1979 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

1979 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Independent
1979 record	2–9
Head coach	Ralph Staub (3th season)
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Seasons

1979 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Florida State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
UNLV		–		–				9	–	1	–	2
No. 17 Temple		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Tulane		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
No. 20 Penn State		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Syracuse		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–				5	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Memphis		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Miami		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
North Texas State		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Villanova		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Louisville		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Connecticut		–		–				3	–	6	–	2
William & Mary		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–				2	–	8	–	1
Air Force		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Richmond		–		–				0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati during 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 15	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 6-24
September 22	at Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 6-24
September 29	Villanova	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 27-13
October 6	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 14-35
October 13	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 0-35
October 20	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 14-35
October 27	Richmond	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 17-14
November 3	Florida State	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 21-26
November 10	Ohio	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 7-27
November 17	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 14-27
November 24	at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 17-23