1976 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

1976 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Independent
1976 record	8–3
Head coach	Tony Mason (4th season)
Captain	Mike Woods, Howie Kurnick
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Seasons

1976 NCAA Division I Independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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
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
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
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 11	at Tulane		Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 21–14
September 18	at Southwestern Louisiana		Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 3–7
September 25	Miami (OH)		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	W 17–0
October 2	at Southern Miss		M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	W 28–21
October 9	at Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 14–0
October 16	Tulsa		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 16–7
October 30	No. 7 Georgia	No. 20	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 17–31
November 6	No. 6 Maryland		Maryland Stadium College Park, MD	L 0–21
November 13	Ohio		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 35–0
November 20	Vanderbilt		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 33–7
November 27	at Louisville		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Keg of Nails)	W 20–6
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game