1992 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 1992 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bearcats, led by head coach Tim Murphy, participated as independent and played their home games at Nippert Stadium.

1992 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJohn Lovett (4th season)
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Notre Dame     10 1 1
Southern Miss     7 4 0
Penn State     7 5 0
Memphis State     6 5 0
Army     5 6 0
East Carolina     5 6 0
Louisiana Tech     5 6 0
Louisville     5 6 0
Northern Illinois     5 6 0
Tulsa     4 7 0
Cincinnati     3 8 0
Arkansas State     2 9 0
Southwestern Louisiana     2 9 0
Tulane     2 9 0
Navy     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5No. 8 Penn StateL 20–2429,099
September 19at Miami (OH)L 14–17
September 26at No. 8 TennesseePPVL 0–4096,597[1]
October 3Kent State
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 31–0
October 10at Memphis StateL 14–3439,731
October 17at East CarolinaL 21–4234,126[2]
October 24at Southern MissL 17–3117,298[3]
October 31Louisville
L 3–2621,000
November 7Rutgers
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 26–24
November 14Kentucky
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 17–1330,104[4]
November 21Akron
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 22–24
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1992 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 6 Jocelyn Borgella
LB 49 Nate Dingle
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References

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  1. ^ "Rocky UC easily topped, 40–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 27, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "ECU crushes 'Cats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 18, 1992. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Winning season eludes UC again in 31–17 romp". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 25, 1992. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UC emerges as top 'Cat". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 15, 1992. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1992 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  6. ^ "1992 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  7. ^ "University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.