1894 Cincinnati football team

1894 Cincinnati football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–3
Head coach
CaptainW. Durant Berry
Home stadiumLeague Park
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
College Of Emporia   –   4 – 1 – 0
Minnesota   –   3 – 1 – 0
Washburn   –   3 – 1 – 0
Wittenberg   –   6 – 2 – 0
Doane   –   5 – 2 – 0
Wisconsin   –   5 – 2 – 0
Notre Dame   –   3 – 1 – 1
Beloit   –   6 – 3 – 0
Washington University   –   2 – 1 – 0
Chicago   –   14 – 7 – 1
Kalamazoo   –   2 – 1 – 1
Ohio State   –   6 – 5 – 0
Case   –   4 – 3 – 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. Led by first-year head coach W. Durant Berry, Cincinnati compiled a record of 3–3. Berry was also the team captain. The team played home games at League Park in Cincinnati.

Schedule

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

  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. ^ "2024 Cincinnati Football Media Guide & Record Book" (PDF). University of Cincinnati. p. 97. Retrieved March 13, 2025.