1946 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

1946 Cincinnati Bearcats football
MAC champion
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 18–6 vs. VPI
ConferenceMid-America Conference
Record9–2 (2–0 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainElbie Nickel
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Mid-America Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cincinnati $ 2 0 0 9 2 0
Western Reserve 1 1 0 4 3 2
Ohio 0 1 0 6 3 0
Wayne 0 1 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 Cincinnati Bearcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Cincinnati in the Mid-America Conference (MAC) during the 1946 college football season. The Bearcats were led by head coach Ray Nolting and compiled a 9–2 record. The Bearcats won the MAC championship and defeated VPI in the Sun Bowl, 18–6.[1]

Roger Stephens led the Bearcats and ranked sixth nationally with 774 rushing yards and led the nation with an average of 7.66 yards per carry.[2]

Cincinnati was ranked at No. 42 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[3]

  1. ^ "Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati. 2018. p. 108. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  2. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 80.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.