 27-yard line, setting up a pair of quick-strike touchdowns that helped Cincinnati pull ahead 20-0.

The RedHawks fell to 0-5 for the second time in four seasons. They're coming off a two-win season that prompted them to go outside the Cradle of Coaches and hire Notre Dame offensive coordinator Michael Haywood, who has a young team featuring seven freshman starters.