1898 Vermont Green and Gold football team

1898 Vermont Green and Gold football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–2–1
Head coach	D. M. McLaughlin (1st season)
Home stadium	Athletic Park

1898 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	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
Pittsburgh College			–					6	–	4	–	1
Army			–					3	–	2	–	1
Vermont			–					3	–	2	–	1
Holy Cross			–					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 Vermont Green and Gold football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont as an independent during the 1898 college football season. In their first year under head coach D. M. McLaughlin, the team compiled a 3–2–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 8	Rutland Institute	Athletic Park Burlington, VT	T 5–5	[1]
October 17	Montpelier Seminary	Athletic Park Burlington, VT	W 23–0	[2]
October 22	Dartmouth	Athletic Park Burlington, VT	L 6–45	[3]
November 2	Montpelier Seminary	Athletic Park Burlington, VT	W 11–0	[4]
November 5	vs. Ogdensburg Athletic Association	M.A.A.C. Grounds Montreal, QC	W 10–5	[5]
November 12	at Holy Cross	Worcester College Grounds Worcester, MA	L 5–17	[6]

References

1. "Played a tied game, football contest between U.V.M. and a Rutland team". The Burlington Free Press & Times. October 10, 1898. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "City briefs". Montpelier Evening Argus. October 18, 1898. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Dartmouth 45, Uni. of VT. 6". The Boston Globe. October 23, 1898. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "City briefs". Montpelier Evening Argus. November 3, 1898. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Victorious, Vermont defeats Ogdensburg at foot ball by a score of 10 to 5". The Burlington Free Press & Times. November 7, 1898. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Holy Cross 17, U. of V. 5". [The Boston Sunday Globe. November 13, 1898. p. 21. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.