Miami Redskins football, 1888–1899

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The Miami Redskins football (now known as Miami RedHawks football) teams from 1888 to 1899 represented Miami University in American football. These were the earliest years of intercollegiate football at the school. Highlights include the following:

  • On December 8, 1888, Miami played its first intercollegiate football game against Cincinnati, ending in a scoreless tie. The 1888 game between Cincinnati and Miami was the first in what later became the Victory Bell series that has been contested more than 110 games and is one of the oldest rivalries in college football.[1] It was also the first college football game played in the State of Ohio.[2][3]
  • On November 9, 1889, Miami won its first game, defeating Dayton High School by a 44–0 score. On December 14, 1889, the team also defeated Cincinnati, 34–0, for its first victory in the Victory Bell rivalry. The 1889 team also compiled the first undefeated record in school history with four wins and no losses.
  • On November 26, 1891, the team lost to Ohio Wesleyan by a 104–0 score. It was the most one-sided defeat in Miami school history.
  • In 1893 and 1895, the team compiled perfect 3–0 records. These were the second and third undefeated seasons in school history.

The team did not have a paid coach from 1888 to 1894.[4] C. K. Fauver became the first head coach in 1895. He was succeeded by Ernest Merrill in 1896, Herbert J. McIntire in 1897, and George Greenleaf in 1899.

The team's most common opponents during this period were the University of Cincinnati (11 games), Earlham College (seven games), and Centre College (three games).

1888

Quick facts Conference, Record ...
1888 Miami Redskins football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–0–1
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumOld Main lawn
Seasons
1889 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1888 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Cincinnati  101
Notre Dame  100
Washington University  100
Michigan  210
Northwestern  210
Lake Forest  220
Minnesota  110
Indiana  001
Miami (OH)  001
Albion  020
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The 1888 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1888 college football season. The 1888 team was Miami's first football team to compete in intercollegiate football. The team played only one game, a scoreless tie with the University of Cincinnati football team at Oxford, Ohio, on December 8, 1888.[4][5]

The players on the first Miami football team included W. Chidlaw, S. Fox, J. Lough, F. McCracken, J. Macready, R. Mason, E. Reed, S. Stephenson, W. Stubbs, and S. Townsend.[6]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
December 8Cincinnati
T 0–0[7]
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1889

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1889 Miami Redskins football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–0
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
 1888
1891 
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1889 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Miami (OH)  400
Butler  200
Washington University  200
Iowa College  100
Lake Forest  100
Notre Dame  100
South Dakota  101
Minnesota  310
Purdue  210
South Dakota Agricultural  001
Northwestern  220
Cincinnati  110
Wabash  110
Michigan  120
Indiana  011
Iowa  010
Wisconsin  020
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The 1889 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1889 college football season. In its second season, Miami went undefeated and had a 4–0 record.[8] There was no paid head coach for the season.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
November 9at Dayton High SchoolDayton, OHW 44–0
November ?at EarlhamW 8–0
December 11Dayton ACW 14–4
December 14CincinnatiOxford, OH (rivalry)W 34–0
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1890

No team

1891

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1891 Miami Redskins football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–1
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
 1889
1892 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1891 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Ohio Wesleyan  400
Kansas  701
Illinois  510
Missouri  310
Lake Forest  620
Washington University  411
Minnesota  311
Wisconsin  311
Cincinnati  421
Iowa  320
Doane  220
Iowa College  111
Miami (OH)  110
Nebraska  220
Northwestern  223
Michigan  450
Ohio State  230
Case  120
Buchtel  130
Washburn  150
Michigan State Normal  020
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The 1891 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1891 college football season.[8] There was no paid head coach for the season. In their second game, they lost 0 to 104 against Ohio Wesleyan.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
November 21Hamilton ACW 38–0
November 26at Ohio WesleyanL 0–104
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1892

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1892 Miami Redskins football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
 1891
1893 
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1892 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Oberlin  700
Case  300
Iowa Agricultural  101
Notre Dame  101
Chicago  841
Michigan State Normal  210
Illinois  741
Ohio State  530
Washington University  320
Hillsdale  321
Doane  110
Heidelberg  110
Miami (OH)  220
Buchtel  340
Lake Forest  230
Cincinnati  120
Marquette  120
Ohio Wesleyan  130
Wittenberg  021
St. Ignatius College  010
Washburn  020
Kalamazoo  020
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The 1892 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1892 college football season.[8] There was no paid head coach for the season. They had a 2–2 record in 4 games.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
October 21at EarlhamL 0–12
November 11Hamilton ACW 28–0
November 19Cincinnati YMCAW 8–0
December 2at CentreL 6–12
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1893

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1893 Miami Redskins football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–0
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
 1892
1894 
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1893 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Case  400
Miami (OH)  300
Baker  501
Oberlin  610
Hillsdale  410
Notre Dame  410
Buchtel  520
Butler  420
Michigan State Normal  420
Chicago  642
Beloit  430
Illinois  323
Lake Forest  323
Doane  220
Heidelberg  220
Kansas State Normal  110
Wabash  330
Washburn  111
Washington University  110
Ohio State  450
Wittenberg  230
Mount Union  120
Drake  021
Baldwin–Wallace  010
College of Emporia  010
Ohio Wesleyan  010
Kalamazoo  020
Iowa Agricultural  030
Cincinnati  060
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The 1893 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1893 college football season.[8] There was no paid head coach for the season. They went undefeated in 3 games.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7CincinnatiOxford, OH (rivalry)W 24–6
October 28EarlhamW 28–6
November 4at CincinnatiW 6–0300[9]
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1894

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1894 Miami Redskins football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
 1893
1895 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1894 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Western Reserve  700
North Dakota Agricultural  200
Baldwin–Wallace  100
Buchtel  100
Michigan  911
Iowa Agricultural  510
College Of Emporia  410
Minnesota  310
Washburn  310
Wittenberg  620
Doane  520
Wisconsin  520
Notre Dame  311
Beloit  630
Washington University  210
Chicago  1471
Kalamazoo  211
Ohio State  650
Case  430
Illinois  430
Oberlin  431
Cincinnati  330
Drake  220
Mount Union  450
Lake Forest  340
Miami (OH)  120
Ohio Wesleyan  130
Rush Medical  360
Northwestern  150
Ohio  010
South Dakota  020
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The 1894 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1894 college football season.[8] There was no paid head coach for the season. They played in 3 games and had a 1–2 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 13at Kentucky State CollegeLexington, KYL 6–28
October 14at Hamilton ACW 18–0
October 20at CincinnatiCincinnati, OH (rivalry)L 0–6[10]
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1895

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1895 Miami Redskins football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–0
Head coach
Seasons
 1894
1896 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1895 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Miami (OH)  300
Carthage  200
Washington University  200
Michigan  810
Chicago  1030
Wittenberg  520
Minnesota  730
Wisconsin  521
Wabash  630
Baldwin–Wallace  310
Notre Dame  310
Illinois  421
Buchtel  320
College of Emporia  320
Doane  320
Chicago P&S  321
Purdue  430
Indiana  431
Northwestern  650
Butler  220
Cincinnati  330
Kalamazoo  110
Michigan State Normal  330
North Dakota Agricultural  110
North Dakota  110
Ohio State  442
Iowa Agricultural  340
Ohio  230
Rush-Lake Forest  460
Ohio Wesleyan  241
Haskell  120
Iowa State Normal  120
Lake Forest  120
Northwestern Law  120
Drake  140
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The 1895 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1895 college football season.[8] In their first season with a head coach, they went undefeated with a 3–0 record. Their coach was C. K. Fauver.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 12at WittenbergSpringfield, OHW 12–4
November 9ButlerW 6–0
November 16at CincinnatiW 12–0[11]
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1896

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1896 Miami Redskins football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMiami Field
Seasons
 1895
1897 
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1896 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Carthage  400
St. Ignatius College Chicago  100
Washburn  611
Iowa Agricultural  820
Central Michigan  310
Miami (OH)  310
Ohio Wesleyan  620
Detroit College  520
North Dakota Agricultural  311
Heidelberg  210
Ohio  421
Indiana  530
Beloit  213
Butler  430
Iowa State Normal  430
Notre Dame  430
Cincinnati  431
Wittenberg  540
Baldwin–Wallace  220
College of Emporia  230
Ohio State  551
Lake Forest  341
Mount Union  341
Wabash  340
Drake  230
Chicago P&S  242
Hillsdale  240
Kansas State  011
Indiana State Normal  010
Buchtel  010
Washington University  020
Doane  050
Haskell  050
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The 1896 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1896 college football season.[8] Their coach was Ernest Merrill.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
October 2at CincinnatiW 6–4
October 15at DaytonW 10–0
October 17EarlhamW 26–0
November 7Butler
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
L 4–16
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1897

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1897 Miami Redskins football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMiami Field
Seasons
 1896
1898 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1897 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Butler  300
Fairmount  100
Washburn  710
Cincinnati  911
Iowa State Normal  510
Ohio Wesleyan  711
Indiana  611
Ohio  720
Carthage  310
Iowa Agricultural  310
Notre Dame  411
Central Michigan  210
Baldwin–Wallace  211
Chicago Dental Infirmary  221
Lake Forest  451
Drake  230
Heidelberg  230
Detroit College  120
Indiana Normal  140
Kansas State  121
Mount Union  241
Rush Medical College  141
DePauw  260
Wittenberg  260
Haskell  140
Indiana State Normal  140
Ohio State  171
Lincoln (MO)  010
South Dakota Agricultural  010
Washington University  020
North Dakota Agricultural  030
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The 1897 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1897 college football season.[8] Under new head coach Herbert J. McIntire, Miami compiled a 2–4–1 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
October 2Dayton ACT 0–0
October 9Cincinnati
L 0–6
October 17at EarlhamW 10–0
October 23Nashville Guards
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 10–0
October 30at CincinnatiL 6–10
November 16at Indiana
L 6–22
November 25at CentreL 0–18
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1898

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1898 Miami Redskins football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–1
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumMiami Field
Seasons
 1897
1899 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1898 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington University  600
Detroit College  500
Carthage  300
Lincoln (MO)  100
Iowa State Normal  401
Washburn  401
Kansas  710
Cincinnati  612
Indiana  412
Nebraska  830
Drake  420
Lake Forest  210
Notre Dame  420
Western Reserve  530
Butler  211
Heidelberg  430
Michigan Agricultural  430
Iowa State  320
Kansas State  112
Miami (OH)  110
South Dakota Agricultural  111
DePauw  342
Iowa  342
Ohio State  350
Baldwin–Wallace  240
Central Michigan  120
Indiana State Normal  120
North Dakota Agricultural  120
Wabash  251
Ohio Wesleyan  250
Ohio  130
Haskell  270
Missouri  141
Wittenberg  151
Fairmount  010
College of Emporia  020
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The 1898 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1898 college football season.[8]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 8CincinnatiOxford, OH (Victory Bell)L 0–22[12]
November 12Dayton High SchoolW 6–11
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1899

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1899 Miami Redskins football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–5
Head coach
Home stadiumMiami Field
Seasons
 1898
1900 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1899 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Kansas  1000
North Dakota  600
Detroit College  500
Lincoln (MO)  100
Ohio State  901
Iowa  801
Washington University  510
Missouri  920
Chicago P&S  410
Mount Union  511
Indiana  620
South Dakota Agricultural  310
Wabash  101
Cincinnati  520
Drake  520
Heidelberg  520
Buchtel  210
Doane  210
Northern Illinois State  102
Notre Dame  631
Central Michigan  320
Fairmount  212
Carthage  321
Western Reserve  540
Wittenberg  540
Iowa State  541
College of Emporia  111
Ohio  220
Rush Medical  331
Ohio Wesleyan  550
Haskell  450
Lake Forest  462
Kansas State  230
Iowa State Normal  132
Washburn  252
Butler  130
Miami (OH)  150
Nebraska  171
North Dakota Agricultural  010
Baldwin–Wallace  040
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The 1899 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1899 college football season.[8][13] Under new head coach George Greenleaf, Miami compiled a 1–5 record.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 72:50 p.m.at CincinnatiL 0–21[14][15]
October 13at VanderbiltL 0–12[16]
October 16at CentreDanville, KYL 12–15
October 18at Kentucky State CollegeLexington, KYL 5–18[17]
October 28WittenbergW 6–0
November 18at Earlham
L 0–28
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