With a 27-20 victory last season, the Cincinnati Bearcats won their 11th-straight Battle for the Victory Bell. The long standing rivalry between UC and the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks has been around for forever and a day, first kicking off in 1888. Since then, there have been 121 total meetings. In honor of the winning streak and the 122nd meeting, which takes place this Saturday night in Oxford, Ohio, let’s run through 11 lesser known facts about the rivalry.
1. Miami Ohio actually leads the all-time series 59-55-7
It wasn’t always blowouts and parties for the Bearcats in this rivalry, with the RedHawks still owning a record above .