1988 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1988

| team = Cincinnati Bearcats

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 3–8

| head_coach = Dave Currey

| hc_year = 5th

| off_coach =

| oc_year =

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Dave Ritchie

| dc_year = 2nd

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Nippert Stadium

}}

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

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1988

| poll = AP

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 10

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Boston College

| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| score = 7–41

| attend = 29,279

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 17

| w/l = w

| opponent = Austin Peay

| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH

| score = 52–7

| attend = 12,373

| source = {{Cite web|last=Groeschen|first=Tom|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-bearcats-hammer/154927822/|title=Bearcats Hammer Austin Peay, 52-7|date=September 18, 1988|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|page=32|access-date=September 8, 2024|via=newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 24

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Miami (OH)

| site_stadium = Yager Stadium

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| gamename = Victory Bell

| score = 34–18

| attend = 26,039

| source = {{Cite web|last=Long|first=Dave|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-bearcats-convert-3rd-d/154925429/|title=Bearcats Convert 3rd Downs Into 34-18 Win Over Miami|date=September 25, 1988|newspaper=Dayton Daily News|page=8|access-date=September 8, 2024|via=newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 1

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Rutgers

| site_stadium = Rutgers Stadium

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| score = 9–38

| attend = 23,899

| source = {{Cite web|last=Groeschen|first=Tom|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-rutgers-rips-uc/154928180/|title=Rutgers Rips UC, 38-9|date=October 2, 1988|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|pages=13, 15|access-date=September 10, 2024|via=newspapers.com}}
[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-rutgers-rips-uc/154928284/ Page 15]

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 8

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Penn State

| site_stadium = Beaver Stadium

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| score = 9–35

| attend = 85,693

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| w/l = l

| opponent = Virginia Tech

| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH

| score = 14–41

| attend = 11,217

| source = {{cite news|last=The Associated Press|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-brown-lifts-va-tech-pas/140098754/|newspaper=Greensboro News & Record|title=Brown lifts Va. Tech past Cincy|date=October 16, 1988|page=17|accessdate=February 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 22

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Miami (FL)

| opprank = 4

| site_stadium = Miami Orange Bowl

| site_cityst = Miami, FL

| score = 3–57

| attend = 44,107

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| w/l = l

| opponent = Louisville

| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH

| gamename = The Keg of Nails

| score = 6–21

| attend = 19,193

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 5

| w/l = l

| opponent = West Virginia

| opprank = 4

| site_stadium = Riverfront Stadium

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH

| score = 13–51

| attend = 21,511

| source = {{cite news|last=Groeschen|first=Tom|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer/78802536/|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|pages=31, 46|title=W. Virginia survives mild UC uprising|date=November 6, 1988|accessdate=February 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 12

| w/l = w

| opponent = Indiana State

| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH

| score = 40–21

| attend = 6,869

| source = {{Cite web|last=Groeschen|first=Tom|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-bearcats-bomb-in/154928554/|title=Bearcats Bomb Indiana State|date=November 13, 1988|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|pages=25, 39|access-date=September 10, 2024|via=newspapers.com}}
[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-bearcats-bomb-in/154928619/ Page 39]

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 19

| w/l = l

| opponent = East Carolina

| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH

| score = 14–49

| attend = 2,364

| source = {{cite news|last=Groeschen|first=Tom|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72752462/bearcats-misery-ends-4914/|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|page=25|title=Bearcats' misery ends, 49–14|date=November 20, 1988|accessdate=March 5, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

{{cite web|title=1988 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/cincinnati/1988-schedule.html|access-date=Mar 27, 2020}}{{cite web |title=1988 Football Schedule |url=https://gobearcats.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=1988 |publisher=University of Cincinnati Athletics |access-date=Mar 27, 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web |title=University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide |url=https://gobearcats.com/documents/2015/4/30/09fbguide_151-198.pdf |publisher=gobearcats.com |access-date=July 20, 2019}}

References

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