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
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
Penn State   –  – 8 –4 –1
Southern Miss   –  – 7 –4 –0
Memphis State   –  – 6 –4 –1
Florida State   –  – 8 –4 –0
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
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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 (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.

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

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. ↑ "1983 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  2. ↑ "1983 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  3. ↑ "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.


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