1898 Oregon Webfoots football team

American college football season

1898 Oregon Webfoots football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–1
Head coach	Frank W. Simpson (1st season)
Captain	Richard Shore Smith
Home stadium	Kincaid Field
Seasons← 1897 1899 →

1898 Far West college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		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 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1898 college football season. It was the Webfoots' fifth season; they competed as an independent and were led by head coach Frank W. Simpson. They finished the season with a record of three wins and one loss (3–1).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
November 5	Chemawa	Kincaid Field Eugene, OR	W 34–0
November 24	Portland University	Kincaid Field Eugene, OR	W 95–0
December 3	at Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club	Multnomah Field Portland, OR	L 0–21
December 10	at Oregon Agricultural	Oregon Agricultural College field Corvallis, OR (rivalry)	W 38–0	1,000

References

"Oregon vs. Chemawa". Daily Eugene Guard. (Oregon). November 5, 1898. p. 1.
"Saturday's game". Daily Eugene Guard. (Oregon). November 7, 1898. p. 1.
"Football tomorrow". Daily Eugene Guard. (Oregon). November 23, 1898. p. 1.
"The great football game". Daily Eugene Guard. (Oregon). November 25, 1898. p. 1.
"Varsity men too light". Daily Eugene Guard. (Oregon). December 5, 1898. p. 1.
"Hayseed Waterloo". Eugene City Guard. (Oregon). December 17, 1898. p. 1.
"1898 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
"2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 56. Retrieved September 1, 2023.

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Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Oregon State Platypus Trophy Saint Mary's: Governors' Trophy Game Washington Northwest Championship
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