1959 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

1959 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–4–1 (0–3–1 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Leo
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
1959 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
North Texas State + 3 1 09 2 0
Houston + 3 1 03 7 0
Tulsa 2 2 05 5 0
Wichita 1 2 15 4 1
Cincinnati 0 3 1 5 4  
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1959 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1959 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach George Blackburn, the Bearcats compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 0–3–1 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the MVC. The team played home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati.