1898 Dickinson football team

The 1898 Dickinson football team was an American football team that represented Dickinson College as an independent during the 1898 college football season. The team compiled an 8–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 211 to 86.[1] Nathan Stauffer was the team's head coach, and A. M. Devall was the captain.

1898 Dickinson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
CaptainA. M. Devall
Seasons
← 1897
1899 →
1898 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Harvard  1100
Drexel  700
Princeton  1101
Penn  1210
Buffalo  810
Cornell  1020
Swarthmore  920
Washington & Jefferson  920
Yale  920
Dickinson  820
Syracuse  821
Wesleyan  730
Western Penn.  521
Brown  640
Carlisle  640
Penn State  640
Pittsburgh College  641
Army  321
Vermont  321
Holy Cross  541
Bucknell  443
Fordham  112
Frankin & Marshall  442
New Hampshire  440
Amherst  451
Villanova  241
Lehigh  361
Boston College  251
Colgate  251
Temple  250
Lafayette  380
NYU  130
Rutgers  161
Tufts  190
Geneva  061

Andrew Kerr, later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, was a student at Dickinson at the time but did not play for the varsity football team.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24SusquehannaCarlisle, PAW 24–0[2]
October 1at Bloomsburg NormalBloomsburg, PAW 6–0[3]
October 8HaverfordCarlisle, PAW 24–0600[4]
October 15at LafayetteEaston, PAW 12–6[5]
October 22Wyoming SeminaryCarlisle, PAW 23–0600[6]
October 29at Franklin & MarshallLancaster, PAW 22–0[7]
November 5vs. CarlisleCarlisle, PAL 0–463,000[8]
November 12Lebanon ValleyCarlisle, PAW 56–0[9]
November 16GettysburgCarlisle, PAW 44–0[10]
November 24vs. Penn StateWilliamsport, PAL 0–34[11]

Players

The following players were starters on the 1898 team:[12]

  • O. N. Diehl - center
  • W. H. Decker - right guard
  • G. H. Bonner - left guard
  • A. M. Devall - captain, right tackle
  • Fred Bindenberger - left tackle
  • Forrest Craver - right end
  • S. F. Shiffer - left end
  • George Williams - left end
  • D. N. Houston - quarterback
  • E. F. Hann - right halfback
  • C. H. Clippinger - left halfback
  • R. N. Hockenberry - fullback

References