1898 Chicago Maroons football team

1898 Chicago Maroons football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record14–2–1 (3–1 Western)
Head coach
Base defense7–2–2
CaptainWalter S. Kennedy
Home stadiumMarshall Field
Seasons
← 1897
1899 →
1898 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan $ 3 0 0 10 0 0
Chicago 3 1 0 14 2 1
Wisconsin 2 1 0 9 1 0
Illinois 1 1 0 4 5 0
Minnesota 1 2 0 4 5 0
Purdue 0 1 0 3 3 0
Northwestern 0 4 0 9 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1898 Chicago Maroons football team represented the University of Chicago during the 1898 Western Conference football season.[1][2] This was the first known year that the Chicago football team used the wishbone-C logo.[3]

  1. ^ "1898 Chicago Maroons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "University of Chicago Football Media Guide". University of Chicago. 2016. p. 22. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  3. ^ Lukas, Paul (October 10, 2012). "Uni Watch history lesson: the wishbone-C". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 11, 2023.