1898 Washington University football
Missouri champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–0
Head coach
CaptainBland
Home stadiumAthletic Park
1898 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
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 Washington University football team represented the Washington University in St. Louis as an independent during the 1898 college football season. Led by first-year head caoch Edwin W. Lee, Washington University compiled a record of 6–0.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 153:30 p.m.Smith Academy
W 21–11300[1][2][3]
October 223:00 p.m.Shurtleff
W 5–0[4][5][6]
October 293:15 p.m.Missouri
W 18–121,000[7][8][9]
November 5Missouri Mines
  • Athletic Park
  • St. Louis, MO
W 35–0[10][11]
November 19.All-St. Louis Team
  • Athletic Park
  • St. Louis, MO
W 29–0[12][13][14]
November 242:30 p.m.Christian Brothers College
  • Athletic Park
  • St. Louis, MO
W 35–01,500[15][16][17]

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References

  1. "Smith And Washington". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 15, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved July 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. "Washington University Won". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 16, 1898. p. 14. Retrieved July 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "Washington University Beats Smith". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 16, 1898. p. 19. Retrieved July 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Rugby Warriors At Work". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 22, 1898. p. 7. Retrieved July 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "The Rugby Players". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 22, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved July 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Washington Beat Shurtleff". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 23, 1898. p. 20. Retrieved July 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "Bland's Warriors Are Ready". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 29, 1898. p. 7. Retrieved July 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "Washington's Warriors Won". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 30, 1898. p. 15. Retrieved July 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. "Rah! Rah! Rah! For 'Varsity". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 30, 1898. p. 10. Retrieved July 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. "Saturday's Rugby Games". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 2, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved July 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. "Washington Victorious". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 6, 1898. p. 15. Retrieved July 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. "The 'Varsity and All St. Louis Teams Will Meet This Afternoon". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 19, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved July 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. "A Farcical Game". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 20, 1898. p. 14. Retrieved July 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. "Bland's Boys Didn't Sweat". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 20, 1898. p. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. "Rugby Championship Games". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 24, 1898. p. 10. Retrieved July 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. "Honors To Washington". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 25, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved July 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. "The Varsitys Won". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 25, 1898. p. 7. Retrieved July 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. "2020-21 Football Record Book" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis. p. 14. Retrieved July 10, 2023.


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