1964 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

American college football season

1964 Cincinnati Bearcats football
MVC champion
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	8–2 (3–0 MVC)
Head coach	Chuck Studley (4th season)
Captain	Brig Owens, Jerry Momper
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Seasons← 1963 1965 →

1964 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v t e	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.

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. Nelson broke the Cincinnati single-season rushing record of 959 yards set by Roger Stephens in 1947.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	Dayton*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 20–10	23,000
October 2	at Detroit*	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 19–0	16,539
October 10	Xavier*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 35–6	25,000
October 17	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 10–0	15,000
October 24	Tulsa	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 28–23	16,500
October 31	George Washington*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 17–15	20,000
November 7	at North Texas State	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 27–6	15,000
November 14	at Wichita State	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	W 19–7	9,278
November 21	Miami (OH)*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	W 28–14	17,000
November 28	at Houston*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 20–6	10,000
*Non-conference game

References

"2009 Cincinnati Football Media Guide Online" (PDF). University of Cincinnati. p. 186. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
"1964 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LC. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
"1964 Cincinnati Bearcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LC. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
^ Dick Forbes (November 29, 1964). "Bearcats Bag Cougars, 20-6, Wind Up 8-2". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
Bill Ford (September 27, 1964). "Debuting UC Grabs 20-10 Win Over Dayton". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
Bob Pille (October 3, 1964). "Titans Lose, 19-0". The Detroit Daily Press. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
Bill Anzer (October 11, 1964). "Speedy 'Cats Dust Off Muskies, 35-6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
Bill Anzer (October 18, 1964). "Boston College Blanks Bearcats In Rain, 10-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1H – via Newspapers.com.
"Boston College Wins". Chicago Tribune. October 18, 1964. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.(attendance 15,000)
Dick Forbes (October 25, 1964). "'Cats Blow Harder Than Hurricane, 28-23: Tulsa On 'Two' As Gun Sounds". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
Dick Forbes (November 1, 1964). "Field Goal Beats UC In Last Minute, 17-15". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
"UC 'Double Times' North Texas, 27-6, Takes MVC Lead". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 8, 1964. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
"Bearcats Clinch MVC Title: 19-7 Win Over Wichita Does It". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 15, 1964. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
Bill Ford (November 22, 1964). "UC Heads Redskins Off At The Pass, 28-14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Cincinnati Bearcats football
Venues	League Park (1893–1900, 1904) Carson Field (1901–1923) Nippert Stadium (1924–1989, 1991–2013, 2015–present) Riverfront Stadium (1982–1986, 1990) Paul Brown Stadium (2010–2011, 2014)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Louisville (The Keg of Nails) Miami (Victory Bell) Memphis UCF West Virginia Xavier
Culture & lore	University of Cincinnati Bearcat Bands
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

v t e Missouri Valley Conference football champions
Pre-split	Iowa & Nebraska (1907) Kansas (1908) Missouri (1909) Nebraska (1910) Iowa State & Nebraska (1911) Iowa State & Nebraska (1912) Missouri & Nebraska (1913) Nebraska (1914) Nebraska (1915) Nebraska (1916) Nebraska (1917) Missouri (1919) Oklahoma (1920) Nebraska (1921) Drake & Nebraska (1922) Kansas & Nebraska (1923) Missouri (1924) Missouri (1925) Oklahoma A&M (1926) Missouri (1927)
Post-split	Drake (1928) Drake (1929) Drake & Oklahoma A&M (1930) Drake (1931) Oklahoma A&M (1932) Oklahoma A&M (1933) Washington University (1934) Tulsa & Washington University (1935) Creighton & Tulsa (1936) Tulsa (1937) Tulsa (1938) Washington University (1939) Tulsa (1940) Tulsa (1941) Tulsa (1942) Tulsa (1943) Oklahoma A&M (1944) Oklahoma A&M (1945) Tulsa (1946) Tulsa (1947) Oklahoma A&M (1948) Detroit (1949) Tulsa (1950) Tulsa (1951) Houston (1952) Detroit & Oklahoma A&M (1953) Wichita (1954) Detroit & Wichita (1955) Houston (1956) Houston (1957) North Texas State (1958) Houston & North Texas State (1959) Wichita (1960) Wichita (1961) Tulsa (1962) Wichita (1963) Cincinnati (1964) Tulsa (1965) North Texas State & Tulsa (1966) North Texas State (1967) Memphis State (1968) Memphis State (1969) Louisville (1970) Memphis State (1971) Drake, Louisville, & West Texas State (1972) North Texas State & Tulsa (1973) Tulsa (1974) Tulsa (1975) New Mexico State & Tulsa (1976) West Texas State (1977) New Mexico State (1978) West Texas State (1979) Tulsa (1980) Drake & Tulsa (1981) Tulsa (1982) Tulsa (1983) Tulsa (1984) Tulsa (1985)
National championships in bold

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