1908 Cincinnati football team

1908 Cincinnati football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–4–1
Head coach
CaptainRobert Marx
Home stadiumBurnet Woods, League Park
1908 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kirksville Normal     8 0 0
Miami (OH)     7 0 0
Iowa State Normal     5 0 0
Lincoln (MO)     2 0 0
DePaul     7 0 1
St. Mary's (OH)     7 0 1
Butler     5 0 1
Ohio Northern     9 1 0
Fairmount     8 1 0
Notre Dame     8 1 0
Michigan Agricultural     6 0 2
Lake Forest     4 1 1
Saint Louis     6 2 2
Kansas State     6 2 0
Michigan     5 2 1
Marquette     4 2 1
St. Viator     5 3 0
Central Michigan     4 3 0
Mount Union     5 4 1
Doane     4 4 0
South Dakota State     3 3 1
Buchtel     3 4 0
Western State Normal     3 4 0
Western Illinois     2 3 1
Carthage     2 3 0
Haskell     3 5 1
Wittenberg     3 5 1
Ohio     3 5 0
North Dakota Agricultural     2 3 0
    1 4 1
Wabash     2 6 0
Northern Illinois State     1 5 1
Michigan State Normal     1 4 0
Heidelberg     1 6 0
Franklin     0 9 1
Baldwin–Wallace     0 2 0
Chicago P&S     0 4 0

The 1908 Cincinnati football team was an American football team that represented the University of Cincinnati as an independent during the 1908 college football season. Led by Ralph Inott in his first and only season as head coach, Cincinnati compiled a record of 1–4–1. Robert Marx was the team captain. The team played home games at Burnet Woods and League Park in Cincinnati.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 17at AlabamaL 0–16[1]
October 242:00 p.m.HanoverL 5–9[2][3]
October 313:05 p.m.Lebanon University (OH)
  • Burnet Woods
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 44–01,000[4]
November 72:00 p.m.Kenyon
L 0–631,800[5][6]
November 14at AntiochYellow Springs, OHL 11–16
November 262:30 p.m.at Wittenberg
T 0–0700[7][8]

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References

  1. ^ "Blanked in the South, U. of C. eleven failed to score on Alabama". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 18, 1908. Retrieved February 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Cincinnati University—Plays the Hanover College Team at Burnet Wood This Afternoon". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. October 24, 1908. p. 10. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ^ "Hanover—Won Over The U. of C. Boys". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. October 25, 1908. p. 11. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. ^ "Both—Local Teams Won Out—Varsity Scored And Easy Victory Over Lebanon". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 1, 1908. p. 10. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. ^ "Best—Game of the Season—Expected on the Local Football Field This Afternoon—When Cincinnati Faces Strong Kenyon Team". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 7, 1908. p. 10. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. ^ "Badly—Beaten By Kenyon Boys". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 8, 1908. p. 10. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. ^ "Curtain Drops On Football". The Springfield Daily News. Springfield, Ohio. November 26, 1908. p. 3. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  8. ^ "No-Score Tie For 'Varsity". The Springfield Daily News. Springfield, Ohio. November 27, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  9. ^ "2024 Cincinnati Football Media Guide & Record Book" (PDF). University of Cincinnati. p. 98. Retrieved March 12, 2025.