1939 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

1939 Midwestern college football independents records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1939 Cincinnati Bearcats football
1939 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Independent
1939 record	4–3–2
Head coach	Joseph A. Meyer (2nd season);
Captain	Orville Kelchner
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
	Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

The 1939 Cincinnati Bearcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Cincinnati as an independent during the 1939 college football season. The Bearcats were led by head coach Joseph A. Meyer and compiled a 4–3–2 record.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 30	Tampa	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 26–7
October 6	at Dayton	Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH	L 2–32
October 14	West Virginia	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 0–7
October 21	at Wayne	Keyworth Stadium Hamtramck, MI	W 21–0
October 27	at Western Reserve	Shaw Stadium East Cleveland, OH	T 0–0
November 4	Centre	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	T 6–6
November 11	Boston University	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 6–13
November 18	South Dakota	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 13–0
November 23	Miami (OH)	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	W 13–0
Homecoming

^ "Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati. 2018. p. 108. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
^ "1939 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved Mar 29, 2020.
^ "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.

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1939 Midwestern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Central Michigan		–		8	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Notre Dame		–		7	–	2	–	0
Ohio		–		6	–	3	–	0
Detroit		–		5	–	3	–	1
Akron		–		5	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati		–		4	–	3	–	2
Ohio Wesleyan		–		5	–	4	–	1
Marquette		–		4	–	4	–	0
Michigan State		–		4	–	4	–	1
Dayton		–		4	–	4	–	1
Michigan State Normal		–		3	–	3	–	1
Wayne		–		4	–	5	–	0
Xavier		–		3	–	5	–	1
Western State Teachers (MI)		–		2	–	6	–	1
Miami (OH)		–		1	–	7	–	1

Rankings from AP Poll