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American college football season
The 1979 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati during 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bearcats, led by head coach Ralph Staub, participated as independent and played their home games at Nippert Stadium.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | at Southern Miss | | L 6–24 | 23,750 | [1] |
September 22 | at Louisville | | L 6–24 | 20,174 | [2] |
September 29 | Villanova | | W 27–13 | 14,785 | [3] |
October 6 | at No. 18 North Carolina | | L 14–35 | 49,000 | [4] |
October 13 | at Pittsburgh | | L 0–35 | 31,620 | [5] |
October 20 | at Temple | | L 14–35 | 13,368 | [6] |
October 27 | Richmond | - Nippert Stadium
- Cincinnati, OH
| W 17–14 | 12,220 | [7] |
November 3 | No. 6 Florida State | - Nippert Stadium
- Cincinnati, OH
| L 21–26 | 14,539 | [8] |
November 10 | Ohio | - Nippert Stadium
- Cincinnati, OH
| L 7–27 | 9,916 | [9] |
November 17 | at Miami (OH) | | L 14–27 | 12,060 | [10] |
November 24 | at Memphis State | | L 17–23 | 14,607 | [11] |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1979 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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FB
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19
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Mickey Archer
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Sr
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QB
|
6
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Danny Barrett
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Fr
|
C
|
50
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Chris Bell
|
So
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RB
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46
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James Bettis
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Jr
|
G
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61
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Joe Caleca
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Jr
|
OT
|
76
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Joe Eilerman
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Sr
|
QB
|
10
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Ken Evans
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Jr
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TE
|
80
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Steve Gantert
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Sr
|
TE
|
89
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Larry Gill
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Jr
|
TE
|
97
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Bo Green
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So
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WB
|
47
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Aaron Hagans
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Sr
|
C
|
52
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David Handwerker
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Jr
|
RB
|
34
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Allen Harvin
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So
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C
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51
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Scott Heineman
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Jr
|
RB
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26
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Howard Hill
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So
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QB
|
7
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Keith Horne
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So
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FB
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30
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Ellis Johnson
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So
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QB
|
11
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Tony Kapetanis
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Jr
|
G
|
66
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Ed Kloboves
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Sr
|
C
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53
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Dan Lorenz
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So
|
G
|
65
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Doug Marshall
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So
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WR
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41
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Bob Massong
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Jr
|
WR
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81
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Eric Molden
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Jr
|
WB
|
24
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Tony Omogrosso
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So
|
FB
|
36
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Brian Palmer
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Jr
|
OT
|
75
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Mike Rodgers
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Sr
|
FB
|
35
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Mike Schneider
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Jr
|
G
|
70
|
Al Slusarz
|
Sr
|
G
|
93
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Lou Smith
|
Jr
|
G
|
56
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Vince Sylvester
|
So
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OT
|
69
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Kari Yli-Renko
|
So
|
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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DE
|
72
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Curtis Alexander
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Jr
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DB
|
25
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Dan Androit
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Jr
|
DT
|
84
|
Bruce Baarendse
|
So
|
DE
|
99
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Brad Ballard
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So
|
DE
|
88
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Farley Bell
|
Sr
|
DB
|
3
|
Daryl Bible
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Fr
|
LB
|
35
|
Mike Brookins
|
So
|
DT
|
67
|
Mike Bullock
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Jr
|
DT
|
71
|
Joe Carozzoni
|
So
|
DB
|
22
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Mike Clark
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Sr
|
MG
|
49
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Glen Fahis
|
Sr
|
DT
|
78
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Randy Fournier
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Jr
|
DB
|
18
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Stanley Johnson
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Jr
|
MG
|
59
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George Jones
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So
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DB
|
14
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Dan Kellett
|
So
|
DE
|
96
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Mike Lewis
|
So
|
DT
|
98
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Jim Miranda
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Jr
|
LB
|
58
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Willie Moore
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So
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DB
|
12
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Terry O'Leary
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Jr
|
DT
|
68
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Bob Prats
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So
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DB
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23
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Steve Ries
|
So
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DB
|
44
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Tim Schira
|
So
|
DB
|
43
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Jim Schmidt
|
So
|
DE
|
91
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Simeon Simmons
|
Jr
|
DT
|
90
|
Earl Souter
|
Jr
|
DE
|
83
|
Dan Vete
|
Sr
|
DB
|
20
|
Dwight Williams
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Jr
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LB
|
45
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Karl Woods
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Jr
|
DB
|
28
|
Henry Wright
|
Jr
|
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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P
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5
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Mike Blevins
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Jr
|
P
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4
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Mark Householder
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Jr
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K
|
13
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Rich Karlis
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Jr
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P
|
2
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Phil Peckich
|
So
|
K
|
1
|
Steve Schutz
|
Sr
|
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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- ^ "Southern Mississippi raps UC in opener". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 16, 1979. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Toot' gets his kicks out of 'horning in' on U of L foe's punts". The Courier-Journal. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Villanova falls to Cincinnati". Sunday News Journal. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Heels rally, avery upset". Durham Morning Herald. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pitt clobbers Cincinnati behind QB". Staten Island Advance. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Temple's air attack blitzes Bearcats, 35–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "So close... Spiders fail to score from one, fall 17–14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FSU still in Orange". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "OU pounces on listless Bearcats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mark Hunter 'all purpose' man in 27–14 Redskin victory". Dayton Daily News. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Memphis State puts end to US's misery". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1979 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "1979 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
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