Wesleyan (CT) at Army
Saturday, October 8, 1898 Share
Army beat Wesleyan (CT) 27–8. It was their fourth meeting; Army leads the series 2–0–2.
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FinalHigh 67°F, low 46°FAttendance 1,500
In the newspapers
The daily morning journal and courier, October 10, 1898, page 6
Read the text
OTHER FOOTBALL GAMES. Harvard, 21; Dartmouth, 0. Princeton, 5S; F. and M., 0. Cornell, 23; Carlisle Indians, 6. U. of F., IS; Brown, 0. Trinity, 0; Massachusetts I. of T., O. West Point, 27; Wesleyan, 8.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Army 78% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Wesleyan (CT)–Army gameArmy leads 2–0–2 in four meetings.
| 1898 | Army 27, Wesleyan (CT) 8 | |
| 1897 | Army 12, Wesleyan (CT) 9 | |
| 1896 | Wesleyan (CT) 12, Army 12 | |
| 1892 | Wesleyan (CT) 6, Army 6 |
Around this game
Wesleyan (CT)
- Next gamevs. Holy CrossOct. 12, 1898
- SeasonWesleyan (CT) in 1898
- ProgramWesleyan (CT) history and records
Army
- Next gamevs. HarvardOct. 15, 1898
- SeasonArmy in 1898
- ProgramArmy history and records