The winner of the 2009 River City Rivalry , the Cincinnati Bearcats won the Big East Conference and earned the conference berth in the Bowl Championship Series , while Pitt 's loss dropped the team to tie third in the conference with West Virginia after West Virginia defeated Rutgers that same day . After the loss , Pitt lead the all-time series against Cincinnati , 7 – 2 , with the Bearcats winning the previous year
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2009 Pittsburgh Panthers football team