1982 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 1982 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati during 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bearcats, led by head coach Mike Gottfried, participated as independent. Beginning in 1982, to meet NCAA Division I-A stadium capacity requirements, the Bearcats played their home games at Riverfront Stadium. On-campus Nippert Stadium was used as a supplement.

1982 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
CaptainDanny Barrett, Mike Gates, Antonio Gibson, Joe Olding, George Warhop
Home stadiumRiverfront Stadium, Nippert Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Penn State       11 1 0
No. 10 Pittsburgh       9 3 0
No. 13 Florida State       9 3 0
No. 19 West Virginia       9 3 0
Boston College       8 3 1
Southwestern Louisiana       7 3 1
East Carolina       7 4 0
Miami (FL)       7 4 0
Southern Miss       7 4 0
Virginia Tech       7 4 0
Notre Dame       6 4 1
Cincinnati       6 5 0
Georgia Tech       6 5 0
Navy       6 5 0
Louisville       5 6 0
Rutgers       5 6 0
Army       4 7 0
South Carolina       4 7 0
Temple       4 7 0
Tulane       4 7 0
Syracuse       2 9 0
Memphis State       1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Florida StateL 31–3849,253
September 11LouisvilleW 38–1614,324
September 25Youngstown State
W 57–3
October 2at South CarolinaL 10–3759,148[1]
October 9Long Beach State
  • Riverfront Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 34–1413,187
October 16at Memphis StateW 16–7
October 23No. 7 AlabamaL 3–2160,210[2]
October 30TempleL 7–42
November 13Morgan State
  • Riverfront Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 52–0
November 18Miami (OH)
W 20–10
November 27Miami (FL)L 13–1918,447
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster edit

1982 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 6 Danny Barrett Sr
FB 26 Don Goodman Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 21 Joe Curl Sr
DT 82 George Jamison Jr
DB 10 Mel Jenkins Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 2 Phill Peckich Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Double loss for Bearcats: Foster and ball game". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 3, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UC downcast as Alabama wins, 21–3". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 24, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1982 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 15, 2019.