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1956 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
1956 record4–5
Head coachGeorge Blackburn (2nd season)
CaptainJack Gordon
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 NCAA University Division independents football records
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 6 Miami (FL)         8 1 1
No. 8 Syracuse         7 2 0
No. 13 Pittsburgh         7 3 1
No. 16 Navy         6 1 2
Air Force         6 2 1
Penn State         6 2 1
Pacific (CA)         6 3 1
Army         5 3 1
Holy Cross         5 3 1
Villanova         5 4 0
Boston College         5 4 0
Florida State         5 4 1
Cincinnati         4 5 0
Colgate         4 5 0
Dayton         4 6 0
Drake         3 6 0
Rutgers         3 7 0
Texas Tech         2 7 1
San Jose State         2 7 1
Notre Dame         2 8 0
Boston University         1 5 2
Marquette         0 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati as an independent during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season under head coach George Blackburn.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 22DaytonL 13–19
September 29Tulsa
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 7–6
October 6at Pacific (CA)
L 15–21
October 13Xavierdagger
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
L 14–34
October 20at NavyL 7–13
October 27at MarquetteW 33–13
November 3Detroit
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 33–7
November 10at Wichita
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 21–0
November 22Miami (OH)
L 13–27
  • daggerHomecoming

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