1981 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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1981 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Home stadium Nippert Stadium
Seasons
←  1980
1982  →
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Pittsburgh  – – 11 –1 –0
No. 3 Penn State  – – 10 –2 –0
No. 8 Miami (FL)  – – 9 –2 –0
Southern Miss  – – 9 –2 –1
No. 17 West Virginia  – – 9 –3 –0
Colgate  – – 7 –3 –0
Virginia Tech  – – 7 –4 –0
Navy  – – 7 –4 –1
Cincinnati  – – 6 –5 –0
Florida State  – – 6 –5 –0
Holy Cross  – – 6 –5 –0
Tulane  – – 6 –5 –0
UNLV  – – 6 –6 –0
South Carolina  – – 6 –6 –0
Temple  – – 5 –5 –0
Boston College  – – 5 –6 –0
East Carolina  – – 5 –6 –0
Northeast Louisiana  – – 5 –6 –0
Louisville  – – 5 –6 –0
Notre Dame  – – 5 –6 –0
Rutgers  – – 5 –6 –0
William & Mary  – – 5 –6 –0
Syracuse  – – 4 –6 –1
Richmond  – – 4 –7 –0
Army  – – 3 –7 –1
North Texas State  – – 2 –9 –0
Georgia Tech  – – 1 –10 –0
Memphis State  – – 1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati during 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5 Youngstown State
L 13–168,304 [1]
September 12at No. 9 Penn State
L 0–5284,342 [2]
September 19at No. 7 Pittsburgh
L 7–3840,172 [3]
September 26 Rutgers
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 10–013,657 [4]
October 10at Ohio
W 19–9 [5]
October 17 Richmond
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 27–18 [6]
October 24 Temple
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 13–2411,124 [7]
October 31 Tulane Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 17–1319,486 [8]
November 7 Memphis State
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
W 38–710,233 [9]
November 14 Louisville
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
W 24–015,617 [10]
November 21at Miami (OH)
L 3–713,457 [11]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1981 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 6Danny BarrettJr
FB 26 Don Goodman So
OT 69 Kari Yli-Renko Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 82 George Jamison So
DB 10 Mel Jenkins So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

  1. ↑ "Victory escapes Bearcats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 6, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Lions impressive in 1981 opener". The Sunday Times. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Marino tosses five TDs in Pitt victory". The Scrantonian. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Rutgers jolted, 10–0". The Star-Ledger. September 27, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Bearcats upset OU 19–9". The Times Recorder. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "UC's Bettis breaks record in triumph". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 18, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Jim Brown's 3 TDs spur Temple over Cincinnati". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "UC defense keys happy homecoming". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tigers record falls to 1–9 with loss". The Commercial Appeal. November 8, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Cards lose 24–0". The Kentucky Advocate. November 15, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Redskins' Reverie nightmare for UC". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 22, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1981 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 15, 2019.


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