1962 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

1962 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2–8 (1–2 MVC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Rufus Simmons
  • Phil Goldner
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
1962 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
North Texas State 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Cincinnati 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Wichita 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1962 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Chuck Studley, the Bearcats compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing third in the MVC. The team played home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Dayton*
W 13–015,000[1]
September 29Indiana*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 6–2614,000[2]
October 6Wichita
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 27–1510,000[3]
October 20at North Texas State
L 8–1414,000–14,500[4]
October 27Richmond*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 20–2115,420[5]
November 3Tulsa
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 18–247,500[6]
November 9at Detroit*
L 14–158,393[7]
November 17Miami (OH)*
L 16–3810,500[8]
November 24Xavier*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
L 6–716,000[9]
December 1at Houston*
L 14–4210,000[10]

References

  1. ^ "Cincinnati beats Dayton in 1st game". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 23, 1962. Retrieved March 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hoosiers outclass Cincinnati by 26–6". The Duluth News Tribune. September 30, 1962. Retrieved March 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cincy beats Wichita". The Courier-Journal. October 7, 1962. Retrieved March 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Alert North Texas surprises UC, 14–8". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 21, 1962. Retrieved November 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Spiders defeat Cincy to spoil homecoming". The Progress-Index. October 28, 1962. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hurricane whips Bearcats, 24–18". Miami News-Record. November 4, 1962. Retrieved March 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Joe Dowdall (November 10, 1962). "Gross 15, Cincy 14: U-D Finally Wins; Jerry Passing, Running Hero". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1B, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Miami rips UC in 38–16 rout; Tyler's 53-yard TD starts it". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 18, 1962. Retrieved March 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "XU beats UC, 7–6, in 'Battle of Breaks'". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 25, 1962. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Houston mangles Cincinnati, 42–14". The Abilene Reporter-News. December 2, 1962. Retrieved April 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1962 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (1961 Cincinnati)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  13. ^ "1962 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  14. ^ "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
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