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1898 Chicago Athletic Association football team

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.

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24Chicago Manual Training School
W 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 Harvard
L 0–39[12]
October 29at Newtowne Athletic Club
W 8–0[13][14]
November 2at Knickerbocker Athletic Club
L 10–11[15]
November 5at Yale
L 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.
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