1959 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

1959 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
1959 record	5–4–1 (0–3–1 MVC)
Head coach	George Blackburn (5th season)
Captain	Jim Leo
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Seasons

1959 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
North Texas State §	3	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Houston §	3	–	1	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Tulsa	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Wichita State	1	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati	0	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season under head coach George Blackburn.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 19	at Oklahoma State*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 22–9
September 26	Dayton*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 21–7
October 3	at Houston	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 12–13
October 10	North Texas State	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 6–21
October 17	at Wichita	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	T 28–28
October 24	Pacific (CA)*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 21–14
October 31	Xavier*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	W 28–0
November 7	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 7–14
November 14	Marquette*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 34–35
November 26	Miami (OH)*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	W 14–7
*Non-conference game Homecoming