1898 Cincinnati football team

1898 Cincinnati football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–1–3
Head coach	Frank Cavanaugh (1st season)
Captain	Albert Morrill
Home stadium	League Park

1898 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	at Ohio	Athens, OH	T 12–12
October 8	at Miami (OH)	Oxford, OH (Victory Bell)	W 22–0
October 15	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 12–0		[3]
October 22	at Oberlin	Oberlin, OH	L 0–5
October 29	at Indiana	Jordan Field Bloomington, IN	T 0–0		[4]
November 5	Alumni	League Park Cincinnati, OH	W 12–0	200	[5][6]
November 12	Ohio Wesleyan	League Park Cincinnati, OH	W 57–0		[7]
November 24	Indiana	League Park Cincinnati, OH	T 11–11		[8]
November 26	Dartmouth	League Park Cincinnati, OH	W 17–12	1,500	[9][10]

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. "Vanderbilt's downfall; Varsity beats Southern Champions". The Cincinnati Post. October 17, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Neither Side Able To Score". The Inter Ocean. Chicago, Illinois. October 30, 1898. p. 10. Retrieved April 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
5. ""Quitters"—Are Playing Hob With Varsity Eleven". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 4, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Sea Of Mud". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 5, 1898. p. 6. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Delaware Dumped By The Cincinnati Boys". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 12, 1898. p. 6. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Tied The Hoosiers". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 25, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Cincinnati, 17; Dartmouth, 12". Brooklyn Citizen. Brooklyn, New York. November 27, 1898. p. 4. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
10. "Cincinnati, 17; Dartmouth, 12". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 27, 1898. p. 14. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .