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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 <-- 1999 <- 2000 -> 2001 --> 2024

2000 Season Highlights

Rick Minter enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Cincinnati.

2000 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Mon., Sep. 4	vs. Army	23	17	W
Sat., Sep. 9	vs. Syracuse	12	10	W
Sat., Sep. 16	@ Wisconsin	25	28	L
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Indiana	6	42	L
Sat., Sep. 30	@ Tulane	19	24	L
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Houston	48	31	W
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Louisville	24	38	L
Sat., Oct. 28	vs. Miami Ohio	45	15	W
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Alabama Birmingham	33	21	W
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Memphis	13	10	W
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Southern Mississippi	27	24	W
Wed., Dec. 27	Marshall	14	25	L	@ Detroit, MI	Motor City Bowl

2000 Season Totals
Record	7-5
Points Scored	289
Scoring Average	24.1
Points Allowed	285
Defense Average	23.8
Opponents Record	70-68
Conference Record	5-2
Home Record	6-0
Away Record	1-4

2000 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2000 Conference USA- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisville	9-3	405	268	Lost 17-22	6-1	255	159	John L. Smith
East Carolina	8-4	370	256	Won 40-27	5-2	206	125	Steve Logan
Cincinnati	7-5	289	285	Lost 14-25	5-2	187	165	Rick Minter
Southern Mississippi	8-4	314	203	Won 28-21	4-3	180	150	Jeff Bower
Alabama Birmingham	7-4	238	192		3-3	124	133	Watson Brown
Tulane	6-5	329	346		3-4	192	205	Chris Scelfo
Memphis	4-7	176	199		2-5	109	146	Rip Scherer
Houston	3-8	211	370		2-5	154	249	Dana Dimel
Army	1-10	224	372					Todd Berry

2000 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2000 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.