1950 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1950
| team = Cincinnati Bearcats
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Mid-American Conference
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 8–4
| conf_record = 3–1
| head_coach = Sid Gillman
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain = Pete St. Clair
| stadium = Nippert Stadium
| bowl= Sun Bowl
| bowl_result= L 13–14 vs. West Texas State
}}
{{1950 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 1950 Cincinnati Bearcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Cincinnati as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1950 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Sid Gillman, the Bearcats compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, placing second in the MAC. Cincinnati was invited to the Sun Bowl, where they lost to West Texas State.{{cite web|title=Cincinnati Football Media Guide|publisher=University of Cincinnati|year=2018|page=108|access-date=January 14, 2020|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gobearcats.com/documents/2018/8/20/18_fb_guide_final_low.pdf}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1950
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Texas Western
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| score = 32–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wichita-falls-times-texas-western-dazzle/169627592/|work=Wichita Daily Times|title=Texas Western dazzled by Cincinnati U, 32–0|date=September 17, 1950|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Hardin–Simmons
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| score = 9–7
| attend = 23,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-bearcats-rally-t/169629724/|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|title=Bearcats rally to trim Cowboys, 19–7|date=September 24, 1950|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Cary Field
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| score = 14–20
| attend = 7,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-wm-nips-cincinn/137520686/|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=W&M nips CIncinnati, 20–14|date=October 1, 1950|accessdate=December 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Louisville
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| score = 28–20
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Kentucky
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = McLean Stadium
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| score = 7–41
| attend = 35,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94772938/parilli-passes-for-record-338-yards-in-4/|work=The Park City Daily News|title=Parilli passes for record 338 yards in 41–7 Cat win|date=October 15, 1950|accessdate=February 11, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| score = 27–6
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = w
| opponent = Western Reserve
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| score = 48–6
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = w
| opponent = Ohio
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| score = 23–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Pacific (CA)
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| score = 14–7
| attend = 16,000
|title=Cincinnati tops Pacific, 14 to 7 |date=November 4, 1950 |page=3, section 4 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Xavier
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 33–20
| attend = 29,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Bearcats Defeat Musketeers, 33 to 20|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|author=Bob Husted|date=November 19, 1950|page=73|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32740700/bearcats_defeat_musketeers_33_to_20/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 25
| w/l = l
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| gamename = Victory Bell
| score = 0–28
| attend = < 10,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Miami Redskins Surprise Bearcats, 28-0: Game Played In Raging Snow|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|author=Dick Forbes|date=November 26, 1950|page=79|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92622264/miami-redskins-surprise-bearcats-28-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|January 1, 1951|Monday}}
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = West Texas State
| site_stadium = Kidd Field
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| gamename = Sun Bowl
| score = 13–14
| attend = 15,000
}}
}}
{{cite web |title=1950 Football Schedule |url=https://gobearcats.com/sports/football/schedule/1950|publisher=University of Cincinnati Athletics |access-date=Mar 28, 2020}}{{cite web |title=2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide |url=https://gobearcats.com/documents/2015/4/30/09fbguide_151-198.pdf |publisher=gobearcats.com |access-date=July 20, 2019}}
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