1979 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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1979 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Mark Duffner (3rd season)
Home stadium Nippert Stadium
Seasons
←  1978
1980  →
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Florida State  – – 11 –1 –0
No. 7 Pittsburgh  – – 11 –1 –0
UNLV  – – 9 –1 –2
No. 17 Temple  – – 10 –2 –0
Tulane  – – 9 –3 –0
Rutgers  – – 8 –3 –0
Tennessee State  – – 8 –3 –0
East Carolina  – – 7 –3 –1
No. 20 Penn State  – – 8 –4 –0
South Carolina  – – 8 –4 –0
Navy  – – 7 –4 –0
Notre Dame  – – 7 –4 –0
Southern Miss  – – 6 –4 –1
Syracuse  – – 7 –5 –0
Colgate  – – 5 –4 –1
Boston College  – – 5 –6 –0
Holy Cross  – – 5 –6 –0
Memphis State  – – 5 –6 –0
Miami (FL)  – – 5 –6 –0
North Texas State  – – 5 –6 –0
Villanova  – – 5 –6 –0
Virginia Tech  – – 5 –6 –0
West Virginia  – – 5 –6 –0
Georgia Tech  – – 4 –6 –1
Louisville  – – 4 –6 –1
William & Mary  – – 4 –7 –0
Illinois State  – – 3 –8 –0
Northeast Louisiana  – – 3 –8 –0
Army  – – 2 –8 –1
Air Force  – – 2 –9 –0
Cincinnati  – – 2 –9 –0
Richmond  – – 0 –11 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati during 1979 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.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Southern Miss
L 6–2423,750 [1]
September 22at Louisville
L 6–2420,174 [2]
September 29 Villanova
W 27–1314,785 [3]
October 6at No. 18 North Carolina
L 14–3549,000 [4]
October 13at Pittsburgh
L 0–3531,620 [5]
October 20at Temple
L 14–3513,368 [6]
October 27 Richmond Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 17–1412,220 [7]
November 3No. 6 Florida State
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 21–2614,539 [8]
November 10 Ohio
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 7–279,916 [9]
November 17at Miami (OH)
L 14–2712,060 [10]
November 24at Memphis State
L 17–2314,607 [11]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1979 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FB 19Mickey ArcherSr
QB 6 Danny Barrett Fr
C 50Chris BellSo
RB 46James BettisJr
G 61Joe CalecaJr
OT 76Joe EilermanSr
QB 10Ken EvansJr
TE 80Steve GantertSr
TE 89Larry GillJr
TE 97Bo GreenSo
WB 47Aaron HagansSr
C 52David HandwerkerJr
RB 34 Allen Harvin So
C 51Scott HeinemanJr
RB 26Howard HillSo
QB 7Keith HorneSo
FB 30Ellis JohnsonSo
QB 11Tony KapetanisJr
G 66Ed KlobovesSr
C 53Dan LorenzSo
G 65Doug MarshallSo
WR 41Bob MassongJr
WR 81Eric MoldenJr
WB 24Tony OmogrossoSo
FB 36Brian PalmerJr
OT 75Mike RodgersSr
FB 35Mike SchneiderJr
G 70Al SlusarzSr
G 93Lou SmithJr
G 56Vince SylvesterSo
OT 69 Kari Yli-Renko So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 72Curtis AlexanderJr
DB 25Dan AndroitJr
DT 84Bruce BaarendseSo
DE 99Brad BallardSo
DE 88Farley BellSr
DB 3Daryl BibleFr
LB 35Mike BrookinsSo
DT 67Mike BullockJr
DT 71Joe CarozzoniSo
DB 22Mike ClarkSr
MG 49Glen FahisSr
DT 78Randy FournierJr
DB 18Stanley JohnsonJr
MG 59George JonesSo
DB 14Dan KellettSo
DE 96Mike LewisSo
DT 98Jim MirandaJr
LB 58Willie MooreSo
DB 12Terry O'LearyJr
DT 68Bob PratsSo
DB 23Steve RiesSo
DB 44Tim SchiraSo
DB 43Jim SchmidtSo
DE 91Simeon SimmonsJr
DT 90Earl SouterJr
DE 83Dan VeteSr
DB 20Dwight WilliamsJr
LB 45Karl WoodsJr
DB 28Henry WrightJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 5Mike BlevinsJr
P 4Mark HouseholderJr
K 13 Rich Karlis Jr
P 2Phil PeckichSo
K 1Steve SchutzSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "Southern Mississippi raps UC in opener". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 16, 1979. Retrieved March 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "'Toot' gets his kicks out of 'horning in' on U of L foe's punts". The Courier-Journal. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Villanova falls to Cincinnati". Sunday News Journal. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Heels rally, avery upset". Durham Morning Herald. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Pitt clobbers Cincinnati behind QB". Staten Island Advance. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Temple's air attack blitzes Bearcats, 35–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "So close... Spiders fail to score from one, fall 17–14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "FSU still in Orange". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "OU pounces on listless Bearcats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Mark Hunter 'all purpose' man in 27–14 Redskin victory". Dayton Daily News. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Memphis State puts end to US's misery". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1979 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  13. ↑ "1979 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  14. ↑ "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
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