1955 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1955
| team = Cincinnati Bearcats
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 1–6–2
| head_coach = George Blackburn
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = Joe Miller
| stadium = Nippert Stadium
}}
{{1955 Midwestern college football independents records}}
The 1955 Cincinnati Bearcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Cincinnati as an independent during the 1955 college football season. In their first year under head coach George Blackburn, the Bearcats compiled a 1–6–2 and were outscored by a total of 199 to 97.{{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
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1955|team=Dayton Flyers|title=Dayton}}
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| score = 14–15
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Pacific (CA)
| site_stadium = Pacific Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Stockton, CA
| score = 13–27
| attend = 14,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = l
| opponent = Xavier
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–37
| attend = 8,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Musketeers Maul Winless Bearcats, 37-0: UC Unable To Make Threat As Xavier Dominates Game|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|author=Dick Forbes|date=October 9, 1955|page=49|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32750254/musketeers_maul_winless_bearcats_370/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = w
| opponent = Marquette
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| score = 13–12
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = Tulsa
| site_stadium = Skelly Stadium
| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK
| score = 21–21
| attend = 14,079
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = t
| opponent = Detroit
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| score = 0–0
| attend = 17,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Titans Battle Bearcats to 0-0 Standoff|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 30, 1955|page=2D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15710952/titans_battle_bearcats_to_00_standoff/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Bearcats, U-D Deadlocked: UC Score Nilled In Final Quarter By Back Penalty|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|author=Dick Forbes|date=October 30, 1955|page=57|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15966414/bearcats_ud_deadlocked_uc_score/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Wichita
| site_stadium = Veterans Field
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| score = 16–20
| attend = 12,805
| source = {{cite news|title=Wichita Wins Thriller From Cincinnati, 20-16|newspaper=The Salina Journal|date=November 6, 1955|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30459619/wichita_wins_thriller_from_cincinnati/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| w/l = l
| opponent = Hardin–Simmons
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| score = 20–53
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-odessa-american-hardinsimmons-crush/169695491/|work=The Odessa American|title=Hardin–Simmons crushes Cincy|date=November 13, 1955|accessdate=April 6, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| w/l = l
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| gamename = Victory Bell
| score = 0–14
| attend = 25,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Miami Gets By UC, 14-0, Ends Unbeaten|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=November 25, 1955|page=28|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92635500/miami-gets-by-uc-14-0-ends-unbeaten/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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