1983 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 1983 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bearcats, led by first-year head coach Watson Brown, participated as independent and played their home games at Nippert Stadium.

1983 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
1983 record4–6–1
Head coach
CaptainGene Beck, Bill Booze, Don Goodman, George Jamison, Linwood Marshall
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
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
Penn State      8 4 1
Southern Miss      7 4 0
Memphis State      6 4 1
Florida State      8 4 0
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

Due to a NCAA decision to mandate average attendance of 20,000 for Division I-A programs, Cincinnati was relegated to NCAA Division I-AA for the 1983 season due to consistently low attendance figures.[1] Despite Nippert being the home field of the Bearcats, for this season the Bearcats played more game at the downtown Riverfront Stadium. After taking the decision to court, the Bearcats were able to return to Division I-A for the 1984 season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 10at No. 20 Penn StateW 14–3
September 17Oklahoma StateL 17–27
September 24at LouisvilleL 23–31
October 1Cornell
W 48–20
October 8Temple
  • Riverfront Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 31–16
October 15at Florida StateL 17–43
October 22No. 8 Miami (FL)
  • Riverfront Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 7–17
October 29at KentuckyT 13–13
November 5Rutgers
  • Riverfront Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 18–7
November 12Memphis State
  • Riverfront Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (Rivalry)
L 10–43
November 22at Miami (OH)L 10–14
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "TUCKERMAN: On a Storybook in South Bend". gobearcats.com. Retrieved 7 Oct 2021.
  2. "1983 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved Mar 27, 2020.
  3. "1983 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved Mar 27, 2020.
  4. "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
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