1972 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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1972 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
CaptainBilly Hunter
Home stadium Nippert Stadium
Seasons
  1971
1973  
1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Penn State   10 2 0
No. 14 Notre Dame   8 3 0
Utah State   8 3 0
West Virginia   8 4 0
Florida State   7 4 0
Northern Illinois   7 4 0
Rutgers   7 4 0
No. 20 Georgia Tech   7 4 1
Air Force   6 4 0
Army   6 4 0
Virginia Tech   6 4 1
Houston   6 4 1
Tulane   6 5 0
Temple   5 4 0
Colgate   5 4 1
Holy Cross   5 4 1
Syracuse   5 6 0
Miami (FL)   5 6 0
Dayton   4 6 1
Boston College   4 7 0
Navy   4 7 0
South Carolina   4 7 0
Southern Miss   3 7 1
Xavier   3 8 0
Marshall   2 8 0
Cincinnati   2 9 0
Villanova   2 9 0
Pittsburgh   1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Bearcats, led by head coach Ray Callahan, participated as an independent and played their home games at Nippert Stadium.

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Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Indiana State W 10–713,500 [1]
September 16at No. 2 Colorado L 14–56
September 23 Xavier L 7–1915,435 [2]
September 30 Villanova
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 14–7
October 7 Ohio
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 14–28
October 14at Wichita State L 17–20
October 28 Louisville
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 13–38
November 4at North Texas State L 25–27 [3]
November 11at Memphis State L 24–49
November 18 Miami (OH)
L 0–23
November 25at Houston L 0–4918,795
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. Ford, Bill (September 10, 1972). "UC Edges Stubborn ISU, 10-7". The Cincinnati Enquirer . Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 2C. Retrieved December 12, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  2. "X nips UC 19–7; 1st in 5 years". Dayton Daily News. September 24, 1972. Retrieved January 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "N. Texas wins one...barely". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 5, 1972. Retrieved October 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1972 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  5. "1972 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  6. "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.

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