1885 Cincinnati football team

The 1885 Cincinnati football team was an American football team that represented the University of Cincinnati as an independent during the 1885 college football season. The team compiled a 1–0–1 record. Arch Carson was the team captain. The team had no head coach].[1][2] In its inaugural season of college football, Cincinnati played two games against the Mount Auburn Athletic Club team with the games three weeks apart.[3]

1885 Cincinnati football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–0–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainArch Carson
Seasons
1886 →
1885 college football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton     9 0 0
Michigan     3 0 0
Colorado College     1 0 0
Yale     7 1 0
Cincinnati     1 0 1
Penn     8 5 0
Lafayette     3 2 1
Massachusetts     3 2 1
Johns Hopkins     2 2 0
Richmond     1 1 0
Wesleyan     3 4 0
Navy     1 2 0
Lehigh     1 5 1
Rutgers     0 1 0
Fordham     0 3 0

Cincinnati did not play its first intercollegiate football game until three years later in December 1888.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
October 23Mount Auburn Athletic ClubCincinnati, OHT 0–0
November 14Mount Auburn Athletic ClubCincinnati, OHW 26–6

References

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  1. ^ "Cincinnati Yearly Results (1885-1889)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 23, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. University of Cincinnati. 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Katzowitz, Josh (2009). Bearcats rising : rags to Division I riches : how a gridiron minority bludgeons its way into the big time. Wilmington, Ohio: Orange Frazer Press. p. 58. ISBN 9781933197654.