1960 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1960
| team = Cincinnati Bearcats
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Missouri Valley Conference
| short_conf = MVC
| record = 4–6
| conf_record = 1–2
| head_coach = George Blackburn
| hc_year = 6th
| captain = Howard Converse
| stadium = Nippert Stadium
}}
{{1960 Missouri Valley Conference football standings}}
The 1960 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati during the 1960 college football season. The Bearcats, led by first-year head coach George Blackburn, participated in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) and played their home games at Nippert Stadium.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Hardin–Simmons
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| score = 15–14
| attend = 13,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-odessa-american-cincinnati-tops-hard/169814028/|work=The Odessa American|title=Cincinnati tops Hardin–Simmons|date=September 18, 1960|accessdate=April 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1960|team=Dayton Flyers|title=Dayton}}
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| score = 27–21
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = North Texas State
| site_stadium = Fouts Field
| site_cityst = Denton, TX
| score = 21–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Bearcats upset North Texas State, 21–0|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=October 2, 1960|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88243116/bearcats-upset-north-texas-state-210/|accessdate=November 2, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Detroit
| site_stadium = University of Detroit Stadium
| site_cityst = Detroit, MI
| score = 0–14
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Q.B. Bob Derails Cincy, 14-0: Titans Go for Lusky|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Jack Berry|date=October 8, 1960|page=13|url=https://freep.newspapers.com/clip/3714575/qb_bob_derails_cincy_140/}}{{cite news|title=Q.B. Bob Derails Cincy, 14-0: Titans Go for Lusky (part 2)|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Jack Berry|date=October 8, 1960|page=15|url=https://freep.newspapers.com/clip/3714598/with_lusky_driving_ud_goes_to_town/}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = l
| opponent = Wichita
| homecoming = yes
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| score = 8–25
| attend = 19,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = l
| opponent = Tulsa
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| score = 3–34
| attend = 12,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Xavier
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–5
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/palladium-item-cincinnari-falls-50-to/124441185/|work=Palladium-Item|title=Cincinnari falls, 5–0, to Xavier|date=October 30, 1960|accessdate=May 11, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Houston
| site_stadium = Rice Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| score = 0–14
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-houston-rally-brings-140-wi/169814595/|work=Tulsa World|title=Houston rally brings 14–0 win over Cincinnati|date=November 6, 1960|accessdate=October 9, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Marquette
| site_stadium = Marquette Stadium
| site_cityst = Milwaukee, WI
| score = 33–13
| attend = 11,200
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| gamename = Victory Bell
| score = 6–10
| attend = 15,000
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Miami (OH)) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/414/stats/13014 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 18, 2022 }}
}}
}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/cincinnati/1960-schedule.html|title=1960 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=Mar 28, 2020}}{{cite web |title=1960 Football Schedule |url=https://gobearcats.com/sports/football/schedule/1960|publisher=University of Cincinnati Athletics |accessdate=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 |accessdate=July 20, 2019}}
References
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