1991 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 1991 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bearcats, led by head coach Tim Murphy, participated as independent and played their home games at Nippert Stadium.

1991 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 East Carolina     11 1 0
No. 4 Florida State     11 2 0
No. 3 Penn State     11 2 0
No. 21 Tulsa     10 2 0
Louisiana Tech     8 1 2
No. 13 Notre Dame     10 3 0
Akron     5 6 0
Memphis State     5 6 0
Army     4 7 0
Cincinnati     4 7 0
Southern Miss     4 7 0
South Carolina     3 6 2
Southwestern Louisiana     2 8 1
Louisville     2 9 0
Northern Illinois     2 9 0
Tulane     1 10 0
Navy     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at No. 5 Penn StateL 0–8194,000
September 14at North CarolinaL 16–5151,800[1]
September 21at Bowling GreenL 16–20
September 28Miami (OH)L 9–22
October 5at LouisvilleW 30–734,327
October 12at Kent StateW 38–19
October 19at Virginia TechL 9–5636,312[2]
October 26Southern Miss
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 17–715,899[3]
November 2at KentuckyL 17–2045,850[4]
November 9No. 6 (I-AA) Middle Tennessee
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 30–10
November 23No. 13 East Carolina
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 19–308,574[5]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster edit

1991 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 97 Vaughn Booker
CB 6 Jocelyn Borgella
LB 49 Nate Dingle
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Not quite as bad: Tar Heels batter UC, 51–16". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 15, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hokies hammer Bearcats". The Daily News Leader. October 20, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bearcats stun Southern Miss for victory No. 3". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 27, 1991. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Pelfrey king as Cats win". The Kentucky Advocate. November 3, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UC rises, falls, 30–19". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 24, 1991. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1991 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "1991 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  8. ^ "University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.