1898 Wisconsin
9–1 (2–1 Western Conference), coached by Phil King. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Dixon 76–0Oct 8
By 76 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vsRipon | W 52–0 | 92% |
| Oct 5 | vsMadison High | W 21–0 | 94% |
| Oct 8 | vsDixon | W 76–0 | 93% |
| Oct 15 | vsRush Medical | W 42–0 | 93% |
| Oct 22 | vsBeloit | W 17–0 | 90% |
| Oct 29 | vs Minnesota | W 29–0 | 81% |
| Nov 5 | vsWisconsin Alumni | W 12–11 | 92% |
| Nov 12 | atChicago | L 0–6 | 42% |
| Nov 19 | vsWisconsin–Whitewater | W 22–0 | 95% |
| Nov 24 | at Northwestern | W 47–0 | 62% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Northwestern 47–0; 3rd in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
Photographs from 1898
Football team portrait, 1898Photo: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
Photographs from libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America, each under the rights statement its holder gives (no copyright in the United States, public domain or Creative Commons) and credited to it. Captions as each collection catalogues them.
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1898.
- Record
- 9–1
- Conference
- 2–1 3rd in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 318–17
- Coach
- Phil King
- Elo
- 1624 +51 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 12.7 No. 7 of 31 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Pat O’Dea
1898 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Michigan | 3–0 | 10–0 | |
| Chicago | 3–1 | 14–2–1 | |
 Wisconsin | 2–1 | 9–1 | |
 Illinois | 1–1 | 4–5 | |
| Minnesota | 1–2 | 4–5 | |
| Northwestern | 0–4 | 9–4–1 | |
 Purdue | 0–1 | 3–3 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.