1981 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

1981 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Mike Gottfried (1st season)
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Seasons ←  1980 1982  →

1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Youngstown State	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 13–16
September 12	at No. 9 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 0–52	84,342
September 19	at No. 7 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (River City Rivalry)	L 7–38	40,172
September 26	Rutgers	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 10–0
October 10	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 19–9
October 17	Richmond	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 27–18		[1]
October 24	Temple	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 13–24
October 31	Tulane	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 17–13	19,486	[2]
November 7	Memphis State	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	W 38–7
November 14	Louisville	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Keg of Nails)	W 24–0
November 21	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH (Victory Bell)	L 3–7
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1981 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 6 Danny Barrett Jr FB 26 Don Goodman So OT 69 Kari Yli-Renko Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 82 George Jamison So DB 10 Mel Jenkins So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Mike Gottfried Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "UC's Bettis breaks record in triumph". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 18, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "UC defense keys happy homecoming". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "1981 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 15, 2019.