1967 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 1967 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Homer Rice, the Bearcats compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing third in the MVC.^[1] The team played home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati.

1967 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	3–6 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach	Homer Rice (1st season)
Captains	Tony Jackson Jerry Mislik
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Seasons ← 1966 1968 →

1967 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
North Texas State $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	1
Tulsa	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Louisville	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Wichita State	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Dayton*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 13–27	20,500
September 30	at Memphis State*	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 0–17	20,509
October 7	Wichita State	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 14–6	12,500
October 14	Xavier*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	L 10–15	24,500	[2]
October 21	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 6–35	22,000
October 28	North Texas State	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 14–34	10,000	[3]
November 4	Boston College*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 27–21	12,500
November 11	at Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (The Keg of Nails)	W 13–7	10,679
November 18	Miami (OH)*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	L 14–27	13,600
*Non-conference game

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Roster

1967 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 12 Greg Cook Jr OT 77 Ron Nelson Sr WR 88 Jim O'Brien So RB 20 Lloyd Pate Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Homer Rice Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt