1956 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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1956 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
CaptainJack Gordon
Home stadium Nippert Stadium
Seasons
  1955
1957  
1956 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Miami (FL)   8 1 1
No. 16 Navy   6 1 2
No. 8 Syracuse   7 2 0
Air Force   6 2 1
Penn State   6 2 1
No. 13 Pittsburgh   7 3 1
Pacific (CA)   6 3 1
Army   5 3 1
Holy Cross   5 3 1
Villanova   5 4 0
Boston College   5 4 0
Florida State   5 4 1
Cincinnati   4 5 0
Colgate   4 5 0
Dayton   4 6 0
Drake   3 6 0
San Jose State   2 7 1
Texas Tech   2 7 1
Notre Dame   2 8 0
Boston University   1 5 2
Marquette   0 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati as an independent during the 1956 college football season under head coach George Blackburn. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 Dayton L 13–19
September 29 Tulsa
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 7–617,000
October 6at Pacific (CA) L 15–21
October 13 Xavier Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
L 14–3428,000 [3]
October 20at Navy L 7–1314,000 [4]
October 27at Marquette W 33–1312,000
November 3 Detroit
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 33–716,500 [5]
November 10at Wichita
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 21–0
November 22 Miami (OH)
L 13–27
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

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  2. "2019 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati. p. 108. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  3. "Xavier stampedes Cincinnati, 34–14". Dayton Daily News. October 14, 1956. Retrieved May 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Forbes, Dick (October 21, 1956). "Navy Edges Fighting Bearcats, 13-7". The Cincinnati Enquirer . Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 65. Retrieved January 13, 2024 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. George Puscas (November 4, 1956). "'Trapped' Titans See Cincy Run By, 33-7". Detroit Free Press. pp. D1, D6 via Newspapers.com.