1988 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

American college football season

1988 Cincinnati Bearcats football

Conference| Independent
Record| 3–8
Head coach|

* Dave Currey (5th season)

Defensive coordinator| Dave Ritchie (2nd season)
Home stadium| Nippert Stadium

Seasons

← 1987

1989 →

1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
No. 1 Notre Dame |   | – |   | – |   |  |  | 12  | – | 0  | – | 0
No. 2 Miami (FL) |   | – |   | – |   |  |  | 11  | – | 1  | – | 0
No. 3 Florida State |   | – |   | – |   |  |  | 11  | – | 1  | – | 0
No. 5 West Virginia |   | – |   | – |   |  |  | 11  | – | 1  | – | 0
Southern Miss |   | – |   | – |   |  |  | 10  | – | 2  | – | 0
No. 13 Syracuse |   | – |   | – |   |  |  | 10  | – | 2  | – | 0
Army |   | – |   | – |   |  |  | 9  | – | 3  | – | 0
Louisville |   | – |   | – |   |  |  | 8  | – | 3  | – | 0
South Carolina |   | – |   | – |   |  |  | 8  | – | 4  | – | 0
Northern Illinois |   | – |   | – |   |  |  | 7  | – | 4  | – | 0
Pittsburgh |   | – |   | – |   |  |  | 6  | – | 5  | – | 0
Memphis State |   | – |   | – |   |  |  | 6  | – | 5  | – | 0
Southwestern Louisiana |   | – |   | – |   |  |  | 6  | – | 5  | – | 0
Rutgers |   | – |   | – |   |  |  | 5  | – | 6  | – | 0
Akron |   | – |   | – |   |  |  | 5  | – | 6  | – | 0
Penn State |   | – |   | – |   |  |  | 5  | – | 6  | – | 0
Tulane |   | – |   | – |   |  |  | 5  | – | 6  | – | 0
Temple |   | – |   | – |   |  |  | 4  | – | 7  | – | 0
Tulsa |   | – |   | – |   |  |  | 4  | – | 7  | – | 0
Boston College |   | – |   | – |   |  |  | 3  | – | 8  | – | 0
Cincinnati |   | – |   | – |   |  |  | 3  | – | 8  | – | 0
East Carolina |   | – |   | – |   |  |  | 3  | – | 8  | – | 0
Navy |   | – |   | – |   |  |  | 3  | – | 8  | – | 0
Virginia Tech |   | – |   | – |   |  |  | 3  | – | 8  | – | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bearcats, led by head coach Dave Currey, participated as independent and played their home games at Nippert Stadium.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 10| at Boston College|

* Alumni Stadium
* Chestnut Hill, MA

| L 7–41| 29,279| [1]
September 17| Austin Peay|

* Nippert Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| W 52–7| 12,373| [2]
September 24| at Miami (OH)|

* Yager Stadium
* Oxford, OH (Victory Bell)

| W 34–18| 26,039| [3]
October 1| at Rutgers|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| L 9–38| 23,899| [4]
October 8| at Penn State|

* Beaver Stadium
* University Park, PA

| L 9–35| 85,693| [5]
October 15| Virginia Tech|

* Nippert Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| L 14–41| 11,217| [6]
October 22| at No. 4 Miami (FL)|

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL

| L 3–57| 44,107| [7]
October 29| Louisville|

* Nippert Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH (The Keg of Nails)

| L 6–21| 19,193| [8]
November 5| No. 4 West Virginia|

* Riverfront Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| L 13–51| 21,511| [9]
November 12| Indiana State|

* Nippert Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| W 40–21| 6,869| [10]
November 19| East Carolina|

* Nippert Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| L 14–49| 2,364| [11]

* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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1. ^ "BC drubs Cincinnati". The Boston Globe. September 18, 1988. Retrieved May 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ Groeschen, Tom (September 18, 1988). "Bearcats Hammer Austin Peay, 52-7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 32. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
3. ^ Long, Dave (September 25, 1988). "Bearcats Convert 3rd Downs Into 34-18 Win Over Miami". Dayton Daily News. p. 8. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
4. ^ Groeschen, Tom (October 2, 1988). "Rutgers Rips UC, 38-9". The Cincinnati Enquirer. pp. 13, 15. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
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5. ^ "Victories, not style, count". York Daily Record. October 9, 1988. Retrieved May 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ The Associated Press (October 16, 1988). "Brown lifts Va. Tech past Cincy". Greensboro News & Record. p. 17. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Hurricanes overwhelm Bearcats". The Stuart News. October 23, 1988. Retrieved May 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Gruden leads U of L 21–6 over Cincinnati". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 30, 1988. Retrieved May 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Groeschen, Tom (November 6, 1988). "W. Virginia survives mild UC uprising". The Cincinnati Enquirer. pp. 31, 46. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ Groeschen, Tom (November 13, 1988). "Bearcats Bomb Indiana State". The Cincinnati Enquirer. pp. 25, 39. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
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11. ^ Groeschen, Tom (November 20, 1988). "Bearcats' misery ends, 49–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 25. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "1988 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
13. ^ "1988 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2020.[permanent dead link]
14. ^ "University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.

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Cincinnati Bearcats football

Venues|

* East End Park (1891–1893)
* League Park (1893–1898, 1900)
* Chester Park (1899–1900)
* Burnet Woods (1901–1906, 1908–1909)
* Norwood Inn Park (1902)
* League Park (III) (1904–1906, 1908–1909)
* Carson Field (1910–1923)
* Nippert Stadium (1924–1989, 1991–2013, 2015–present)
* Riverfront Stadium (1970, 1982–1986, 1990)
* Paul Brown Stadium (2010–2011, 2014)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Louisville: The Keg of Nails
* Miami (OH): Victory Bell
* Memphis
* UCF
* West Virginia
* Xavier

Culture & lore|

* University of Cincinnati Bearcat Bands

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