1993 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1993
| team = Cincinnati Bearcats
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 8–3
| head_coach = Tim Murphy
| hc_year = 5th
| off_coach = Harry Hiestand
| oc_year = 1st as OC, 5th overall
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Tom Roggeman
| dc_year = 1st
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Nippert Stadium
}}
{{1993 NCAA Division I-A independents football records}}
The 1993 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati as an independent during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Tim Murphy in his fifth and final year as head coach, Cincinnati compiled a record of 8–3. The Bearcats played their home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1993
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 4
| w/l = w
| opponent = Austin Peay
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| score = 42–10
| attend = 10,949
|title=Bearcats overcome slow start|date=September 5, 1992|accessdate=January 24, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 11
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Bowling Green
| site_stadium = Doyt Perry Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH
| score = 7–21
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| w/l = w
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| gamename = Victory Bell
| score = 30–23
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Syracuse
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| score = 21–24
| attend = 48,312
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Tulsa
| site_stadium = Skelly Field
| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK
| score = 22–15
| attend = 21,296
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| site_stadium = Vanderbilt Stadium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| score = 7–17
| attend = 31,176
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-bearcat-offense/135271556/|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|title=Bearcat offense stalls as Vandy wins, 17–7|date=October 3, 1993|accessdate=November 15, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| w/l = w
| opponent = Ball State
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| score = 44–12
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Glass Bowl
| site_cityst = Toledo, OH
| score = 31–24
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| w/l = w
| opponent = Memphis State
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 23–20
| attend = 14,598
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Houston
| site_stadium = Houston Astrodome
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| score = 41–17
| attend = 10,860
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| w/l = w
| opponent = East Carolina
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| score = 34–14
| attend = 20,229
}}
}}
{{cite web|title=1993 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/cincinnati/1993-schedule.html|access-date=July 19, 2019}}{{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}}
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