1896 Cincinnati

0–⁠1, coached by William Ayres Reynolds. The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–⁠3–⁠1, over eight games to the one on file here.

Schedule and results

DateOpponentResultElo
Nov 14atCarlisleL 0–⁠2873%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Carlisle 28–⁠0.

In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists seven games of Cincinnati’s 1896 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Oct 2vsMiami (OH)L 4–⁠6Cincinnati’s article
Oct 10vsOhio StateW 8–⁠6Cincinnati’s article
Oct 17vsOhioW 52–⁠0Cincinnati’s article
Oct 24vsOhio WesleyanW 6–⁠0Cincinnati’s article
Oct 31atIndianaL 0–⁠16Cincinnati’s article
Nov 4atWittenbergW 6–⁠0Cincinnati’s article
Nov 26vsCentreT 12–⁠12Cincinnati’s article
Record
0–⁠1
Conference
—
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
0–⁠28
Coach
William Ayres Reynolds
Elo
1413 −53 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Lyman Eaton