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1899 Cincinnati football team

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1899 Cincinnati football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2
Head coach
CaptainHoward Nieman
Home stadiumChester Park
Seasons
← 1898
1900 →
1899 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kansas     10 0 0
North Dakota     6 0 0
Detroit College     5 0 0
Lincoln (MO)     1 0 0
Ohio State     9 0 1
Iowa     8 0 1
Washington University     5 1 0
Missouri     9 2 0
Chicago P&S     4 1 0
Mount Union     5 1 1
Indiana     6 2 0
South Dakota Agricultural     3 1 0
Wabash     1 0 1
Cincinnati     5 2 0
Drake     5 2 0
Heidelberg     5 2 0
Buchtel     2 1 0
Doane     2 1 0
Northern Illinois State     1 0 2
Notre Dame     6 3 1
Central Michigan     3 2 0
Fairmount     2 1 2
Carthage     3 2 1
Western Reserve     5 4 0
Wittenberg     5 4 0
Iowa State     5 4 1
College of Emporia     1 1 1
Ohio     2 2 0
Rush Medical     3 3 1
Ohio Wesleyan     5 5 0
Haskell     4 5 0
Lake Forest     4 6 2
Kansas State     2 3 0
Michigan Agricultural     2 4 1
Iowa State Normal     1 3 2
Washburn     2 5 2
Butler     1 3 0
Miami (OH)     1 5 0
Nebraska     1 7 1
North Dakota Agricultural     0 1 0
Baldwin–Wallace     0 4 0

The 1899 Cincinnati football team was an American football team that represented the University of Cincinnati as an independent during the 1899 college football season. In their first season under head coach Daniel A. Reed, the Bearcats compiled a 5–2 record. Howard Nieman was the team captain. The team played its home games at Chester Park in Cincinnati.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 72:50 p.m.Miami (OH)W 21–0[2][3]
October 214:30 p.m.at VanderbiltW 6–01,000[4][5]
October 28CentreCincinnati, OHW 26–0
November 4at Indiana
L 0–35
November 113:20 p.m.at Washington & JeffersonL 0–20[6]
November 18AlumniCincinnati, OHW 6–0
November 30at Ohio WesleyanDelaware, OHW 28–5

References

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  1. ^ "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. University of Cincinnati. 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Brilliant—Victory For U. C. Marked the Opening of the Football Season". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. October 8, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Miami Beaten By The U. Of C." The Daily Republican-News. Hamilton, Ohio. October 9, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Who Will Win—Vanderbilt and Cincinnati Meet To-Morrow Afternoon". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. October 20, 1899. p. 2. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "To Cincinnati Comes Victory". The Nashville American. Nashville, Tennessee. October 22, 1899. p. 5. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "W. & J. The Winner". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 12, 1899. p. 14. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.