1963 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1963
| team = Cincinnati Bearcats
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Missouri Valley Conference
| short_conf = MVC
| record = 6–4
| conf_record = 2–1
| head_coach = Chuck Studley
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = Nippert Stadium
| champion = MVC co-champion
}}
{{1963 Missouri Valley Conference football standings}}
The 1963 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Chuck Studley, the Bearcats compiled an 6–4 record (2–1 against conference opponents) and shared the MVC championship with Wichita.{{cite web|title=2009 Cincinnati Football Media Guide Online|publisher=University of Cincinnati|page=186|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gobearcats.com/documents/2015/4/30/09fbguide_151-198.pdf|accessdate=February 20, 2018}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1963|team=Drake Bulldogs|title=Drake}}
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| score = 28–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Army
| site_stadium = Michie Stadium
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| score = 0–22
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Xavier
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 35–22
| attend = 25,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-uc-outguns-muski/124356169/|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|title=UC outguns Muskies, 35–22|date=October 6, 1963|accessdate=May 10, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Tulsa
| site_stadium = Skelly Stadium
| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK
| score = 21–15
| attend = 9,823
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Detroit
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| score = 35–0
| attend = 16,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Ground-Gobbling Bearcats Plow Under Detroit, 35-0|newspaper=Cincinnati Enquirer|author=Dick Forbes|date=October 20, 1963|page=1D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121073729/ground-gobbling-bearcats-plow-under/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Indiana
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| score = 6–20
| attend = 34,583
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1963|team=Dayton Flyers|title=Dayton}}
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| score = 35–8
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = North Texas State
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| score = 39–7
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88208798/bearcats-roll-397/|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|title=Bearcats roll, 39–7|date=November 10, 1963|accessdate=November 2, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Wichita
| site_stadium = Veterans Field
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| score = 20–23
| attend = 11,589
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 28
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| gamename = Victory Bell
| score = 19–21
}}
}}
References
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