1898 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The 1898 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1898 Western Conference football season. In their first and only season under head coach Jack Minds, the Golden Gophers compiled a 4–5 record (1–2 against Western Conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 92 to 73.[1]

1898 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
1898 record4–5 (1–2 Western)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge E. Cole
1898 Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 season for Minnesota was one of adversity, including bad weather and a mid-season injury to the team's captain.[2]:27 Coach Jack Minds was a fullback and kicker at the University of Pennsylvania.[3]:312

On Thanksgiving Day 1898, Minnesota and Illinois played a football game for the first time in the two programs' history. A big storm had come through the previous day, but John Pillsbury (the student manager) put together a crew and worked overnight using horse-drawn plows to clear the field. The game itself was delayed several times when the ball was lost in snow drifts on the side of the field[4]:21 and the temperature fell to about 10 below zero when the game was called at noon.[2]:27 Illinois won the game 11–10.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
October 1Carleton*Minneapolis, MNW 32–0
October 5Alumni*Minneapolis, MNL 0–5
October 8Rush*Minneapolis, MNW 12–0
October 15Grinnell*Minneapolis, MNL 6–16
October 22Iowa State*Minneapolis, MNL 0–6
October 29at WisconsinMadison, WI (rivalry)L 0–28
November 5North Dakota*Minneapolis, MNW 15–0
November 12NorthwesternMinneapolis, MNW 17–6
November 24IllinoisMinneapolis, MNL 10–11
  • *Non-conference game

Roster
  • Ends, Henry A. Scandrett (captain and left end), von Schlegell (right end)
  • Tackles, Otte (left tackle), Nicoulin (right tackle)
  • Guards, Parry (left guard), Aune (right guard)
  • Center, Page
  • Quarterback, Kienholtz
  • Halfbacks Bernhagen (left halfback), Cameron (right halfback)
  • Fullback, Shepley
  • Trainer, John Wirtensohn
  • Coach, Jack Minds.[2]:64

References
  1. "1898 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. The General Alumni Association (1928). Martin Newell (ed.). The History of Minnesota Football. The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota.
  3. University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics (2004). Jeff Keiser; Shane Sanderfeld (eds.). Minnesota Football 2004 Media Guide. University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics Communications.
  4. Rainbolt, Richard (1972). Gold Glory. Wayzata, Minnesota: Ralph Turtinen Publishing.
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