Cincinnati Football Team History
Cincinnati Bearcats
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Founded: 1819 Stadium: Nippert Stadium Capacity: 40,000 Colors: Red & Black Coach: Mike Gottfried Conference: Independent-
1981 Season Highlights
Mike Gottfried enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Cincinnati.
1981 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs. Youngstown State
13
19
L
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Penn State
0
52
L
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Pittsburgh
7
38
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Rutgers
10
0
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Ohio
19
9
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs. Richmond
27
18
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Temple
13
24
L
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Tulane
17
13
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Memphis
38
7
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Louisville
24
0
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Miami Ohio
3
7
L
1981 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 171
Scoring Average 15.5
Points Allowed 187
Defense Average 17.0
Opponents Record 56-43
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 1-3
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1981 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1981 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.