1968 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
American college football season
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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.
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–2 MVC)
Headcoach
- Homer Rice (2nd season)
Captains
- Greg Cook
- Milt Balkum
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (3–2 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Nippert Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | at Texas Tech* | T 10–10 | 35,200–35,258 | [2] | |
| September 28 | Xavier* | W 17–14 | 21,991 | [3] | |
| October 4 | at No. 12 Houston* | L 33–71 | 31,881 | [4] | |
| October 12 | Tampa* |
| W 31–28 | 11,307 | [5] |
| October 19 | at Wichita State | W 40–27 | 8,000 | [6] | |
| October 26 | Tulsa |
| L 27–34 | 15,569 | [7] |
| November 2 | at North Texas State | L 34–55 | 18,500–19,000 | [8] | |
| November 9 | Louisville |
| W 37–7 | 10,123 | [9] |
| November 16 | No. 17 Ohio* |
| L 48–60 | 9,690 | [10] |
| November 23 | Miami (OH)[n 1] |
| W 23–21 | 13,028 | [11] |
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Roster
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Notes
- Cincinnati's game against Miami (OH) counted in the MVC standings.
