1987 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

1987 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Independent
1987 record	4–7
Head coach	Dave Currey (4th season)
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Seasons

1987 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)		–		–				12	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Syracuse		–		–				11	–	0	–	1
No. 2 Florida State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 15 South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
No. 17 Notre Dame		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
West Virginia		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Boston College		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Temple		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bearcats, led by head coach Dave Currey, participated as independent and played their home games at Nippert Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 5	Rutgers	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 7–10
September 12	at Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (Keg of Nails)	W 25–0
September 19	at No. 20 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 0–41
September 26	Miami (OH)	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	W 31–26
October 10	at East Carolina	Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	L 28–56
October 17	at West Virginia	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	L 17–45
October 24	No. 3 Miami (FL)	Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 10–48
October 31	Tennessee Tech	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 38–17
November 7	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 16–40
November 14	Austin Peay	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 42–10
November 21	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 20–21
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game