2001 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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2001 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Motor City Bowl, L 16–23 vs. Toledo
Conference Conference USA
Record7–5 (5–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator A. J. Christoff (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Nippert Stadium
Seasons
←  2000
2002  →
2001 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 17 Louisville $  6 –1   11 –2  
Cincinnati  5 –2   7 –5  
UAB  5 –2   6 –5  
East Carolina  5 –2   6 –6  
Southern Miss  4 –3   6 –5  
TCU  4 –3   6 –6  
Memphis  3 –4   5 –6  
Army  2 –5   3 –8  
Tulane  1 –6   3 –9  
Houston  0 –7   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, coached by Rick Minter, played its home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1924.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 22:30 pm Purdue *
 ESPN2 L 14–1935,097
September 81:00 pmat Army
W 24–2127,157
September 222:00 pmat Miami (OH) *
L 14–2125,036
October 67:00 pm Tulane
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 46–3320,091
October 135:00 pmat UAB
W 31–1714,417 [1]
October 208:00 pmat Houston
W 29–2816,107
October 272:00 pm Louisville
ESPN Plus L 13–2831,004
November 31:00 pm Connecticut *
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 45–2817,588 [2]
November 103:30 pm East Carolina
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
 ESPN L 26–2819,504 [3]
November 242:00 pmat Memphis
W 36–3426,395
December 11:00 pm Louisiana–Monroe *
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 42–1015,047
December 2912:00 pmvs. No. 25 Toledo *
ESPNL 16–2344,164
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2001 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 3Tye KeithJr
QB 8Gino GuidugliFr
RB 33 Ray Jackson Sr
WR 81Tim WalkerSr
TE 83J. R. DeatherageSr
WR 84Jon OlingerJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 4 LaVar Glover Sr
SS 20Aaron ButlerSr
FS 21Frank LangJr
DE 56 Antwan Peek Jr
DT 94Kirk ThompsonSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 16 Jonathan Ruffin Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Players in the 2002 NFL draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Lavar Glover CB 7212 Pittsburgh Steelers

References

  1. ↑ "UC 3–0 in Conference USA". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 14, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Huskies lose third in a row". The Day. November 4, 2001. Retrieved August 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "UC's rally falls short". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 11, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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