1983 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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1983 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
1983 record4–6–1
Head coach
CaptainGene Beck, Bill Booze, Don Goodman, George Jamison, Linwood Marshall
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
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 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
Cincinnati   –   4 – 6 – 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


The 1983 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bearcats, led by first-year head coach Watson Brown, participated as independent and played their home games at Nippert Stadium.

Due to a NCAA decision to mandate average attendance of 20,000 for Division I-A programs, Cincinnati was relegated to NCAA Division I-AA for the 1983 season due to consistently low attendance figures.[1] Despite Nippert being the home field of the Bearcats, for this season the Bearcats played more game at the downtown Riverfront Stadium. After taking the decision to court, the Bearcats were able to return to Division I-A for the 1984 season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 10at No. 20 Penn State
W 14–3
September 17Oklahoma State
L 17–27
September 24at Louisville
L 23–31
October 1Cornell
W 48–20
October 8Temple
  • Riverfront Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 31–16
October 15at Florida State
L 17–43
October 22No. 8 Miami (FL)
  • Riverfront Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 7–17
October 29at Kentucky
T 13–13
November 5Rutgersdagger
  • 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ "TUCKERMAN: On a Storybook in South Bend". gobearcats.com. Retrieved 7 Oct 2021.
  2. ^ "1983 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved Mar 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "1983 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved Mar 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
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