1898 Nevada State Sagebrushers football team

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1898 Nevada State Sagebrushers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumEvans Field
Seasons
  1897
1899  
1898 Far West college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
California   8 0 2
Nevada State   4 1 0
USC   5 1 1
Gonzaga   1 0 1
Oregon   3 1 0
New Mexico A&M   2 1 0
Utah   2 1 0
Stanford   5 3 1
Montana   3 2 0
Saint Mary's   3 2 0
Denver   6 4 1
Washington   1 1 0
Oregon Agricultural   1 2 1
Washington Agricultural   0 0 1
Utah Agricultural   0 1 0
Montana Agricultural   0 2 0
Pacific (CA)   0 0 2
Wyoming   0 4 0

The 1898 Nevada State Sagebrushers football team was an American football team that represented Nevada State University (now known as the University of Nevada, Reno) as an independent during the 1898 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach F. F. Ellis, the team compiled a 4–1 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 15 Stewart Indian School (NV)
W 34–6 [1]
October 25at Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA L 6–12 [2]
October 28at Pacific (CA)
W 35–0 [3]
November 12Belmont Academy (OR)
  • Evans Field
  • Reno, NV
W 24–0 [4]
November 26 Stanford second team
  • Evans Field
  • Reno, NV
W 22–0 [5]

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References

  1. "Stewart Institute vs. State University". Nevada State Journal. October 16, 1898. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "12 to 6: Nevada Plays a Hard Game and Makes a Good Showing". Nevada State Journal. October 28, 1898. p. 3 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "N.S.U. Victorious". Reno Evening Gazette. October 29, 1898. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "N.S.U. Victorious: The Belmont Football Team Defeated Belmont by a Score of 24 to 0". Reno Evening Gazette. November 12, 1898. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Nevada, 22; Stanford, 0 -- An Exciting Game of Football on Nevada Soil". Reno Evening Gazette. November 26, 1898. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "2024 Nevada Football Record Book" (PDF). Nevada Wolf Pack Athletics. p. 2. Retrieved May 4, 2025.