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1968 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–4–1 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainGreg Cook, Milt Balkum
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Memphis State $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
North Texas State 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Cincinnati 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Louisville 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Tulsa 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Wichita State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1968 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Bearcats, led by head coach Homer Rice, participated in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) and played their home games at Nippert Stadium.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Texas Tech*
T 10–1035,200
September 28Xavier*
W 17–1421,991[2]
October 4at No. 12 Houston*
L 33–7131,881
October 12Tampa*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 31–28
October 19at Wichita State
W 40–27
October 26Tulsadagger
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 27–34
November 2at North Texas State
L 34–5519,000[3]
November 9Louisville
W 37–7
November 16No. 17 Ohio*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 48–60
November 23Miami (OH)*
W 23–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1968 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 12 Greg Cook Sr
WR 88 Jim O'Brien Jr
RB 20 Lloyd Pate Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/mvc/1968.html
  2. ^ "4th-period FG edge as 'Cats stop XU, 17–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 29, 1968. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "North Texas leaves UC up in the air, 55–34". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1968 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "1968 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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