1996 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

1996 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Conference USA
Record	6–5 (2–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Minter (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Seamon (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Rex Ryan (1st season)
Base defense	3–4 or 4–3
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Seasons ←  1995 1997  →

1996 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Houston +		4	–	1					7	–	5
Southern Miss +		4	–	1					8	–	3
Cincinnati		2	–	3					6	–	5
Louisville		2	–	3					5	–	6
Memphis		2	–	3					4	–	7
Tulane		1	–	4					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati during 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	Tulane	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 14–34	26,493	[1]
September 7	Kentucky *	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 24–3	30,729	[2]
September 14	at Kansas State *	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 0–35	43,111
September 28	Miami (OH) *	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	W 30–23
October 5	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 16–18	19,511
October 12	Boston College *	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 17–24	20,673
October 19	Houston	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 31–20	19,064
October 26	at Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (The Keg of Nails)	W 10–7
November 2	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 17–21	25,241	[3]
November 16	at UAB *	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 34–14	15,000	[4]
November 23	Northeast Louisiana *	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 35–13	17,686
*Non-conference game

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Roster

1996 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 78 Pierre Brilliant Jr G 68 Robert Robinson Sr C 75 Brian Uhl So G 61 Joel Dolinski Jr OT 67 Jason Fabini Jr TE 88 Josh Anderson So QB 4 Chad Plummer So RB 20 Orlando Smith Jr FB 36 Landon Smith Jr WR 18 Anthony Ladd Sr WR 2 Robert Tate Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 53 Terry Grooms Sr DT 95 Derrick Ransom Jr DT 99 John Kabolka Jr DE 91 Darrius Felder Sr OLB 3 Brad Jackson Jr MLB 45 Phil Curry Jr OLB 48 Hassan Champion Jr CB 6 Jermaine Trent Sr FS 9 Chris Hewitt Sr SS 7 Sam Garnes Sr CB 21 Artrell Hawkins Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Rick Minter Coordinators/assistant coaches Kim Dameron (Defensive backs) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

References

1. "Tulane spoils UC opener". The Cincinnati Enquirer. August 31, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Lifeless Kentucky gets 24–3 burial from Cincinnati". The Courier-Journal. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southern Miss clinches share of title". The Courier-Journal. November 3, 1996. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Winning season in sight for Bearcats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 17, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "1996 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
6. "1996 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved April 15, 2019.