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1983 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
1983 record4–6–1
Head coachWatson Brown (1st season)
CaptainGene Beck, Bill Booze, Don Goodman, George Jamison, Linwood Marshall
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Division I-A independents football records
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 1 Miami           11 1 0
Virginia Tech           9 2 0
No. 19 Boston College           9 3 0
No. 16 West Virginia           9 3 0
No. 20 East Carolina           8 3 0
No. 18 Pittsburgh           8 3 1
Penn State           8 4 1
Southern Miss           7 4 0
Memphis           6 4 1
Florida State           8 4 0
Notre Dame           7 5 0
Syracuse           6 5 0
William & Mary           6 5 0
South Carolina           5 6 0
Cincinnati           4 6 1
Southwestern Louisiana           4 6 0
Temple           4 7 0
Tulane           4 7 0
Louisville           3 8 0
Navy           3 8 0
Richmond           3 8 0
Rutgers           3 8 0
Army           2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bearcats, led by first-year head coach Watson Brown, participated as independent and played their home games at Nippert Stadium. Despite Nippert being the home field of the Bearcats, for this season the Bearcats played more game at the downtown Riverfront Stadium.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 10at No. 20 Penn StateW 14–3
September 17Oklahoma StateL 17–27
September 24at Louisville
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (Keg of Nails)
L 23–31
October 1Cornell
W 48–20
October 8Temple
  • Riverfront Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 31–16
October 15at Florida StateL 17–43
October 22No. 8 Miami (FL)
  • Riverfront Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 7–17
October 29at Kentucky
T 13–13
November 5Rutgersdagger
  • Riverfront Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 18–7
November 12Memphis State
  • Riverfront Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (Rivalry)
L 10–43
November 22at Miami (OH)L 10–14
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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