1891 Cincinnati football team

American college football season

1891 Cincinnati football

Conference| Independent
Record| 4–2–1
Head coach|

* None

Captain| Clyde Johnson
Home stadium| East End Athletic Grounds

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1891 Midwestern college football independents records

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
Ohio Wesleyan |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 4  | – | 0  | – | 0
Kansas |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 7  | – | 0  | – | 1
Illinois |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 1  | – | 0
Missouri |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 3  | – | 1  | – | 0
Lake Forest |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 6  | – | 2  | – | 0
Washington University |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 4  | – | 1  | – | 1
Minnesota |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 3  | – | 1  | – | 1
Wisconsin |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 3  | – | 1  | – | 1
Cincinnati |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 4  | – | 2  | – | 1
Iowa |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 3  | – | 2  | – | 0
Doane |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 2  | – | 2  | – | 0
Iowa College |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 1  | – | 1  | – | 1
Miami (OH) |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 1  | – | 1  | – | 0
Nebraska |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 2  | – | 2  | – | 0
Northwestern |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 2  | – | 2  | – | 3
Michigan |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 4  | – | 5  | – | 0
Ohio State |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 2  | – | 3  | – | 0
Case |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 1  | – | 2  | – | 0
Buchtel |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 1  | – | 3  | – | 0
Washburn |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 1  | – | 5  | – | 0
Michigan State Normal |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 0  | – | 2  | – | 0

The 1891 Cincinnati football team was an American football team that represented the University of Cincinnati as an independent during the 1891 college football season. The team compiled a 4–2–1 record. Clyde Johnson was the team captain. The team had no head coach.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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| | Woodward High School| Cincinnati, OH| W 22–0|
October 16| | Hughes High School|

* Gymnasium Athletic Grounds
* Cincinnati, OH

| W 33–0| [1]
October 23| | Franklin (IN)|

* East End Athletic Grounds
* Cincinnati, OH

| W 38–0| [2]
October 24| 3:57 p.m.| at Cincinnati Gymnasium and Athletic Club|

* Gymnasium Athletic Grounds
* Cincinnati, OH

| T 0–0| [3]
October 31| 3:00 p.m.| at Dayton YMCA|

* Athletic park grounds
* Dayton, OH

| L 8–12| [4]
November 21| 2:30 p.m.| at Butler|

* Fair grounds
* Indianapolis, IN

| L 10–34| [5][6]
November 26| | Cincinnati Gymnasium and Athletic Club|

* East End Athletic Grounds
* Cincinnati, OH

| W 18–0| [7]

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## References

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1. ^ "No Match—Were the Hughes High School Boys—When It Came To Tackling the University Eleven at the Jolly Game of Foot-Ball". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. October 25, 1891. p. 9. Retrieved March 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
2. ^ "A Lovely Game—Between the University Eleven and the Franklin Team". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. October 25, 1891. p. 9. Retrieved March 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
3. ^ "Hot Sport.—Broken Heads and Bruised Bodies,—With a Disabled Arm or Two, Tell the Story—Of the Gymnasium-University Eleven Foot-Ball Game". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. October 25, 1891. p. 9. Retrieved March 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ "Foot Ball.—The Dayton Y. M. C. A. Juniors Win From the Cincinnati University Eleven—Score, 12 to 8". The Dayton Evening Herald. Dayton, Ohio. November 2, 1891. p. 7. Retrieved March 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "Foot-ball Galore.—Game This Afternoon Between Cincinnati And Butler—A Game With Cornell Team". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 21, 1891. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ "Played In The Mud.—Spiritless Contest Between Butler and Cincinnati University Won by the Former". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 22, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved March 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
7. ^ "Knocked Out.—The Gymnasium Athletic Club Team". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 27, 1891. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
8. ^ "2024 Cincinnati Football Media Guide & Record Book" (PDF). University of Cincinnati. p. 97. Retrieved March 13, 2025.

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Cincinnati Bearcats football

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* East End Park (1891–1893)
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* Chester Park (1899–1900)
* Burnet Woods (1901–1906, 1908–1909)
* Norwood Inn Park (1902)
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* Carson Field (1910–1923)
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