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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: Ray Callahan
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1885  <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024
1971 Season Highlights
 Ray Callahan enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Cincinnati.
 
1971 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  @ Dayton  3   16   L       
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Kent  42   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Houston  3   12   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Texas A&M  17   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Xavier  30   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Wichita State  20   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Memphis  21   45   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. North Texas  40   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Ohio  23   15   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Miami Ohio  7   43   L       
 Sat., Nov. 27  @ Louisville  19   16   W       
 
1971 Season Totals
  Record7-4
  Points Scored225
  Scoring Average20.5
  Points Allowed188
  Defense Average17.1
  Opponents Record40-34
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record3-2
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1971 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana Monroe 4-6-1122208   Dixie B. White
Penn State 11-1484137Won  30-6  Joe Paterno
Boston College 9-2259117   Joseph Joe Yukica
Houston 9-3339199Lost  17-29  Bill Yeoman
Florida State 8-4309174Lost  38-45  Larry Jones
Notre Dame 8-222586   Ara R. Parseghian
Utah State 8-3243183   Chuck Mills
Cincinnati 7-4225188   Ray Callahan
Eastern Michigan 7-1-222885   Dan Boisture
West Virginia 7-4280220   Bobby Bowden
Air Force 6-4187187   Ben Martin
Army 6-4146206   Tom Cahill
Georgia Tech 6-6207207Lost  18-41  Bud Carson
Southern Mississippi 6-5202192   P.W. Bear Underwood
Temple 6-2-1248136   Wayne Hardin
Central Michigan 5-5183181   Roy Kramer
Nevada 5-5181165   Jerry Scattine
Nevada Las Vegas 5-4-1257171   Bill Ireland
Northern Illinois 5-5-1202232   Jerry Ippoliti
Syracuse 5-5-1197179   Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Ball State 4-5-1136155   Dave McClain
Miami 4-7174221   Fran Curci
Virginia Tech 4-7249272   Charlie Coffey
Navy 3-8146331   Richard Rick Forzano
Pittsburgh 3-8216388   Carl A. DePasqua
Tulane 3-8152215   Bennie Ellender
Marshall 2-857299   Jack Lengyel

1971 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1971 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.