1997 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1997 Cincinnati Bearcats football Conference USA C-USA 8–4 2–4 Rick Minter 4th Greg Seamon 3rd Pro-style Rex Ryan 2nd 3–4 or 4–3 Nippert Stadium Humanitarian Bowl W 35–19 vs. Utah State 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 1997 AP Eastern August 28 w y Tulsa Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH 34–24 17,591 September 6 l y Tulane Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA 17–31 20,828 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94622223/tommy-bowden-wins-1st-as-tulane-stops-be/ The Atlanta Constitution Tommy Bowden wins 1st as Tulane stops Bearcats September 7, 1997 February 9, 2022 Newspapers.com September 20 7:00 pm w y Kansas Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH 34–7 17,636 September 27 6:00 pm w y y Boston College Alumni Stadium Boston, MA ESPN2 24–6 40,564 October 4 w Memphis Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH rivalry 20–17 19,511 October 11 7:00 pm w y UAB Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH 33–29 20,924 October 18 l y Houston Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 38–41 2OT 14,457 October 25 w y y Miami (OH) Yager Stadium Oxford, OH Victory Bell 34–31 2OT November 1 l Southern Miss 24 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH 17–24 23,799 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109345831/mistakes-are-costly-for-bearcats/ The Cincinnati Enquirer Mistakes are costly for Bearcats November 2, 1997 September 11, 2022 Newspapers.com November 8 3:30 pm w Louisville Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH Keg of Nails 28–9 21,346 November 13 8:00 pm l y East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPN 7–14 25,509 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72992179/ucs-bowled-over-147/ The Cincinnati Enquirer UC's bowled over 14–7 November 14, 1997 March 8, 2021 Newspapers.com December 29 3:30 pm w y y Utah State Bronco Stadium Boise, ID Humanitarian Bowl ESPN2 35–19 16,289 1997 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/cincinnati/1997-schedule.html January 9, 2020University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide https://gobearcats.com/documents/2015/4/30/09fbguide_151-198.pdf gobearcats.com October 23, 2018 April 14, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190414214734/https://gobearcats.com/documents/2015/4/30/09fbguide_151-198.pdf dead 1997 Football Schedule https://gobearcats.com/sports/football/schedule/1997 University of Cincinnati Athletics January 9, 2020 Roster 1997 Cincinnati Bearcats f 67 Sr Jason Fabini OT y 4 Jr Chad Plummer QB y 21 Sr Artrell Hawkins CB y 3 Sr Brad Jackson OLB y 95 Sr Derrick Ransom DT y *Rick Minter Kim Dameron (Defensive backs) References Cincinnati Category:Cincinnati Bearcats football seasons Category:Famous Idaho Potato Bowl champion seasons Cincinnati Bearcats football