1968 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

1968 Cincinnati Bearcats football
1968 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	5–4–1 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach	Homer Rice (2nd season);
Captain	Greg Cook, Milt Balkum
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
	Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

1968 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Memphis State $	5	–	0	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
North Texas State	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Cincinnati	3	–	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 Memphis State's game against Southern Miss and Cincinnati's game against Miami (OH) counted in the conference standings.

The 1968 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of the (MVC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Homer Rice, the Bearcats compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the MVC.^[1] The team played home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Texas Tech*	Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	T 10–10	35,200
September 28	Xavier*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	W 17–14	21,991	^[2]
October 4	at No. 12 Houston*	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 33–71	31,881
October 12	Tampa*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 31–28
October 19	at Wichita State	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	W 40–27
October 26	Tulsa	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 27–34
November 2	at North Texas State	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 34–55	19,000	^[3]
November 9	Louisville	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Keg of Nails)	W 37–7
November 16	No. 17 Ohio*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 48–60
November 23	Miami (OH)^{[n 1]}	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	W 23–21
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

^ The 1969 Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide (Centennial Celebration ed.). Phoenix, Arizona: College Athletics Publishing Service. 1969. p. 58. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
^ "4th-period FG edge as 'Cats stop XU, 17–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 29, 1968. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "North Texas leaves UC up in the air, 55–34". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1968 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
^ "1968 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
^ "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.

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