1898 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1898 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–2
Head coach
CaptainSamuel Hobbs
Home stadium Iowa Field
Seasons
  1897
1899  
1898 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington University   600
Detroit College   500
Carthage   300
Lincoln (MO)   100
Iowa State Normal   401
Washburn   401
Kansas   710
Cincinnati   612
Indiana   412
Nebraska   830
Drake   420
Lake Forest   210
Notre Dame   420
Western Reserve   530
Butler   211
Heidelberg   430
Michigan Agricultural   430
Iowa State   320
Kansas State   112
Miami (OH)   110
South Dakota Agricultural   111
DePauw   342
Iowa   342
Ohio State   350
Baldwin–Wallace   240
Central Michigan   120
Indiana State Normal   120
North Dakota Agricultural   120
Wabash   251
Ohio Wesleyan   250
Ohio   130
Haskell   270
Missouri   141
Wittenberg   151
Fairmount   010
College of Emporia   020

The 1898 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the State University of Iowa ("S.U.I."), now commonly known as the University of Iowa, as an independent during the 1898 college football season. In their first year under head coach Alden Knipe, the Hawkeyes compiled a 3–4–2 record. [1] Iowa became an independent for the 1898 and 1899 seasons after the dissolution of the Western Interstate University Football Association (WIUFA).

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Fullback Samuel Hobbs was the team captain. [2] The team played its home games at Iowa Field in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
October 1 Knox (IL) T 0–0
October 8at Chicago L 0–38
October 15 Drake
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
L 5–18
October 22 Upper Iowa
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 23–5
October 29 Rush Medical
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
L 11–15
November 5 Iowa State Normal
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
L 5–11
November 12at Grinnell Grinnell, IA T 5–5
November 17 Simpson
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 12–0
November 243:45 p.mvs. Nebraska W 6–5

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Players

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References

  1. "Iowa Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa. 2022.
  2. 2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, p. 220.
  3. "Iowa Football 2013 Media Guide" (PDF). CBS Sports. CBS Interactive. 2013. Archived from the original (pdf) on December 15, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
  4. 2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, pp. 250-258.