1960 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 1960 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1960 college football season. Led by George Blackburn in his sixth and final year as head coach, the Bearcats compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing third in the MVC. The team played home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati.

1960 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	4–6 (1–2 MVC)
Head coach	George Blackburn (6th season)
Captain	Howard Converse
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

1960 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wichita $	3	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Tulsa	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Cincinnati	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
North Texas State	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Hardin–Simmons*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 15–14	13,000	[1]
September 24	Dayton*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 27–21	18,000
October 1	at North Texas State	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 21–0	6,000	[2]
October 7	at Detroit*	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 0–14	15,745	[3][4]
October 15	Wichita	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 8–25	19,000
October 22	Tulsa	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 3–34	12,000
October 29	Xavier*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	L 0–5	26,000	[5]
November 5	at Houston*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 0–14	10,000	[6]
November 12	at Marquette*	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 33–13	11,200
November 19	Miami (OH)*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	L 6–10	15,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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