The 1964 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Chuck Studley, the Bearcats compiled an overall record of 8–2 record with mark of 4–0 in conference, won the MVC championship, and outscored opponents 211 to 99.
The team tallied tallied 242.2 yards per game of rushing offense and 79.7 yards per game of passing offense. On defense, they held opponents to 134.0 yards per game rushing and 557 yards per game passing. Key players included: Quarterback and team captain Brig Owens, nicknamed "The Brig O" (an homage to the school's basketball star Oscar Robertson who was known as "The Big O"), was a triple-threat man and the school's first African-american starter at quarterback. During the 1964 season, he completed 54 or 111 passes (48.6%) for 790 yards and six touchdowns. He also tallied 658 rushing yard, and handled place-kicking. Halfback Al Nelson led the team in both rushing (973 rushing yards on 201 attempts, 4.8 yards per carry) and scoring (78 points on 13 rushing touchdowns). He also caught 13 passes for 133 yards and broke Cincinnati's single-season rushing record of 959 yards that had been set by Roger Stephens in 1947. End Errol Prisby led the team with 367 receiving yards and six touchdowns on 12 receptions. Prisby also tallied 292 rushing yars on 45 carries (6.5 yards per carry).
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Players Bill Bailey, back Dolph Banks, back Ted Coppola, back Dick Fugere, lineman Jim Hoose Jerry Momper, center Al Nelson Brig Owens, quarterback Erroll Prisby, back Bob Steinhauser, back Jim Swanda, lineman Bob Taylor, lineman
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