1898 Dickinson Red and White football team

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The 1898 Dickinson Red and White football team was an American football team that represented Dickinson College as an independent during the 1898 college football season. The team compiled an 8–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 211 to 86.[1] Nathan Stauffer was the team's head coach, and A. M. Devall was the captain.

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Record8–2
Headcoach
CaptainA. M. Devall
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1898 Dickinson Red and White football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
CaptainA. M. Devall
Seasons
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1898 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Harvard â€“ 11–0–0
Drexel â€“ 7–0–0
Princeton â€“ 11–0–1
Penn â€“ 12–1–0
Buffalo â€“ 8–1–0
Cornell â€“ 10–2–0
Swarthmore â€“ 9–2–0
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 9–2–0
Yale â€“ 9–2–0
Dickinson â€“ 8–2–0
Syracuse â€“ 8–2–1
Wesleyan â€“ 7–3–0
Western Penn. â€“ 5–2–1
Brown â€“ 6–4–0
Carlisle â€“ 6–4–0
Penn State â€“ 6–4–0
Pittsburgh College â€“ 6–4–1
Army â€“ 3–2–1
Vermont â€“ 3–2–1
Holy Cross â€“ 5–4–1
Bucknell â€“ 4–4–3
Fordham â€“ 1–1–2
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 4–4–2
New Hampshire â€“ 4–4–0
Amherst â€“ 4–5–1
Villanova â€“ 2–4–1
Lehigh â€“ 3–6–1
Boston College â€“ 2–5–1
Colgate â€“ 2–5–1
Temple â€“ 2–5–0
Lafayette â€“ 3–8–0
NYU â€“ 1–3–0
Rutgers â€“ 1–6–1
Tufts â€“ 1–9–0
Geneva â€“ 0–6–1
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Andrew Kerr, later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, was a student at Dickinson at the time but did not play for the varsity football team.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24SusquehannaCarlisle, PAW 24–0[2]
October 1at Bloomsburg NormalBloomsburg, PAW 6–0[3]
October 8HaverfordCarlisle, PAW 24–0600[4]
October 15at LafayetteEaston, PAW 12–6[5]
October 22Wyoming SeminaryCarlisle, PAW 23–0600[6]
October 29at Franklin & MarshallLancaster, PAW 22–0[7]
November 5vs. CarlisleCarlisle, PAL 0–463,000[8]
November 12Lebanon ValleyCarlisle, PAW 56–0[9]
November 16GettysburgCarlisle, PAW 44–0[10]
November 24vs. Penn StateWilliamsport, PAL 0–34[11]
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Players

The following players were starters on the 1898 team:[12]

  • O. N. Diehl - center
  • W. H. Decker - right guard
  • G. H. Bonner - left guard
  • A. M. Devall - captain, right tackle
  • Fred Bindenberger - left tackle
  • Forrest Craver - right end
  • S. F. Shiffer - left end
  • George Williams - left end
  • D. N. Houston - quarterback
  • E. F. Hann - right halfback
  • C. H. Clippinger - left halfback
  • R. N. Hockenberry - fullback

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