1953 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

1953 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	9–1
Head coach	Sid Gillman (5th season)
Captains	Don Fritz Dom Del Bene
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium

1953 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 14–7	14,057
September 26	at Marquette	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 7–31
October 3	William & Mary	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 57–7		[2]
October 10	Toledo	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 41–7
October 17	Xavier	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	W 20–6	30,000	[3]
October 24	Western Reserve	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 66–0
October 31	Dayton	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 27–0
November 7	at Louisville	Parkway Field Louisville, KY (rivalry)	W 41–0
November 14	VMI	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 67–0	16,000	[4]
November 26	Miami (OH)	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	W 14–0
Homecoming

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References

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. "1953 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
6. "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.