1898 Western Reserve football team

1898 Western Reserve football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
CaptainRoland T. Meacham
Home stadiumAdelbert Field
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
Lincoln (MO)   –   1 – 0 – 0
Iowa State Normal   –   4 – 0 – 1
Washburn   –   4 – 0 – 1
Kansas   –   7 – 1 – 0
Cincinnati   –   6 – 1 – 2
Indiana   –   4 – 1 – 2
Nebraska   –   8 – 3 – 0
Drake   –   4 – 2 – 0
Lake Forest   –   2 – 1 – 0
Notre Dame   –   4 – 2 – 0
  –   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 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
Ohio   –   1 – 3 – 0
Haskell   –   2 – 7 – 0
Missouri   –   1 – 4 – 1
Wittenberg   –   1 – 5 – 1
Fairmount   –   0 – 1 – 0
College of Emporia   –   0 – 2 – 0

The 1898 Western Reserve football team represented Western Reserve University—known as Case Western Reserve University—in the American city of Cleveland, Ohio, during the 1898 college football season. Led by David C. MacAndrew in his first season as head coach, Western Reserve compiled a record of 5–3 and outscored opponents by a total of 130 to 43. Roland T. Meacham was the team captain.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 83:15 p.m.Baldwin–Wallace
W 6–0[1]
October 15at Michigan
L 0–18[2]
October 22Ohio Wesleyan
  • Adelbert Field
  • Cleveland, OH
W 29–0[3]
October 293:00 p.m.Ohio State
  • Adelbert Field
  • Cleveland, OH
W 49–0[4][5]
November 5Oberlin
  • Adelbert Field
  • Cleveland, OH
L 0–11[6]
November 123:45 p.mWashington & Jefferson
  • Adelbert Field
  • Cleveland, OH
L 6–81,200[7]
November 192:30 p.m.at KenyonGambier, OHW 6–5[8]
November 2411:45 a.m.at Case
W 29–06,000[9][10][11]

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References

  1. ^ "The Gridiron". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. October 9, 1898. p. 10. Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ "College Football: Michigan 'Varsity Eleven Had No Picnic With Adelbert". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. October 16, 1898. p. 6. Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ^ "Western Reserve 29—Wesleyan 0". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. October 23, 1898. p. 12. Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. ^ "Many Surprises". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. October 30, 1898. p. 12. Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. ^ "W. R. U 49--O. S. U. 0". The Adelbert. Cleveland, Ohio. November 1, 1898. pp. 43–44 .
  6. ^ "Oberlin Won The Day". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. November 6, 1898. p. 12. Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. ^ "Scored Against W. & J." The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 13, 1898. p. 14. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  8. ^ "Football.—Today's Leading Games". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. November 19, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  9. ^ "Gridiron Honors". The Cleveland Leader. Cleveland, Ohio. November 24, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  10. ^ "Crimson And White". The Cleveland Leader. Cleveland, Ohio. November 25, 1898. pp. 1, 8. Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  11. ^ "Heroes Of The Day". The Cleveland Leader. Cleveland, Ohio. November 25, 1898. pp. 1–2. Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  12. ^ "WRU Football 1898/99 Season Record". Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
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