{"id":6110,"date":"2013-09-20T15:44:59","date_gmt":"2013-09-20T19:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spec.lib.miamioh.edu\/home\/?p=6110"},"modified":"2013-09-20T15:44:59","modified_gmt":"2013-09-20T19:44:59","slug":"miami-celebrates-125-years-of-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spec.lib.miamioh.edu\/home\/miami-celebrates-125-years-of-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Celebrates 125 Years of Football"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Saturday marks the 125th Anniversary of Miami football. \u00a0Back on December 8, 1888 Miami University played its very first football game and it was against none other than our “friends” down the road, the University of Cincinnati. \u00a0The game ended 0-0, but marked the first of what would be the second longest rivalry in division 1 football. \u00a0The only rivalry that predates Miami-Cincinnati is North Carolina-Wake Forest which was first played a few months earlier in 1888, on October 18. \u00a0The Miami-Cincinnati rivalry is also the 4th most played rivalry. \u00a0Below is a list of the rivalries with over 110 meetings between the teams.<\/p>\n

Most played NCAA Division 1 Rivalries<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Games<\/td>\nRivalry<\/td>\nGame\/Trophy<\/td>\nRecord<\/td>\nBegan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
122<\/td>\nMinnesota-Wisconsin<\/td>\nPaul Bunyan\u2019s Axe<\/td>\n59-55-8<\/td>\n1890<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
120<\/td>\nMissouri-Kansas<\/td>\nBorder War<\/td>\n57-54-9<\/td>\n1891<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
118<\/td>\nTexas-Texas A&M<\/td>\nLone Star Showdown<\/td>\n76-37-5<\/td>\n1894<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
117<\/b><\/td>\nMiami-Cincinnati<\/b><\/td>\nVictory Bell<\/b><\/td>\n59-51-7<\/b><\/td>\n1888<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
117<\/td>\nNebraska-Kansas<\/td>\n<\/td>\n91-23-3<\/td>\n1892<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
117<\/td>\nNorth Carolina-Virginia<\/td>\nSouth\u2019s Oldest Rivalry<\/td>\n59-54-4<\/td>\n1892<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
116<\/td>\nAuburn-Georgia<\/td>\nDeep South\u2019s Oldest Rivalry<\/td>\n54-54-8<\/td>\n1892<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
116<\/td>\nOregon-Oregon State<\/td>\nCivil War<\/td>\n60-46-10<\/td>\n1894<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
115<\/td>\nIndiana-Purdue<\/td>\nOld Oaken Bucket<\/td>\n72-37-6<\/td>\n1891<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
115<\/td>\nStanford-California<\/td>\nBig Game<\/td>\n58-46-11<\/td>\n1892<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
113<\/td>\nNavy-Army<\/td>\nArmy-Navy<\/td>\n57-49-7<\/td>\n1890<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
110<\/td>\nClemson-South Carolina<\/td>\nPalmetto Bowl<\/td>\n65-41-4<\/td>\n1896<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
110<\/td>\nUtah-Utah State<\/td>\nBattle of the Brothers<\/td>\n78-29-4<\/td>\n1892<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
110<\/td>\nKansas-Kansas State<\/td>\nGovernor\u2019s Cup<\/td>\n65-40-5<\/td>\n1902<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
\"Victory

Victory Bell after a Miami win<\/p><\/div>\n

The game between Miami an Cincinnati is better known as the “Battle for the Bell” or the “Battle for the Victory Bell, with the winner receiving the Victory Bell and keeping it until the teams meet again the following year. \u00a0Since 1909, the game has been played every season with the exception of 1943 and 1944, when World War II was at its height. \u00a0As you can see from the chart above, Miami is currently winning the series 59-51-7, though Cincinnati has won the last seven meetings. \u00a0The tradition of the Victory Bell began in the 1890\u2019s when a group of Cincinnati fans \u201cborrowed\u201d the bell from the original Harrison Hall on Miami’s campus. The bell went to the winner of the game over the next 30 years until it disappeared during the 1930\u2019s. The original bell reappeared in 1946 but was retired and is currently being preserved. The current trophy is a replica of the original bell.<\/p>\n

Series Facts
\nLongest Cincinnati Win Streak: 7 games (2006-Current)
\nLongest Miami Win Streak: 5 Games (1913-1917, 1971-1975)
\nLargest Cincinnati Win: 46 (1904 46-0)
\nLargest Miami Win: 41 (1998 41-0)
\nSeries Record: Miami 59-51-7
\nSeries Score: Miami 1884-1844<\/p>\n


\nIn addition to starting one of the most played rivalries in college football, that game in 1888 was also the start of Miami’s football program. \u00a0During these 125 years Miami has accomplished a lot. \u00a0They are currently tied for 24th (with Clemson) in all-time NCAA wins among the 125 Division 1 programs with 688 wins. \u00a0Other accomplishments in the first 125 years of Miami football:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

4 Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Championships (1916-1918, 1921)<\/p>\n

3 Buckeye Conference Championships (1932, 1933, 1936)<\/p>\n

15 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championships (1948, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1965, 1973-1975, 1977, 1986, 2003, 2010)<\/p>\n

668 wins, 410 Losses and 44 ties<\/p>\n

61.3 Winning percentage<\/p>\n

24th<\/sup> most wins in NCAA FBS (currently 125 teams)<\/p>\n

18th<\/sup> highest winning percentage in NCAA FBS<\/p>\n

9 Bowl Game Appearances (1948, 1951, 1962, 1973-1975, 1986, 2003, 2004, 2011)<\/p>\n

7 Bowl Victories (1948, 1951, 1962, 1973-1975, 2003, 2011)<\/p>\n

10 College Football Hall of Famers (Earl Blaik, George Little, Sid Gillman, Woody Hayes, Bob Babich, Bo Schembechler, Ara Parseghian, Jim Young, Ed Sherman, Carm Cozza)<\/p>\n

3 Professional Football Hall of Famers (Paul Brown, Weeb Ewbank, Sid Gillman)<\/p>\n

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Johnathan Cooper<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This Saturday marks the 125th Anniversary of Miami football. \u00a0Back on December 8, 1888 Miami University played its very first football game and it was against none other than our “friends” down the road, the University of Cincinnati. \u00a0The game…<\/span><\/p>\n

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