1966 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–7 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainJay Bachman, John Parker
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
1966 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Texas State + 3 1 08 2 0
Tulsa + 3 1 06 4 0
Cincinnati 2 2 03 7 0
Louisville 1 3 06 4 0
Wichita State 1 3 02 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1966 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The Bearcats, led by head coach Chuck Studley, participated in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) and played their home games at Nippert Stadium.

The game against Tulsa was the first game a Cincinnati football game was televised from Nippert Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Dayton*L 7–23
October 1at Wichita StateW 20–6
October 8Xavier*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
L 13–2522,500[1]
October 15at Tulane*L 21–2838,570[2]
October 22Kansas State*dagger
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 28–1413,200
October 29Tulsa
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 0–1318,000
November 5at North Texas StateL 13–3516,800[3]
November 12Louisville
W 17–3
November 19at Memphis State*L 14–26
November 26Miami (OH)*
L 8–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. "Clawed Muskies unleash fury on 'Cats, 25–13". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 9, 1966. Retrieved May 5, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tulane staves off 'Cats, 28–21". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 16, 1966. Retrieved October 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Eagles fly over UC, 35–13". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 6, 1969. Retrieved October 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1966 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  5. "1966 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  6. "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.


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