1941 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 1941 Cincinnati Bearcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Cincinnati as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Joseph A. Meyer, the team compiled a 6–3 record. The Bearcats won their rivalry games against Louisville and Miami (OH), but lost intersectional games to Boston University and Tennessee^[1]

1941 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3
Head coach	Joseph A. Meyer (4th season)
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Seasons ← 1940 1942 →

1941 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Western Michigan			–					8	–	0	–	0
No. 3 Notre Dame			–					8	–	0	–	1
Youngstown			–					7	–	0	–	1
Xavier			–					9	–	1	–	0
Detroit			–					7	–	2	–	0
Ohio			–					5	–	2	–	1
Dayton			–					7	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					6	–	3	–	0
Akron			–					5	–	3	–	1
Michigan State			–					5	–	3	–	1
Central Michigan			–					4	–	3	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan			–					5	–	4	–	0
Marquette			–					4	–	5	–	0
Carthage			–					1	–	5	–	2
Wayne			–					2	–	6	–	0
Miami (OH)			–					2	–	7	–	0
Western Ontario			–					1	–	4	–	0
Wichita			–					1	–	6	–	1
Michigan State Normal			–					0	–	5	–	2
Detroit Tech			–					0	–	7	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Cincinnati was ranked at No. 92 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Transylvania	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 46–0	9,250	[3]
September 27	Louisville	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	W 28–7	9,000	[4]
October 4	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Weston, MA	L 13–14	5,000	[5]
October 11	Wayne	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 37–0	6,700	[6]
October 18	Centre	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 18–0	3,500	[7]
October 25	at Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 6–21	7,000	[8]
November 1	at Dayton	University of Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH	L 0–3	6,200	[9]
November 8	Carnegie Tech	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 20–0	8,000	[10]
November 20	Miami (OH)	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	W 26–0	12,000	[11]
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