1898 Colgate football team

1898 Colgate football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5–1
Head coach
CaptainWalter Cramp
1898 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW 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
Franklin & Marshall – 4–4–2
New Hampshire – 4–4–0
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 Colgate football team represented Colgate University in the 1898 college football season. Colgate reports the record for the season as 2–5, however, a reporting error in early record keeping failed to account for a 6–6 tie with Hamilton on October 1.[1][2][3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at CornellIthaca, NY (rivalry)L 5–29[4]
October 1at HamiltonClinton, NYT 6–6[2][3]
October 19at Williams
L 0–5[5][6]
October 29St. John's AcademyHamilton, NYW 6–0[7]
November 7at HobartGeneva, NYW 12–5[8]
November 8at Buffalo
L 0–23[9]
November 12Union (NY)Hamilton, NYL 0–11[10]
November 24vs. HamiltonUtica, NYL 0–5[11]800[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Reference at gocolgateraiders.com.s3.amazonaws.com" (PDF).
  2. 1 2 "Madisonensis: Colgate vs Hamilton". Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Colgate and Hamilton Play a Tie Game at Clinton".
  4. ↑ "Madisonensis: Colgate Scores Against Cornell". Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Williams 5, Colgate 0.—Kicking Contest, in Which Williams' Fullback More Than Holds His Own". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 20, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved June 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ "Williams Beat Colgate.—Heavy Game in the Mud of Weston Field Yesterday Afternoon". North Adams Transcript. North Adams, Massachusetts. October 20, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved June 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "Madisonensis: St. Johns 0, Colgate 6". Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Madisonensis: Hobart 5, Colgate 12". Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Great Is Cursons: He Was the Whole Thing in Yesterday's Game; Made a Great Run". Buffalo Sunday Morning Times. October 30, 1898. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Madisonensis: Union 11, Colgate 0". Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Madisonensis: Hamilton 5, Colgate 0". Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
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