1956 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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1956 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
CaptainJack Gordon
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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 NCAA University Division football season under head coach George Blackburn.[1][2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22DaytonL 13–19
September 29Tulsa
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 7–617,000
October 6at Pacific (CA)L 15–21
October 13Xavierdagger
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
L 14–3428,000[3]
October 20at NavyL 7–1314,000[4]
October 27at MarquetteW 33–1312,000
November 3Detroit
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 33–716,500[5]
November 10at Wichita
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 21–0
November 22Miami (OH)
L 13–27
  • daggerHomecoming

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "1956 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. ^ "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 icon.
  5. ^ George Puscas (November 4, 1956). "'Trapped' Titans See Cincy Run By, 33-7". Detroit Free Press. pp. D1, D6 – via Newspapers.com.