1898 Chicago Athletic Association football team
American football team season
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The 1898 Chicago Athletic Association football team was an American football team representing the Chicago Athletic Association. Led by manager and coach William Hale Thompson,[1] the team compiled a record of 6â5â1. It played its home games at Wanderers' Field, located at 39th Street and Wentworth Avenue in Chicago.
| 1898 Chicago Athletic Association football | |
|---|---|
| League | Independent |
| Record | 6â5â1 |
| Manager | |
| Head coach |
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| Captain |
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| Home field | Wanderers' Field |
Seasons | |
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 24 | Chicago Manual Training School | W 79â0 | [2][3] | |
| October 4 | Chicago Manual Training School | W 44â0 | [4] | |
| October 8 | St. Charles |
| W 33â0 | [5] |
| October 10 | at South Bend Commercial-Athletic Club |
| L 11â15 | [6][7] |
| October 15 | Indianapolis Athletic Club |
| W 11â0 | [8] |
| October 18 | at Northwestern[note 1] |
| L 0â5 or 0â4 | [9][12] |
| October 22 | at Harvard | L 0â39 | [13] | |
| October 29 | at Newtowne Athletic Club |
| W 8â0 | [14][15] |
| November 2 | at Knickerbocker Athletic Club |
| L 10â11 | [16] |
| November 5 | at Yale | L 0â10 | [17] | |
| November 12 | All-Stars |
| T 5â5 | [18] |
| November 24 | Dartmouth |
| W 18â5 | [19] |
Notes
- Game was closed to the public. Although the Chicago Tribune called it "nothing more than a practice for both elevens",[9] Northwestern University includes the game in its official season records.[10] The Tribune reported the score as 4â0, counting the touchdown as only four points (possible under Amos Alonzo Stagg's "western rules"[11]). Northwestern records and the Chicago Inter Ocean give the score as 5â0.