1988 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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1988 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Dave Ritchie (2nd season)
Home stadium Nippert Stadium
Seasons
←  1987
1989  →
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame  – – 12 –0 –0
No. 2 Miami (FL)  – – 11 –1 –0
No. 3 Florida State  – – 11 –1 –0
No. 5 West Virginia  – – 11 –1 –0
Southern Miss  – – 10 –2 –0
No. 13 Syracuse  – – 10 –2 –0
Army  – – 9 –3 –0
Louisville  – – 8 –3 –0
South Carolina  – – 8 –4 –0
Northern Illinois  – – 7 –4 –0
Pittsburgh  – – 6 –5 –0
Memphis State  – – 6 –5 –0
Southwestern Louisiana  – – 6 –5 –0
Rutgers  – – 5 –6 –0
Akron  – – 5 –6 –0
Penn State  – – 5 –6 –0
Tulane  – – 5 –6 –0
Temple  – – 4 –7 –0
Tulsa  – – 4 –7 –0
Boston College  – – 3 –8 –0
Cincinnati  – – 3 –8 –0
East Carolina  – – 3 –8 –0
Navy  – – 3 –8 –0
Virginia Tech  – – 3 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bearcats, led by head coach Dave Currey, participated as independent and played their home games at Nippert Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Boston College
L 7–4129,279
September 17 Austin Peay
W 52–712,373 [1]
September 24at Miami (OH)
W 34–1826,039 [2]
October 1at Rutgers
L 9–3823,899 [3]
October 8at Penn State
L 9–3585,693
October 15 Virginia Tech
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 14–4111,217 [4]
October 22at No. 4 Miami (FL)
L 3–5744,107
October 29 Louisville
L 6–2119,193
November 5No. 4 West Virginia
L 13–5121,511 [5]
November 12 Indiana State
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 40–216,869 [6]
November 19 East Carolina
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 14–492,364 [7]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ Groeschen, Tom (September 18, 1988). "Bearcats Hammer Austin Peay, 52-7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 32. Retrieved September 8, 2024– via newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Long, Dave (September 25, 1988). "Bearcats Convert 3rd Downs Into 34-18 Win Over Miami". Dayton Daily News. p. 8. Retrieved September 8, 2024– via newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Groeschen, Tom (October 2, 1988). "Rutgers Rips UC, 38-9". The Cincinnati Enquirer. pp. 13, 15. Retrieved September 10, 2024– via newspapers.com.
    Page 15
  4. ↑ The Associated Press (October 16, 1988). "Brown lifts Va. Tech past Cincy". Greensboro News & Record. p. 17. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Groeschen, Tom (November 6, 1988). "W. Virginia survives mild UC uprising". The Cincinnati Enquirer. pp. 31, 46. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Groeschen, Tom (November 13, 1988). "Bearcats Bomb Indiana State". The Cincinnati Enquirer. pp. 25, 39. Retrieved September 10, 2024– via newspapers.com.
    Page 39
  7. ↑ Groeschen, Tom (November 20, 1988). "Bearcats' misery ends, 49–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 25. Retrieved March 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "1988 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  9. ↑ "1988 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  10. ↑ "University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
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