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1898 Chicago Athletic Association football team

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1898 Chicago Athletic Association football
LeagueIndependent
Record6–5–1
Manager
Head coach
  • William Hale Thompson
Captain
  • Arthur H. Pixley
Home fieldWanderers' Field
Seasons
← 1897

The 1898 Chicago Athletic Association football team was an American football team representing the Chicago Athletic Association. Led by manager and coach William Hale Thompson,[1] the team compiled a record of 6–5–1. It played its home games at Wanderers' Field, located at 39th Street and Wentworth Avenue in Chicago.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24Chicago Manual Training SchoolW 79–0[2][3]
October 4Chicago Manual Training SchoolW 44–0[4]
October 8St. Charles
  • Wanderers' Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 33–0[5]
October 10at Commercial Athletic Club
L 5–11[6][7]
October 15Indianapolis Athletic Club
  • Wanderers' Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 11–0[8]
October 18at Northwestern[note 1]
L 0–5[9][11]
October 22at HarvardL 0–39[12]
October 29at Newtowne Athletic Club
W 8–0[13][14]
November 2at Knickerbocker Athletic Club
L 10–11[15]
November 5at YaleL 0–10[16]
November 12All-Stars
  • Wanderers' Field
  • Chicago, IL
T 5–5[17]
November 24Dartmouth
  • Wanderers' Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 18–5[18]

Notes

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  1. ^ Game was closed to the public. Although the Chicago Tribune called it "nothing more than a practice for both elevens",[9] Northwestern University includes the game in its official season records.[10] The Tribune reported the score as 4–0, counting the touchdown as only four points, despite the value of a touchdown having changed from 4 to 5 points in 1897. Northwestern records and the Chicago Inter Ocean give the score as 5–0.

References

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  1. ^ "Cherry Circles at Practice". The Chicago Daily Tribune. November 22, 1898. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "C. A. A., 79; Chicago Manual, 0". The Chicago Sunday Tribune. September 25, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "C. A. A. Scores at Will". The Sunday Inter Ocean. Chicago. September 25, 1898. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hard Practice by the C. A. A." The Chicago Daily Tribune. October 5, 1898. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "C. A. A., 33; St. Charles, 0". The Sunday Inter Ocean. Chicago. October 9, 1898. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "C. A. A. Beaten at South Bend". The Chicago Daily Tribune. October 11, 1898. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "News of Mishawaka". The South Bend Daily Tribune. October 12, 1898. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "C. A. A. Weak in Defense". The Chicago Sunday Tribune. October 16, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ a b "Defeat for the C. A. A." The Chicago Daily Tribune. October 19, 1898. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "2022 Northwestern Football Media Guide" (PDF). NUsports.com. Northwestern University. p. 79. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  11. ^ "Northwestern Plays C. A. A." The Daily Inter Ocean. Chicago. October 19, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Dashing Play: Harvard Sets Too Fast a Pace For Chicago A.A." The Boston Globe. October 23, 1898. pp. 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Chicago A. A. 8, Newtowne 0". The Boston Sunday Globe. October 30, 1898. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "C. A. A. Team Wins Its Game". The Sunday Inter Ocean. Chicago. October 30, 1898. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Berkeley Oval Football". The New York Times. November 3, 1898. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Yale, 10; Chicago A.A., 0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 6, 1898. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Old Stars Tie the C. A. A." The Chicago Sunday Tribune. November 13, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "C. A. A. Defeats Dartmouth Boys". The Chicago Daily Tribune. November 25, 1898. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.