1966 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
| 1966 Cincinnati Bearcats football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (2–2 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Nippert Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1966 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Chuck Studley in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Bearcats compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing third in the MVC.[1] The team played home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati.
The game against Tulsa was the first game a Cincinnati football game was televised from Nippert Stadium.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | Dayton* | L 7–23 | |||
| October 1 | at Wichita State | W 20–6 | 10,373 | ||
| October 8 | Xavier* |
| L 13–25 | 22,500 | [2] |
| October 15 | at Tulane* | L 21–28 | 38,570–38,750 | [3] | |
| October 22 | Kansas State* |
| W 28–14 | 13,200 | |
| October 29 | Tulsa |
| L 0–13 | 18,000 | |
| November 5 | at North Texas State | L 13–35 | 16,800 | [4] | |
| November 12 | Louisville |
| W 17–3 | 10,000 | |
| November 19 | at Memphis State* | L 14–26 | 13,357 | ||
| November 26 | Miami (OH)* |
| L 8–28 | 11,500 | |
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References
[edit]- ^ The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide 1967 (77th ed.). Phoenix, Arizona: College Athletics Publishing Service. 1967. p. 45. Retrieved January 7, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Clawed Muskies unleash fury on 'Cats, 25–13". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 9, 1966. Retrieved May 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane staves off 'Cats, 28–21". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 16, 1966. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles fly over UC, 35–13". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 6, 1969. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1966 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "Schedule/Results (1966 Cincinnati)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
- ^ "1966 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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