1916 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

1916 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record0–8–1 (0–6–1 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainHarold Altamer
Home stadiumCarson Field
1916 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) $ 6 0 1 7 0 1
Mount Union 6 1 0 8 2 0
Denison 5 0 2 5 1 2
Ohio 4 1 1 5 2 1
Wooster 5 2 0 6 2 0
Case 4 3 0 5 5 0
Ohio Wesleyan 2 2 2 2 3 2
Western Reserve 3 4 0 3 7 0
Akron 2 4 0 2 7 0
Ohio Northern 2 5 0 3 7 0
Kenyon 2 5 0 2 7 0
Wittenberg 0 5 1 2 5 2
Cincinnati 0 6 1 0 8 2
Baldwin–Wallace 0 1 0 0 2 0
Oberlin 0 5 0 0 7 0
Ohio State * 3 0 0 7 0 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – did not complete for championship

The 1916 Cincinnati Bearcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Cincinnati as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference during the 1916 college football season. In their first season under head coach Ion Cortright, the Bearcats compiled a 0–8–1 record (0–6–1 against conference opponents). Harold Altamer was the team captain. The team played home games at Carson Field in Cincinnati.