American college football season
The 1898 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1898 college football season. The team compiled a 9–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 152 to 64. Jacob K. Shell was the head coach.[1]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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September 28 | Swarthmore alumni | Swarthmore, PA | W 6–0 | [2] |
October 1 | at Delaware | | W 22–0 | [3] |
October 8 | Rutgers | - Whittier Field
- Swarthmore, PA
| W 6–0 | [4] |
October 12 | at Georgetown | Washington, DC | W 11–0 | |
October 19 | Ursinus | - Whittier Field
- Swarthmore, PA
| W 29–0 | [5] |
October 22 | at Bucknell | Lewisburg, PA | L 18–34 | [6] |
November 2 | Pennsylvania Military | - Whittier Field
- Swarthmore, PA
| W 22–0 | [7] |
November 5 | Franklin & Marshall | Swarthmore, PA | W 10–6 | [8] |
November 9 | Delaware | Swarthmore, PA | W 6–0 | [9] |
November 12 | at Columbian | Washington, DC | W 22–6 | [10][11] |
November 19 | Haverford | - Whittier Field
- Swarthmore, PA (rivalry)
| L 0–12 | [12] |
- ^ "Swarthmore Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ "Swarthmore's First Game: The College Defeats an Alumni Eleven by a Close Score". The Philadelphia Times. September 29, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Swarthmore Wins". The Evening Journal. October 3, 1898. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Close Game at Swarthmore: Rutgers Was Defeated by a Lighter But More Scientific Team". The Philadelphia Times. October 9, 1898. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Swarthmore Easily Defeats Ursinus". The Philadelphia Times. October 20, 1898. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Swarthmore Is Defeated: Puts Up a Magnificent Game, But Bucknell Is a Bit Too Good". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 23, 1898. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Swarthmore Wins Easily: The Quakers Do Not Allow the Chester Cadets to Score". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 3, 1898. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kicking the Pigskin". The News-Journal. November 7, 1898. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Delaware's Fine Game: Prevents Swarthmore College From Scoring". The Morning News. November 10, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Swarthmore Wins: The Columbians Eleven Was Simply Outclassed". The Washington Times. November 13, 1898. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Rah for Swarthmore - Defeats Columbian University by the score of twenty-two to six". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 13, 1898. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Haverford at Swarthmore". The Philadelphia Times. November 20, 1898. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
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