1970 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

1970 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Captains
  • Bob Bell
  • Mark Mercurio
  • Earl Wilson
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
Riverfront Stadium
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   10 – 1 – 0
Villanova   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Air Force   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech   –   9 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Houston   –   8 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Tulane   –   8 – 4 – 0
No. 18 Penn State   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Texas State   –   7 – 3 – 0
  –   7 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 4 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 4 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   5 – 5 – 0
Utah State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   3 – 6 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 9 – 0
Navy   –   2 – 9 – 0
Army   –   1 – 9 – 1
Xavier   –   1 – 9 – 0
Holy Cross   –   0 – 10 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati as an independent during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Ray Callahan, the Bearcats compiled a record of 7–4. The team played home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 122:30 p.m.at Tulsa
L 3–717,500
September 197:45 p.m.Dayton
W 13–719,871
September 261:30 p.m.at William & Mary
W 17–107,000[1]
October 28:00 p.m.Tulane
L 3–611,324[2]
October 108:00 p.m.Xavier
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
W 42–015,573[3]
October 241:30 p.m.Ohio
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 29–2114,947
October 312:38 p.m.at Wichita State
W 35–527,210–27,610[4]
November 73:00 p.m.at North Texas State
W 30–1015,500[5]
November 141:30 p.m.Louisville
L 14–284,000
November 211:30 p.m.Miami (OH)
W 33–010,164
November 28at Memphis State
L 10–148,734

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Roster

1970 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 11 Al Johnson Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 72 Bob Bell Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Cincinnati hands Indians third consecutive defeat". The Lynchburg News. September 27, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tulane edges UC, 6–3". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 3, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "'Cats lower boom on Musketeers, 42–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 11, 1970. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Fighting Shockers Fall to Cincinnati". Daily Tribune (Great Bend, Kansas). November 1, 1970. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Taylor's '3-TD' repeat keys 30–10 UC ramble". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 8, 1970. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1970 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "Schedule/Results (1970 Cincinnati)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  8. ^ "1970 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  9. ^ "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.

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