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
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Texas State + 3 1 0 9 2 0
Houston + 3 1 0 3 7 0
Tulsa 2 2 0 5 5 0
Wichita 1 2 1 5 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.