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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 <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024

1998 Season Highlights

Rick Minter enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Cincinnati.

1998 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	vs. Tulane	34	52	L
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. Miami	12	38	L
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Army	20	37	L
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Indiana	14	48	L
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Louisville	19	62	L
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Syracuse	21	63	L
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Memphis	23	41	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Miami Ohio	0	41	L
Thu., Nov. 5	vs. East Carolina	21	24	L
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Houston	44	43	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Arkansas State	51	7	W

1998 Season Totals
Record	2-9
Points Scored	259
Scoring Average	23.5
Points Allowed	456
Defense Average	41.5
Opponents Record	68-58
Conference Record	1-5
Home Record	1-5
Away Record	1-4

1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1998 Conference USA- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Tulane	12-0	540	295	Won 41-27	6-0	239	149	Tommy Bowden
Southern Mississippi	7-5	384	238	Lost 35-42	5-1	207	80	Jeff Bower
Louisville	7-5	473	435	Lost 29-48	4-2	238	203	John L. Smith
East Carolina	6-5	274	297		3-3	171	215	Steve Logan
Houston	3-8	254	317		2-4	175	196	Kim Helton
Cincinnati	2-9	259	456		1-5	161	259	Rick Minter
Memphis	2-9	226	340		1-5	152	213	Rip Scherer
Army	3-8	257	325					Bob Sutton

1998 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1998 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 oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.