1976 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 1976 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati during 1976 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bearcats, led by head coach Tony Mason, participated as independent and played their home games at Nippert Stadium.

1976 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
1976 record8–3
Head coach
CaptainMike Woods, Howie Kurnick
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Pittsburgh   –    12 –0 –0
No. 17 Rutgers   –    11 –0 –0
San Diego State   –    10 –1 –0
No. 12 Notre Dame   –    9 –3 –0
Colgate   –    8 –2 –0
Boston College   –    8 –3 –0
Cincinnati   –    8 –3 –0
Memphis State   –    7 –4 –0
North Texas State *   –    7 –4 –0
Southern Illinois   –    7 –4 –0
Penn State   –    7 –5 –0
Villanova   –    6 –4 –1
South Carolina   –    6 –5 –0
Virginia Tech   –    6 –5 –0
Army   –    5 –6 –0
Florida State   –    5 –6 –0
Illinois State   –    5 –6 –0
Richmond   –    5 –6 –0
West Virginia   –    5 –6 –0
Georgia Tech   –    4 –6 –1
Temple   –    4 –6 –0
Air Force   –    4 –7 –0
Dayton   –    4 –7 –0
Louisville   –    4 –7 –0
Marshall   –    4 –7 –0
Navy   –    4 –7 –0
Indiana State   –    3 –7 –0
Hawaii   –    3 –8 –0
Holy Cross   –    3 –8 –0
Miami (FL)   –    3 –8 –0
Syracuse   –    3 –8 –0
Utah State   –    3 –8 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –    2 –9 –0
Southern Miss   –    2 –9 –0
Tulane   –    2 –9 –0
  • North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 11at Tulane
W 21–14
September 18at Southwestern Louisiana
L 3–7
September 25Miami (OH)
W 17–0
October 2at Southern Miss
W 28–21
October 9at Arizona State
W 14–0
October 16Tulsa
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 16–7
October 30No. 7 GeorgiaNo. 20
L 17–31
November 6No. 6 Maryland
L 0–21
November 13Ohio
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 35–0
November 20Vanderbilt
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 33–7
November 27at Louisville
W 20–6

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References
  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
  2. "1976 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved Mar 27, 2020.
  3. "1976 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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