1978 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 1978 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati during 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bearcats, led by head coach Ralph Staub, participated as independent and played their home games at Nippert Stadium.

1978 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMark Duffner (2nd season)
CaptainDwayne Berry, Jim Daley, Howie Kurnick, Mike Rock
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State      11 1 0
North Texas State      9 2 0
East Carolina      9 3 0
Navy      9 3 0
No. 7 Notre Dame      9 3 0
Rutgers      9 3 0
Florida State      8 3 0
Temple      7 3 1
Pittsburgh      8 4 0
Holy Cross      7 4 0
Louisville      7 4 0
UNLV      7 4 0
Southern Miss      7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana      6 4 1
Georgia Tech      7 5 0
Hawaii      6 5 0
Miami (FL)      6 5 0
South Carolina      5 5 1
William & Mary      5 5 1
Cincinnati      5 6 0
Villanova      5 6 0
Army      4 6 1
Memphis State      4 7 0
Tulane      4 7 0
Virginia Tech      4 7 0
Air Force      3 8 0
Colgate      3 8 0
Richmond      3 8 0
Syracuse      3 8 0
Illinois State      2 9 0
West Virginia      2 9 0
Boston College      0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Southern MissW 26–1410,500[1]
September 23Louisville
L 14–28
September 30at RichmondL 28–5112,000[2]
October 7at No. 18 Florida StateL 21–2639,599
October 14at TempleL 13–16
October 21Tulsa
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 26–2711,521
October 28at Southwestern LouisianaW 38–13
November 4Northeast Louisiana
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 20–76,700[3]
November 11Ohiodagger
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 35–0
November 18at Miami (OH)L 24–28
November 25at Memphis StateW 34–14
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "UC gets it together for 26–14 opening win". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 17, 1978. Retrieved March 25, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Richmond erupts, routs Bearcats as 5 pass thefts pave way 51–28". Daily Press. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "'Children's hour' arrives in time for 20–7 Bearcat victory". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 5, 1978. p. 2C. Retrieved March 25, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1978 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  5. "1978 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  6. "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.


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