1957 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

1957 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–4–1 (1–2 MVC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Dick Seomin
  • Ron Couch
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
1957 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Houston $ 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
North Texas State 1 – 0 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Tulsa 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
1 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Wichita 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1957 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1957 college football season. Led by third-year head coach George Blackburn, the Bearcats compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing fourth in the MVC. The team played home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Dayton*
T 13–1319,000
September 28at Wichita
W 19–1310,502
October 5Houston
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 0–715,000–18,000[1]
October 12Xavier*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
W 23–1427,500[2]
October 19Marquette*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 14–012,000–12,500
October 26Pacific (CA)*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 7–2
November 2Detroit*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 12–2017,000[3][4]
November 9at Indiana*
W 21–017,000
November 16at Tulsa
L 7–1211,148
November 28Miami (OH)*
L 14–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

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References

  1. ^ "Cougars open title defense by blanking Cincinnati, 7–0". The Galveston Daily News. October 6, 1957. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Cincy outlasts Xavier, 23 to 14". Tulsa World. October 13, 1957. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "U-D Upsets Cincinnati". Detroit Free Press. November 3, 1957. pp. E1, E2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Dick Forbes (November 3, 1957). "Detroit Destroys UC's Title Hopes, 20-12: Titan Club Classy in Comeback Win". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1957 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "Schedule/Results (1957 Cincinnati)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  7. ^ "2019 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati. p. 108. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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