1983 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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1983 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6–1
Head coach
CaptainGene Beck, Bill Booze, Don Goodman, George Jamison, Linwood Marshall
Home stadium Riverfront Stadium, Nippert Stadium
Seasons
←  1982
1984  →
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)  – – 11 –1 –0
Virginia Tech  – – 9 –2 –0
No. 19 Boston College  – – 9 –3 –0
No. 16 West Virginia  – – 9 –3 –0
No. 20 East Carolina  – – 8 –3 –0
No. 18 Pittsburgh  – – 8 –3 –1
Florida State  – – 8 –4 –0
Penn State  – – 8 –4 –1
Southern Miss  – – 7 –4 –0
Memphis State  – – 6 –4 –1
Notre Dame  – – 7 –5 –0
Syracuse  – – 6 –5 –0
South Carolina  – – 5 –6 –0
Cincinnati  – 4 –6 –1
Southwestern Louisiana  – – 4 –6 –0
Temple  – – 4 –7 –0
Tulane  – – 4 –7 –0
Louisville  – – 3 –8 –0
Navy  – – 3 –8 –0
Rutgers  – – 3 –8 –0
Army  – – 2 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. [1] The Bearcats were led by first-year head coach Watson Brown. Due to an NCAA mandate that average attendance (home and away) exceed 20,000 fans, Cincinnati was to be relegated to NCAA Division I-AA. The program sued NCAA, managing to limit the tenure of I-AA play to just the 1983 season. They participated as independent and played their home games at Riverfront Stadium with on-campus Nippert Stadium being used as a supplement for the second of five straight seasons. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at No. 20 Penn State
W 14–383,683 [3]
September 17 Oklahoma State
L 17–2725,934 [4]
September 24at Louisville
L 23–3123,992 [5]
October 1 Cornell
W 48–2013,840 [6]
October 8 Temple
  • Riverfront Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 31–1618,272 [7]
October 15at Florida State
L 17–4355,102 [8]
October 22No. 8 Miami (FL)
  • Riverfront Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 7–1714,163 [9]
October 29at Kentucky
T 13–1357,789 [10]
November 5 Rutgers Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Riverfront Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 18–718,484 [11]
November 12 Memphis State
  • Riverfront Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
L 10–4312,125 [12]
November 19at Miami (OH)
L 10–1425,254 [13]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[14] [15] [16]

References

  1. ↑ "Plenty of new twists to college football '84". The Beaver County Times. August 28, 1983. p. 19. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  2. ↑ Tuckerman, Spencer. "Tuckerman: On a Storybook in South Bend". University of Cincinnati . Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Penn State shocked by Cincinnati, 14–3". The Miami Herald. September 11, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "OSU derails Cincinnati, 27–17". Tulsa World. September 18, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Louisville runs over Cincinnati 31–23". The Opelika-Auburn News. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Flynn, Terry (October 2, 1983). "UC Lets Cornell Off with 48–20 Beating". The Cincinnati Enquirer . Cincinnati, Ohio. p. B-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Cincinnati sends Temple reeling to fourth loss, 31–16". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 9, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Seminoles slap Cincy 43–17". Tallahassee Democrat. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Strange doings don't stop Miami, 17–7". The Orlando Sentinel. October 23, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Adams provides a spark as UK ties Cincinnati". The Courier-Journal. October 30, 1983. Retrieved November 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Erring Rutgers falls to Cincinnati, 18–7". The Star-Ledger. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Cincinnati demolished". The Tennessean. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Miami surprises Bearcats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 20, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "1983 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  15. ↑ "1983 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  16. ↑ "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.


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