1898 DePauw football team

1898 DePauw football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–4–2
Head coach	Samuel Ruick (1st season)

1898 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Washington University			–					6	–	0	–	0
Detroit College			–					5	–	0	–	0
Carthage			–					3	–	0	–	0
Lincoln (MO)			–					1	–	0	–	0
Iowa State Normal			–					4	–	0	–	1
Washburn			–					4	–	0	–	1
Kansas			–					7	–	1	–	0
Cincinnati			–					5	–	1	–	3
Indiana			–					4	–	1	–	2
Nebraska			–					8	–	3	–	0
Drake			–					4	–	2	–	0
Lake Forest			–					2	–	1	–	0
Notre Dame			–					4	–	2	–	0
Western Reserve			–					5	–	3	–	0
Butler			–					2	–	1	–	1
Heidelberg			–					4	–	3	–	0
Michigan Agricultural			–					4	–	3	–	0
Iowa State			–					3	–	2	–	0
Kansas State			–					1	–	1	–	2
Miami (OH)			–					1	–	1	–	0
South Dakota Agricultural			–					1	–	1	–	1
DePauw			–					3	–	4	–	2
Iowa			–					3	–	4	–	2
Ohio			–					1	–	2	–	1
Ohio State			–					3	–	5	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					2	–	4	–	0
Central Michigan			–					1	–	2	–	0
Indiana State Normal			–					1	–	2	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural			–					1	–	2	–	0
Wabash			–					2	–	5	–	1
Ohio Wesleyan			–					2	–	5	–	0
Haskell			–					2	–	7	–	0
Missouri			–					1	–	4	–	1
Wittenberg			–					1	–	5	–	1
Fairmount			–					0	–	1	–	0
College of Emporia			–					0	–	2	–	0

The 1898 DePauw football team was an American football team that represented DePauw University as an independent during the 1898 college football season. Led by Samuel Ruick in his first and only season as head coach, DePauw compiled a 3–4–2 record. The team shut out three opponents, but was outscored 97 to 91, and suffered four shutouts against them by college opponents.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 1	Indianapolis Training School	Greencastle, IN	W 13–0	[1]
October 8	Indiana State Normal	Greencastle, IN	W 57–0	[2]
October 15	Illinois	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	L 0–16	[3]
October 22	Rose Polytechnic	Greencastle, IN	W 16–0	[4]
October 28	Notre Dame	Brownson Hall field Notre Dame, IN	L 0–32	[5]
October 29	Culver Military Academy	Culver, IN	T 5–5	[6]
November 7	Indiana	Greencastle, IN	L 0–32	[7]
November 14	Butler	Greencastle, IN	T 0–0	[8]
November 24	Rose Polytechnic	Terre Haute, IL	L 0–22	[9]

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References

1. "Yesterdays Football Games". The Nebraska State Journal. October 2, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
2. "DePauw Beats State Normal". Daily News-Democrat. Huntington, Indiana. October 10, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "ILLINOIS' PLAY IS RAGGED". The Inter Ocean. October 16, 1898. p. 10. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
4. "Other Gridiron Contests". Kansas City Journal. October 23, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
5. "Notre Dame 32, DePauw 0". The Indianapolis News. October 28, 1898. p. 7. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
6. "OTHER INDIANA GAMES". The Indianapolis News. October 31, 1898. p. 10. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
7. "RIVAL FOR PURDUE'S TEAM". The Indianapolis News. November 8, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
8. "Depauw Ties Indianapolis". The Inter Ocean. November 15, 1898. p. 4. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
9. "PURDUE MET DEFEAT". The Indianapolis News. November 25, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
10. "1898 Football Schedule". DePauw University. Retrieved July 21, 2024.