1939 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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1939 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3–2
Head coach
CaptainOrville Kelchner
Home stadium Nippert Stadium
Seasons
  1938
1940  
1939 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Central Michigan   8 1 0
No. 13 Notre Dame   7 2 0
Ohio   6 3 0
Detroit   5 3 1
Akron   5 4 0
Cincinnati   4 3 2
Ohio Wesleyan   5 4 1
Marquette   4 4 0
Michigan State   4 4 1
Dayton   4 4 1
Michigan State Normal   3 3 1
Wayne   4 5 0
Xavier   3 5 1
Western State Teachers (MI)   2 6 1
Miami (OH)   1 7 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Cincinnati Bearcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Cincinnati as an independent during the 1939 college football season. The Bearcats were led by head coach Joseph A. Meyer and compiled a 4–3–2 record. [1]

Cincinnati was ranked at No. 156 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 Tampa W 26–7
October 6at Dayton
L 2–327,200 [3]
October 14 West Virginia
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 0–76,000 [4]
October 21at Wayne
W 21–0
October 27at Western Reserve T 0–0
November 4 Centre Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
T 6–6
November 11 Boston University
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 6–13
November 18 South Dakota
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 13–0 [5]
November 23 Miami (OH)
W 13–0 [6]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. "Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati. 2018. p. 108. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  2. E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Harold Boian (October 7, 1939). "Flyers' Pass Practices Pay Winning Dividends: Trounce Bearcats, 32 To 2". Dayton Daily News. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Bob Bohne (October 15, 1939). "Mountaineers Of West Virginia Win Over Bearcats, 7-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 29 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Bob Bohne (November 19, 1939). "Two South Dakota Fumbles Turned Into U.C. Touchdowns". The Cincinnati Enquirer. pp. 33, 34 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "U. C. Trounces Miami, 13-0: Steam-Roller Bowls Over Foe; Dixon Plunges Across In Second Period". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 24, 1931. pp. 1, 11 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "1939 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  8. "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.