1982 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

1982 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Mike Gottfried (2nd season)
Captain	Danny Barrett, Mike Gates, Antonio Gibson, Joe Olding, George Warhop
Home stadium	Riverfront Stadium, Nippert Stadium
Seasons ←  1981 1983  →

1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Pittsburgh		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Florida State		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Navy		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati during 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bearcats, led by head coach Mike Gottfried, participated as independent. Beginning in 1982, to meet NCAA Division I-A stadium capacity requirements, the Bearcats played their home games at Riverfront Stadium. On-campus Nippert Stadium was used as a supplement.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 31–38	49,253
September 11	Louisville	Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati, OH (The Keg of Nails)	W 38–16	14,324
September 25	Youngstown State	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 57–3
October 2	at South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	L 10–37	59,148	[1]
October 9	Long Beach State	Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 34–14	13,187
October 16	at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Rivalry)	W 16–7
October 23	No. 7 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 3–21	60,210	[2]
October 30	Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 7–42
November 13	Morgan State	Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 52–0
November 18	Miami (OH)	Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	W 20–10
November 27	Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 13–19	18,447
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1982 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 6 Danny Barrett Sr FB 26 Don Goodman Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 21 Joe Curl Sr DT 82 George Jamison Jr DB 10 Mel Jenkins Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 2 Phill Peckich Sr	Head coach Mike Gottfried Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Double loss for Bearcats: Foster and ball game". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 3, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "UC downcast as Alabama wins, 21–3". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 24, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "1982 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 15, 2019.