1977 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 1977 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati during 1977 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bearcats, led by first-year head coach Ralph Staub, participated as independent and played their home games at Nippert Stadium.

1977 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
1977 record5–4–2
Head coachRalph Staub (1st season)
CaptainGardner Cobb, Howie Kurnick, Napolean Outlaw, Dan Rains, Mike Woods
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Notre Dame        11 1 0
No. 5 Penn State        11 1 0
Colgate        10 1 0
North Texas State *        10 1 0
No. 16 San Diego State        10 1 0
Tennessee State        8 1 1
No. 14 Florida State        10 2 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh        9 2 1
East Carolina        8 3 0
Rutgers        8 3 0
Army        7 4 0
Louisville        7 4 1
Boston College        6 5 0
Cincinnati        5 4 2
Georgia Tech        6 5 0
Memphis State        6 5 0
Northwestern State        6 5 0
Syracuse        6 5 0
William & Mary        6 5 0
Southern Miss        6 5 0
Temple        5 5 1
Hawaii        5 6 0
Navy        5 6 0
West Virginia        5 6 0
South Carolina        5 7 0
Utah State        4 7 0
Villanova        4 7 0
Illinois State        3 7 1
Virginia Tech        3 7 1
Indiana State        3 7 0
Miami (FL)        3 8 0
Richmond        3 8 0
Tulane        3 8 0
Air Force        2 8 1
Holy Cross        2 8 0
Northeast Louisiana        2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 10Northwestern StateW 41–0
September 17at Louisville
T 17–17
September 24Northeast Louisiana
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 63–0
October 1Southern Miss
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 17–6
October 8at Florida StateL 0–14
October 15at Tulane
L 13–16
October 22Tulsa
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 28–0
October 29Temple
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
T 17–17
November 5at OhioW 38–26
November 19at VanderbiltL 9–13
November 24Miami (OH)
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)
L 7–12

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References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. "1977 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved Mar 27, 2020.
  3. "1977 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved Mar 27, 2020.
  4. "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
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