Cincinnati Football Team History
Cincinnati Bearcats
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Founded: 1819 Stadium: Nippert Stadium Capacity: 40,000 Colors: Red & Black Coach: George Blackie Blackburn Conference: Independent-
1956 Season Highlights
George Blackie Blackburn enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Cincinnati.
1956 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 vs. Dayton
13
19
L
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Tulsa
7
6
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @ Pacific
15
21
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Xavier
14
34
L
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Navy
7
13
L
Sat., Oct. 27 @ Marquette
33
13
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs. Detroit Mercy
33
7
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs. Wichita State
21
0
W
Thu., Nov. 22 vs.
Miami Ohio
13
27
L
1956 Season Totals
Record 4-5
Points Scored 156
Scoring Average 17.3
Points Allowed 140
Defense Average 15.6
Opponents Record 20-4
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 1-2
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1956 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1956 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.