1971 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 1971 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati as an independent during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Ray Callahan, the Bearcats compiled a record of 7–4. The team played home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati.

1971 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Ray Callahan (3rd season)
Captains	Albert Johnson Ken Weingart Craig Heneveld Ron Bryant
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

1971 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Penn State			–					11	–	1	–	0
Boston College			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Houston			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Florida State			–					8	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
West Virginia			–					7	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					6	–	2	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					6	–	6	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					5	–	5	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	1
Dayton			–					5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers			–					4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					3	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	8	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	8	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	8	–	0
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11		at Dayton	Baujan Field Dayton, OH	L 3–16	14,012
September 18	8:00 p.m.	Kent State	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 42–20	7,329	[1]
September 25	8:00 p.m.	Houston	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 3–12	12,542	[2]
October 2		at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 17–0	26,267	[3]
October 9	8:00 p.m.	Xavier	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	W 30–7	13,082	[4]
October 16	1:30 p.m.	Wichita State	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 20–7	11,406
October 30	2:00 p.m.	Memphis State	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	L 21–45	17,020
November 6	1:30 p.m.	North Texas State	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 40–7	2,500	[5]
November 13	1:30 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 23–15	18,172
November 20		at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH (Victory Bell)	L 7–43	9,123
November 27	2:00 p.m.	at Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (The Keg of Nails)	W 19–16	10,132
All times are in Eastern time

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Game Films

• 1971 Cincinnati - Ohio U Football Game Film