1898 Stanford football team

1898 Stanford football
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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
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 Stanford football team represented Stanford University in the 1898 college football season and was coached by Harry P. Cross in the second of his two nonconsecutive seasons with the team. He also coached the 1896 team.[1] Stanford suffered its first Big Game loss to California, a 22–0 shutout.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30Washington VolunteersStanford, CAW 22–0[3]
October 5Kansas VolunteersStanford, CAW 10–0
October 8at Olympic Club
W 22–0
October 14Kansas VolunteersStanford, CAW 15–11
October 20Iowa VolunteersStanford, CAL 0–6
October 28League of the CrossStanford, CAW 18–5
November 5at Olympic Club
  • Recreation Park
  • San Francisco, CA
T 6–6
November 8at Olympic Club
  • Recreation Park
  • San Francisco, CA
L 0–12
November 24vs. California
  • Recreation Park
  • San Francisco, CA (rivalry)
L 0–22

References

  1. ^ Official results from "Stanford Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 142. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  2. ^ "First varsity defeat: the '98 California eleven wins the first victory in the Blue and Gold's history". The Daily Palo Alto. November 28, 1898. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  3. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-intelligencer-1898-stanford-vs/160017465/