1970 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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1970 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
CaptainBob Bell, Mark Mercurio, Earl Wilson
Home stadium Nippert Stadium
Seasons
←  1969
1971  →
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Notre Dame  – 10 –1 –0
Villanova  – 9 –2 –0
No. 16 Air Force  – 9 –3 –0
No. 13 Georgia Tech  – 9 –3 –0
Boston College  – 8 –2 –0
No. 19 Houston  – 8 –3 –0
West Virginia  – 8 –3 –0
No. 17 Tulane  – 8 –4 –0
No. 18 Penn State  – 7 –3 –0
West Texas State  – 7 –3 –0
Cincinnati  – 7 –4 –0
Florida State  – 7 –4 –0
Virginia Tech  – 5 –6 –0
Syracuse  – 6 –4 –0
Dayton  – 5 –4 –1
Pittsburgh  – 5 –5 –0
Rutgers  – 5 –5 –0
Utah State  – 5 –5 –0
Colgate  – 5 –6 –0
Southern Miss  – 5 –6 –0
New Mexico State  – 4 –6 –0
Miami (FL)  – 3 –8 –0
Northern Illinois  – 3 –7 –0
Marshall  – 3 –6 –0
Buffalo  – 2 –9 –0
Navy  – 2 –9 –0
Army  – 1 –9 –1
Xavier  – 1 –9 –0
Holy Cross  – 0 –10 –1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Bearcats, led by head coach Ray Callahan, participated as independent and played their home games at Nippert Stadium.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Tulsa
L 3–717,500
September 19 Dayton
W 13–7
September 18at William & Mary
W 17–10
October 2 Tulane
L 3–611,324 [1]
October 10 Xavier
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
W 42–015,573 [2]
October 31at Wichita State
W 35–527,210 [3]
October 24 Ohio
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 29–21
November 7at North Texas State
W 30–1015,500 [4]
November 27 Louisville
L 14–28
November 21 Miami (OH)
W 33–0
November 28at Memphis State
L 10–14

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References

  1. ↑ "Tulane edges UC, 6–3". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 3, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "'Cats lower boom on Musketeers, 42–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 11, 1970. Retrieved May 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Fighting Shockers Fall to Cincinnati". Daily Tribune (Great Bend, Kansas). November 1, 1970. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Taylor's '3-TD' repeat keys 30–10 UC ramble". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 8, 1970. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "1970 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  6. ↑ "1970 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  7. ↑ "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.

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