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1956 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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 college football season under head coach George Blackburn.[1][2]

Schedule

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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

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  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.


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