1996 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

1996 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Conference USA
1996 record	6–5 (2—3 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Minter (2nd season)
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Seasons

1996 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Southern Miss §		4	–	1					8	–	3
Houston §		4	–	1					7	–	5
Cincinnati		2	–	3					6	–	5
Louisville		2	–	3					5	–	6
Memphis		2	–	3					4	–	7
Tulane		1	–	4					2	–	9
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati during 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 30	Tulane	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 14–34
September 7	Kentucky*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 24–3
September 14	at Kansas State*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 24–3
September 28	Miami (OH)*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 30–23
October 5	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 16–18
October 12	Boston College*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 17–24
October 19	Houston	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 31–20
October 26	Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 10–7
November 2	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 17–21
November 16	at UAB*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 34–14
November 23	Northeast Louisiana*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 35–13
*Non-conference game

Roster

1996 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 88 Anderson, JoshJosh Anderson 3.0 !So OL 72 Armstead, FredFred Armstead 1.0 !Fr WR 86 Barnes, AndyAndy Barnes 1.0 !Fr FB 49 Beal, EricEric Beal 3.0 !So T 67 Fabini, JasonJason Fabini 5.0 !Jr QB 4 Plummer, ChadChad Plummer 3.0 !So TE 34 Rader, BrandonBrandon Rader 7.0 !Sr RB 5 Sturkie, JermaineJermaine Sturkie 5.0 !Jr WR 2 Tate, RobertRobert Tate 7.0 !Sr WR 81 Thomas, IsaacIsaac Thomas 1.0 !Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 3 Jackson, BradBrad Jackson 5.0 !Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Rick Minter Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster