The 1885 Cincinnati football team was an American football team that represented the University of Cincinnati as an independent during the 1885 college football season.
Arch Carson was the team captain.
[1] In its inaugural season of college football, Cincinnati played two games against the Mount Auburn Athletic Club team with the games three weeks apart.
[2] Cincinnati did not play its first intercollegiate football game until three years later in December 1888.
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