1898 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 1898 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 1898 college football season. In their first season under head coach James H. Horne, the Hoosiers compiled a 4–1–2 record.[1]

1898 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1–2
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Youtsler
Home stadiumJordan Field
Seasons
← 1897
1899 →
1898 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington University     6 0 0
Detroit College     5 0 0
Carthage     3 0 0
Iowa State Normal     4 0 1
Washburn     4 0 1
Kansas     7 1 0
Cincinnati     5 1 3
Indiana     4 1 2
Nebraska     8 3 0
Drake     4 2 0
Lake Forest     2 1 0
Notre Dame     4 2 0
Western Reserve     5 3 0
Butler     2 1 1
Heidelberg     4 3 0
Michigan Agricultural     4 3 0
Iowa State     3 2 0
Kansas State     1 1 2
Miami (OH)     1 1 0
South Dakota Agricultural     1 1 1
DePauw     3 4 2
Iowa     3 4 2
Ohio     1 2 1
Ohio State     3 5 0
Baldwin–Wallace     2 4 0
Central Michigan     1 2 0
Indiana State Normal     1 2 0
North Dakota Agricultural     1 2 0
Wabash     2 5 1
Ohio Wesleyan     2 5 0
Haskell     2 7 0
Missouri     1 4 1
Wittenberg     1 5 1
Fairmount     0 1 0

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 8Rose Polytechnic
W 11–0[2]
Emmerich Manual High School
  • Jordan Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 20–0
October 29Cincinnati
  • Jordan Field
  • Bloomington, IN
T 0–0[3]
November 5at Notre Dame
W 11–5
November 7at DePauwGreencastle, INW 32–0
November 12at PurdueL 0–14[4]
November 24at CincinnatiT 11–11

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References edit

  1. ^ "The "I" Men of Indiana – A Review of Our Athletic History". Indiana University Alumni Quarterly. October 1914. p. 416.
  2. ^ "First Game At I. U. 12". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 9, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Neither Side Able To Score". The Inter Ocean. Chicago, Illinois. October 30, 1898. p. 10. Retrieved April 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Purdue Wins from Indiana". Chicago Tribune. November 13, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1898 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  6. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 11. Retrieved December 28, 2023.