1898 Holy Cross football team

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The 1898 Holy Cross football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent in the 1898 college football season.

ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4–1
Headcoach
CaptainM. J. McDonough
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1898 Holy Cross football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4–1
Head coach
CaptainM. J. McDonough
Home stadiumWorcester College Grounds, Worcester Oval
Seasons
← 1897
1899 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
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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In its first year under head coach Maurice Connor, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record. M. J. McDonough was the team captain. John Corbett served as interim head coach for the season's first game, a win.[1]

Holy Cross played its home games at two off-campus fields in Worcester, Massachusetts, the Worcester Oval and the Worcester College Grounds.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24 at Massachusetts W 23–0 [1]
October 1 at Brown
L 0–19 [2][3]
October 9 Gardner A.C.
W 6–1 [1]
October 12 at Wesleyan L 0–12 [4][5]
October 26 Phillips Andover Academy Andover, MA L 0–6 [6]
October 29 Worcester Tech
W 45–6 [1]
November 1 Tufts
  • Worcester College Grounds
  • Worcester, MA
W 12–0 [1]
November 5 Boston College
  • Worcester College Grounds
  • Worcester, MA (rivalry)
T 0–0 [7]
November 12 Vermont
  • Worcester College Grounds
  • Worcester, MA
W 17–5 [8]
November 24 at Boston College L 0–11 [9]
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