1985 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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1985 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
1985 record5–6
Head coach
CaptainNick Frankos, Reggie Taylor
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
Seasons
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1986 →
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Penn State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
Army   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Florida State   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   7 – 3 – 1
Southern Miss   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Boston College   –   –   4 – 8 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   2 – 7 – 2
Rutgers   –   –   2 – 8 – 1
East Carolina   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Louisville   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Tulane   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bearcats, led by head coach Dave Currey, participated as independent and played their home games at Nippert Stadium. Despite Nippert being the home field of the Bearcats, for this season the Bearcats played more game at the downtown Riverfront Stadium.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Virginia Tech
W 31–14
September 7Austin Peay
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 31–9
September 14at Youngstown State
W 29–27
September 212:30 p.m.at No. 16 Alabama
L 10–4558,714[1]
September 28at Kentucky
L 7–2757,192[2]
October 5Temple
L 16–28
October 12at Miami (FL)
L 0–3830,164
October 19at Louisville
W 31–921,283
October 26Boston College
  • Riverfront Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 24–1717,217
November 9No. 2 Penn State
  • Riverfront Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 10–3133,528
November 23at Miami (OH)
L 10–16
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References[]

  1. ^ "'Bama overwhelms Bearcats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 22, 1985. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Jerry Tipton (September 29, 1985). "Wildcats roll past Cincinnati 27-7". Lexington Herald-Leader. pp. C1, C7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1985 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved Mar 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "1985 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved Mar 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
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