1888 Miami Redskins football team

1888 Miami Redskins football
1888 Miami Redskins football
Conference	Independent
1888 record	0–0–1
Head coach	None;
	Seasons 1889 →

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.^[1]^[2] The team did not have a paid coach from 1888 to 1894.^[1] The 1888 game between Cincinnati and Miami was the first in what later became the Victory Bell series that has been included more than 110 games and is one of the oldest rivalries in college football.^[3] It was also the first college football game played in the State of Ohio.^[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]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "2005 Miami University Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2005. pp. 114, 122. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
^ "Miami, Cincy old foes". The Bryan Times. November 23, 1977. p. 18.
^ "Miami Celebrates 125 Years of Football". Miami University Library. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
^ "Football Welcomes Longtime Rival Miami (Ohio) To Nippert Saturday". University of Cincinnati. September 20, 2016. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
^ "5 cool facts about the Miami-Cincinnati 'Battle for the Bell' rivalry". Journal-News. September 20, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
^ 2005 Media Guide, pp. 139-143.

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[MG-1] "2005 Miami University Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2005. pp. 114, 122. Retrieved September 25, 2016.

[2] "Miami, Cincy old foes". The Bryan Times. November 23, 1977. p. 18.

[3] "Miami Celebrates 125 Years of Football". Miami University Library. Retrieved September 25, 2016.

[4] "Football Welcomes Longtime Rival Miami (Ohio) To Nippert Saturday". University of Cincinnati. September 20, 2016. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.

[5] "5 cool facts about the Miami-Cincinnati 'Battle for the Bell' rivalry". Journal-News. September 20, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2016-09-26.

[6] 2005 Media Guide, pp. 139-143.

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v t Miami RedHawks football
Venues	Miami Field (1896–1982) Yager Stadium (1983–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Cincinnati (Victory Bell) Ohio: Battle of the Bricks
Culture & lore	Swoop "" Miami University Marching Band Cradle of Coaches
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

1888 Midwestern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Cincinnati		–		1	–	0	–	1
Notre Dame		–		1	–	0	–	0
Washington University		–		1	–	0	–	0
Michigan		–		2	–	1	–	0
Northwestern		–		2	–	1	–	0
Lake Forest		–		2	–	2	–	0
Minnesota		–		1	–	1	–	0
Indiana		–		0	–	0	–	1
Miami (OH)		–		0	–	0	–	1
Albion		–		0	–	2	–	0