American college football season
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 .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 15 at Southern Miss L 6–2423,750 [ 1]
September 22 at Louisville L 6–2420,174 [ 2]
September 29 Villanova W 27–1314,785 [ 3]
October 6 at No. 18 North Carolina L 14–3549,000 [ 4]
October 13 at Pittsburgh L 0–3531,620 [ 5]
October 20 at Temple L 14–3513,368 [ 6]
October 27 Richmond Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH W 17–1412,220 [ 7]
November 3 No. 6 Florida State Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH L 21–2614,539 [ 8]
November 10 Ohio Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH L 7–279,916 [ 9]
November 17 at Miami (OH) L 14–2712,060 [ 10]
November 24 at Memphis State L 17–2314,607 [ 11]
HomecomingRankings 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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References
^ "Southern Mississippi raps UC in opener" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . September 16, 1979. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ " '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 .
^ "Villanova falls to Cincinnati" . Sunday News Journal . September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Heels rally, avery upset" . Durham Morning Herald . October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Pitt clobbers Cincinnati behind QB" . Staten Island Advance . October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Temple's air attack blitzes Bearcats, 35–14" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "So close... Spiders fail to score from one, fall 17–14" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "FSU still in Orange" . The Shreveport Times . November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "OU pounces on listless Bearcats" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Mark Hunter 'all purpose' man in 27–14 Redskin victory" . Dayton Daily News . November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Memphis State puts end to US's misery" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1979 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 27, 2020 .
^ "1979 Football Schedule" . University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2020 .
^ "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF) . gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019 .
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