1945 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 1945 Cincinnati Bearcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Cincinnati as an independent during the 1945 college football season. The Bearcats were led by first-year head coach Ray Nolting and compiled a 4–4 record.^[1]

1945 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4
Head coach	Ray Nolting (1st season)
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Seasons ← 1942 1946 →

1945 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Michigan State Normal			–					5	–	0	–	1
Central Michigan			–					6	–	1	–	0
Miami (OH)			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	1
Detroit			–					6	–	3	–	0
Great Lakes Navy			–					6	–	4	–	1
Michigan State			–					5	–	3	–	1
Marquette			–					5	–	4	–	1
Bowling Green			–					4	–	3	–	0
Western Michigan			–					4	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	4	–	0
Ohio			–					3	–	4	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan			–					3	–	4	–	0
Carthage			–					2	–	3	–	0
Wayne			–					2	–	5	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Denison	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 30–0		[2]
September 29	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 7–13	11,000	[3]
October 6	DePauw	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 7–0
October 13	Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 19–20	6,000	[4]
October 27	Kentucky	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 16–7	21,000	[5]
November 3	Baldwin–Wallace	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 39–0	8,000	[6]
November 10	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 0–20	10,159	[7]
November 22	Miami (OH)	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	L 14–28

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