1894 Cincinnati football team

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1894 Cincinnati football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–3
Head coach
CaptainW. Durant Berry
Home stadiumLeague Park
Seasons
← 1893
1895 →
1894 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Reserve     7 0 0
North Dakota Agricultural     2 0 0
Baldwin–Wallace     1 0 0
Buchtel     1 0 0
Michigan     9 1 1
Iowa Agricultural     5 1 0
Notre Dame     3 1 1
Minnesota     3 1 0
Washburn     3 1 0
Wittenberg     6 2 0
Doane     5 2 0
Wisconsin     5 2 0
Chicago     14 7 1
Beloit     6 3 0
Washington University     2 1 0
Ohio State     6 5 0
Illinois     4 3 0
Oberlin     4 3 1
Cincinnati     3 3 0
Drake     2 2 0
Mount Union     4 5 0
Lake Forest     3 4 0
Miami (OH)     1 2 0
Ohio Wesleyan     1 3 0
Rush Medical     3 6 0
Northwestern     1 5 0
Ohio     0 1 0
South Dakota     0 2 0

The 1894 Cincinnati football team was an American football team that represented the University of Cincinnati as an independent during the 1894 college football season. In their first season under head coach W. Durant Berry, the Bearcats compiled a 3–3 record. Berry was also the team captain. The team played home games at League Park in Cincinnati.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 13at Georgetown (KY)Georgetown, KYL 4–6[1]
October 20Miami (OH)Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)W 6–0[2]
November 3Kentucky UniversityCincinnati, OHW 32–4500[3]
November 9at HanoverMadison, INW 14–12[4]
November 17Ohio State
L 4–6[5]
November 292:45 p.m.Ohio Wesleyan
  • League Park
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 4–166,000[6][7]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Foot Ball". Kentucky Advocate. Danville, Kentucky. October 15, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Oxford Boys—Were Not in it—The Cincinnati University Eleven Win the Honors". Hamilton Daily Democrat. Hamilton, Ohio. October 22, 1894. p. 4. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Foot Ball—Kentucky University Beaten At Cincinnati Yesterday". Lexington Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. November 4, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "A Foot Ball Game Given Away by the Referee". The Republic. Columbus, Indiana. November 10, 1894. p. 8. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Berry's Eleven". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 19, 1894. p. 4. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Football Tomorrow.—University of Cincinnati vs. Ohio Wesleyan University". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 28, 1894. p. 6. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Too Big—For Our Varsity Boys". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 30, 1894. p. 5. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. University of Cincinnati. 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2019.