| Year: | 1983 |
| Team: | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 4–6–1 |
| Head Coach: | Watson Brown |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Gene Beck, Bill Booze, Don Goodman, George Jamison, Linwood Marshall |
| Stadium: | Riverfront Stadium, Nippert Stadium |
The 1983 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season (de facto) and 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season (de jure). The Bearcats, led by first-year head coach Watson Brown, participated as independent and played their home games at Riverfront Stadium. On-campus Nippert Stadium was used as a supplement.
Cincinnati was relegated to NCAA Division I-AA for the 1983 season as outlined in this link:
