1898 Cincinnati football team

1898 Cincinnati football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1–2
Head coach
CaptainAlbert Morrill
Home stadiumLeague Park
1898 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington University   –   6 – 0 – 0
Detroit College   –   5 – 0 – 0
Carthage   –   3 – 0 – 0
Lincoln (MO)   –   1 – 0 – 0
Iowa State Normal   –   4 – 0 – 1
Washburn   –   4 – 0 – 1
Kansas   –   7 – 1 – 0
  –   6 – 1 – 2
Indiana   –   4 – 1 – 2
Nebraska   –   8 – 3 – 0
Drake   –   4 – 2 – 0
Lake Forest   –   2 – 1 – 0
Notre Dame   –   4 – 2 – 0
Western Reserve   –   5 – 3 – 0
Butler   –   2 – 1 – 1
Heidelberg   –   4 – 3 – 0
Michigan Agricultural   –   4 – 3 – 0
Iowa State   –   3 – 2 – 0
Kansas State   –   1 – 1 – 2
Miami (OH)   –   1 – 1 – 0
South Dakota Agricultural   –   1 – 1 – 1
DePauw   –   3 – 4 – 2
Iowa   –   3 – 4 – 2
Ohio State   –   3 – 5 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace   –   2 – 4 – 0
Central Michigan   –   1 – 2 – 0
Indiana State Normal   –   1 – 2 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural   –   1 – 2 – 0
Wabash   –   2 – 5 – 1
Ohio Wesleyan   –   2 – 5 – 0
Ohio   –   1 – 3 – 0
Haskell   –   2 – 7 – 0
Missouri   –   1 – 4 – 1
Wittenberg   –   1 – 5 – 1
Fairmount   –   0 – 1 – 0
College of Emporia   –   0 – 2 – 0

The 1898 Cincinnati football team was an American football team that represented the University of Cincinnati as an independent during the 1898 college football season. Led by Frank Cavanaugh in his first and only season as head coach, Cincinnati compiled a record of 6–1–2 record. Albert Morrill was the team captain. The team played home games at League Park in Cincinnati.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 12:00 p.m.at OhioAthens, OHW 12–0600–1,000[1][2][3]
October 8at Miami (OH)Oxford, OH (Victory Bell)W 22–0[4]
October 15at Vanderbilt
W 12–0[5]
October 222:30 pm.Oberlin
L 0–5[6]
October 29at Indiana
T 0–0[7]
November 5Alumni
W 12–0200[8][9]
November 12Ohio Wesleyan
  • League Park
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 57–0[10]
November 24Indiana
  • League Park
  • Cincinnati, OH
T 11–11[11]
November 26Dartmouth
  • League Park
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 17–121,500[12][13]

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References

  1. ^ "Ready—For To-Day's Fray Are the University Football Boys". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. October 1, 1898. p. 6. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ "Shut Out—Were Athens Kickers—Cincinnati University Wins the Opening Football Game". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. October 2, 1898. p. 31. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ^ "Governor Placed The Ball". Chillicothe Gazette. Chillicothe, Ohio. October 3, 1898. p. 6. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. ^ "Stone—Were the U. C. Boys at Oxford". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, Ohio. October 10, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. ^ "Vanderbilt's downfall; Varsity beats Southern Champions". The Cincinnati Post. October 17, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Oberlin—Won Hard-Fought Game—By the Small Score of Five To Nothing". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. October 23, 1898. p. 30. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. ^ "Neither Side Able To Score". The Inter Ocean. Chicago, Illinois. October 30, 1898. p. 10. Retrieved April 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  8. ^ ""Quitters"—Are Playing Hob With Varsity Eleven". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 4, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  9. ^ "Sea Of Mud". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 5, 1898. p. 6. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  10. ^ "Delaware Dumped By The Cincinnati Boys". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 12, 1898. p. 6. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  11. ^ "Tied The Hoosiers". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 25, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  12. ^ "Cincinnati, 17; Dartmouth, 12". Brooklyn Citizen. Brooklyn, New York. November 27, 1898. p. 4. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  13. ^ "Cincinnati, 17; Dartmouth, 12". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 27, 1898. p. 14. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  14. ^ "2024 Cincinnati Football Media Guide & Record Book" (PDF). University of Cincinnati. p. 97. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
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