Cincinnati Football Team History
Cincinnati Bearcats
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Founded: 1819 Stadium: Nippert Stadium Capacity: 40,000 Colors: Red & Black Coach: Sid Gillman Conference: Mid-American-
1949 Season Highlights
Sid Gillman enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Cincinnati.
The Bearcats won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
1949 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Nevada
21
41
L
Sat., Sep. 24 vs. Hardin/Simmons
27
21
W
Sat., Oct. 1 @ Pacific
7
34
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Western Michigan
27
6
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Mississippi State
19
0
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs. Western Reserve (OH)
21
13
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Kentucky
7
14
L
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Ohio
34
13
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs. Xavier
14
20
L
Thu., Nov. 24 vs.
Miami Ohio
27
6
W
Sat., Dec. 3 @
Toledo
33
13
W
1949 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 237
Scoring Average 21.5
Points Allowed 181
Defense Average 16.5
Opponents Record 33-32
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 2-2
1949 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1949 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1949 All Mid-American Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).