Defensive end, Cincinnati, 2019–24
Eric Phillips
Lettered 2020–24 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 97
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 260 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Cincinnati, OH
Eric Phillips played defensive end at Cincinnati (2019–24).
Career highs
2sacks, career highat Miami (OH), 2024Team titles: American champions, 2020 and 2021
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 35 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 14 | 8 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 78 | 37 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 16 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Cincinnati | 97 | DE | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 97 | DE | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 97 | DE | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 97 | DE | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 97 | DE | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 97 | DE | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′3″ | 260 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 Cincinnati 11 games, 19 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Towson | W 38–20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Pittsburgh | L 27–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Miami (OH) | W 27–16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Houston | W 34–0 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Texas Tech | L 41–44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at UCF | W 19–13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Arizona State | W 24–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. West Virginia | L 24–31 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Iowa State | L 17–34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Kansas State | L 15–41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. TCU | L 13–20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Cincinnati 7 games, 14 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 66–13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | atPittsburgh | W 27–21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Oklahoma | L 6–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at BYU | L 27–35 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Baylor | L 29–32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.UCF | L 26–28 | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atHouston | W 24–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Cincinnati 12 games, 35 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Arkansas | L 24–31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Kennesaw State | W 63–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs.Miami (OH) | W 38–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Indiana | W 45–24 | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | at Tulsa | W 31–21 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. South Florida | W 28–24 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at SMU | W 29–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atUCF | L 21–25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Navy | W 20–10 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs. East Carolina | W 27–25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Temple | W 23–3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Tulane | L 24–27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2021 Cincinnati 3 games, 4 tackles
2020 Cincinnati 3 games, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs. Army | W 24–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.East Carolina | W 55–17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | vs.Tulsa | W 27–24 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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