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Cincinnati Bearcats Nickname and Mascot

Cincinnati Bearcats Traditions

The University of Cincinnati features a great nickname and mascot tradition and also plays in one of college football’s oldest stadiums.  Bearcat fans wear their red and black and urge their teams on by singing the University’s fight song, “Cheer Cincinnati.”

Cincinnati football was born in 1885.  Their match up against Miami in 1888 is known as the  first intercollegiate football game held within the state of Ohio.  Although overshadowed by the school’s basketball program through the years, UC football has become more established in recent years.  Led by head Coach Brian Kelly, the Bearcats earned an Orange Bowl appearance in 2008 and followed with a Sugar Bowl bid the following season.

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UC's Mardy Gilyard in the school's top Heisman finisher. The WR received 2 1st place votes and finished 9th overall after gaining 1191 yards receiving and 12 TD's in 2009.
Cincinnati Mascot
Cincinnati's Bearcat Mascot prowls UC's cheering for the Red and Black. UC also has a living Bearcat mascot that belongs to the Cincinnati Zoo.
Nippert Stadium has served Bearcats football since 1915

Nickname and Football History

Cincinnati Nickname

This costumed mascot’s name mirrors the University’s Bearcats nickname given to its athletic teams.  The nickname first took hold in 1914 as a salute to a fiery player on the school’s football team.  Fullback Leonard K. “Teddy” Baehr impressed UC fans so much during a game against Kentucky, that a cheerleader created a chant that “They may be Wildcats, but we have a Baehr-cat on our side.”  

The crowd follwed with “Come on, Baehr-Cat!”  Cincinnati’s 14-7 win over UK
was featured on the front page of the student newspaper with a cartoon of a
desperate UK Wildcat being chased by a creature labeled as a “Cincinnati Bear
Cat.”

Nippert Stadium

The Bearcats football Stadium is the 4th oldest playing site and 5th oldest stadium in college football.  It was originally called Varsity Field when it opened in 1901.  As funds allowed, a brick and concrete structure was built.  

The stadium was named after James Gamble Nippert who was a player on the 1923 football team. Nippert died of blood poisoning after sustaining a spike wound injury in the final game of the season.  The stadium has a capacity of 35,097 and once housed the Cincinnati Bengals in the late 1960s.

Cincinnati Football Facts

  • Cincinnati Mascot: The Bearcat became the
    university’s mascot in 1914.
  • School’s Fight Song: Bearcat fans know it by
    heart and it’s called “Cheer Cincy.”
  • Cincinnati’s oldest football rivalry: The school
    first played Miami University in 1888 and the two
    schools still square off annually for the “Victory
    Bell.”  The school’s contest against Louisville first
    began in 1929 and Cincy battles the Cardinals
    for the “Keg of Nails” Trophy.
  • Cincy’s home football stadium – Bearcat football
    is played at Nippert Stadium
  • School’s first bowl game: An appearance in the
    1947 Sun Bowl marked the university’s first bowl
    game.  Cincinnati defeated Virginia Tech 18-6.



 

Naismith and John Wooden Award Winner Kenyon Martin was recognized as College Basketball's best player in 2000

Naismith and John
Wooden Award Winner
Kenyon Martin was recognized
as College Basketball’s best
player in 2000

The

The “Big O”
Oscar Robertson
While at Cincinnati, (1957-60)
Robertson led the NCAA in
scoring three seasons while
also helping the Bearcats to
capture the 1960 national
championship. While playing
for Cincinnati and Milwaukee in
the NBA, Robertson was a
12-time NBA All-Star

Bearcats
NCAA Basketball
Tournament History

Men’s NCAA Tournament
National Championships: 2
Under the direction of head coach Ed
Jucker, UC won back to back NCAA
championships

1961, 1962

NCAA Final Four Apperances
The Bearcats have made it to the Final
4 six times including an incredible 5
times in a row.

1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1992

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