1990 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 1990 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bearcats, led by head coach Tim Murphy, participated as independent and played their home games at Riverfront Stadium, as Nippert Stadium was undergoing renovations.

1990 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–10
Head coach	Tim Murphy (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	John Lovett (2nd season)
Home stadium	Riverfront Stadium
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Louisville			–					10	–	1	–	1
No. 3 Miami (FL)			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 4 Florida State			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Notre Dame			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Penn State			–					9	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Tech			–					8	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss			–					8	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					7	–	4	–	2
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana			–					5	–	6	–	0
Navy			–					5	–	6	–	0
Memphis State			–					4	–	6	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	7	–	0
Tulane			–					4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	7	–	0
Akron			–					3	–	7	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	7	–	1
Rutgers			–					3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa			–					3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Bowling Green	Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 20–34
September 8	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 0–34
September 15	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 10–63	66,700	[1]
September 22	Miami (OH)	Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	L 12–16
September 29	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	W 27–14
October 13	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 20–28	46,515	[2]
October 20	at East Carolina	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	L 32–56	27,380	[3]
October 27	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 7–49	21,548	[4]
November 3	No. 25 Louisville	Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati, OH (The Keg of Nails)	L 16–41	23,575
November 10	at No. 12 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 21–70	59,678
November 17	at Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 7–45	71,327	[5]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. Wingert, Scott (September 16, 1990). "Iowa Smashes Records, Kicks Cincinnati, 63-10". The Telegraph Herald.
2. "West Virginia edges UC, 28–20". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 14, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "East Carolina tops UC, 56–32, in TD trade-offs". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 21, 1990. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Smith helps Tulane batter Cincinnati 49–7". The Courier-Journal. October 28, 1990. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Bearcats bow out at Bama battered but still game, 45–7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 18, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "1990 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
7. "1990 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
8. "University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.