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1960 Cincinnati Bearcats football
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 →

The 1960 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati during the 1960 college football season. The Bearcats, led by first-year head coach George Blackburn, participated in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) and played their home games at Nippert Stadium.

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
October 1	at North Texas State	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 21–0		^[2]
October 7	at Detroit*	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 0–14		^[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		^[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	^[7]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

^ "Cincinnati tops Hardin–Simmons". The Odessa American. September 18, 1960. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bearcats upset North Texas State, 21–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 2, 1960. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Jack Berry (October 8, 1960). "Q.B. Bob Derails Cincy, 14-0: Titans Go for Lusky". Detroit Free Press. p. 13.
^ Jack Berry (October 8, 1960). "Q.B. Bob Derails Cincy, 14-0: Titans Go for Lusky (part 2)". Detroit Free Press. p. 15.
^ "Cincinnari falls, 5–0, to Xavier". Palladium-Item. October 30, 1960. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Houston rally brings 14–0 win over Cincinnati". Tulsa World. November 6, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Miami (OH))". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
^ "1960 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
^ "1960 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
^ "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.

Cincinnati Bearcats football
Venues	East End Park (1891–1893) League Park (1893–1898, 1900) Chester Park (1899–1900) Burnet Woods (1901–1906, 1908–1909) Norwood Inn Park (1902) League Park (III) (1904–1906, 1908–1909) Carson Field (1910–1923) Nippert Stadium (1924–1989, 1991–2013, 2015–present) Riverfront Stadium (1982–1986, 1990) Paul Brown Stadium (2010–2011, 2014)
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