1958 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

1958 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–2–2 (1–1–2 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainBob Del Rosa
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
1958 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Texas State $ 2 1 1 7 2 1
1 1 2 6 2 2
Tulsa 2 2 0 7 3 0
Houston 2 2 0 5 4 0
Wichita 1 2 1 4 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1958 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1958 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach George Blackburn, the Bearcats compiled an overall record of 6–2–2 with a mark of 1–1–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the MVC. The team played home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Dayton*W 14–0
September 27Wichita
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
T 16–1617,000
October 4No. 19 Houston
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 13–3418,000–22,000[1]
October 11Xavier*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
W 14–826,000
October 18at Pacific (CA)*W 12–628,642
October 25Oklahoma State*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 14–1921,000
November 1at North Texas StateT 8–85,000[2]
November 8Tulsa
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 15–66,000–15,000
November 15at Marquette*W 15–04,053
November 27No. 2 (small) Miami (OH)*
W 18–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Cougars clip Cincy 34–13". The Monitor. October 5, 1958. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bearcats, North Texas battle to 8–8 tie". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 2, 1958. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1958 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  4. ^ "Schedule/Results (1958 Cincinnati)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  5. ^ "2019 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati. p. 108. Retrieved February 1, 2020.