1991 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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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

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.

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 Injured
  • Redshirt 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.