1951 Cincinnati Bearcats football
MAC champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record10–1 (3–0 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainRalph Staub, Nick Shundrich
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
1951 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cincinnati $ 3 0 010 1 0
Miami (OH) 3 1 07 3 0
Kent State 2 1 04 3 2
Ohio 2 2 05 4 1
Western Reserve 1 3 02 6 1
Western Michigan 0 4 04 4 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1951 Cincinnati Bearcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Cincinnati as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1951 college football season. The Bearcats were led by head coach Sid Gillman and compiled a 10–1 record and were named MAC Champions.[1] The team was ranked at No. 34 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15VMI*W 26–724,000[3]
September 22at Kansas State*W 34–0
September 29Tulsa*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 47–3519,000–25,000[4]
October 6Hawaii*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 34–020,000
October 13Louisville*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 38–0
October 20Western Reserve
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 41–0
October 27Texas Western*dagger
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 53–18
November 3at Hardin–Simmons*
W 54–0
November 10at OhioW 40–0
November 17Xavier*No. 20
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (Rivalry)
L 0–26> 30,000[5]
November 24Miami (OH)
W 19–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati. 2018. p. 108. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  2. "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Bearcats are off on right foot, beating Virginia Military club, 26–7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 16, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Cincinnati Dumps Tulsa, 47 to 35". The Shawnee News-Star. Shawnee, Oklahoma. Associated Press. September 30, 1951. p. 12A. Retrieved January 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. Dick Forbes (November 18, 1951). "Xavier Hands Bearcats First Loss, 26-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 33.
  6. "1951 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  7. "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.


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