1885 Cincinnati football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1885 Cincinnati football Independent 1–0–1 None Arch Carson none 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. In its inaugural season of college football, Cincinnati played two games against the Mount Auburn Athletic Club team with the games three weeks apart. Katzowitz Josh Bearcats rising : rags to Division I riches : how a gridiron minority bludgeons its way into the big time Orange Frazer Press Wilmington, Ohio 2009 9781933197654 58 Cincinnati did not play its first intercollegiate football game until three years later in December 1888. Schedule October 23 t Mount Auburn Athletic Club Cincinnati, OH 0–0 November 14 w Mount Auburn Athletic Club Cincinnati, OH 26–6 1885 Football Schedule https://gobearcats.com/sports/football/schedule/1885 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 Category:College football undefeated seasons Cincinnati football