Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami)

This article is about trophy for the CincinnatiMiami University football game. For other trophies, see Victory Bell (disambiguation).
Victory Bell

Logo of the 111th Battle of the Bell
Sport Football
Teams
First meeting December 8, 1888
Cincinnati 0, Miami 0
Latest meeting September 19, 2015
Cincinnati 37, Miami 33
Statistics
All-time series Miami leads, 59–54–7
Longest streak UC 10 (2006–present)
MU 5 (1913–1917, 1971–1975)
University of Cincinnati
Miami University
Locations in Ohio

The MiamiCincinnati Victory Bell is the trophy awarded to the winner of the American college football rivalry game played by the Cincinnati Bearcats football team of the University of Cincinnati and the Miami RedHawks football team of Miami University. The Victory Bell is the oldest current non-conference college football rivalry in the United States (though the teams were conference rivals for a few years in the late 1940s and early 1950s).

Series history

The Bearcats and RedHawks (formerly the Redskins) square off each fall for the famed Victory Bell. The first game in the series, played on December 8, 1888 in Oxford, Ohio, was the first college football game played in the state of Ohio. The original bell hung in Miami's Harrison Hall (Old Main) near the site of the first game and was used to ring in Miami victories. The traveling trophy tradition began in the 1890s when some Cincinnati fans "borrowed" the bell. The bell went to the winner of the annual game for the next forty years until it mysteriously disappeared in the 1930s. The original bell reappeared in 1946 and is on display in the lobby of Miami's Murstein Alumni Center. The current trophy is a replica of the original bell and is kept in the possession of the winning team each year. One side of the bell is painted black with white numbers showing Cincinnati's victories, while the other side is white with red numbers showing Miami's victories. Ties are indicated on the top of the red yoke in white numbers.

The Miami–Cincinnati series ranks fifth on the list of most-played rivalries in college football and is the oldest Division I rivalry west of the Allegheny Mountains. After the 2010–12 NCAA conference realignment led to the end of several historic rivalries, it is now the most-played currently active rivalry involving schools from the same state, and also holds the same distinction among inter-conference rivalries. Of the more than thirty college football rivalries that include at least 89 games, none is older than Miami vs. Cincinnati.

Game results

Cincinnati victories
Miami victories
Tie games
Date Site Winning team Losing team Series
December 8, 1888 Oxford, OH Cincinnati0Miami0 Tied 0–0–1
December 14, 1889 Cincinnati, OH Miami34Cincinnati0 MU 1–0–1
October 7, 1893 Oxford, OH Miami24Cincinnati6 MU 2–0–1
November 4, 1893 Cincinnati, OH Miami6Cincinnati0 MU 3–0–1
October 20, 1894 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati6Miami0 MU 3–1–1
November 16, 1895 Cincinnati, OH Miami12Cincinnati0 MU 4–1–1
October 2, 1896 Cincinnati, OH Miami6Cincinnati4 MU 5–1–1
October 9, 1897 Oxford, OH Cincinnati6Miami0 MU 5–2–1
October 30, 1897 Oxford, OH Cincinnati10Miami0 MU 5–3–1
October 8, 1898 Oxford, OH Cincinnati22Miami0 MU 5–4–1
October 7, 1899 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati21Miami0 Tied 5–5–1
November 3, 1900 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati16Miami12 UC 6–5–1
October 17, 1903 Cincinnati, OH Miami15Cincinnati0 Tied 6–6–1
October 15, 1904 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati46Miami0 UC 7–6–1
October 13, 1906 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati0Miami0 UC 7–6–2
November 25, 1909 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati10Miami6 UC 8–6–2
October 29, 1910 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati3Miami0 UC 9–6–2
November 18, 1911 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati11Miami0 UC 10–6–2
November 28, 1912 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati21Miami21 UC 10–6–3
November 27, 1913 Cincinnati, OH Miami13Cincinnati7 UC 10–7–3
November 27, 1914 Cincinnati, OH Miami20Cincinnati13 UC 10–8–3
November 25, 1915 Cincinnati, OH Miami24Cincinnati12 UC 10–9–3
November 30, 1916 Cincinnati, OH Miami33Cincinnati0 Tied 10–10–3
November 29, 1917 Cincinnati, OH Miami40Cincinnati0 MU 11–10–3
November 28, 1918 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati0Miami0 MU 11–10–4
November 28, 1919 Cincinnati, OH Miami14Cincinnati0 MU 12–10–4
November 25, 1920 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati7Miami0 MU 12–11–4
November 24, 1921 Cincinnati, OH Miami15Cincinnati7 MU 13–11–4
November 30, 1922 Cincinnati, OH Miami9Cincinnati6 MU 14–11–4
November 23, 1923 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati23Miami0 MU 14–12–4
November 27, 1924 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati8Miami7 MU 14–13–4
November 26, 1925 Cincinnati, OH Miami33Cincinnati0 MU 15–13–4
November 25, 1926 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati6Miami6 MU 15–13–5
November 24, 1927 Cincinnati, OH Miami17Cincinnati14 MU 16–13–5
November 29, 1928 Cincinnati, OH Miami34Cincinnati0 MU 17–13–5
November 28, 1929 Cincinnati, OH Miami14Cincinnati6 MU 18–13–5
November 27, 1930 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati6Miami0 MU 18–14–5
November 26, 1931 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati20Miami0 MU 18–15–5
November 24, 1932 Cincinnati, OH Miami21Cincinnati13 MU 19–15–5
November 30, 1933 Cincinnati, OH Miami6Cincinnati2 MU 20–15–5
November 29, 1934 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati21Miami0 MU 20–16–5
November 28, 1935 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati8Miami7 MU 20–17–5
November 26, 1936 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati0Miami0 MU 20–17–6
November 25, 1937 Cincinnati, OH Miami14Cincinnati6 MU 21–17–6
November 24, 1938 Cincinnati, OH Miami16Cincinnati7 MU 22–17–6
November 23, 1939 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati13Miami0 MU 22–18–6
November 21, 1940 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati44Miami0 MU 22–19–6
November 20, 1941 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati26Miami0 MU 22–20–6
November 26, 1942 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati21Miami12 MU 22–21–6
November 22, 1945 Cincinnati, OH Miami28Cincinnati14 MU 23–21–6
November 28, 1946 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati13Miami7 MU 23–22–6
November 27, 1947 Cincinnati, OH Miami38Cincinnati7 MU 24–22–6
November 25, 1948 Cincinnati, OH Miami43Cincinnati19 MU 25–22–6
November 24, 1949 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati27Miami6 MU 25–23–6
November 25, 1950 Cincinnati, OH Miami28Cincinnati0 MU 26–23–6
November 24, 1951 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati19Miami14 MU 26–24–6
November 27, 1952 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati34Miami9 MU 26–25–6
November 26, 1953 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati14Miami0 Tied 26–26–6
November 25, 1954 Cincinnati, OH Miami21Cincinnati9 MU 27–26–6
November 24, 1955 Cincinnati, OH Miami14Cincinnati0 MU 28–26–6
November 22, 1956 Cincinnati, OH Miami27Cincinnati13 MU 29–26–6
November 28, 1957 Cincinnati, OH Miami20Cincinnati14 MU 30–26–6
November 27, 1958 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati18Miami7 MU 30–27–6
November 26, 1959 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati14Miami7 MU 30–28–6
November 19, 1960 Cincinnati, OH Miami10Cincinnati6 MU 31–28–6
November 18, 1961 Cincinnati, OH Miami7Cincinnati3 MU 32–28–6
November 17, 1962 Cincinnati, OH Miami38Cincinnati16 MU 33–28–6
November 28, 1963 Cincinnati, OH Miami21Cincinnati19 MU 34–28–6
November 21, 1964 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati28Miami14 MU 34–29–6
November 20, 1965 Cincinnati, OH Miami37Cincinnati7 MU 35–29–6
November 26, 1966 Cincinnati, OH Miami28Cincinnati8 MU 36–29–6
November 18, 1967 Cincinnati, OH Miami27Cincinnati14 MU 37–29–6
November 23, 1968 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati23Miami21 MU 37–30–6
November 22, 1969 Cincinnati, OH Miami36Cincinnati20 MU 38–30–6
November 21, 1970 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati33Miami0 MU 38–31–6
November 20, 1971 Oxford, OH Miami43Cincinnati7 MU 39–31–6
November 18, 1972 Cincinnati, OH Miami23Cincinnati0 MU 40–31–6
November 17, 1973 Oxford, OH Miami6Cincinnati0 MU 41–31–6
November 16, 1974 Cincinnati, OH Miami27Cincinnati7 MU 42–31–6
November 22, 1975 Oxford, OH Miami21Cincinnati13 MU 43–31–6
September 25, 1976 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati17Miami0 MU 43–32–6
November 24, 1977 Cincinnati, OH Miami12Cincinnati7 MU 44–32–6
November 18, 1978 Oxford, OH Miami28Cincinnati24 MU 45–32–6
November 17, 1979 Oxford, OH Miami27Cincinnati14 MU 46–32–6
November 22, 1980 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati23Miami13 MU 46–33–6
November 21, 1981 Oxford, OH Miami7Cincinnati3 MU 47–33–6
November 18, 1982 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati20Miami10 MU 47–34–6
November 19, 1983 Oxford, OH Miami14Cincinnati10 MU 48–34–6
November 22, 1984 Cincinnati, OH Miami31Cincinnati26 MU 49–34–6
November 23, 1985 Oxford, OH Miami16Cincinnati10 MU 50–34–6
September 13, 1986 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati45Miami38 MU 50–35–6
September 26, 1987 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati31Miami26 MU 50–36–6
September 24, 1988 Oxford, OH Cincinnati34Miami18 MU 50–37–6
September 23, 1989 Oxford, OH Cincinnati30Miami14 MU 50–38–6
September 22, 1990 Cincinnati, OH Miami16Cincinnati12 MU 51–38–6
September 28, 1991 Cincinnati, OH Miami22Cincinnati9 MU 52–38–6
September 19, 1992 Oxford, OH Miami17Cincinnati14 MU 53–38–6
September 18, 1993 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati30Miami23 MU 53–39–6
September 17, 1994 Oxford, OH Cincinnati17Miami17 MU 53–39–7
September 23, 1995 Oxford, OH Miami23Cincinnati16 MU 54–39–7
September 28, 1996 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati30Miami23 MU 54–40–7
October 25, 1997 Oxford, OH Cincinnati34Miami31 MU 54–41–7
October 24, 1998 Cincinnati, OH Miami41Cincinnati0 MU 55–41–7
October 30, 1999 Oxford, OH Cincinnati52Miami42 MU 55–42–7
October 28, 2000 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati45Miami15 MU 55–43–7
September 22, 2001 Oxford, OH Miami21Cincinnati14 MU 56–43–7
October 5, 2002 Cincinnati, OH Miami31Cincinnati26 MU 57–43–7
September 27, 2003 Oxford, OH Miami42Cincinnati37 MU 58–43–7
September 11, 2004 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati45Miami26 MU 58–44–7
September 28, 2005 Oxford, OH Miami44Cincinnati16 MU 59–44–7
September 30, 2006 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati24Miami10 MU 59–45–7
September 15, 2007 Oxford, OH Cincinnati47Miami10 MU 59–46–7
September 20, 2008 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati45Miami20 MU 59–47–7
October 3, 2009 Oxford, OH #10 Cincinnati37Miami13 MU 59–48–7
October 9, 2010 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati45Miami3 MU 59–49–7
October 1, 2011 Oxford, OH Cincinnati27Miami0 MU 59–50–7
October 6, 2012 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati52Miami14 MU 59–51–7
September 21, 2013 Oxford, OH Cincinnati14Miami0 MU 59–52–7
September 20, 2014 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati31Miami24 MU 59–53–7
September 19, 2015 Oxford, OH Cincinnati37Miami33 MU 59–54–7

See also

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