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]
| 1959 Cincinnati Bearcats football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (0–3–1 MVC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Jim Leo |
| Home stadium | Nippert Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at Oklahoma State* | W 22–9 | |||
| September 26 | Dayton* | W 21–7 | |||
| October 3 | at Houston | L 12–13 | 16,000 | ||
| October 10 | North Texas State |
| L 6–21 | ||
| October 17 | at Wichita | T 28–28 | |||
| October 24 | Pacific (CA)* |
| W 21–14 | ||
| October 31 | Xavier* |
| W 28–0 | 24,000 | [3] |
| November 7 | at Tulsa | L 7–14 | 10,045 | ||
| November 14 | Marquette* |
| L 34–35 | ||
| November 26 | No. 19 Miami (OH)* |
| W 14–7 | 20,000 | [4] |
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References edit
- ^ a b "1959 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati. p. 108. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ "UC's 2nd-half burst buries Xavier, 28–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 1, 1959. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
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