1898 Oregon Webfoots football team

The 1898 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1898 college football season. It was the Webfoots' fifth season; they competed as an independent and were led by head coach Frank W. Simpson. They finished the season with a record of three wins and one loss (3–1).

1898 Oregon Webfoots football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–1
Head coach
CaptainRichard Shore Smith
Home stadiumKincaid Field
Seasons
← 1897
1899 →
1898 Far West college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
California     8 0 2
Nevada State     4 1 0
USC     5 1 1
Oregon     3 1 0
New Mexico A&M     2 1 0
Utah     2 1 0
Stanford     5 3 1
Montana     3 2 0
Saint Mary's     3 2 0
Denver     6 4 1
Washington     1 1 0
Oregon Agricultural     1 2 1
Washington Agricultural     0 0 1
Utah Agricultural     0 1 0
Montana Agricultural     0 2 0
Pacific (CA)     0 0 2
Wyoming     0 4 0

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
November 5Chemawa Indian SchoolW 34–0[1][2]
November 24Portland University
  • Kincaid Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 95–0[3][4]
December 3at Multnomah Amateur Athletic ClubL 0–21[5]
December 10at Oregon Agricultural
W 38–01,000[6]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Oregon vs. Chemawa". Daily Eugene Guard. (Oregon). November 5, 1898. p. 1.
  2. ^ "Saturday's game". Daily Eugene Guard. (Oregon). November 7, 1898. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Football tomorrow". Daily Eugene Guard. (Oregon). November 23, 1898. p. 1.
  4. ^ "The great football game". Daily Eugene Guard. (Oregon). November 25, 1898. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Varsity men too light". Daily Eugene Guard. (Oregon). December 5, 1898. p. 1.
  6. ^ "Hayseed Waterloo". Eugene City Guard. (Oregon). December 17, 1898. p. 1.
  7. ^ "1898 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 56. Retrieved September 1, 2023.