1898 Ursinus football team

1898 Ursinus football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
1898 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard   –   11 – 0 – 0
Drexel   –   7 – 0 – 0
Princeton   –   11 – 0 – 1
Penn   –   12 – 1 – 0
Buffalo   –   8 – 1 – 0
Cornell   –   10 – 2 – 0
Swarthmore   –   9 – 2 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   9 – 2 – 0
Yale   –   9 – 2 – 0
Dickinson   –   8 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   8 – 2 – 1
Wesleyan   –   7 – 3 – 0
Western Penn.   –   5 – 2 – 1
Brown   –   6 – 4 – 0
Carlisle   –   6 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh College   –   6 – 4 – 1
Army   –   3 – 2 – 1
Vermont   –   3 – 2 – 1
Holy Cross   –   5 – 4 – 1
Bucknell   –   4 – 4 – 3
Fordham   –   1 – 1 – 2
Frankin & Marshall   –   4 – 4 – 2
New Hampshire   –   4 – 4 – 0
Amherst   –   4 – 5 – 1
Villanova   –   2 – 4 – 1
Lehigh   –   3 – 6 – 1
Boston College   –   2 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   2 – 5 – 1
Temple   –   2 – 5 – 0
Lafayette   –   3 – 8 – 0
NYU   –   1 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   1 – 6 – 1
Tufts   –   1 – 9 – 0
Geneva   –   0 – 6 – 1

The 1898 Ursinus football team was an American football team that represented Ursinus College during the 1898 college football season. The team compiled a 7–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 214 to 46.[1] Harry Off was the head coach.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1Norristown Y.M.C.A.Collegeville, PAW 50–0[2]
October 4at Lebanon ValleyLebanon, PAW 6–0
October 8NorristownCollegeville, PAW 31–0[3]
October 15Pennsylvania Institution for the DeafCollegeville, PAW 40–6[4]
October 19at Swarthmore
L 0–29[5]
October 22at Pennsylvania Railroad YMCAPhiladelphia, PAL 0–1 (forfeit)
October 26Lebanon ValleyCollegeville, PAW 25–0[6]
October 29DelawareCollegeville, PAW 46–0
November 5at HaverfordHaverford, PAW 6–0[7]
November 16vs. Franklin & MarshallNorristown, PAT 10–10[8]

References

  1. ^ "1898 - Ursinus (PA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Ursinus and Norristown Y.M.C.A." The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 2, 1898. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ursinus' Third Victory". The Philadelphia Times. October 9, 1898. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ursinus Makes Big Score". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 16, 1898. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Swarthmore Easily Defeats Ursinus". The Philadelphia Times. October 20, 1898. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ursinus Won on a Muddy Field". The Philadelphia Times. October 27, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ursinus Defeats Haverford". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 6, 1898. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "F. and M. and Ursinus Tie". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 17, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.