1979 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 1979 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati during 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bearcats, led by head coach Ralph Staub, participated as independent and played their home games at Nippert Stadium.

1979 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	Ralph Staub (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mark Duffner (3rd season)
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Florida State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
UNLV		–		–				9	–	1	–	2
No. 17 Temple		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Tulane		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
No. 20 Penn State		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Syracuse		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–				5	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
North Texas State		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Villanova		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Louisville		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
William & Mary		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–				2	–	8	–	1
Air Force		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Richmond		–		–				0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 6–24	23,750	[1]
September 22	at Louisville	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry)	L 6–24	20,174	[2]
September 29	Villanova	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 27–13	14,785	[3]
October 6	at No. 18 North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 14–35	49,000	[4]
October 13	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (River City Rivalry)	L 0–35	31,620	[5]
October 20	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 14–35	13,368	[6]
October 27	Richmond	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 17–14	12,220	[7]
November 3	No. 6 Florida State	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 21–26	14,539	[8]
November 10	Ohio	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 7–27	9,916	[9]
November 17	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH (Victory Bell)	L 14–27	12,060	[10]
November 24	at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 17–23	14,607	[11]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1979 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB 19 Mickey Archer Sr QB 6 Danny Barrett Fr C 50 Chris Bell So RB 46 James Bettis Jr G 61 Joe Caleca Jr OT 76 Joe Eilerman Sr QB 10 Ken Evans Jr TE 80 Steve Gantert Sr TE 89 Larry Gill Jr TE 97 Bo Green So WB 47 Aaron Hagans Sr C 52 David Handwerker Jr RB 34 Allen Harvin So C 51 Scott Heineman Jr RB 26 Howard Hill So QB 7 Keith Horne So FB 30 Ellis Johnson So QB 11 Tony Kapetanis Jr G 66 Ed Kloboves Sr C 53 Dan Lorenz So G 65 Doug Marshall So WR 41 Bob Massong Jr WR 81 Eric Molden Jr WB 24 Tony Omogrosso So FB 36 Brian Palmer Jr OT 75 Mike Rodgers Sr FB 35 Mike Schneider Jr G 70 Al Slusarz Sr G 93 Lou Smith Jr G 56 Vince Sylvester So OT 69 Kari Yli-Renko So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 72 Curtis Alexander Jr DB 25 Dan Androit Jr DT 84 Bruce Baarendse So DE 99 Brad Ballard So DE 88 Farley Bell Sr DB 3 Daryl Bible Fr LB 35 Mike Brookins So DT 67 Mike Bullock Jr DT 71 Joe Carozzoni So DB 22 Mike Clark Sr MG 49 Glen Fahis Sr DT 78 Randy Fournier Jr DB 18 Stanley Johnson Jr MG 59 George Jones So DB 14 Dan Kellett So DE 96 Mike Lewis So DT 98 Jim Miranda Jr LB 58 Willie Moore So DB 12 Terry O'Leary Jr DT 68 Bob Prats So DB 23 Steve Ries So DB 44 Tim Schira So DB 43 Jim Schmidt So DE 91 Simeon Simmons Jr DT 90 Earl Souter Jr DE 83 Dan Vete Sr DB 20 Dwight Williams Jr LB 45 Karl Woods Jr DB 28 Henry Wright Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 5 Mike Blevins Jr P 4 Mark Householder Jr K 13 Rich Karlis Jr P 2 Phil Peckich So K 1 Steve Schutz Sr	Head coach Ralph Staub Coordinators/assistant coaches Mark Duffner Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Southern Mississippi raps UC in opener". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 16, 1979. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "'Toot' gets his kicks out of 'horning in' on U of L foe's punts". The Courier-Journal. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Villanova falls to Cincinnati". Sunday News Journal. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Heels rally, avery upset". Durham Morning Herald. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Pitt clobbers Cincinnati behind QB". Staten Island Advance. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Temple's air attack blitzes Bearcats, 35–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "So close... Spiders fail to score from one, fall 17–14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "FSU still in Orange". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "OU pounces on listless Bearcats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Mark Hunter 'all purpose' man in 27–14 Redskin victory". Dayton Daily News. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Memphis State puts end to US's misery". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "1979 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
13. "1979 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
14. "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.