1975 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

1975 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Captains
  • Jay Bonds
  • Paul Hunter
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Penn State   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 West Virginia   –   9 – 3 – 0
Notre Dame   –   8 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   7 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   7 – 4 – 0
North Texas State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   7 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   6 – 4 – 0
  –   6 – 5 – 0
Hawaii   –   6 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   6 – 5 – 0
Utah State   –   6 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   4 – 6 – 1
Tulane   –   4 – 7 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 7 – 0
Florida State   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   2 – 8 – 1
Houston   –   2 – 8 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   2 – 8 – 0
Army   –   2 – 9 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 9 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   1 – 9 – 1
Holy Cross   –   1 – 10 – 0
Louisville   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati as an independent during 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Led by third-year head coach Tony Mason, the Bearcats compiled a record of 6–5. The team played home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13RichmondW 19–610,751[1]
September 20Memphis State
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
W 13–3[2]
September 27at LouisvilleW 45–2713,867[3]
October 4at TempleL 17–2110,164[4]
October 11at TulsaL 16–2427,000[5]
October 18Arkansas State
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 9–146,556[6]
October 25Southwestern Louisiana
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 23–17[7]
November 1Houston
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 28–2316,246[8]
November 8No. 16 Maryland
L 19–2116,478[9]
November 15at OhioW 6–513,850[10]
November 22at No. 16 Miami (OH)L 13–21[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game Films

Roster

1975 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 39 Dan Rains Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 4 Mike Connell So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Frosh back sparkles in UC's 19–6 winning debut". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 14, 1975. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Memphis State falls, 13–3". The Selma Times-Journal. September 21, 1975. Retrieved May 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Harold's 95-yard TD fails to rescue U of L". The Courier-Journal. September 28, 1975. Retrieved May 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Temple edges U of Cincy". Dayton Daily News. October 5, 1975. Retrieved May 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulsa snares 24–16 upset over Cincy". The Lawton Constitution. October 12, 1975. Retrieved May 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bearcats fall, 14–9, to Arkansas State". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 19, 1975. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bearcats in close win over Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. October 26, 1975. Retrieved May 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cincinnati outscores Houston for 28–23 win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 2, 1975. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Major upset barely missed by Bearcats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 9, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "UC plays it 'safe-ty' to nip Bobcats, 6–5". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 16, 1975. Retrieved May 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Redskins nip Bearcats". Springfield News-Sun. November 23, 1975. Retrieved May 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1975 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 15, 2019.