1898 Western Conference football season

The 1898 Western Conference football season was the third season of college football played by the member schools of the Western Conference (later known as the Big Ten Conference) and was a part of the 1898 college football season.

1898 Western Conference football season
SportFootball
Number of teams7
ChampionMichigan
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 Michigan Wolverines football team, under head coach Gustave Ferbert, won the conference championship with a 10–0 record, shut out six opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 205 to 26. The team concluded its season by playing Amos Alonzo Stagg's 1898 Chicago Maroons football team for the conference championship. The Wolverines beat Chicago by a 12–11 score in a game that inspired Louis Elbel to write Michigan's fight song "The Victors."

Wisconsin, under head coach Philip King, compiled a 9–1 record, lost to Chicago, and finished in third place in the conference.

Season overview

Results and team statistics

Conf. Rank Team Head coach Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1MichiganGustave Ferbert10–03–020.52.6
2ChicagoAmos A. Stagg14–2–13–117.02.8
3WisconsinPhilip King9–12–131.81.7
4IllinoisGeorge Huff4–51–19.28.7
5MinnesotaJohn Minds4-51-210.28.1
6NorthwesternW. H. Bannard9–4–10–416.48.8
7PurdueAlpha Jamison3–30–15.75.5

Key

PPG = Average of points scored per game[1]
PAG = Average of points allowed per game[1]

Regular season

Only 10 conference games were played during the 1898 season as follows:

  • October 22, 1898: Chicago defeated Northwestern, 34-5, at Chicago
  • October 29, 1898: Wisconsin defeated Minnesota, 29-0, at Madison, Wisconsin
  • November 5, 1898: Chicago defeated Purdue, 17-0, at Chicago
  • November 5, 1898: Michigan defeated Northwestern, 6-5, at Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • November 12, 1898: Chicago defeated Wisconsin, 6-0, at Chicago
  • November 12, 1898: Michigan defeated Illinois, 12-5, at Detroit
  • November 12, 1898: Minnesota defeated Northwestern, 17-6, at Minneapolis
  • November 24, 1898: Illinois defeated Minnesota, 11-10, at Champaign, Illinois
  • November 24, 1898: Michigan defeated Chicago, 12-11, at Chicago
  • November 24, 1898: Wisconsin defeated Northwestern, 47-0, at Evanston, Illinois

Notable non-conference games during the 1898 season included the following:

Bowl games

No bowl games were played during the 1898 season.

All-Western players

Ends

Tackles

Guards

  • Rogers, Chicago (CW)
  • Bunge, Beloit (CW)

Centers

Quarterbacks

Halfbacks

Fullbacks

References

  1. "1898 Western Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
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