1980 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 1980 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati during 1980 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.

1980 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMark Duffner (4th season)
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Pittsburgh      11 1 0
No. 5 Florida State      10 2 0
No. 8 Penn State      10 2 0
No. 9 Notre Dame      9 2 1
No. 18 Miami (FL)      9 3 0
Southern Miss      9 3 0
Navy      8 4 0
South Carolina      8 4 0
Virginia Tech      8 4 0
Boston College      7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana      7 4 0
Rutgers      7 4 0
UNLV      7 4 0
Tulane      7 5 0
Colgate      5 4 1
North Texas State      6 5 0
Villanova      6 5 0
West Virginia      6 6 0
Louisville      5 6 0
Richmond      5 6 0
Syracuse      5 6 0
East Carolina      4 7 0
Illinois State      4 7 0
Temple      4 7 0
Army      3 7 1
Holy Cross      3 8 0
Cincinnati      2 9 0
Memphis State      2 9 0
William & Mary      2 9 0
Georgia Tech      1 9 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at West VirginiaL 6–2450,150
September 13at TulsaL 13–3119,941
September 20at RutgersL 7–24
September 27Wichita StateL 8–13[1]
October 4at VillanovaL 6–23
October 18at No. 15 South CarolinaL 7–4956,599
October 25Temple
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 7–2312,029
November 1at RichmondL 10–249,300[2]
November 8Memphis State
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
W 14–10
November 15at LouisvilleL 0–20
November 22Miami (OH)
W 23–13
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1980 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 6 Danny Barrett So
FB 26 Don Goodman Fr
OT 69 Kari Yli-Renko Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 21 Joe Curl So
DT 82 George Jamison Fr
DB 10 Mel Jenkins Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Rich Karlis Sr
P 2 Phill Peckich So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "UC's victory quest blunted in final minute, 13–8". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 28, 1980. Retrieved February 23, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "UC losing streak hits dozen, 24–10". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 2, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1980 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 15, 2019.


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