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1963 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

1963 Cincinnati Bearcats football
MVC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–4 (3–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wichita + 3 1 0 7 2 0
Cincinnati + 3 1 0 6 4 0
Tulsa 2 2 0 5 5 0
North Texas State 2 2 0 3 6 0
Louisville 1 3 0 3 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Cincinnati and Louisville's games against Dayton counted in the conference 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. Led by third-year head coach Chuck Studley, the Bearcats compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, sharing the MVC title with Wichita.[1] The team played home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 218:00 p.m.Drake*W 28–012,000
September 28at Army*L 0–2217,800
October 58:00 p.m.Xavier*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
W 35–2225,000–25,500[2]
October 12at TulsaW 21–159,823
October 192:00 p.m.Detroit*dagger
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 35–016,000–16,500[3]
October 26at Indiana*L 6–2034,583
November 22:00 p.m.Dayton[n 1]
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 35–811,000
November 92:00 p.m.North Texas State
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 39–710,000[4]
November 16at WichitaL 20–2311,589
November 28Miami (OH)*
L 19–2112,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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Notes

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  1. ^ Cincinnati's game against Dayton counted in the MVC standings.

References

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  1. ^ "Collegiate Grid Standings". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. December 2, 1963. p. 5B. Retrieved May 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "UC outguns Muskies, 35–22". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 6, 1963. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Dick Forbes (October 20, 1963). "Ground-Gobbling Bearcats Plow Under Detroit, 35-0". Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bearcats roll, 39–7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 10, 1963. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1963 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "Schedule/Results (1963 Cincinnati)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  7. ^ "2009 Cincinnati Football Media Guide Online" (PDF). University of Cincinnati. p. 186. Retrieved February 20, 2018.