Cincinnati Football Team History
Cincinnati Bearcats
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Founded: 1819 Stadium: Nippert Stadium Capacity: 40,000 Colors: Red & Black Coach: Dave Currey Conference: Independent-
1986 Season Highlights
Dave Currey enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Cincinnati.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Virginia Tech
24
20
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Miami Ohio
45
38
W
@ Cincinnati, OH
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Rutgers
28
48
L
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Kentucky
20
37
L
@ Cincinnati, OH
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Louisville
24
17
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Penn State
17
23
L
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Miami
13
45
L
Sat., Oct. 25 @ Wichita State
24
19
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs. Indiana State
46
14
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Auburn
7
52
L
Sat., Nov. 15 @
East Carolina
19
32
L
1986 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 267
Scoring Average 24.3
Points Allowed 345
Defense Average 31.4
Opponents Record 68-33
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 2-4
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.