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Cincinnati Football Team History

Cincinnati Bearcats

University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Founded: 1819
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Capacity: 40,000
Colors: Red & Black
Coach: Rick Minter
Conference: Conference USA-

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1885 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Rick Minter enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Cincinnati.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 28	vs. Tulsa	34	24	W
Sat., Sep. 6	@ Tulane	17	31	L
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Kansas	34	7	W
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Boston College	24	6	W
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Memphis	20	17	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Alabama Birmingham	33	29	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Houston	38	41	L
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Miami Ohio	34	31	W
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Southern Mississippi	17	24	L
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Louisville	28	9	W
Thu., Nov. 13	@ East Carolina	7	14	L
Mon., Dec. 29	Utah State	35	19	W	@ Boise, ID	Humanitarian Bowl

1997 Season Totals
Record	8-4
Points Scored	321
Scoring Average	26.8
Points Allowed	252
Defense Average	21.0
Opponents Record	59-75
Conference Record	2-4
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	2-3

1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1997 Conference USA- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Southern Mississippi	9-3	337	210	Won 41-7	6-0	198	85	Jeff Bower
Tulane	7-4	375	225		5-1	211	124	Tommy Bowden
East Carolina	5-6	214	298		4-2	148	131	Steve Logan
Cincinnati	8-4	321	252	Won 35-19	2-4	127	136	Rick Minter
Memphis	4-7	218	243		2-4	104	143	Rip Scherer
Houston	3-8	216	410		2-4	117	189	Kim Helton
Louisville	1-10	245	407		0-6	139	236	Ron Cooper

1997 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1997 All Conference USA Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.