1897 Cincinnati football team

The 1897 Cincinnati football team was an American football team that represented the University of Cincinnati as an independent during the 1897 college football season. In their first season under head coach Tom Fennell, the Bearcats compiled a 9–1–1 record. William Bass was the team captain. The team played home games at League Park in Cincinnati.

1897 Cincinnati football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1–1
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Bass
Home stadiumLeague Park
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Butler     3 0 0
Fairmount     1 0 0
Washburn     7 1 0
Cincinnati     9 1 1
Iowa State Normal     5 1 0
Ohio Wesleyan     7 1 1
Indiana     6 1 1
Ohio     7 2 0
Carthage     3 1 0
Iowa Agricultural     3 1 0
Notre Dame     4 1 1
Michigan Agricultural     4 2 1
Central Michigan     2 1 0
Baldwin–Wallace     2 1 1
Chicago Dental Infirmary     2 2 1
Missouri     5 6 0
Lake Forest     4 5 1
Drake     2 3 0
Heidelberg     2 3 0
Detroit College     1 2 0
Indiana Normal     1 4 0
Kansas State     1 2 1
Mount Union     2 4 1
Rush Medical College     1 4 1
DePauw     2 6 0
Wittenberg     2 6 0
Haskell     1 4 0
Indiana State Normal     1 4 0
Ohio State     1 7 1
South Dakota Agricultural     0 1 0
Washington University     0 2 0
North Dakota Agricultural     0 3 0

Following their regular season schedule, which they completed with a record of 7–1–1, losing only to the Carlisle Indians, Cincinnati played two post-season games in New Orleans. The Bearcats were invited to New Orleans by the Southern Athletic Club to play a football game on New Year's Day. Cincinnati easily defeated the Athletic Club team, and at the victory party following the win, students from nearby Louisiana State University (LSU) invited the Cincinnati players to come to their school to play another game. The Cincinnati–LSU game, which took place a few days later and pre-dated the first Rose Bowl Game by five years, resulted in a 28–0 (exact score varies by source) Cincinnati win.[1] This game could be considered, the school's athletic department contemplates, as the first bowl game in Cincinnati football history.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at OhioAthens, OHW 12–0
October 2at Nashville GuardsNashville, TNT 6–6
October 9at Miami (OH)Oxford, OH (Victory Bell)W 6–0
October 16at CentreDanville, KYW 4–0
October 23Ohio National Guard / 17th InfantryW 20–0[2]
October 30Miami (OH)
  • League Park
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 10–6[3]
November 6Centre
  • League Park
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 10–0[4]
November 133:00 p.m.Ohio State
  • League Park
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 34–0[5]
November 25Carlisle
  • League Park
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 0–104,500[6]
January 1, 1898at New Orleans Southern ACNew Orleans, LAW 16–0
January 3, 18983:34 p.m.at LSUW 28–0[7]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Year-by-Year scores (PDF) Cincinnati Sports Information Department, 2006 Football Media Guide, Page 31. Accessed December 30, 2007. Archived October 8, 2009.
  2. ^ "Repulsed—Varsity Boys Crash Through Troopers' Lines". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, Ohio. October 25, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ Mulford, Ren Jr. (November 1, 1897). "Phantoms—A Weird Finish On Varsity's Gridiron". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 2. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Cincinnati 10, Centre College 0". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 7, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Brilliant Was the Varsity Playing". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 14, 1897. p. 31. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Grand Struggle on the Gridiron". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 26, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Baton Rouge Was Outclassed". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans, Louisiana. January 4, 1898. p. 9. Retrieved January 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "1897 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  9. ^ "Cincinnati Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2019.