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1940 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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1940 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
CaptainOtto Oppenheimer
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wayne     4 1 3
Detroit     7 2 0
Notre Dame     7 2 0
Xavier     7 3 0
Ohio     5 2 2
Dayton     6 3 0
Cincinnati     5 3 1
Wichita     6 4 0
Central Michigan     4 3 1
Marquette     4 4 0
Michigan State     3 4 1
Ohio Wesleyan     2 4 3
Akron     2 5 2
Western State Teachers (MI)     2 5 0
Michigan State Normal     1 5 1
Miami (OH)     0 7 1

The 1940 Cincinnati Bearcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Cincinnati as an independent during the 1940 college football season. The Bearcats were lead by head coach Joseph A. Meyer and compiled a 5–3–1 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 1HanoverW 45–0
September 28Louisville
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 7–0
October 5at NavyL 0–14
October 12Centre
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 22–0
October 19at Boston UniversityL 0–14
October 26Dayton
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 0–7
November 2Carnegie Techdagger
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 7–6
November 9at West VirginiaT 7–7
November 21Miami (OH)
W 44–0
  • daggerHomecoming

[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati. 2018. p. 108. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "1940 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved Mar 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.