1898 Dickinson football team

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1898 Dickinson football
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ConferenceIndependent
1898 record8–2
Head coach
CaptainA. M. Devall
Seasons
← 1897
1899 →
1898 Eastern college football independents records
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 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
Army   –   3 – 2 – 1
Vermont   –   3 – 2 – 1
Holy Cross   –   5 – 4 – 1
Pittsburgh College   –   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 Dickinson 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.

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[]

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]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "1898 Dickinson Red Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Dickinson's Good Start: The Carlisle Boys Defeat Susquehanna by a Fair Sized Score". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 25, 1898. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Dickinson's Low Score". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 2, 1898. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Dickinson Beat Haverford: Ragged Work by Both Teams Marked the Day's Play". The Philadelphia Times. October 9, 1898. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Another for Lafayette: This Time Dickinson Sent Them Off the Field Defeated". The Philadelphia Times. October 16, 1898. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Dickinson's Fifth Victory: Wyoming Seminary Were Not Able to Cross Their Goal Line". The Philadelphia Times. October 23, 1898. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Dickinson the Winner: Defeats Franklin and Marshall in No Uncertain Manner". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 30, 1898. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Indians Toyed With Dickinson: The Redskins Scored Almost at Will; Some New Formations". The Times. November 6, 1898. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Dickinson Defeats Lebanon Valley". Carlisle Evening Herald. November 13, 1898. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Dickinson's Eighth Victory". The Times. November 17, 1898. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "State's Big Tally: Defeats Dickinson College in the Annual Thanksgiving Game 34 to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 25, 1898. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ 1898-99 Microcosm yearbook. Dickinson College. 1899. p. 148.
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