1940 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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 led by head coach Joseph A. Meyer and compiled a 5–3–1 record.[1]

1940 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
CaptainOtto Oppenheimer
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
1940 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

Cincinnati was ranked at No. 112 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

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 University
L 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

[3][4]

References

  1. "Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati. 2018. p. 108. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1940 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  4. "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.


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