1978 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

1978 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Independent
1978 record	5–6
Head coach	Ralph Staub (2nd season)
Captain	Dwayne Berry, Jim Daley, Howie Kurnick, Mike Rock
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Seasons

1978 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
North Texas State		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 7 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Florida State		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Temple		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
Pittsburgh		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Hawaii		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Miami		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
William & Mary		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Villanova		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Memphis State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Air Force		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Colgate		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Boston College		–		–				0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati during 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bearcats, led by head coach Ralph Staub, participated as independent and played their home games at Nippert Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 16	Southern Miss	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 26–14
September 23	Louisville	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Keg of Nails)	L 14–28
September 30	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 28–51
October 7	at No. 18 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 21–26
October 14	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 13–16
October 21	Tulsa	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 26–27
October 28	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 38–13
November 4	Northeast Louisiana	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 20–7
November 11	Ohio	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 35–0
November 18	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH (Victory Bell)	L 24–28
November 25	at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Rivalry)	W 34–14
Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game