1959 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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1959 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record5–4–1 (0–3–1 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Leo
Home stadium Nippert Stadium
Seasons
  1958
1960  
1959 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Texas State + 3 1 09 2 0
Houston + 3 1 03 7 0
Tulsa 2 2 05 5 0
Wichita 1 2 15 4 1
Cincinnati 0 3 15 4 1
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1959 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1959 college football season under head coach George Blackburn. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Oklahoma State *W 22–9
September 26 Dayton *W 21–7
October 3at Houston L 12–1316,000
October 10 North Texas State
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 6–21
October 17at Wichita T 28–28
October 24 Pacific (CA) *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 21–14
October 31 Xavier *
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
W 28–024,000 [3]
November 7at Tulsa L 7–1410,045
November 14 Marquette *
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 34–35
November 26No. 19 Miami (OH) *
W 14–720,000 [4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. 1 2 "1959 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  2. "2019 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati. p. 108. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  3. "UC's 2nd-half burst buries Xavier, 28–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 1, 1959. Retrieved May 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 19, 2022.