1898 Nevada State Sagebrushers football team

1898 Nevada State Sagebrushers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumEvans Field
1898 Far West college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Jose Normal     5 0 1
California     8 0 2
    4 1 0
USC     5 1 1
Gonzaga     1 0 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

The 1898 Nevada State Sagebrushers football team was an American football team that represented Nevada State University (now known as the University of Nevada, Reno) as an independent during the 1898 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach F. F. Ellis, the team compiled a 4–1 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 15Stewart Indian School (NV)
W 34–6[1]
October 253:00 p.m.at Santa ClaraSanta Clara, CAL 6–12[2]
October 28vs. Pacific (CA)
W 35–0[3]
November 12Belmont Academy (OR)
  • Evans Field
  • Reno, NV
W 24–0[4]
November 26Stanford second team
  • Evans Field
  • Reno, NV
W 22–0[5]

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References

  1. ^ "Stewart Institute vs. State University". Nevada State Journal. October 16, 1898. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "12 to 6: Nevada Plays a Hard Game and Makes a Good Showing". Nevada State Journal. October 28, 1898. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "N.S.U. Victorious". Reno Evening Gazette. October 29, 1898. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "N.S.U. Victorious: The Belmont Football Team Defeated Belmont by a Score of 24 to 0". Reno Evening Gazette. November 12, 1898. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Nevada, 22; Stanford, 0 -- An Exciting Game of Football on Nevada Soil". Reno Evening Gazette. November 26, 1898. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "2024 Nevada Football Record Book" (PDF). Nevada Wolf Pack Athletics. p. 2. Retrieved May 4, 2025.