2001 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorA. J. Christoff (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
2001 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
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 Army
W 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 UAB
W 31–1714,417[1]
October 208:00 pmat Houston
W 29–2816,107
October 272:00 pmLouisville
ESPN PlusL 13–2831,004
November 31:00 pmConnecticut*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 45–2817,588[2]
November 103:30 pmEast Carolina
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPNL 26–2819,504[3]
November 242:00 pmat Memphis
W 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

Roster

2001 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 3 Tye Keith Jr
QB 8 Gino Guidugli Fr
RB 33 Ray Jackson Sr
WR 81 Tim Walker Sr
TE 83 J. R. Deatherage Sr
WR 84 Jon Olinger Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 4 LaVar Glover Sr
SS 20 Aaron Butler Sr
FS 21 Frank Lang Jr
DE 56 Antwan Peek Jr
DT 94 Kirk Thompson Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 16 Jonathan Ruffin Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Players in the 2002 NFL draft

See also: 2002 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Lavar Glover CB 7 212 Pittsburgh Steelers

References

  1. ^ "UC 3–0 in Conference USA". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 14, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Huskies lose third in a row". The Day. November 4, 2001. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UC's rally falls short". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 11, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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