2001 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Motor City Bowl, L 16–23 vs. Toledo
ConferenceConference USA
Record7–5 (5–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Baldwin (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorA. J. Christoff (1st season)
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
2001 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 17 Louisville $  6 1   11 2  
Cincinnati  5 2   7 5  
UAB  5 2   6 5  
East Carolina  5 2   6 6  
Southern Miss  4 3   6 5  
TCU  4 3   6 6  
Memphis  3 4   5 6  
Army  2 5   3 8  
Tulane  1 6   3 9  
Houston  0 7   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, coached by Rick Minter, played its home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1924.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 22:30 pmPurdue*ESPN2L 14–1935,097
September 81:00 pmat ArmyW 24–2127,157
September 222:00 pmat Miami (OH)*L 14–2125,036
October 67:00 pmTulane
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 46–3320,091
October 135:00 pmat UABW 31–1714,417[1]
October 208:00 pmat HoustonW 29–2816,107
October 272:00 pmLouisville
ESPN PlusL 13–2831,004
November 31:00 pmConnecticut*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 45–2817,588
November 103:30 pmEast Carolina
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPNL 26–2819,504[2]
November 242:00 pmat MemphisW 36–3426,395
December 11:00 pmLouisiana–Monroe*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 42–1015,047
December 2912:00 pmvs. No. 25 Toledo*ESPNL 16–2344,164
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Players in the 2002 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Lavar GloverCB7212Pittsburgh Steelers

References

  1. "UC 3–0 in Conference USA". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 14, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "UC's rally falls short". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 11, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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