1959 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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1959 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–4–1 (0–3–1 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Leo
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Texas State + 3 1 0 9 2 0
Houston + 3 1 0 3 7 0
Tulsa 2 2 0 5 5 0
Wichita 1 2 1 5 4 1
Cincinnati 0 3 1 5 4 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

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

Schedule[edit]

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

[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "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.