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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1
Ripon*
W 52–0
October 5Madison High School*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 21–0
October 8Dixon*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 76–0
October 15
Rush Medical
*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 42–0
October 22vs.
Beloit
Milwaukee, 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

  1. ^ "Wisconsin Football 2021 Fact Book" (PDF). Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. p. 143. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
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