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1898 Cincinnati football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1–3
Head coach
CaptainAlbert Morrill
Home stadiumLeague Park
Seasons
← 1897
1899 →
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
Cincinnati     5 1 3
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     1 2 1
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
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. In their first season under head coach Frank Cavanaugh, the Bearcats compiled a 5–1–3 record. Albert Morrill was the team captain. The team played home games at League Park in Cincinnati.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1at OhioAthens, OHT 12–12
October 8at Miami (OH)Oxford, OH (Victory Bell)W 22–0
October 15at VanderbiltW 12–0
October 22at OberlinOberlin, OHL 0–5
October 29at Indiana
T 0–0[3]
November 5AlumniW 12–0200[4][5]
November 12Ohio Wesleyan
  • League Park
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 57–0[6]
November 24Indiana
  • League Park
  • Cincinnati, OH
T 11–11[7]
November 26Dartmouth
  • League Park
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 17–121,500[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Cincinnati Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. University of Cincinnati. 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Neither Side Able To Score". The Inter Ocean. Chicago, Illinois. October 30, 1898. p. 10. Retrieved April 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ ""Quitters"—Are Playing Hob With Varsity Eleven". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 4, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Sea Of Mud". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 5, 1898. p. 6. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Delaware Dumped By The Cincinnati Boys". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 12, 1898. p. 6. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Tied The Hoosiers". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 25, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Cincinnati, 17; Dartmouth, 12". Brooklyn Citizen. Brooklyn, New York. November 27, 1898. p. 4. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Cincinnati, 17; Dartmouth, 12". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 27, 1898. p. 14. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.