Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami)

This article is about trophy for the Cincinnati–Miami University football game. For other trophies, see Victory Bell (disambiguation).

Victory Bell

Sport	Football
Teams	Cincinnati Bearcats Miami RedHawks

University of Cincinnati

Miami University

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The Miami–Cincinnati Victory Bell is the trophy awarded to the winner of the American college football rivalry game played by the Cincinnati Bearcats football team of the University of Cincinnati and the Miami RedHawks football team of Miami University. The Victory Bell is the oldest current non-conference college football rivalry in the United States (though the teams were conference rivals for a few years in the late 1940s and early 1950s).

Series history

The Bearcats and RedHawks (formerly the Redskins) square off each fall for the famed Victory Bell. The first game in the series, played on December 8, 1888 in Oxford, Ohio, was the first college football game played in the state of Ohio. The original bell hung in Miami's Harrison Hall (Old Main) near the site of the first game and was used to ring in Miami victories. The traveling trophy tradition began in the 1890s when some Cincinnati fans "borrowed" the bell. The bell went to the winner of the annual game for the next forty years until it mysteriously disappeared in the 1930s. The original bell reappeared in 1946 and was on display in the lobby of Miami's Murstein Alumni Center for years. The current trophy is a replica of the original bell and is kept in the possession of the winning team each year. One side of the bell is painted black with white numbers showing Cincinnati's victories, while the other side is white with red numbers showing Miami's victories. Ties are indicated on the top of the red yoke in white numbers.

The Miami–Cincinnati series ranks fifth on the list of most-played rivalries in college football and is the oldest Division I rivalry west of the Allegheny Mountains. After the 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment led to the end of several historic rivalries, it is now the most-played currently active rivalry involving schools from the same state, and also holds the same distinction among inter-conference rivalries. Of the more than thirty college football rivalries that include at least 89 games, none is older than Miami vs. Cincinnati.

Game results

Cincinnati victories

Miami victories

Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	December 8, 1888	Oxford, OH	Tie	0–0
2	December 14, 1889	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	34–0
3	October 7, 1893	Oxford, OH	Miami	24–6
4	November 4, 1893	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	6–0
5	October 20, 1894	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	6–0
6	November 16, 1895	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	12–0
7	October 2, 1896	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	6–4
8	October 9, 1897	Oxford, OH	Cincinnati	6–0
9	October 30, 1897	Oxford, OH	Cincinnati	10–0
10	October 8, 1898	Oxford, OH	Cincinnati	22–0
11	October 7, 1899	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	21–0
12	November 3, 1900	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	16–12
13	October 17, 1903	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	15–0
14	October 15, 1904	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	46–0
15	October 13, 1906	Cincinnati, OH	Tie	0–0
16	November 25, 1909	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	10–6
17	October 29, 1910	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	3–0
18	November 18, 1911	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	11–0
19	November 28, 1912	Cincinnati, OH	Tie	21–21
20	November 27, 1913	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	13–7
21	November 27, 1914	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	20–13
22	November 25, 1915	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	24–12
23	November 30, 1916	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	33–0
24	November 29, 1917	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	40–0
25	November 28, 1918	Cincinnati, OH	Tie	0–0
26	November 28, 1919	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	14–0
27	November 25, 1920	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	7–0
28	November 24, 1921	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	15–7
29	November 30, 1922	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	9–6
30	November 23, 1923	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	23–0
31	November 27, 1924	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	8–7
32	November 26, 1925	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	33–0
33	November 25, 1926	Cincinnati, OH	Tie	6–6
34	November 24, 1927	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	17–14
35	November 29, 1928	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	34–0
36	November 28, 1929	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	14–6
37	November 27, 1930	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	6–0
38	November 26, 1931	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	20–0
39	November 24, 1932	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	21–13
40	November 30, 1933	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	6–2
41	November 29, 1934	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	21–0
42	November 28, 1935	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	8–7
43	November 26, 1936	Cincinnati, OH	Tie	0–0
44	November 25, 1937	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	14–6
45	November 24, 1938	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	16–7
46	November 23, 1939	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	13–0
47	November 21, 1940	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	44–0
48	November 20, 1941	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	26–0
49	November 26, 1942	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	21–12
50	November 22, 1945	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	28–14
51	November 28, 1946	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	13–7
52	November 27, 1947	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	38–7
53	November 25, 1948	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	43–19
54	November 24, 1949	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	27–6
55	November 25, 1950	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	28–0
56	November 24, 1951	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	19–14
57	November 27, 1952	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	34–9
58	November 26, 1953	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	14–0
59	November 25, 1954	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	21–9
60	November 24, 1955	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	14–0
61	November 22, 1956	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	27–13
62	November 28, 1957	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	20–14

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
63	November 27, 1958	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	18–7
64	November 26, 1959	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	14–7
65	November 19, 1960	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	10–6
66	November 18, 1961	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	7–3
67	November 17, 1962	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	38–16
68	November 28, 1963	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	21–19
69	November 21, 1964	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	28–14
70	November 20, 1965	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	37–7
71	November 26, 1966	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	28–8
72	November 18, 1967	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	27–14
73	November 23, 1968	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	23–21
74	November 22, 1969	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	36–20
75	November 21, 1970	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	33–0
76	November 20, 1971	Oxford, OH	Miami	43–7
77	November 18, 1972	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	23–0
78	November 17, 1973	Oxford, OH	#17 Miami	6–0
79	November 16, 1974	Cincinnati, OH	#12 Miami	27–7
80	November 22, 1975	Oxford, OH	#16 Miami	21–13
81	September 25, 1976	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	17–0
82	November 24, 1977	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	12–7
83	November 18, 1978	Oxford, OH	Miami	28–24
84	November 17, 1979	Oxford, OH	Miami	27–14
85	November 22, 1980	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	23–13
86	November 21, 1981	Oxford, OH	Miami	7–3
87	November 18, 1982	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	20–10
88	November 19, 1983	Oxford, OH	Miami	14–10
89	November 22, 1984	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	31–26
90	November 23, 1985	Oxford, OH	Miami	16–10
91	September 13, 1986	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	45–38
92	September 26, 1987	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	31–26
93	September 24, 1988	Oxford, OH	Cincinnati	34–18
94	September 23, 1989	Oxford, OH	Cincinnati	30–14
95	September 22, 1990	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	16–12
96	September 28, 1991	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	22–9
97	September 19, 1992	Oxford, OH	Miami	17–14
98	September 18, 1993	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	30–23
99	September 17, 1994	Oxford, OH	Tie	17–17
100	September 23, 1995	Oxford, OH	Miami	23–16
101	September 28, 1996	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	30–23
102	October 25, 1997	Oxford, OH	Cincinnati	34–31
103	October 24, 1998	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	41–0
104	October 30, 1999	Oxford, OH	Cincinnati	52–42
105	October 28, 2000	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	45–15
106	September 22, 2001	Oxford, OH	Miami	21–14
107	October 5, 2002	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	31–26
108	September 27, 2003	Oxford, OH	Miami	42–37
109	September 11, 2004	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	45–26
110	September 28, 2005	Oxford, OH	Miami	44–16
111	September 30, 2006	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	24–10
112	September 15, 2007	Oxford, OH	Cincinnati	47–10
113	September 20, 2008	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	45–20
114	October 3, 2009	Oxford, OH	#10 Cincinnati	37–13
115	October 9, 2010	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	45–3
116	October 1, 2011	Oxford, OH	Cincinnati	27–0
117	October 6, 2012	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	52–14
118	September 21, 2013	Oxford, OH	Cincinnati	14–0
119	September 20, 2014	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	31–24
120	September 19, 2015	Oxford, OH	Cincinnati	37–33
121	September 24, 2016	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	27–20
122	September 16, 2017	Oxford, OH	Cincinnati	21–17
123	September 8, 2018	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	21–0
Series: Miami leads 59–57–7

See also

• List of most played college football rivalries in NCAA Division I