1954 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 1954 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati as an independent during the 1954 college football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Sid Gillman, the Bearcats compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 249 to 107.[1][2]

1954 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
CaptainDick Goist
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Omaha  1000
No. 4 Notre Dame  910
Wabash  711
Cincinnati  820
Youngstown  720
Washington University  630
Carthage  530
Dayton  550
Marquette  351
Wayne  351
John Carroll  350
Rose Poly  250
Drake  270
Xavier  280
Baldwin–Wallace  180
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 team ended its season on a winning streak, and the 1954 team extended the streak to 16 games. The team reached No. 12 in the AP Poll before losing to Wichita on November 14, 1954.[3]

Joe Miller led the team with 717 rushing yards (an average of 7.54 yards per carry) and 66 points scored on 11 rushing touchdowns.[4] The team's other statistical leaders included Mike Murphy with 764 passing yards and Ferd Maccioli with 179 receiving yards.[5]

In January 1955, the team's head coach, Sid Gillman, resigned to become the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams in the National Football League. In six years at Cincinnati, Gillman compiled a 50–13–1 record.[6]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at DetroitW 21–1317,150[7]
September 25DaytonW 42–1320,000[8]
October 2Tulsa
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 40–718,000[9]
October 9at MarquetteW 30–1316,000[10]
October 16Hardin–Simmons
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 27–1316,000[11]
October 23Xavier
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
W 33–027,000[12]
October 30Pacific (CA)No. 20
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 13–718,000[13]
November 6at Arizona StateNo. 13W 34–713,000[14]
November 13WichitaNo. 12
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 0–1320,000[3]
November 25Miami (OH)
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
L 9–2130,000[15]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References


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