1898 Dartmouth football team

The 1898 Dartmouth football team represented Dartmouth College in the 1898 college football season.^[1]

1898 Dartmouth football
TFL champion
Conference	Triangular Football League
Record	5–6 (2–0 TFL)
Head coach	William Wurtenburg (4th season)
Captain	Fred Crolius
Home stadium	Alumni Oval
Seasons ← 1897 1899 →

1898 Triangular Football League standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth $	2	–	0	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Amherst	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Williams	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Despite finishing with a losing record, the 1898 Dartmouth team was regarded by some eastern sportswriters, most notably Outing, to be the best fielded by head coach William Wurtenburg.^[2] Against an expanded schedule, the squad went only 5–6, but managed to outscore their opponents by a total of 205–137. The year began with a defeat of regular opponent Phillips Exeter Academy, and was followed by a shutout loss to Harvard. After two consecutive wins over nearby schools, Dartmouth lost to former Triangular Football League opponent Wesleyan, 23–5.^[3] The following two contests were against Triangular Football League opponents Amherst and Williams. The latter game was regarded as Dartmouth's most significant game of the season by eastern sportswriters, since Williams had hired two new coaches and expanded practices in order to win the conference in 1898. Dartmouth outdid Williams, however, and defeated them 10–6 to claim a sixth straight conference championship.^[2] The season ended on a sour note with four straight losses on the road, two of them coming against Midwestern teams.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1		Phillips Exeter Academy*	Hanover, NH	W 23–5		[4]
October 8	3:00 p.m.	at Harvard*	Soldiers' Field Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 0–21		[5][6]
October 15		Bowdoin*	Hanover, NH	W 35–6		[7]
October 22		at Vermont*	Athletic Park Burlington, VT	W 45–6		[8]
October 29		Wesleyan*	Alumni Oval Hanover, NH	L 5–23	700	[9]
November 5		at Amherst	Pratt Field Amherst, MA	W 64–6	1,000	[10]
November 12		at Williams	Williamstown, MA	W 10–6	1,000	[11]
November 21		at Brown*	Adelaide Park Providence, RI	L 0–12	2,000	[12][13]
November 24		at Chicago Athletic Association*	Wanderers' Cricket Field Chicago, IL	L 5–18		[14]
November 26		at Cincinnati*	League Park Cincinnati, OH	L 12–17	1,500	[15][16]
Unknown		at Carlisle*	Carlisle, PA	L 6–17
*Non-conference game