1969 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 1969 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Ray Callahan, the Bearcats compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the MVC. The team played home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati.

1969 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	4–6 (2–3 MVC)
Head coach	Ray Callahan (1st season)
Captains	Bob Merkich Jim Nelson
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

1969 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Memphis State $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
North Texas State	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Louisville	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Wichita State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Tulsa	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Memphis State and Wichita State's games against Florida State counted in the conference standings.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	1:25 p.m.	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 11–57	31,500	[1]
September 20	8:00 p.m.	William & Mary*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 26–18	7,099	[2]
October 4	7:00 p.m.	Xavier*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	W 17–14	17,519	[3]
October 11	8:00 p.m.	Memphis State	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	L 6–52	7,712
October 18	1:30 p.m.	Wichita State	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 21–14	8,416
October 25	2:30 p.m.	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 24–40	12,000
November 1	1:30 p.m.	North Texas State	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 30–31	9,504	[4]
November 8	2:00 p.m.	at Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (The Keg of Nails)	W 31–21	10,361
November 15		at Ohio*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 6–46
November 22	1:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	L 20–36	9,783
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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