1997 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

American college football season

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
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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

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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
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	14,457
October 25		at Miami (OH)*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Victory Bell)		W 34–31
November 1		No. 24 Southern Miss	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		L 17–24	23,799
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
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

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

"Tommy Bowden wins 1st as Tulane stops Bearcats". The Atlanta Constitution. September 7, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Mistakes are costly for Bearcats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 2, 1997. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"UC's bowled over 14–7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 14, 1997. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"1997 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved January 9, 2020.
"University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
"1997 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

v t e Cincinnati Bearcats football
Venues	League Park (1893–1900, 1904) Carson Field (1901–1923) Nippert Stadium (1924–1989, 1991–2013, 2015–present) Riverfront Stadium (1982–1986, 1990) Paul Brown Stadium (2010–2011, 2014)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Louisville (The Keg of Nails) Miami (Victory Bell) Memphis UCF West Virginia Xavier
Culture & lore	University of Cincinnati Bearcat Bands
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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