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1983 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 1983 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season (de facto) and 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season (de jure). The Bearcats, led by first-year head coach Watson Brown, participated as independent and played their home games at Riverfront Stadium. On-campus Nippert Stadium was used as a supplement.

1983 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6–1
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDick Hopkins (1st season)
CaptainGene Beck, Bill Booze, Don Goodman, George Jamison, Linwood Marshall
Home stadiumRiverfront Stadium, Nippert Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Boston College   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 16 West Virginia   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 East Carolina   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Pittsburgh   –   –   8 – 3 – 1
Florida State   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   –   8 – 4 – 1
Southern Miss   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   6 – 4 – 1
Notre Dame   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Cincinnati   –   4 – 6 – 1
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   4 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Louisville   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Army   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1983 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Holy Cross ^   –   9 – 1 – 1
No. 17 Tennessee State   –   8 – 2 – 1
No. 7 Colgate ^   –   8 – 3 – 0
Lehigh   –   8 – 3 – 0
Lafayette   –   6 – 4 – 0
Northeastern   –   6 – 4 – 1
Southeastern Louisiana   –   6 – 5 – 0
William & Mary   –   6 – 5 – 0
Nicholls State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Bucknell   –   4 – 5 – 1
Delaware   –   4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern State   –   4 – 7 – 0
James Madison   –   3 – 8 – 0
Richmond   –   3 – 8 – 0
Western Kentucky   –   2 – 8 – 1
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Cincinnati was relegated to NCAA Division I-AA for the 1983 season as outlined in this link:

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at No. 20 Penn State
W 14–383,683
September 17Oklahoma State
L 17–27
September 24at Louisville
L 23–3123,992
October 1Cornell
W 48–2013,840[1]
October 8Temple
  • Riverfront Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 31–16
October 15at Florida State
L 17–4355,102
October 22No. 8 Miami (FL)
  • Riverfront Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 7–1714,163
October 29at Kentucky
T 13–1357,789[2]
November 5Rutgers 
  • Riverfront Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 18–7
November 12Memphis State
  • Riverfront Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
L 10–43
November 22at Miami (OH)
L 10–14
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References edit

  1. ^ Flynn, Terry (October 2, 1983). "UC Lets Cornell Off with 48-20 Beating". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. p. B-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Adams provides a spark as UK ties Cincinnati". The Courier-Journal. October 30, 1983. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1983 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "1983 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.


 

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