1898 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1898 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–1–2
Head coach	James H. Horne (1st season)
Captain	William Youtsler
Home stadium	Jordan Field

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 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 1898 college football season. In their first season under head coach James H. Horne, the Hoosiers compiled a 4–1–2 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 8	Rose Polytechnic	Jordan Field Bloomington, IN	W 11–0	[2]
	Emmerich Manual High School	Jordan Field Bloomington, IN	W 20–0
October 29	Cincinnati	Jordan Field Bloomington, IN	T 0–0	[3]
November 5	at Notre Dame	Brownson Hall field Notre Dame, IN	W 11–5
November 7	at DePauw	Greencastle, IN	W 32–0
November 12	at Purdue	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	L 0–14	[4]
November 24	at Cincinnati	Union Ball Park Cincinnati, OH	T 11–11

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References

1. "The "I" Men of Indiana – A Review of Our Athletic History". Indiana University Alumni Quarterly. October 1914. p. 416.
2. "First Game At I. U. 12". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 9, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Neither Side Able To Score". The Inter Ocean. Chicago, Illinois. October 30, 1898. p. 10. Retrieved April 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Purdue Wins from Indiana". Chicago Tribune. November 13, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "1898 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
6. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 11. Retrieved December 28, 2023.