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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: Watson Brown
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1885  <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024
1983 Season Highlights
 Watson Brown enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Cincinnati.
 
1983 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 10  @ Penn State  14   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Oklahoma State  17   27   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Louisville  23   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Cornell  48   20   W    @ Cincinnati, OH   
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Temple  31   16   W    @ Cincinnati, OH   
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Florida State  17   43   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Miami  7   17   L    @ Cincinnati, OH   
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Kentucky  13   13   T       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Rutgers  18   7   W    @ Cincinnati, OH   
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Memphis  10   43   L    @ Cincinnati, OH   
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Miami Ohio  10   14   L       
 
1983 Season Totals
  Record4-6 -1
  Points Scored208
  Scoring Average18.9
  Points Allowed234
  Defense Average21.3
  Opponents Record61-52
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record1-3 -1
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1983 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Boston College 9-3351190Lost  18-19  Jack Bicknell, Sr.
Virginia Tech 9-230191   Bill Dooley
West Virginia 9-3322189Won  20-16  Don Nehlen
Akron 8-3210104   Jim Dennison
Buffalo 8-2232150   Bill Dando
East Carolina 8-3271179   Ed Emory
Florida State 8-4381312Won  28-3  Bobby Bowden
Penn State 8-4-1320312Won  13-10  Joe Paterno
Pittsburgh 8-3-1288165Lost  23-28  Serafino Foge Fazio
Southern Mississippi 8-3235128   Jim Carmody
Notre Dame 7-5316177Won  19-18  Gerry Faust
Georgia Southern 6-5262206   Erk Russell
Memphis 6-4-1274205   Rex Dockery
Syracuse 6-5178200   Dick MacPherson
Central Florida 5-6283306   Louis H. Lou Saban
South Carolina 5-6231237   Joe Morrison
Cincinnati 4-6-1208234   Watson Brown
Louisiana 4-6194212   Sam Robertson
Temple 4-7170241   Bruce Arians
James Madison 3-8230266   Challace McMillin
Louisville 3-8157351   Bob Weber
Navy 3-8202272   Gary Tranquill
Rutgers 3-8195258   Frank R. Burns
Army 2-9140304   Jim Young
Liberty 2-9181316   Tom Dowling
Western Kentucky 2-8-1147203   Jimmy Feix
Tulane 0-11192241   Wally English

1983 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1983 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).