1898 Cincinnati

1–⁠0, coached by Frank Cavanaugh. The season’s Wikipedia article records 6–⁠1–⁠2, over nine games to the one on file here.

Schedule and results

DateOpponentResultElo
Nov 24vsDartmouthW 17–⁠1259%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Dartmouth 17–⁠12.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list seven games of Cincinnati’s 1898 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.

DateOpponentResultSource
Oct 1atOhioW 12–⁠0Cincinnati’s article
Oct 8atMiami (OH)W 22–⁠0Cincinnati’s article
Oct 15atVanderbiltW 12–⁠0Cincinnati’s article
Oct 22vsOberlinL 0–⁠5Cincinnati’s article
Oct 29atIndianaT 0–⁠0Indiana’s article, Cincinnati’s article
Nov 12vsOhio WesleyanW 57–⁠0Cincinnati’s article
Nov 24vsIndianaT 11–⁠11Cincinnati’s article, Indiana’s articleOur records have Cincinnati playing Dartmouth on November 24.
Record
1–⁠0
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
17–⁠12
Coach
Frank Cavanaugh
Elo
1455 +14 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Albert Morrill