1978 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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1978 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Mark Duffner (2nd season)
CaptainDwayne Berry, Jim Daley, Howie Kurnick, Mike Rock
Home stadium Nippert Stadium
Seasons
  1977
1979  
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State    11 1 0
North Texas State    9 2 0
East Carolina    9 3 0
Navy    9 3 0
No. 7 Notre Dame    9 3 0
Rutgers    9 3 0
Florida State    8 3 0
Temple    7 3 1
Pittsburgh    8 4 0
Holy Cross    7 4 0
Louisville    7 4 0
UNLV    7 4 0
Southern Miss    7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana    6 4 1
Georgia Tech    7 5 0
Hawaii    6 5 0
Miami (FL)    6 5 0
South Carolina    5 5 1
William & Mary    5 5 1
Cincinnati    5 6 0
Villanova    5 6 0
Army    4 6 1
Memphis State    4 7 0
Tulane    4 7 0
Virginia Tech    4 7 0
Air Force    3 8 0
Colgate    3 8 0
Richmond    3 8 0
Syracuse    3 8 0
Illinois State    2 9 0
West Virginia    2 9 0
Boston College    0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati during 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bearcats, led by head coach Ralph Staub, participated as independent and played their home games at Nippert Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 Southern Miss W 26–1410,500 [1]
September 23 Louisville
L 14–28
September 30at Richmond L 28–5112,000 [2]
October 7at No. 18 Florida State L 21–2639,599
October 14at Temple L 13–16
October 21 Tulsa
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 26–2711,521
October 28at Southwestern Louisiana W 38–13
November 4 Northeast Louisiana
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 20–76,700 [3]
November 11 Ohio Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 35–0
November 18at Miami (OH) L 24–28
November 25at Memphis State W 34–14
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  2. "Richmond erupts, routs Bearcats as 5 pass thefts pave way 51–28". Daily Press. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "'Children's hour' arrives in time for 20–7 Bearcat victory". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 5, 1978. p. 2C. Retrieved March 25, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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