Cincinnati Football Team History 
Cincinnati Bearcats  
 
	
		
		
		 
		University of Cincinnati  
 
  Cincinnati, OH   
Founded: 1819 Stadium: Nippert Stadium Capacity: 40,000 Colors: Red & Black Coach: Rick Minter Conference: Conference USA- 
 
	 
  
	
	
	
	
	
				
				 
				
				  
				
				 
				
				 
				
				 
			
		    	
				 
  
				
				 
				
				  
	  
 
 
 
 
	
		
2001 Season Highlights  
 Rick Minter enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Cincinnati.  
    
		
		
2001 Season  
 Date   
 Opponent   Score   
   
 Sun., Sep. 2   vs.
Purdue 
  
    
   	 14  
   	 19  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 8   @
Army 
  
    
   	 24  
   	 21  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 22   @
Miami Ohio 
  
    
   	 14  
   	 21  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 6   vs.
Tulane 
  
    
   	 46  
   	 33  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 13   @
Alabama Birmingham 
  
    
   	 31  
   	 17  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 20   @
Houston 
  
    
   	 29  
   	 28  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 27   vs.
Louisville 
  
    
   	 13  
   	 28  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 3   vs.
Connecticut 
  
    
   	 45  
   	 28  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 10   vs.
East Carolina 
  
    
   	 26  
   	 28  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 24   @
Memphis 
  
    
   	 36  
   	 34  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Dec. 1   vs.
Louisiana Monroe 
  
    
   	 42  
   	 10  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Dec. 29   
Toledo 
  
    
   	 16  
   	 23  
     L   
    
   	 @ Pontiac, MI  
   	 Motor City Bowl 
 
 
		   	
	
2001 Season Totals  
  Record 7-5
  
  Points Scored 336  
  Scoring Average 28.0  
  Points Allowed 290  
  Defense Average 24.2  
  Opponents Record 61-78
  
  Conference Record 5-2  
  Home Record 3-3
  
  Away Record 4-1
     
  
 
		
2001 NCAA Final Rankings  
 Rank   
 Record   
 Source   
  was not ranked.   
  
        
 
        
  
        
        
    
 
2001 All American Awards  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Award   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
 
2001 All Conference USA Conference Players  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
  
   
  
	
	  
Some records may be incomplete.  
	 
 
 
 
 
    
      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
 The first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.