1897 Cincinnati football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1897 Cincinnati football Independent 9–1–1 Tom Fennell 1st William Bass League Park 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. Led by Tom Fennell in his first and only season as head coach, Cincinnati compiled a record of 9–1–1. William Bass was the team captain. The team played home games at League Park in Cincinnati. Following their regular season schedule, which they completed with a record of 7–1–1, losing only to the Carlisle Indians, Cincinnati played two postseason games in New Orleans. The team was 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. This game could be considered, the school's athletic department contemplates, as the first bowl game in Cincinnati football history.Year-by-Year scores (PDF) Cincinnati Sports Information Department, 2006 Football Media Guide, Page 31. Accessed December 30, 2007. Archived October 8, 2009. Schedule September 25 3:00 p.m. w y Ohio East End park Chillicothe, OH 12–0 They Are Out For The Crimson https://www.newspapers.com/article/chillicothe-gazette/199308268/ The Daily Gazette Chillicothe, Ohio September 24, 1897 1 June 10, 2026 Newspapers.com It Will Be A Battle Royal https://www.newspapers.com/article/chillicothe-gazette/199307947/ The Daily Gazette Chillicothe, Ohio September 25, 1897 1 June 10, 2026 Newspapers.com Very Little Of Foot Ball https://www.newspapers.com/article/chillicothe-gazette/199308478/ The Daily Gazette Chillicothe, Ohio September 27, 1897 3 June 10, 2026 Newspapers.com October 2 4:00 p.m. t y Centennial Guards Military Plaza, Centennial grounds Nashville, TN 6–6 2,500 Big Football Game—Centennial Guards And University Of Cincinnati Will Open The Season https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean/199309054/ The Nashville American Nashville, Tennessee October 2, 1897 3 June 10, 2026 Newspapers.com They Broke Just Even—Centennial Guards and Cincinnati University Play Foot Ball at the Fair https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean/199308673/ The Nashville American Nashville, Tennessee October 3, 1897 1–2 June 10, 2026 Newspapers.com October 9 2:30 p.m. w y Miami (OH) Miami athletic grounds Oxford, OH Victory Bell 6–0 At Oxford—U. 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And Miami Football Teams Meet https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-post/199309251/ The Cincinnati Post Cincinnati, Ohio October 9, 1897 1 June 10, 2026 Newspapers.com Cincinnati University 6—Miami 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer/199309501/ Cleveland Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio October 10, 1897 8 June 10, 2026 Newspapers.com First Fight—Came With First Football Game of the Season https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-post/199309428/ The Cincinnati Post Cincinnati, Ohio October 11, 1897 4 June 10, 2026 Newspapers.com October 16 3:00 p.m. w y 1897 Centre Centre Danville, KY 4–0 300 Foot Ball To-Morrow https://www.newspapers.com/article/kentucky-advocate/199309978/ Kentucky Advocate Danville, Kentucky October 15, 1897 3 June 10, 2026 Newspapers.com Centre Loses—To Cincinnati Yesterday by Score of 4 to 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lexington-herald/199309865/ The Morning Herald Lexington, Kentucky October 17, 1897 8 June 10, 2026 Newspapers.com Cincinnati 4, Centre 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal/199309683/ The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky October 17, 1897 9, section I June 10, 2026 Newspapers.com October 23 w Ohio National Guard / 17th Infantry League Park Cincinnati, OH 20–0 Repulsed—Varsity Boys Crash Through Troopers' Lines https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121314745/the-cincinnati-post/ The Cincinnati Post Cincinnati, Ohio October 25, 1897 2 March 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 30 w Miami (OH) League Park Cincinnati, OH 10–6 Mulford Ren Jr. Phantoms—A Weird Finish On Varsity's Gridiron https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121315018/the-cincinnati-post/ The Cincinnati Post Cincinnati, Ohio November 1, 1897 2 March 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 6 w Centre League Park Cincinnati, OH 10–0 Cincinnati 10, Centre College 0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97465206/the-courier-journal/ The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky November 7, 1897 6 March 12, 2022 Newspapers.com November 13 3:00 p.m. w Ohio State League Park Cincinnati, OH 34–0 Brilliant Was the Varsity Playing https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97464741/the-cincinnati-enquirer/ The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati, Ohio November 14, 1897 31 March 12, 2022 Newspapers.com November 25 2:30 p.m. l Carlisle League Park Cincinnati, OH 0–10 4,500 Glorious—Will The University Feel—If They Can Score Against the Carlisle Indians https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer/199310225/ The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati, Ohio November 25, 1897 2 June 10, 2026 Newspapers.com Grand Struggle on the Gridiron https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97462628/the-cincinnati-enquirer/ The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati, Ohio November 26, 1897 2 March 12, 2022 Newspapers.com January 1, 1898 1:00 p.m. w y Southern Athletic Club Athletic park gridiron New Orleans, LA 16–0 Football—The University Of Cincinnati On Hand https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-picayune/199310847/ The Daily Picayune New Orleans, Louisiana January 1, 1898 8 June 10, 2026 Newspapers.com Cincinnati Won—Ohio Collegian's Too Much For S. A. C. https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-orleans-states/199311096/ The Sunday States New Orleans, Louisiana January 2, 1898 3 June 10, 2026 Newspapers.com January 3, 1898 3:34 p.m. w y LSU State Field Baton Rouge, LA 28–0 Baton Rouge Was Outclassed https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42206921/baton_rouge_was_outclassed/ The Daily Picayune New Orleans, Louisiana January 4, 1898 9 January 13, 2020 Newspapers.com 1897 Football Schedule https://gobearcats.com/sports/football/schedule/1897 University of Cincinnati June 9, 2026 2025 Cincinnati Football Media Guide & Record Book https://gobearcats.com/documents/97de728d-394f-4958-b75c-43f78986795d.pdf University of Cincinnati 109 June 9, 2026 References Cincinnati Category:Cincinnati Bearcats football seasons Cincinnati football Category:1890s in Cincinnati Category:Long stubs with short prose