1939 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1939 Cincinnati Bearcats football Independent 4–3–2 Joseph A. Meyer 2nd Orville Kelchner Nippert Stadium The 1939 Cincinnati Bearcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Cincinnati as an independent during the 1939 college football season. The Bearcats were led by head coach Joseph A. Meyer and compiled a 4–3–2 record. Cincinnati was ranked at No. 156 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth E. E. Litkenhous Johnson City Sunday Press December 31, 1939 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123000367/vols-second-in-final-litkenhous-grid/ Newspapers.com Schedule Eastern September 30 8:30 p.m. w Tampa Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH 26–7 Forste Wally Cats Start 54th Grid Year With Tampa as Foe https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-post/176874283/ The Cincinnati Post Cincinnati, Ohio September 30, 1939 10 July 17, 2025 Newspapers.com Bohne Bob Bearcats Open Season By Downing Tampa Spartans, 26-7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer/176874489/ The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati, Ohio October 1, 1939 41, 46 July 17, 2025 Newspapers.com October 6 Friday l y Dayton Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH 2–32 7,200 Flyers' Pass Practices Pay Winning Dividends: Trounce Bearcats, 32 To 2 Dayton Daily News Harold Boian October 7, 1939 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121910283/flyers-pass-practices-pay-winning/ Newspapers.com October 14 l West Virginia Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH rivalry 0–7 6,000 Mountaineers Of West Virginia Win Over Bearcats, 7-0 The Cincinnati Enquirer Bob Bohne October 15, 1939 29 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122255136/mountaineers-of-west-virginia-win-over/ Newspapers.com October 21 w y Wayne Keyworth Stadium Hamtramck, MI 21–0 3,500 Cincinnati's Weight Edge Tells and Wayne Goes Down, 21 to 0 Detroit Free Press October 22, 1939 Sports 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18896575/cincinnatis_weight_edge_tells_and/ Newspapers.com October 27 Friday t y Western Reserve Shaw Stadium East Cleveland, OH 0–0 3,500 November 4 t 1939 Centre Colonels Centre yes Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH 6–6 November 11 l Boston University Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH 6–13 7,000 Two Sudden Thrusts By Boston U Defeat Bearcats, 13-6 The Cincinnati Enquirer Bob Bohne November 12, 1939 33, 34 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95475812/two-sudden-thrusts-by-boston-u-defeat/ Newspapers.com November 18 w South Dakota Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH 13–0 Two South Dakota Fumbles Turned Into U.C. Touchdowns The Cincinnati Enquirer Bob Bohne November 19, 1939 33, 34 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122143162/two-south-dakota-fumbles-turned-into/ Newspapers.com November 23 Thursday w Miami (OH) Victory Bell Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH 13–0 U. C. Trounces Miami, 13-0: Steam-Roller Bowls Over Foe; Dixon Plunges Across In Second Period The Cincinnati Enquirer November 24, 1931 1, 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117228504/u-c-trounces-miami-13-0/ Newspapers.com 1939 Football Schedule https://gobearcats.com/sports/football/schedule/1939 University of Cincinnati June 9, 2026 2025 Cincinnati Football Media Guide & Record Book https://gobearcats.com/documents/2024/8/15/2024_Cincinnati_Football_Media_Guide.pdf University of Cincinnati 112 June 9, 2026 References Cincinnati Category:Cincinnati Bearcats football seasons Cincinnati Bearcats football