1958 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

American college football season

1958 Cincinnati Bearcats football

Conference| Missouri Valley Conference
Record| 6–2–2 (1–1–2 MVC)
Head coach|

* George Blackburn (4th season)

Captain| Bob Del Rosa
Home stadium| Nippert Stadium

Seasons

← 1957

1959 →

1958 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
North Texas State $  | 2  | – | 1  | – | 1 |  |  | 7  | – | 2  | – | 1
Cincinnati | 1  | – | 1  | – | 2 |  |  | 6  | – | 2  | – | 2
Tulsa | 2  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | 7  | – | 3  | – | 0
Houston | 2  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | 5  | – | 4  | – | 0
Wichita | 1  | – | 2  | – | 1 |  |  | 4  | – | 5  | – | 1

* $ – Conference champion

The 1958 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1958 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach George Blackburn, the Bearcats compiled an overall record of 6–2–2 with a mark of 1–1–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the MVC. The team played home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati.

## Schedule

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September 20| Dayton*|

* Nippert Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| W 14–0| |
September 27| Wichita|

* Nippert Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| T 16–16| 17,000|
October 4| No. 19 Houston|

* Nippert Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| L 13–34| 18,000–22,000| [1]
October 11| Xavier*|

* Nippert Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)

| W 14–8| 26,000|
October 18| at Pacific (CA)*|

* Pacific Memorial Stadium
* Stockton, CA

| W 12–6| 28,642|
October 25| Oklahoma State*|

* Nippert Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| L 14–19| 21,000|
November 1| at North Texas State|

* Fouts Field
* Denton, TX

| T 8–8| 5,000| [2]
November 8| Tulsa|

* Nippert Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| W 15–6| 6,000–15,000|
November 15| at Marquette*|

* Milwaukee County Stadium
* Milwaukee, WI

| W 15–0| 4,053|
November 27| No. 2 (small) Miami (OH)*|

* Nippert Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)

| W 18–7| |

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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1. ^ "Cougars clip Cincy 34–13". The Monitor. October 5, 1958. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Bearcats, North Texas battle to 8–8 tie". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 2, 1958. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "1958 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
4. ^ "Schedule/Results (1958 Cincinnati)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
5. ^ "2019 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati. p. 108. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

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Cincinnati Bearcats football

Venues|

* East End Park (1891–1893)
* League Park (1893–1898, 1900)
* Chester Park (1899–1900)
* Burnet Woods (1901–1906, 1908–1909)
* Norwood Inn Park (1902)
* League Park (III) (1904–1906, 1908–1909)
* Carson Field (1910–1923)
* Nippert Stadium (1924–1989, 1991–2013, 2015–present)
* Riverfront Stadium (1970, 1982–1986, 1990)
* Paul Brown Stadium (2010–2011, 2014)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Louisville: The Keg of Nails
* Miami (OH): Victory Bell
* Memphis
* UCF
* West Virginia
* Xavier

Culture & lore|

* University of Cincinnati Bearcat Bands

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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