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1898 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1898 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record9–1 (2–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainPat O'Dea
Home stadiumRandall Field
Seasons
← 1897
1899 →
1898 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan $ 3 0 0 10 0 0
Chicago 3 1 0 14 2 1
Wisconsin 2 1 0 9 1 0
Illinois 1 1 0 4 5 0
Minnesota 1 2 0 4 5 0
Purdue 0 1 0 3 3 0
Northwestern 0 4 0 9 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1898 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1898 Western Conference football season. Led by third-year head coach Philip King, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, placing third in the Western Conference. The team's captain was Pat O'Dea.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Ripon*W 52–0
October 5Madison High School*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 21–0
October 8Dixon*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 76–0
October 15Rush Medical*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 42–0
October 22vs. BeloitMilwaukee, WIW 17–0
October 29Minnesota
W 29–01,200[2][3]
November 5vs. Wisconsin alumni*Madison, WIW 12–11
November 12at ChicagoL 0–6
November 19at Whitewater Normal*Whitewater, WIW 22–0
November 24at Northwestern
W 47–02,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Wisconsin Football 2021 Fact Book" (PDF). Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. p. 143. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  2. ^ .
  3. ^ "Gophers Are Licked: No Show for the Football Players from Minnesota; First Half Ends 23 to 0". Wisconsin State Journal. October 29, 1898. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Madison Routs Evanston Team". Chicago Tribune. November 25, 1898. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.


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