1898 DePauw football
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Head coach
  • Samuel Ruick (1st season)
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1898 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington University   –   6 – 0 – 0
Detroit College   –   5 – 0 – 0
Carthage   –   3 – 0 – 0
Iowa State Normal   –   4 – 0 – 1
Washburn   –   4 – 0 – 1
Kansas   –   7 – 1 – 0
Cincinnati   –   5 – 1 – 3
Indiana   –   4 – 1 – 2
Nebraska   –   8 – 3 – 0
Drake   –   4 – 2 – 0
Lake Forest   –   2 – 1 – 0
Notre Dame   –   4 – 2 – 0
Western Reserve   –   5 – 3 – 0
Butler   –   2 – 1 – 1
Heidelberg   –   4 – 3 – 0
Michigan Agricultural   –   4 – 3 – 0
Iowa State   –   3 – 2 – 0
Kansas State   –   1 – 1 – 2
Miami (OH)   –   1 – 1 – 0
South Dakota Agricultural   –   1 – 1 – 1
DePauw   –   3 – 4 – 2
Iowa   –   3 – 4 – 2
Ohio   –   1 – 2 – 1
Ohio State   –   3 – 5 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace   –   2 – 4 – 0
Central Michigan   –   1 – 2 – 0
Indiana State Normal   –   1 – 2 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural   –   1 – 2 – 0
Wabash   –   2 – 5 – 1
Ohio Wesleyan   –   2 – 5 – 0
Haskell   –   2 – 7 – 0
Missouri   –   1 – 4 – 1
Wittenberg   –   1 – 5 – 1
Fairmount   –   0 – 1 – 0

The 1898 DePauw football team was an American football team that represented DePauw University in the 1898 college football season.[1] The team compiled a 3–4–2 record, and shut out three opponents. However, they were outscored 97 to 91, and suffered four shutouts against them by college opponents.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1Indianapolis Training SchoolGreencastle, INW 13–0[2]
October 8Indiana State NormalGreencastle, INW 57–0[3]
October 15Illinois
L 0–16[4]
October 22Rose PolytechnicGreencastle, INW 16–0[5]
October 28Notre Dame
L 0–32[6]
October 29Culver Military AcademyCulver, INT 5–5[7]
November 7IndianaGreencastle, INL 0–32[8]
November 14ButlerGreencastle, INT 0–0[9]
November 24Rose PolytechnicTerre Haute, ILL 0–22[10]

References

  1. ^ "DePauw Football Scores: 1884-1899". DePauw Athletics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "Yesterdays Football Games". The Nebraska State Journal. October 2, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "DePauw Beats State Normal". Daily News-Democrat. Huntington, Indiana. October 10, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "ILLINOIS' PLAY IS RAGGED". The Inter Ocean. October 16, 1898. p. 10. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "Other Gridiron Contests". Kansas City Journal. October 23, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "Notre Dame 32, DePauw 0". The Indianapolis News. October 28, 1898. p. 7. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "OTHER INDIANA GAMES". The Indianapolis News. October 31, 1898. p. 10. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  8. ^ "RIVAL FOR PURDUE'S TEAM". The Indianapolis News. November 8, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  9. ^ "Depauw Ties Indianapolis". The Inter Ocean. November 15, 1898. p. 4. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  10. ^ "PURDUE MET DEFEAT". The Indianapolis News. November 25, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved June 2, 2020.


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