1988 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

1988 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Independent
1988 record	3–8
Head coach	Dave Currey (5th season)
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Seasons

1988 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–				12	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Miami (FL)		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Florida State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 West Virginia		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Syracuse		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Louisville		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Southwest Louisiana]]		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Penn State		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Tech		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulsa		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1988 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 10	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 7–41
September 17	Austin Peay	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 52–7
September 24	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Victory Bell)	W 34–18
October 1	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 9–38
October 8	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 9–35
October 15	Virginia Tech	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 14–41
October 22	at No. 4 Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 3–57
October 29	Louisville	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Keg of Nails)	L 6–21
November 5	No. 4 West Virginia	Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 13–51
November 12	Indiana State	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 40–21
November 19	East Carolina	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 14–49
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game