1980 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

1980 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	Ralph Staub (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mark Duffner (4th season)
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Seasons ←  1979 1981  →

1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Florida State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Penn State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–				5	–	4	–	1
North Texas State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				1	–	9	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati during 1980 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 6–24	50,150	[1]
September 13	at Tulsa	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	L 13–31	19,941
September 20	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 7–24
September 27	Wichita State	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 8–13		[2]
October 4	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 6–23
October 18	at No. 15 South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	L 7–49	56,599	[3]
October 25	Temple	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 7–23	12,029	[4]
November 1	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 10–24	9,300	[5]
November 8	Memphis State	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	W 14–10
November 15	at Louisville	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY (Keg of Nails)	L 0–20
November 22	Miami (OH)	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	W 23–13
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1980 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 6 Danny Barrett So FB 26 Don Goodman Fr OT 69 Kari Yli-Renko Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 21 Joe Curl So DT 82 George Jamison Fr DB 10 Mel Jenkins Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Rich Karlis Sr P 2 Phill Peckich So	Head coach Ralph Staub Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Mountaineers put Evil 'I' on UC, 41–27". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 7, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "UC's victory quest blunted in final minute, 13–8". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 28, 1980. Retrieved February 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Attack of Gamecocks blitzes Bearcats 49–7". Daily Press. October 19, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Bearcat losing streak reaches eleven, 23–7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 26, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "UC losing streak hits dozen, 24–10". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 2, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "1980 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 15, 2019.