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1953 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

1953 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1
Head coach
Captains
  • Don Fritz
  • Dom Del Bene
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   9 – 0 – 1
Cincinnati   –   9 – 1 – 0
Carthage   –   8 – 1 – 0
Youngstown   –   7 – 1 – 0
John Carroll   –   7 – 2 – 0
Washington University   –   7 – 2 – 0
Rose Poly   –   6 – 2 – 0
Wabash   –   6 – 2 – 1
Marquette   –   6 – 3 – 1
Baldwin–Wallace   –   4 – 4 – 0
Drake   –   4 – 4 – 0
Wayne   –   3 – 4 – 1
Dayton   –   3 – 5 – 1
Michigan Tech   –   2 – 5 – 0
Xavier   –   2 – 7 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Cincinnati Bearcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Cincinnati as an independent during the 1953 college football season. The Bearcats were led by head coach Sid Gillman and compiled a 9–1 record.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Tulsa
W 14–714,057
September 26at Marquette
L 7–3115,500
October 3William & Mary
W 57–721,000[2]
October 10Toledo
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 41–715,000
October 17Xavier
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
W 20–630,000[3]
October 24Western Reserve
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 66–0
October 31Daytondagger
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 27–020,000
November 7at Louisville
W 41–03,500
November 14VMI
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 67–016,000–17,000[4]
November 26Miami (OH)
W 14–026,000[5]
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati. 2018. p. 108. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Cincinnati pummels W-M, 57–7". The Miami Herald. October 4, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bearcats outplay Xavier, 20–6, in thriller". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 18, 1954. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UC runs wild again, walloping VMI, 67–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 15, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Dick Forbes (November 27, 1954). "Bearcats Stop Miami Attack And Win, 14-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 26.
  6. ^ "Schedule/Results (1953 Cincinnati)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  7. ^ "1953 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  8. ^ "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
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