1898 Swarthmore Quakers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–2
Head coach
Home stadiumWhittier Field
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1898 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard   –   11 – 0 – 0
Drexel   –   7 – 0 – 0
Princeton   –   11 – 0 – 1
Penn   –   12 – 1 – 0
Buffalo   –   8 – 1 – 0
Cornell   –   10 – 2 – 0
Swarthmore   –   9 – 2 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   9 – 2 – 0
Yale   –   9 – 2 – 0
Dickinson   –   8 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   8 – 2 – 1
Wesleyan   –   7 – 3 – 0
Western Penn.   –   5 – 2 – 1
Brown   –   6 – 4 – 0
Carlisle   –   6 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh College   –   6 – 4 – 1
Army   –   3 – 2 – 1
Vermont   –   3 – 2 – 1
Holy Cross   –   5 – 4 – 1
Bucknell   –   4 – 4 – 3
Fordham   –   1 – 1 – 2
Frankin & Marshall   –   4 – 4 – 2
New Hampshire   –   4 – 4 – 0
Amherst   –   4 – 5 – 1
Villanova   –   2 – 4 – 1
Lehigh   –   3 – 6 – 1
Boston College   –   2 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   2 – 5 – 1
Temple   –   2 – 5 – 0
Lafayette   –   3 – 8 – 0
NYU   –   1 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   1 – 6 – 1
Tufts   –   1 – 9 – 0
Geneva   –   0 – 6 – 1

The 1898 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1898 college football season. The team compiled a 9–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 152 to 64. Jacob K. Shell was the head coach.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Swarthmore alumniSwarthmore, PAW 6–0[2]
October 1at Delaware
W 22–0[3]
October 8Rutgers
  • Whittier Field
  • Swarthmore, PA
W 6–0[4]
October 12at GeorgetownWashington, DCW 11–0
October 19Ursinus
  • Whittier Field
  • Swarthmore, PA
W 29–0[5]
October 22at BucknellLewisburg, PAL 18–34[6]
November 2Pennsylvania Military
  • Whittier Field
  • Swarthmore, PA
W 22–0[7]
November 5Franklin & MarshallSwarthmore, PAW 10–6[8]
November 9DelawareSwarthmore, PAW 6–0[9]
November 12at ColumbianWashington, DCW 22–6[10][11]
November 19Haverford
  • Whittier Field
  • Swarthmore, PA
L 0–12[12]

References

  1. ^ "Swarthmore Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Swarthmore's First Game: The College Defeats an Alumni Eleven by a Close Score". The Philadelphia Times. September 29, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Swarthmore Wins". The Evening Journal. October 3, 1898. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Close Game at Swarthmore: Rutgers Was Defeated by a Lighter But More Scientific Team". The Philadelphia Times. October 9, 1898. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Swarthmore Easily Defeats Ursinus". The Philadelphia Times. October 20, 1898. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Swarthmore Is Defeated: Puts Up a Magnificent Game, But Bucknell Is a Bit Too Good". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 23, 1898. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Swarthmore Wins Easily: The Quakers Do Not Allow the Chester Cadets to Score". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 3, 1898. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kicking the Pigskin". The News-Journal. November 7, 1898. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Delaware's Fine Game: Prevents Swarthmore College From Scoring". The Morning News. November 10, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Swarthmore Wins: The Columbians Eleven Was Simply Outclassed". The Washington Times. November 13, 1898. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "'Rah for Swarthmore - Defeats Columbian University by the score of twenty-two to six". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 13, 1898. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Haverford at Swarthmore". The Philadelphia Times. November 20, 1898. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
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