1898 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record9–1 (2–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainPat O'Dea
Home stadiumRandall Field
1898 Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan $ 3 0 010 0 0
Chicago 3 1 014 2 1
Wisconsin 2 1 09 1 0
Illinois 1 1 04 5 0
Minnesota 1 2 04 5 0
Purdue 0 1 03 3 0
Northwestern 0 4 09 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 1Ripon*W 52–0
October 5Madison High School*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 21–0
October 8Dixon*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 76–0
October 15Rush Medical*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 42–0
October 22vs. BeloitMilwaukee, 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.
  2. "Rallied Too Late". The Sunday Times. Minneapolis, Minnesota. October 30, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved January 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "Gophers Are Licked: No Show for the Football Players from Minnesota; First Half Ends 23 to 0". Wisconsin State Journal. October 29, 1898. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Madison Routs Evanston Team". Chicago Tribune. November 25, 1898. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.


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