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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 <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024

1999 Season Highlights

Rick Minter enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Cincinnati.

1999 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 4	vs. Kent	41	3	W
Sat., Sep. 11	vs. Troy	24	31	L
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. Wisconsin	17	12	W
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Ohio State	20	34	L
Sat., Oct. 9	@ Houston	20	23	L
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Alabama Birmingham	21	24	L
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Southern Mississippi	20	28	L
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Miami Ohio	52	42	W
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Louisville	13	23	L
Sat., Nov. 13	@ East Carolina	34	48	L
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. Memphis	13	21	L

1999 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	275
Scoring Average	25.0
Points Allowed	289
Defense Average	26.3
Opponents Record	76-41
Conference Record	0-6
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	1-4

1999 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1999 Conference USA- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Southern Mississippi	9-3	333	189	Won 23-17	6-0	189	88	Jeff Bower
East Carolina	9-3	333	225	Lost 14-28	4-2	191	133	Steve Logan
Louisville	7-5	443	365	Lost 31-34	4-2	196	180	John L. Smith
Alabama Birmingham	5-6	248	279		4-2	140	129	Watson Brown
Memphis	5-6	232	182		4-2	158	96	Rip Scherer
Houston	7-4	254	211		3-3	131	152	Kim Helton
Tulane	3-8	279	399		1-5	127	236	Chris Scelfo
Army	3-8	225	317					Bob Sutton
Cincinnati	3-8	275	289		0-6	121	167	Rick Minter

1999 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1999 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 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.