1897 Cincinnati
0–1, coached by Tom Fennell. The season’s Wikipedia article records 9–1–1, over 11 games to the one on file here. Share
Schedule and results
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Carlisle 10–0.
In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list 10 games of Cincinnati’s 1897 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. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vsOhio | W 12–0 | Cincinnati’s article |
| Oct 2 | atCentennial Guardsservice team | T 6–6 | Cincinnati’s article |
| Oct 9 | atMiami (OH) | W 6–0 | Cincinnati’s article |
| Oct 16 | atCentre | W 4–0 | Cincinnati’s article |
| Oct 23 | vsOhio National Guard / 17th Infantryservice team | W 20–0 | Cincinnati’s article |
| Oct 30 | vsMiami (OH) | W 10–6 | Cincinnati’s article |
| Nov 6 | vsCentre | W 10–0 | Cincinnati’s article |
| Nov 13 | vsOhio State | W 34–0 | Cincinnati’s article, Ohio State’s article |
| Jan 1 | atSouthern Athletic Clubclub | W 16–0 | Cincinnati’s article |
| Jan 3 | atLSU | W 28–0 | Cincinnati’s article |
- Record
- 0–1
- Conference
- —
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 0–10
- Coach
- Tom Fennell
- Elo
- 1410 −32 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- William Bass