1968 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1968 Cincinnati Bearcats football Missouri Valley Conference MVC 5–4–1 3–2 Homer Rice 2nd Greg Cook Milt Balkum Nippert Stadium 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.The 1969 Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide https://archive.org/details/official-collegiate-football-guide-1969-centeniial-edition-c/page/58/mode/1up Centennial Celebration Phoenix, Arizona College Athletics Publishing Service 1969 58 January 13, 2025 Internet Archive The team played home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati. Schedule 1968 AP September 21 t y y Texas Tech Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX 10–10 35,200–35,258 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tyler-courier-times-cincinnati-gains/168851162/ The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph Cincinnati gains tie with Raiders September 22, 1968 March 25, 2025 Newspapers.com September 28 w y Xavier Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH rivalry 17–14 21,991 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-4th-period-fg-ed/124068042/ The Cincinnati Enquirer 4th-period FG edge as 'Cats stop XU, 17–14 September 29, 1968 May 4, 2023 Newspapers.com October 4 l y y Houston 12 Houston Astrodome Houston, TX 33–71 31,881 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-odessa-american-gipson-paces-cougars/169969113/ The Odessa American Gipson paces Cougars by Cincinnati, 71–33 October 5, 1968 April 9, 2025 Newspapers.com October 12 w y Tampa Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH 31–28 11,307 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sarasota-herald-tribune-bearcats-squeak/183595328/ Sarasota Herald-Tribune Bearcats squeak by Tampa, 31–28 October 13, 1968 October 24, 2025 Newspapers.com October 19 w y Wichita State Veterans Field Wichita, KS 40–27 8,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-cook-pulls-cincy-past-shocke/183595429/ Tulsa World Cook pulls Cincy past Shockers October 20, 1968 October 24, 2025 Newspapers.com October 26 l Tulsa yes Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH 27–34 15,569 https://www.newspapers.com/article/wichita-falls-times-tulsa-outlasts-bearc/183595522/ Wichita Falls Times Tulsa outlasts Bearcats 34–27 October 27, 1968 October 24, 2025 Newspapers.com November 2 l y North Texas State Fouts Field Denton, TX 34–55 18,500–19,000 North Texas leaves UC up in the air, 55–34 The Cincinnati Enquirer November 3, 1968 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88130210/north-texas-leaves-uc-up-in-the-air-55/ October 31, 2021 Newspapers.com November 9 w Louisville Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH rivalry 37–7 10,123 https://www.newspapers.com/article/lexington-herald-leader-louisville-loses/183595617/ Lexington Herald-Leader Louisville loses 37–7 to Bearcats November 10, 1968 October 24, 2025 Newspapers.com November 16 l y Ohio 17 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH 48–60 9,690 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-blade-ou-outlasts-cincy-6048-in-w/183595716/ The Blade OU outlasts Cincy, 60–48, in wild offensive struggle November 17, 1968 October 24, 2025 Newspapers.com November 23 w Miami (OH)Cincinnati's game against Miami (OH) counted in the MVC standings. n Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH Victory Bell 23–21 13,028 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-obriens-climac/183595812/ The Cincinnati Enquirer O'Brien's climactic FG wins for UC, 23–21 November 24, 1968 October 24, 2025 Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/cincinnati/1968-schedule.html 1968 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference Mar 27, 2020 Schedule/Results (1968 Cincinnati) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/130072 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Statistics May 9, 2025 1968 Football Schedule https://gobearcats.com/sports/football/schedule/1968 University of Cincinnati Athletics Mar 27, 20202009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide https://gobearcats.com/documents/2015/4/30/09fbguide_151-198.pdf gobearcats.com July 20, 2019 April 14, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190414214734/https://gobearcats.com/documents/2015/4/30/09fbguide_151-198.pdf dead Roster 1968 Cincinnati Bearcats f 12 Sr Greg Cook QB y 88 Jr Jim O'Brien Jim O'Brien (American football) WR y 20 Sr Lloyd Pate RB y *Homer Rice Notes n References Cincinnati Category:Cincinnati Bearcats football seasons Cincinnati Bearcats football