1924 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 1924 Cincinnati Bearcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Cincinnati as a member of the Buckeye Athletic Association during the 1924 college football season. In their third season under head coach George McLaren, the Bearcats compiled a 2–6–1 record (1–4 against conference opponents). Tony McAndrews was the team captain. The team played home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati.

1924 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record2–6–1 (1–4 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainTony McAndrews
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
Seasons
 1923
1925 
1924 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Oberlin $800800
Wittenberg610710
Ohio Wesleyan410720
Case621621
Wooster521622
Akron320530
Western Reserve322522
Heidelberg322332
Mount Union431541
Ohio Northern331431
St. Xavier111251
Kenyon341441
Denison340341
Ohio240440
Otterbein250250
Muskingum250260
Cincinnati140261
Baldwin–Wallace140170
Miami (OH)150260
Hiram070170
  • $ Conference champion

The new stadium, James Gamble Nippert Memorial Stadium, was dedicated November 8, 1924. It was named as a monument to Jimmy Nippert, a Cincinnati football player who died of injuries sustained in a football game in 1923.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Kentucky Wesleyan*T 6–6
October 4Georgetown (KY)*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 33–21
October 11at Northwestern*L 0–42
October 18Denison
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 7–13
October 25at Ohio NorthernAda, OHL 0–9
November 1Dayton*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 0–21
November 8Oberlin
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 0–1310,000[2]
November 15at WoosterWooster, OHL 0–32
November 27Miami (OH)
W 8–7
  • *Non-conference game

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