1997 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 1997 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, coached by Rick Minter, played their home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1924.

1997 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Humanitarian Bowl, W 35–19 vs. Utah State
Conference	Conference USA
Record	8–4 (2–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Minter (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Seamon (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Rex Ryan (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4 or 4–3
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

1997 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 19 Southern Miss $		6	–	0					9	–	3
Tulane		5	–	1					7	–	4
East Carolina		4	–	2					5	–	6
Cincinnati		2	–	4					8	–	4
Memphis		2	–	4					4	–	7
Houston		2	–	4					3	–	8
Louisville		0	–	6					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 28		Tulsa*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 34–24	17,591
September 6		at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 17–31	20,828	[1]
September 20	7:00 pm	Kansas*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 34–7	17,636
September 27	6:00 pm	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Boston, MA	ESPN2	W 24–6	40,564
October 4		Memphis	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)		W 20–17	19,511
October 11	7:00 pm	UAB*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 33–29	20,924
October 18		at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		L 38–41 2OT	14,457
October 25		at Miami (OH)*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Victory Bell)		W 34–31 2OT
November 1		No. 24 Southern Miss	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		L 17–24	23,799	[2]
November 8	3:30 pm	Louisville	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Keg of Nails)		W 28–9	21,346
November 13	8:00 pm	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN	L 7–14	25,509	[3]
December 29	3:30 pm	vs. Utah State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (Humanitarian Bowl)	ESPN2	W 35–19	16,289
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1997 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 67 Jason Fabini Sr QB 4 Chad Plummer Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 21 Artrell Hawkins Sr OLB 3 Brad Jackson Sr DT 95 Derrick Ransom Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Rick Minter Coordinators/assistant coaches Kim Dameron (Defensive backs) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt