1968 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 1968 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of the (MVC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Homer Rice, the Bearcats compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the MVC.^[1] The team played home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati.

1968 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	5–4–1 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach	Homer Rice (2nd season)
Captains	Greg Cook Milt Balkum
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

1968 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Memphis State $	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
North Texas State	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Cincinnati	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Louisville	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Tulsa	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Wichita State	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Memphis State's game against Southern Miss and Cincinnati's game against Miami (OH) counted in the conference standings.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Texas Tech*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	T 10–10	35,200–35,258	[2]
September 28	Xavier*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	W 17–14	21,991	[3]
October 4	at No. 12 Houston*	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 33–71	31,881	[4]
October 12	Tampa*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 31–28	11,307
October 19	at Wichita State	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	W 40–27	6,221
October 26	Tulsa	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 27–34	15,569
November 2	at North Texas State	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 34–55	18,500–19,000	[5]
November 9	Louisville	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (The Keg of Nails)	W 37–7	10,123
November 16	No. 17 Ohio*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 48–60	9,690
November 23	Miami (OH)[n 1]	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	W 23–21	13,028
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1968 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 12 Greg Cook Sr WR 88 Jim O'Brien Jr RB 20 Lloyd Pate Sr	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

Notes

1. Cincinnati's game against Miami (OH) counted in the MVC standings.