1964 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

1964 Cincinnati Bearcats football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record8–2 (3–0 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainBrig Owens, Jerry Momper
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cincinnati $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 18 Tulsa 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Wichita State 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
North Texas State 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Louisville 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1964 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Chuck Studley, the Bearcats compiled an 8–2 record (3–0 against conference opponents), won the MVC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 211 to 99.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included team captain Brig Owens with 790 passing yards, Al Nelson with 973 rushing yards and 78 points scored, and Errol Prisby with 367 receiving yards.[3] Nelson broke the Cincinnati single-season rushing record of 959 yards set by Roger Stephens in 1947.[4]

  1. ^ "2009 Cincinnati Football Media Guide Online" (PDF). University of Cincinnati. p. 186. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  2. ^ "1964 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LC. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "1964 Cincinnati Bearcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LC. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
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