1898 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1898 Western Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1898 Wisconsin Badgers football
1898 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Western Conference
1898 record	9–1 (2–1 Western)
Head coach	Philip King (3rd season);
Captain	Pat O'Dea
Home stadium	Randall Field
	Seasons ← 1897 1899 →

The 1898 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1898 Western Conference football season. Led by third-year head coach Philip King, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, placing third in the Western Conference. The team's captain was Pat O'Dea.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	Ripon*	Randall Field Madison, WI	W 52–0
October 5	Madison High School*	Randall Field Madison, WI	W 21–0
October 8	Dixon*	Randall Field Madison, WI	W 76–0
October 15	Rush Medical*	Randall Field Madison, WI	W 42–0
October 22	vs. Beloit	Milwaukee, WI	W 17–0
October 29	Minnesota	Randall Field Madison, WI (rivalry)	W 29–0
November 5	vs. Wisconsin Alumni*	Madison, WI	W 12–11
November 12	at Chicago	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	L 0–6
November 19	at Whitewater Normal*	Whitewater, WI	W 22–0
November 24	at Northwestern	Sheppard Field Evanston, IL	W 47–0	2,000	^[2]
*Non-conference game

References[]

^ "Wisconsin Football 2021 Fact Book" (PDF). Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. p. 143. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
^ "Madison Routs Evanston Team". Chicago Tribune. November 25, 1898. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "Wisconsin Football 2021 Fact Book" (PDF). Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. p. 143. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

[2] "Madison Routs Evanston Team". Chicago Tribune. November 25, 1898. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.

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v t Wisconsin Badgers football
Venues	Randall Field (1895–1916) Camp Randall Stadium (1917–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa (Heartland Trophy) Minnesota (Slab of Bacon, 1930–1943; Paul Bunyan's Axe, 1948–present) Nebraska (Freedom Trophy)
Culture & lore	Bucky Badger "On, Wisconsin!" Marching band "Jump Around" Tall Grass Game Crazylegs
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders Retired numbers
Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

1898 Western Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Michigan $	3	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	0
Chicago	3	–	1	–	0	14	–	2	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Illinois	1	–	1	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Minnesota	1	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Purdue	0	–	1	–	0	3	–	3	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	4	–	0	9	–	4	–	1

$ – Conference champion