Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami)

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

Victory Bell

Logo of the 111th Battle of the Bell
Sport	Football
Teams	Cincinnati Bearcats Miami Redhawks
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 win streak	UC 10 (2006–present) MU 5 (1913–1917, 1971–1975)

University of Cincinnati

Miami University

Locations in Ohio

The Miami–Cincinnati 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	Cincinnati	0	Miami	0	Tied 0–0–1
December 14, 1889	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	34	Cincinnati	0	MU 1–0–1
October 7, 1893	Oxford, OH	Miami	24	Cincinnati	6	MU 2–0–1
November 4, 1893	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	6	Cincinnati	0	MU 3–0–1
October 20, 1894	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	6	Miami	0	MU 3–1–1
November 16, 1895	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	12	Cincinnati	0	MU 4–1–1
October 2, 1896	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	6	Cincinnati	4	MU 5–1–1
October 9, 1897	Oxford, OH	Cincinnati	6	Miami	0	MU 5–2–1
October 30, 1897	Oxford, OH	Cincinnati	10	Miami	0	MU 5–3–1
October 8, 1898	Oxford, OH	Cincinnati	22	Miami	0	MU 5–4–1
October 7, 1899	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	21	Miami	0	Tied 5–5–1
November 3, 1900	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	16	Miami	12	UC 6–5–1
October 17, 1903	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	15	Cincinnati	0	Tied 6–6–1
October 15, 1904	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	46	Miami	0	UC 7–6–1
October 13, 1906	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	0	Miami	0	UC 7–6–2
November 25, 1909	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	10	Miami	6	UC 8–6–2
October 29, 1910	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	3	Miami	0	UC 9–6–2
November 18, 1911	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	11	Miami	0	UC 10–6–2
November 28, 1912	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	21	Miami	21	UC 10–6–3
November 27, 1913	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	13	Cincinnati	7	UC 10–7–3
November 27, 1914	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	20	Cincinnati	13	UC 10–8–3
November 25, 1915	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	24	Cincinnati	12	UC 10–9–3
November 30, 1916	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	33	Cincinnati	0	Tied 10–10–3
November 29, 1917	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	40	Cincinnati	0	MU 11–10–3
November 28, 1918	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	0	Miami	0	MU 11–10–4
November 28, 1919	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	14	Cincinnati	0	MU 12–10–4
November 25, 1920	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	7	Miami	0	MU 12–11–4
November 24, 1921	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	15	Cincinnati	7	MU 13–11–4
November 30, 1922	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	9	Cincinnati	6	MU 14–11–4
November 23, 1923	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	23	Miami	0	MU 14–12–4
November 27, 1924	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	8	Miami	7	MU 14–13–4
November 26, 1925	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	33	Cincinnati	0	MU 15–13–4
November 25, 1926	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	6	Miami	6	MU 15–13–5
November 24, 1927	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	17	Cincinnati	14	MU 16–13–5
November 29, 1928	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	34	Cincinnati	0	MU 17–13–5
November 28, 1929	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	14	Cincinnati	6	MU 18–13–5
November 27, 1930	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	6	Miami	0	MU 18–14–5
November 26, 1931	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	20	Miami	0	MU 18–15–5
November 24, 1932	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	21	Cincinnati	13	MU 19–15–5
November 30, 1933	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	6	Cincinnati	2	MU 20–15–5
November 29, 1934	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	21	Miami	0	MU 20–16–5
November 28, 1935	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	8	Miami	7	MU 20–17–5
November 26, 1936	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	0	Miami	0	MU 20–17–6
November 25, 1937	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	14	Cincinnati	6	MU 21–17–6
November 24, 1938	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	16	Cincinnati	7	MU 22–17–6
November 23, 1939	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	13	Miami	0	MU 22–18–6
November 21, 1940	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	44	Miami	0	MU 22–19–6
November 20, 1941	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	26	Miami	0	MU 22–20–6
November 26, 1942	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	21	Miami	12	MU 22–21–6
November 22, 1945	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	28	Cincinnati	14	MU 23–21–6
November 28, 1946	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	13	Miami	7	MU 23–22–6
November 27, 1947	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	38	Cincinnati	7	MU 24–22–6
November 25, 1948	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	43	Cincinnati	19	MU 25–22–6
November 24, 1949	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	27	Miami	6	MU 25–23–6
November 25, 1950	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	28	Cincinnati	0	MU 26–23–6
November 24, 1951	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	19	Miami	14	MU 26–24–6
November 27, 1952	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	34	Miami	9	MU 26–25–6
November 26, 1953	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	14	Miami	0	Tied 26–26–6
November 25, 1954	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	21	Cincinnati	9	MU 27–26–6
November 24, 1955	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	14	Cincinnati	0	MU 28–26–6
November 22, 1956	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	27	Cincinnati	13	MU 29–26–6
November 28, 1957	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	20	Cincinnati	14	MU 30–26–6
November 27, 1958	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	18	Miami	7	MU 30–27–6
November 26, 1959	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	14	Miami	7	MU 30–28–6
November 19, 1960	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	10	Cincinnati	6	MU 31–28–6
November 18, 1961	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	7	Cincinnati	3	MU 32–28–6
November 17, 1962	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	38	Cincinnati	16	MU 33–28–6
November 28, 1963	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	21	Cincinnati	19	MU 34–28–6
November 21, 1964	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	28	Miami	14	MU 34–29–6
November 20, 1965	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	37	Cincinnati	7	MU 35–29–6
November 26, 1966	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	28	Cincinnati	8	MU 36–29–6
November 18, 1967	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	27	Cincinnati	14	MU 37–29–6
November 23, 1968	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	23	Miami	21	MU 37–30–6
November 22, 1969	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	36	Cincinnati	20	MU 38–30–6
November 21, 1970	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	33	Miami	0	MU 38–31–6
November 20, 1971	Oxford, OH	Miami	43	Cincinnati	7	MU 39–31–6
November 18, 1972	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	23	Cincinnati	0	MU 40–31–6
November 17, 1973	Oxford, OH	Miami	6	Cincinnati	0	MU 41–31–6
November 16, 1974	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	27	Cincinnati	7	MU 42–31–6
November 22, 1975	Oxford, OH	Miami	21	Cincinnati	13	MU 43–31–6
September 25, 1976	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	17	Miami	0	MU 43–32–6
November 24, 1977	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	12	Cincinnati	7	MU 44–32–6
November 18, 1978	Oxford, OH	Miami	28	Cincinnati	24	MU 45–32–6
November 17, 1979	Oxford, OH	Miami	27	Cincinnati	14	MU 46–32–6
November 22, 1980	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	23	Miami	13	MU 46–33–6
November 21, 1981	Oxford, OH	Miami	7	Cincinnati	3	MU 47–33–6
November 18, 1982	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	20	Miami	10	MU 47–34–6
November 19, 1983	Oxford, OH	Miami	14	Cincinnati	10	MU 48–34–6
November 22, 1984	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	31	Cincinnati	26	MU 49–34–6
November 23, 1985	Oxford, OH	Miami	16	Cincinnati	10	MU 50–34–6
September 13, 1986	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	45	Miami	38	MU 50–35–6
September 26, 1987	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	31	Miami	26	MU 50–36–6
September 24, 1988	Oxford, OH	Cincinnati	34	Miami	18	MU 50–37–6
September 23, 1989	Oxford, OH	Cincinnati	30	Miami	14	MU 50–38–6
September 22, 1990	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	16	Cincinnati	12	MU 51–38–6
September 28, 1991	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	22	Cincinnati	9	MU 52–38–6
September 19, 1992	Oxford, OH	Miami	17	Cincinnati	14	MU 53–38–6
September 18, 1993	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	30	Miami	23	MU 53–39–6
September 17, 1994	Oxford, OH	Cincinnati	17	Miami	17	MU 53–39–7
September 23, 1995	Oxford, OH	Miami	23	Cincinnati	16	MU 54–39–7
September 28, 1996	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	30	Miami	23	MU 54–40–7
October 25, 1997	Oxford, OH	Cincinnati	34	Miami	31	MU 54–41–7
October 24, 1998	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	41	Cincinnati	0	MU 55–41–7
October 30, 1999	Oxford, OH	Cincinnati	52	Miami	42	MU 55–42–7
October 28, 2000	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	45	Miami	15	MU 55–43–7
September 22, 2001	Oxford, OH	Miami	21	Cincinnati	14	MU 56–43–7
October 5, 2002	Cincinnati, OH	Miami	31	Cincinnati	26	MU 57–43–7
September 27, 2003	Oxford, OH	Miami	42	Cincinnati	37	MU 58–43–7
September 11, 2004	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	45	Miami	26	MU 58–44–7
September 28, 2005	Oxford, OH	Miami	44	Cincinnati	16	MU 59–44–7
September 30, 2006	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	24	Miami	10	MU 59–45–7
September 15, 2007	Oxford, OH	Cincinnati	47	Miami	10	MU 59–46–7
September 20, 2008	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	45	Miami	20	MU 59–47–7
October 3, 2009	Oxford, OH	#10 Cincinnati	37	Miami	13	MU 59–48–7
October 9, 2010	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	45	Miami	3	MU 59–49–7
October 1, 2011	Oxford, OH	Cincinnati	27	Miami	0	MU 59–50–7
October 6, 2012	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	52	Miami	14	MU 59–51–7
September 21, 2013	Oxford, OH	Cincinnati	14	Miami	0	MU 59–52–7
September 20, 2014	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	31	Miami	24	MU 59–53–7
September 19, 2015	Oxford, OH	Cincinnati	37	Miami	33	MU 59–54–7

See also

• Most-played rivalries in NCAA Division I FBS